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Case
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Reference no. 9-124-002
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Jonas Heese (Harvard Business School); Susan Pinckney (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2023
Version: 5 January 2024
Revision date: 17-Jan-2024
Length: 20 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Accounting; Asset management; Budgets and budgeting; Business goals; Capital investments; Compensation and benefits; Corporate finance; Corporate strategy; Cost accounting; Costing; Customer satisfaction; Decision making; Economic forecasting; Entrepreneurial business strategy; Executive compensation
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Abstract

The case describes Ball's multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world's leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied aluminum can sizes led Ball to evaluate long term cost savings and efficiencies. In 2017, the company had to determine if it should open a new factory or upgrade two newly acquired factories. Opening the new factory required closing the other two. Ball used economic value added analysis to inform its decision making about this dilemma in this case.
Locations:
Arizona; California; Texas; United States
Industries:
Construction and engineering; Food and beverage sector; Goods, trade, and consumer services; Green energy industry; Machinery and equipment industry
Size:
> 1 billion; Fortune 500
Other setting(s):
2017-2021
Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-124-075
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Jonas Heese (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2024
Version: 22 January 2024
Length: 17 pages
Data source: Field research
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Supplement
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Reference no. 9-124-003
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Jonas Heese (Harvard Business School); Susan Pinckney (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2023
Version: 19 October 2023
Length: 5 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics: Accounting; Asset management; Budgets and budgeting; Business goals; Capital investments; Compensation and benefits; Corporate finance; Corporate strategy; Cost accounting; Costing; Customer satisfaction; Decision making; Economic forecasting; Entrepreneurial business strategy; Executive compensation
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Compact case
Supplement
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Reference no. 9-124-004
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Jonas Heese (Harvard Business School); Susan Pinckney (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2023
Version: 19 October 2023
Length: 4 pages
Topics: Accounting; Asset management; Budgets and budgeting; Business goals; Capital investments; Compensation and benefits; Corporate finance; Corporate strategy; Cost accounting; Costing; Customer satisfaction; Decision making; Economic forecasting; Entrepreneurial business strategy; Executive compensation
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Abstract

The case describes Ball's multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world's leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied aluminum can sizes led Ball to evaluate long term cost savings and efficiencies. In 2017, the company had to determine if it should open a new factory or upgrade two newly acquired factories. Opening the new factory required closing the other two. Ball used economic value added analysis to inform its decision making about this dilemma in this case.

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Locations:
Arizona; California; Texas; United States
Industries:
Construction and engineering; Food and beverage sector; Goods, trade, and consumer services; Green energy industry; Machinery and equipment industry
Size:
> 1 billion; Fortune 500
Other setting(s):
2017-2021

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Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-124-075
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Jonas Heese (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2024
Version: 22 January 2024
Length: 17 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details
Compact case
Supplement
-
Reference no. 9-124-003
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Jonas Heese (Harvard Business School); Susan Pinckney (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2023
Version: 19 October 2023
Length: 5 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics: Accounting; Asset management; Budgets and budgeting; Business goals; Capital investments; Compensation and benefits; Corporate finance; Corporate strategy; Cost accounting; Costing; Customer satisfaction; Decision making; Economic forecasting; Entrepreneurial business strategy; Executive compensation
View full details
Compact case
Supplement
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Reference no. 9-124-004
Subject category: Finance, Accounting and Control
Authors: Jonas Heese (Harvard Business School); Susan Pinckney (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2023
Version: 19 October 2023
Length: 4 pages
Topics: Accounting; Asset management; Budgets and budgeting; Business goals; Capital investments; Compensation and benefits; Corporate finance; Corporate strategy; Cost accounting; Costing; Customer satisfaction; Decision making; Economic forecasting; Entrepreneurial business strategy; Executive compensation
View full details