Case 1: Strong Tie Ltd. Background Located in Winnipeg‚ Minnesota‚ Strong Tie Ltd. is a family–owned corporation that is still owned by the Johnstone family. Strong Tie Ltd. designs and makes custom structural connectors. These connectors are used to reinforce wood joints in the construction of houses‚ fences‚ and other edifices. Strong Tie Ltd. has been a major leader in this industry‚ however there is growing competition from low-wage countries such as China. They previously had a market share
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40‚000 employees‚ 5‚000 international retail stores‚ and a presence in over 70 countries‚ Bata is positioned to deliver an unparalleled combination of selection‚ quality‚ and service to customers around the globe. ------------------------ Bata Ltd. Address: 59 Wynford Drive North York‚ Ontario M3C 1K3 Canada Telephone: (416) 446-2011 Fax: (416) 446-2175 http://www.bata.com Statistics: Private Company Incorporated: 1931 Employees: 50‚000 Sales: $2 billion (2002 est.) NAIC:
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CASE STUDY – THE UO SWIFT Ltd. UO Swift Ltd. was promoted for nineteen years back as a company manufacturing automobile parts with an investment of Rupees 5 crores by Ismail Oberai. He took over as its chief executive and is occupying the same position till date. Ismail is an automobile engineer himself possessed rich experience of working abroad and in Hindustan Motors Ltd. in India. He is dynamic and risk-taking. He always emphasized on maintaining high quality standards. Initially‚ the products
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BACKGROUND Polysar Limited is Canada’s largest chemical company. It is structured into 3 groups‚ namely‚ basic petrochemicals‚ rubber‚ and diversified products. Rubber Group is the largest of the three operating units of Polysar Limited. The primary users of its products‚ such as butyl and halobutyl‚ are manufacturers of automobile tires; other users are from various industries. In 1986‚ Rubber group contributed 0.8 billion which is 46 percent of the company annual sale. The operation of the group
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in M.M. ISPAHANI Ltd. for completing my term paper. I was rotated in almost every desk of the organization and all over the factory. Statement of the Problem: The efficient management of working capital is very vital for a business survival. This is premised on the fact having too much working capital signifies inefficiency‚ whereas too little cash at hand signifies that the survival of business is shaky. Here I focus on working capital management practices in M. M. ISPAHANI Ltd. to evaluate the
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CASE STUDY Title: Pepsi-Cola Manufacturing International Ltd. Azwan Shah bin Aminuddin 1. Identify and discuss the business process redesign principles that have been applied by the BR project team. In business process redesign‚ the organization need to be have a guidance or principles to make sure that their redesign process is on the right track. In Pepsi –Cola Manufacturing International Ltd (PCMIL)‚ there are based on several principles to ensure they are on the
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KETI Constructions (Ii) Ltd. T H E C O M P A N Y KETI Constructions (I) Ltd. KETI CONSTRUCTIONS (I) LTD. ’Vidya Deep’‚ 15/3‚ Manoramaganj‚ Indore -452001 (M.P.) Ph. (0731) 2496931/32/33/34 Fax: +91-0731-4096457
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Palliser Furniture LTD. 1. What are the key global factors influencing the “competitive landscape” for furniture in North America at the end of the case? The shift of competitive structure for furniture in North America is noted in the case based on the following facts: ⇨ Shift of competitive structure of the furniture market i. China accounting for approx. 40% of the U.S. furniture imports with more and more firms setting up businesses in China
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Ancol Ltd. Case Study Executive Summary: Ancol Ltd. hired Paul Simard as the manager of their Jonquiere‚ Quebec plant. Simard observed that relations were strained between management and employees and‚ through information from a seminar he had attended‚ ordered the removal of time clocks. This action brought an onset of negative consequences that ultimately led to a further diminishing of relations between the employees and management‚ accounting issues due to lack of accountability‚ and problems
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MKT 600-011 [Weekly Critique Notes] 1. What is the central issue in this case? Research in Motion Ltd. [who] is considering quickly penetrating a contrastive‚ yet competitive market with new technologies and a unique value proposition without the marketing expertise and additional capabilities like order fulfillment‚ technical support‚ webpage design and customer billing [what] in the dawn of mobility - 1997 [when] because of [why] * Changing market-place with a suboptimal equilibrium
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