BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Gian Auto Corporation is a manufacture and supplier of components for manufacturers and suppliers of parts for automobiles‚ van and trucks. The company maintains an excellent track record with over 10 percent increase in sales in each year. One of the critical success factors of company’s business strategy is the location of its plants in favorable business environments and areas with lower wage rates. One of GianAuto’s earliest plant is the Denver Cover Plant‚ which basically
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Petersen Auto Museum | Seven Miles The Petersen is considered the preeminent car museum in the country. With its recent $150 million renovation‚ it’s iconic eye-catching design makes it a must see on Museum Row on L.A.’s Miracle Mile. One unique feature that separates the Petersen Automotive Museum from other automotive museums is the constantly rotating exhibit spaces. To keep the museum fresh‚ relevant‚ and to keep visitors coming back‚ it was decided from the beginning not to display the entire
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Auto Parts Store Business Plan Analysis July 18‚ 2010 Southeast Racing Parts (SRP) is a proposed specialty auto parts retailer focusing on the amateur car racing set. SRP is an imaginative business venture with a positive prospect for growth and expansion. The business plan demonstrates a majority of strengths and opportunities with only a minimum of discernable weaknesses and threats. Most of the potential negatives in this business plan are small‚ manageable‚ and can be overcome. After careful
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Case Study – Sick Leave Personality and Value based Analysis of Decisions and Issues TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARYii 1. INTRODUCTION1 2. CRITICAL DECISIONS1 2.1 Key Decision 1 - Recruitment1 2.2 Key Decision 2 - Contract2 2.3 Key Decision 3 - Training2 3. ISSUES3 3.1 National Cultures and Values3 3.1.1 Power Distance4 3.1.2 Uncertainty Avoidance4 3.1.3 Collectivism5 3.1.4 Masculinity5 3.1.5 Long-term Orientation5 3.2 Personality6 4. CONCLUSION6
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BRIEF: Assume that you are a consultant to Alex Cameron and give a critical assessment of his situation with respect to his licensing and joint venture arrangements. Use this assessment to advise him on the steps he can take to manage his current and future international operations more effectively. A good advice will either follow a clear plan from internationalization or would show evidence for it. Problem statement - focus the attention of team on the same variables • what is the problem
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Introduction The Engstrom Auto Mirror plant employs over 200 people at its Indiana location. Since 1999‚ workers at the plant have received bonuses based on the Scanlon Bonus Plan‚ which paid a percentage of all labor savings each month. Workers were motivated by the bonuses to increase their productivity‚ thus saving the plant from its unprofitable state during the 1990s. However‚ in 2007‚ the plant once again faced issues of unproductivity and low profits. The plant manager‚ Ron Bent‚ had to
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Hilcrest Auto The Importance of Quality Issues Hilcrest Auto is a manufacturing company specialized in producing specific parts for automobile assemblers. Hilcrest Auto is currently facing quality control issues‚ possibly leading to financial issues or threats of losing future contracts. Quality control has been an essential concern for most manufacturing industry. Low-quality control in the manufacturing process could increase the cost of good manufacturing and returns from customers. However‚ quality
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INTRODUCTION Parts Emporium‚ Inc. is a wholesale distributor of automobile parts formed by two disenchanted auto mechanics‚ Dan Block and Ed Spriggs. Originally located in Block’s garage‚ the firm showed slow but steady growth for 7 years before it relocated to an old‚ abandoned meat-packing warehouse on Chicago’s South Side. With increased space for inventory storage‚ the company was able to begin offering an expanded line of auto parts. Fifteen years later‚ Parts Emporium was the largest
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Week Four Case Study Quality Parts Company Anthony Decker Operations Management OSC301 University of Phoenix 6 December 2004 Week Four Case Study In the case study of the factitious company‚ Quality Parts Company (QPC)‚ QPC supplies gizmos for a computer manufacturer located a few miles away. Although the text states that QPC manufactures only two models of gizmo‚ it also states that manufacture for models X and Y start at machine 2‚ the lathe‚ while model Z requires milling at machine 1
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Now that the Engstrom Auto Mirrors Plant case study has been analyzed‚ I would recommend taking account employees suggestions while ensuring that employees are valued and equality is maintained‚ and modifying the Scanlon plan to maintain employee motivation and enthusiasm. To start it is important to modify the Scanlon Plan first foremost to resolve inequality and motivation & enthusiasm issues at the Engstrom Auto Mirrors Plant. Therefore‚ Engstrom should create a modified Scanlon Plan that would
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