CASE STUDY NO.1 THERAC – 25 Aaron James Uy Timosa BSIT – 4 INTRODUCTION The Therac-25 was a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) after the Therac-6 and Therac-20 units (the earlier units had been produced in partnership with CGR of France). It was involved in at least six accidents between 1985 and 1987‚ in which patients were given massive overdoses of radiation‚ approximately 100 times the intended dose. These accidents highlighted
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Drive -Through Tips for China: STRATEGY OF McDonald’s CORP Summary McDonald opened its first restaurants in china in 1990 but it’s been facing stiff competition from KFC. The Chinese restaurants industry comprises of indigenous firm and Multi nationals firms such as KFC and McDonald but KFC possess the largest Market share with 1600 store across the country. The cases focus on the strategy of MacDonald in trying to improve and increase the market share in China. The strategy employed by
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BuyGasCo Corporation: The Use of Alternative Costing Methods in a Predatory Pricing Lawsuit 1 BACKGROUND2 BuyGasCo Corporation (BuyGasCo) is a major national chain of retail motor fuel (gasoline) service centers. This privately held company is very successful and has been in existence for 35 years. The service centers‚ owned and operated by BuyGasCo‚ are straightforward and typical of those in the industry. The main function of these service centers is to sell gasoline. The company sells three types
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FALL 2013 RSM225/MGT 393 – ASSIGNMENT #1 – value 5%; DUE DATE – As assigned in class. Please Note: This assignment must be completed in groups of 2 and be no longer than 6 pages (typed‚ space and one-half; Times New Roman – Font 11; 1 inch margins) in length. Given TA restrictions‚ your group must be formed with both members of the group being registered in the same section. It must be handed in at the beginning of class of your registered section. Only one assignment per group must be submitted
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Molly Curtis A&P 1 Case Study1 Marian suffered from a heat stroke causing her body to experience hyperthermia. Marian body went through the process of homeostasis from experiencing hyperthermia. “Homeostasis is a state of body equilibrium or stable internal environment of the body.”(Marieb 8) Homeostasis protects the body by allowing it to adapt to the environment. Marian homeostasis tried to cool the body but failed. Though Marian was lucky her daughter found her in time. When a heat
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to take on something ‘bigger and bolder’?? World Bank (2001) with its Urban Transport Strategy Review alleged that the public transport has a very poor image and reputation. It is associated with very low earnings and exploited crews. In the case of the Philippines‚ we see how ‘boundaries’ set by transport operators leads to the despicable behaviour of drivers‚ thus contributing to the negative image of the sector. Moreover‚ urban congestion‚ adverse environmental impacts resulting from the
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MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS “Case Analysis: Rendell Company” Prepared by: Martinus Anggi Apriliawan 64-Int-A MASTER OF MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA 2015 Rendell Company Summary by: Martinus Anggi Apriliawan 64-Int-A 1. Introduction Fred Bevins is the controller of the Rendell Company‚ a firm that has been profitable for 50 years‚ but has concerned over its organizational status of his divisional controllers that possibly affected the growth rate of the
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1. This case describes one reason manufacturers might want to offer rebates rather than decrease wholesale price. Explain why this can be viewed as an example of customized pricing. The one-price-fits-all model is rapidly becoming extinct particularly in the world of e-commerce where every purchase and link clicked on (and much more) is stored‚ evaluated with the result being a customized price/offer based on many factors including credit score and buying habits. Rebates are an example of customized
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improving their efficiency in a global economy. Key problems in DrainFlow Plumbing case study: The case study on Drain Flow Company highlights the issues of employees not being motivated thus not providing the type of customer service that other plumbing companies offer. Moreover‚ most of these employees are unsatisfied with the work they are required to do and their interactions with their supervisor and managers. (Case study) Another issue that DrainFlow is facing is the frequent complaints regarding
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This case is talking about an executive retreat. It was introduced by John Matthews who was a executive had been selected to attend the two-and-a-half-week retreat. The retreat was more like a competition about academic and athletic. The team members should not only get know each other and cooperate with teammates but also need to compete with others. The whole participants were broken into five groups and their aim was to win the competition. There are several sessions about academic and athletic
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