A HISTORICAL EXAMINATION OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT IN THE GLOBAL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY by Petrus Jacobus Pieterse 14444712 Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Engineering Management at the University of Stellenbosch Supervisor: Dr. André van der Merwe Faculty of Engineering Department of Industrial Engineering March 2012 Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za Declaration By submitting
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Donner Company started its operations in 1985 and developed specialized capability in manufacturing circuit boards for experimental devices and for pilot production runs. The company uses “Solder mask over Bare Copper” (SMOBC) technology which is a popular technology for denser circuit patterns and more reliable final product. Automated processes as well as manual processes are used to perform medium-duty‚ short-cycle‚ repetitive tasks. They promise a delivery within three weeks for orders less than
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Questions Question 1 The shares of ABC Limited‚ a private company are held by Ann and Andy Anderson and Bev and Bob Brown. The Andersons who together hold 90% of the company shares are concerned that the company is in need of further capital but because of family difference‚ the Andersons are not willing to inject additional funds so long as the Browns are shareholders in the company. They have therefore decided to pass a resolution which will enable the majority acquire compulsorily at full value
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acquire or lease products in the development stage from leading pharmaceutical companies. Essentially‚ they will acquire or lease drugs that have been abandoned or shelved due to lack of early stage research results. The company’s success lays on their being able to save "rejected" compounds‚ receive FDA approval for their use‚ and still turn a profit. This case study provides a look at the first few years of this start-up company‚ from the initial review of abandoned drugs to the release of their first
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BUAD820 – Case 2 Merck Case Decision Tree and Analysis Presented By – Sridevi Chennuri Nuray Coban Subhashini Reddy Merck & Company :Evaluating a Drug Licensing Opportunity • Background - Merck & Company : •In 2000‚ it was a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers‚ develop‚ manufactures and markets a broad range of human and animal health products‚ directly and through its joint ventures‚ and provides pharmaceutical benefit management services through Merck-Medco Managed Care
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About the Company and David Oreck • “David Oreck founded the Oreck Corporation in the United States in 1963. The company’s principal manufacturing facilities are in Cookeville‚ TN.” • “In 2001 Oreck had 200 Oreck-owned stores across the nation‚ and worked out a licensing deal for investors who can set up Oreck Prototypes for a $75‚000 investment.” • “The vast majority of Oreck sales took place over the telephone or through the mail.” • David Oreck was born in Duluth‚ Minnesota. In New York
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In 1952‚ The Broadway Café opened its doors for business. Located in downtown Saratoga Springs‚ the café specializes in a wide variety of coffees‚ teas‚ homemade sandwiches and soups and also offers a full service bakery. For quite some time the Café was the local hotspot. However for the last five years business has been steadily declining. My grandfather who owned the shop up until now has been running it the same way since its inception. The lack of information technology has been the driving
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Introduction Southern Company is one of the largest generators of electricity in American‚ serving the Southeastern United States for more than 100 years with clean‚ safe‚ reliable and affordable electricity. Its four subsidiaries: Georgia Power‚ Alabama Power‚ Mississippi Power and Florida Power‚ provide retail electric service to 4.4 million customers. This holding company’s operations cover all phases of the electric utility business capacity‚ as well as fiber optics and wireless communications
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CASE: Samyeong Cable Company The problem: Samyeong‚ as one of the major suppliers of Hyundai for control cables‚ they are pressured to make major changes in the area of cost‚ quality and‚ productivity which are Hyundai’s selection criteria. Courses of Action In order to meet Hyundai’s selection criteria‚ Samyeong must have a responsive supply chain which focus on innovative products and stable processes. This will utilize strategies aimed at being responsive and flexible to the rapid
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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT: A CASE ANALYSIS OF DEERE & COMPANY By Geric F. Miñano BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Deere & Company‚ founded in 1837‚ is a word leading manufacturer‚ distributor‚ and financier of equipment for agriculture‚ construction‚ forestry‚ and commercial and consumer applications‚ today does business in more than 160 countries‚ manufactures products in 10 countries and employs more than 34‚000 people worldwide. Deere & Company or also known as John Deere has been the free world’s
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