IMAX: Competitive advantages support for Strategic Decisions IMAX’s core purpose as creating a unique movie-going experience. This purpose is preserved in the recommended strategy since it aims to bring large-format screens and enhanced visual and audio systems to multiplexes. Such an experience is certainly independent of the film being shown. However‚ in order to achieve the higher margins built into IMAXs business strategy‚ IMAX must concentrate on distribution of their own films rather than
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My research shows that people of Hispanic heritage prefer playing football‚ while people living in America prefer playing American football. I learned by talking and actually playing with some of my Hispanic friends that really love football a heck of a lot more than any other sport. Alex R.‚ a 17 year old high school senior‚ and one of my friends‚ told me why he loved football so much. “Football is actually a lot of fun. You have more planning and you don’t get hurt as much as you think. In
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PepsiCo - Procedures Ensuring Ethical Behaviour PepsiCo is committed to ensure the corporate standards accountability for the company actions. This is evident by the many corporate governance standards in place. The processes and policies that are in place include the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation‚ By-Laws‚ Compensation Committee Charter‚ Corporate Governance Guidelines‚ Disclosure Committee Charter and the Policy for Audit‚ Audit-Related and Non-Audit Services. The
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3. How do the features of the supply chain explain the company’s remarkably short lead times (relative to U.S. apparel supply chains)? Examine the features of the supply chain and identify why the company is able to respond so effectively. The first feature to me is recognizing how important the supply chain is to the whole operation. That awareness is needed to even be able to understand what would need to be done to create short lead times. Supply chain management was a vital portion of
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1. What were the challenges that Appex CEO Shikhar Ghosh faced when he joined Appex? Mr. Ghosh faced a very chaotic situation when employees don’t know the roll in the company‚ poor planning‚ no accountability and hierarchic. Why “structure and control” were deemed necessary? Structure and control are one of the basic and more important function for a company. In this case you see the lack of control when employees supposed to show to work at 8:00 A.M. and shows at 10:00 A.M. creating problems
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Executive Summary 1. How has Merck been able to achieve substantial returns to capital given the large costs and lengthy time to develop a new drug? Merck had a 14% increase in sales between 1997 and 1998 and 22% increase in sales from 1998 – 1999‚ and a 13% annual increase in earnings over the same period. Merck’s business strategy consists of two parts: (1) developing and marketing new drugs through internal research‚ and (2) developing partnerships with smaller biotechnology companies. Since
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Case – Sales Planning – Launch in a new geography Background : Pepsico is one of the leading FMCG companies of the world selling in over 190 nations. It has been present in India since 1990 and is involved in business of manufacture & selling of foods & beverages. It has 3 divisions viz * Carbonated beverages division which sells leading CSD brands such as Pepsi ‚ Mirinda ‚ Mountain Dew ‚ Slice ‚ Nimbooz ‚ Twister. * Frito Lay India which sells leading food brands such as Frito
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LANDAU COMPANY In early August‚ Terry Silver‚ the new marketing vice president of Landau Company‚ was studying the July income statement. Silver found the statement puzzling: July’s sales had increased significantly over June’s‚ yet income was lower in July than in June. Silver was certain that margins on Landau’s products had not narrowed in July and therefore felt that there must be some mistake in the July statement. When Silver asked the company’s chief accountants‚ Meredith Wilcox‚ for
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Advantages of marginal costing (Relative to the absorption costing) Preparation of routine operating statements using absorption costing is considered less informative for the following reasons: 1. Profit per unit is a misleading figure: in the example above the operating margin of Rs2 per unit arises because fixed overhead per unit is based on output of 5‚000 units. If another basis were used margin per unit would differ even though fixed overhead was the same amount in total 2. Build-up or run
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Depending on the boy/girl ratio the co-educational institution has several advantages over the non co-educational system. Having classes together is an excellent idea and is successful in most schools. Boys become aware of girls’ abilities and vice versa. A spirit of co-operation and competition thrives in the co-educational system. Girls & boys at a self conscious age take extra care of themselves. Growing up together and sharing activities such as dramatics‚ art and other things like socials
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