6/6/08 14:20 Page 1 www.thetimes100.co.uk The role of stakeholders Introduction Amway is one of the world’s largest direct sales companies. It is a global enterprise and is privately owned by the families that started the company in 1959. Amway manufactures‚ markets and distributes more than 450 consumer products. In the UK Amway distributes a variety of products‚ including: • Personal Care - fragrances‚ body care and hair care products • Skin Care and Colour Cosmetics • Durables
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AMWAY- DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES Introduction: Amway is one of the most successful American corporations today. According to the corporation’s founders‚ Richard DeVos‚ and Jay Van Andel; "The company will experience a flourishing growth through the nineties."(Klebnikov‚ Paul:241) The company is presently the world’s largest door-to-door sales coperation‚ and one of the most extensive service organization. Amway has presently about 10000 employees in sixtythree countries all over the world. In 1993
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Global Industries Amway Company Amway is an American multinational direct-selling company that uses multi-level marketing to sell a variety of products‚ primarily in the health‚ beauty‚ and home care markets. Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos. Headquartered in Ada‚ Michigan‚ United States. Amway Company operates in more than 80 countries throughout the world. It is an organization with 20‚000 employees and over 3 million Independent Business Owners building
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AMWAY PROFILE Amway is one of the world’s largest direct selling companies. Founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos‚ Amway operates in more than 80 countries and territories on six continents. Amway offers the opportunity for people to have a business of their own based on retailing beauty‚ nutritional‚ wellness and household products and sharing the opportunity with others who will do the same. PEOPLE Amway has more than 13‚000 employees worldwide. In addition‚ Amway distributors
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Amway Japan Limited Executive Summary In 1996 Amway Japan Limited (AJL) was the leader in direct selling market‚ and the most successful company within the entire Amway group. In the first half of 1997‚ AJL experienced a net sales decline of 11.6% and net income to 27.6% from the first half of the previous year. The Japanese economy and declining value of the Yen relative to the U.S. Dollar has decreased AJL’s sales volume and profit margin. The Japanese government
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BEGINNINGS In 1959‚ Amway launched a business model fueled through the power of relationships. The original product offered in this model‚ was Liquid Organic Cleaner (L.O.C.). It was the first concentrated‚ bio-degradable‚ and environmentally friendly cleaning product. Since then‚ Amway has expanded from home products to a global leader in the categories of health and beauty. RICH DEVOS AND JAY VAN ANDEL In 1959‚ Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel founded Amway Corporation. Says Rich DeVos‚ “We were
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1) MAKING OF THE DREAM Privately held by the DeVos and Van Andel families of US‚ Amway‚ short for American Way‚ was set up in 1959. Amway and its publicly traded sister companies supported 53 affiliate operations worldwide. About 70% of Amway ’s sales were outside North America. With over 12‚000 employees around the world‚ Amway was renowned for its strong R&D centre in Michigan‚ which had 24 laboratories. Amway was present in over 80 countries and its manufacturing plants were located in US
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Amway Introduction Amway-Global Leader in Direct Selling Amway is a global leader in direct selling‚ with over three million Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in over 80 countries and territories around the world. No other direct selling company can compare with their longevity‚ stability‚ and global reach. For more than 50 years‚ Amway Corporation has enabled people to have a business of their own. Originally known for direct selling of our household cleaning products‚ such as SA8 Laundry Detergent
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Amway in China (A): A New Business ModelAssignment Questions1.What are Amway’s core competencies?Amway has been a successfully growing business since 1959 due to its unique adaptation of direct marketing. The company has now expanded into over 80 countries and has been to some‚ an example of the American dream. This was what caused the tremendous growth and is what gave Amway its most valuable asset; its distributors. Amway’s distributors are all Independent Business Owners (IBOs) because they have
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caring and cared for community and hence a better world. Amway provides a good example of a business that recognises its wider responsibilities. It is one of the world’s largest direct sales companies. Amway works with around 3 million Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in more than 80 countries. These IBOs are the link between Amway and the final consumer. They are also Amway’s links with citizens and communities across the globe. In the UK Amway distributes a variety of products‚ including: Personal
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