Harvard Business Case: Ducati Introduction After the introduction of Federico Minoli‚ Ducati has transformed from a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world. But this is not enough for Minoli‚ who currently considers entering the Harley Davidson niche: introducing a Ducati cruiser. However‚ according to the analysis below – prepared using some basic strategic questions - this would not be a very wise
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When I first started to think about writing a paper for this assignment my initial thought was‚ “just get your thoughts onto paper and you can rearrange for flow‚ spelling‚ grammar‚ etc. This shouldn’t be too difficult”. About an hour later I realized three things: (1) I had never truly completed a meaningful self-analysis‚ (2) This was going to take quite a bit longer than I intended‚ and (3) Just how important clearly and thoroughly completing a self-analysis & career outlook is. I continued
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1. Where do you see Benihana has the most advantage? And what allows it to achieve such advantages? Percentages Dollars/yr. Typical Benihana restaurant $1‚300‚000 $910‚000 $390‚000 $273‚000 $78‚000 $949‚000 $130‚000 $130‚000 $65‚000 $162‚500* $461‚500 $30‚000 $431‚500 $215‚750 $215‚750 $245‚750 1.2 years Sales and costs (percentages are relative to gross sales‚ unless stated otherwise) Gross sales Food sales Beverage sales Food cost‚ % of food sales Beverage cost‚ % of beverage sales Gross profit
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efficient retailing and distribution make it an attractive partner for traditional voice carriers. The report evaluates Skype’s core strengths and concludes it is recommended to pursue integration as part of an established cable and DSL provider. Case Problem Since its inception in 2003‚ Skype’s core business has been constantly changing and continues to evolve. One of its owners‚ eBay is planning on getting rid of Skype‚ a purchase that had never fit quite well into its auction business (Coles
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Marketing Case Study (2) Godrej ChotuKool: A Cooling Solution for Mass Markets Q.1. Assess the business scenario for ChotuKool? What are the critical success factors for this product to succeed? ChotuKool falls in to the business of refrigeration‚ to understand the business better let us understand the overall refrigeration business But before that lets looks at the consumer durable market‚ the consumer durable market consists of products from watches to fans. With the help of the below mentioned
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Jitendra Kumar Chaurasiya PCOM no. : 166 IIM Lucknow KPCL Case Study Solution Problem at hand: This case is about KCPL which was started in 1945‚ by Mohan Kumar Gupta. It started business in the candy industry but subsequently moved to “Glucose biscuit” Industry with “MKG” brand. There were two national player “A-one and International biscuits” in the market. In year 1986-87 the company incurred losses. A-one with sales over 1200 tonnes/month wanted to increase its production capacity by
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The Harvard Management Co. and Inflation-Protected Bonds TIPS and Risk Management: How can you combine regular (nominal) Treasuries and TIPS to build a hedge portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ but not to real interest risk? To hedge bond portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ one could simultaneously take long positions in TIPS and short positions in nominal Treasuries with equivalent terms to maturity. To be specific‚ if the inflation increases‚ TIPS are likely to outperform
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Intermountain Healthcare Case Study Gina L. Turley Northwestern University In the Harvard Business School case study of Intermountain Health Care (IHC)‚ we learned about the efforts made by IHC to adopt a new strategy for managing health care delivery that is focused on improving care quality while simultaneously saving money. Beginning in 1986 as a series of experiments tying cost outcomes to traditional clinical trials‚ IHC’s approach to delivering care became known as “Clinical Integration”
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Ascendum Solutions is a worldwide information technology solutions providing company. They provide innovative technological solutions which are generated by businesses and the challenges they face while doing businesses. Ascendum Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. works with SMB’s and with organizations at enterprise level. Their portfolio includes many Fortune 1000 companies and helps them in solving their business challenges. Their success lies in
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face serious penalties‚ legal fees‚ and even go to jail. In support of exclusions from gross income relating to discharge of indebtedness‚ Stevens v. Commissioner 2008 is a primary example as the court case was held in the United States Tax Court. Gerard Stevens was held responsible for determining a $21‚323 deficiency in his Federal Income Tax for 2003 and the argument was whether Stevens failed to include in income his discharge of indebtedness or if he was liable for the accuracy-related penalty
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