environment‚ which is a significant sector in the manufacturing industry. In particular we test the methodology in the furniture industry. Application of Lean in the job shop environment stumbles on a variety of obstacles‚ primarily due to the high product mix‚ which explains why extensive utilization of lean is not reported in the journals for this industrial sector. Most of the reported applications and documentations are discussing lean in cases where there are a few families of high volume products and
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Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report‚ Volume 3‚ Number 2‚ July‚ 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem
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I. Case Introduction Before Chrysler merged to become DaimlerChrysler AG‚ they were presented with a takeover bid of $55 per share by MGM billionaire Kirk Kerkorian and former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca. Kirk Kerkorian was a stockholder in Chrysler and an experienced takeover financier who apparently found Chrysler to be a good buy. Chrysler rejected the offer‚ however‚ stating that the firm was not for sale. Further‚ many Wall Street experts felt that Kerkorian could not come
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Affordable Housing Solution Manufactured homes account for about 70% of new American homes that cost less than $150‚000. And in January 2017‚ the average sale price for manufactured homes was $68‚100. The Urban Institute notes that based on U.S. Census Bureau data‚ manufactured housing is 35-47% cheaper per square foot than new or existing site-built housing. Because of the affordability of new manufactured homes‚ there has been significant growth in the prefabricated housing industry in the last couple
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CASE STUDY 2 INTERACTIVE SESSION : TECHNOLOGY IS THE IPAD A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY ? 1. Evaluate the impact of the iPad using Porter’s competitive forces model. Traditional Competitor The traditional competitor for iPad are televisions‚ newspapers‚ books‚ music store and magazine. Supplier The iTunes music store changed the customer perception of album and music bundle. Now‚ customers have drastically reduced their consumption of album. Prefer to download one song at time. Customer
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Case Study in Management Information Systems Submitted By: Ronald Jay Villamer Submitted To: Engr. Romwell Dumag INTERACTIVE SESSION: MANAGEMENT On April 4‚ 2008‚ Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)‚ a leading global information technology services provider‚ announced it had signed a multi-year‚ multi-million dollar outsourcing contract to provide Chrysler LLC with a comprehensive set of information technology services. Was this a good move for Chrysler? Tata Consultancy
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Case III: LATE MOVER ADVANTAGE? Questions 1. Why has the ‘late corner’s strategy’ of Toyota failed in China‚ though it succeeded in India? 2. Why has Toyota failed to capture the Chinese market? Why is it trailing behind its rivals? 1.ans – Toyota failed to get a strong hold in the Chinese market due to poor understanding of the market. The reasons being mainly due to high pricing of the vehicle with which it entered the market in China as Toyota followed the price skimming strategy
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Sense of Change Management‚ 2nd edition Case studies – text and questions Contents Case study 1: Aster Group 3 Case study text: Aster Group 3 Introduction 3 History‚ culture‚ orientation 4 Drivers for change 6 Leadership 8 No shotgun wedding 9 The transition period – one year on 11 Project management 12 Organizational development 13 Developing management and leadership capacity and capability 14 Case study questions: Aster Group 17 Individual
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practically make everyone’s job a little easier. 2. Diagnosis In this case study we can diagnose that Mr. Becker is obviously bias in implementing regulations which are internally favorable not knowing that his external environment or his employees might not be able to cope with the business strategy he’s doing. This kind of bias is called “Self-serving bias”. 3. Solutions We could clearly recommend several solutions that we can do to
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Objective The objective of this study is to decide the best decision for Scott’s Miracle-Gro on whether to outsource their production to china or stay in the Temecula plant in California. Factors such as risks/benefits‚ and cost analysis will be considered in reaching an outcome onto what will be the best option for Scott’s Miracle-Gro in order to maximize profit‚ efficiency‚ and long-term growth. Suggestions The best option for Scott’s Miracle-Gro is to stay in the United States. This will benefit
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