Case Analysis: Mattel and Toy Safety Introduction Mattel Corporation is the largest toy company in the world‚ a publicly traded organization with a market capitalization of over $6.5 billion‚ employing approximately 36‚000 people worldwide in 42 countries. Their products are sold in 150 nations (mattel.com). In the summer of 2007‚ Mattel suffered a major product recall incident. The first recall was the result of vendor failure in China where traces of lead paint were discovered
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them‚ medical devices represented dynamical growth since 2000s. By 2013‚ total value of medical devices on Chinese healthcare market has reached 179 billion RMB. Medical devices have been widely used in the process of disease prevention‚ diagnosis‚ therapy‚ care and rehabilitation. On the Chinese medical device market‚ imported medical devices made by overseas and multinational medical device manufacturers account for about a half‚ in which the high-tech and high-valued medical devices‚ such as magnetic
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Prism Canada Inc. Case Study Problem Statement: Will outsourcing the company’s inefficient sheet metal operation be a proper strategic move to save the company money and satisfy current and potential customers with respects to quality and delivery lead time? Size up: Item | So What? | Machine break-downs | Since break-downs occur at the initial step‚ the rest of the process gets delayed causing longer customer lead time and extra shifts are required which increases labour expense. |
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alive is not easy. One knows that life eventually comes to an end‚ but does love? Time passes and days must end. It is in "Sonnet 18"‚ by Shakespeare‚ that we see a challenge to the idea that love is finite. Shakespeare shows us how some love is eternal and will live on forever in comparison to a beautiful summer ’s day. Shakespeare has a way of keeping love alive in "Sonnet 18"‚ and he uses a variety of techniques to demonstrate how love is more brilliant and everlasting than a summer ’s day. The first
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The sentence structure and diction revealed another side of Hamlet in act 3. In previous acts‚ Hamlet’s sentences were short and choppy. However‚ in act 3‚ his sentences were much longer‚ and included many semicolons‚ commas‚ and colons in each one. For example‚ “To be‚ or not to be: that is the question:/Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune‚ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles‚ And by opposing end them?” (A3S1) In this one sentence‚ there are
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Case #8: Mattel and Toy Safety Case # 8 Mattel and Toy Safety Do you believe that Mattel acted in a socially responsible and ethical manner in regard to the safety of its toys? What should or could Mattel have done differently‚ if anything? I do believe that Mattel took an initiative of social responsibility and acted in an ethical manner. The issue of lead paint was introduced to the business. The company then addressed it to their overseas production facilities and took all
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controls identified that will be adhered to by all. 2.2 Catastrophic Hazards: In business today‚ there are two different types of risk. General risks or personal safety Hazards that can result in a serious injury or significant incident‚ but that are unlikely to result in fatalities or catastrophe. Major or catastrophic or process safety Hazards with the potential to cause fatalities‚ major tragedy or catastrophic failure. The two types of risk have very different characteristics and therefore require
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I found the case that is about two family members who had eaten wild mushrooms picked from the road. This is the biological hazard definitely. It is because two people developed illness after eating the wild mushrooms and there is no any other evidence to explain their illness. That means the mushrooms are naturally occurring poisons. Some expert said that mushroom toxin poisonings were generally acute. Although as a catering industry employees‚ they can’t distinguish edible mushroom species
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Liquidity: Current Assets trends in the balance sheet reflect a strong liquidity position. Also‚ when we look at the liquidity ratios we see both ratios were well above the industry average which shows Apple Inc. has no problem meeting its short-term obligations. Capital Structure: Apple Inc. did not have any long-term debt obligations for the periods 2003-2007. The company did not use any financial leverage to raise funds during the period of analysis. This shows the financial
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It does not required any aid of mechanical devices such as pumps to operate. Typical passive cooling equipments are clothing garments that are easily portable and highly mobile. Normally‚ they are more affordable and in a lighter weight compared to active cooling devices. Most of these devices were developed for other uses in industry and recreation to combat heat and are now also marketed for medical purposes (Clinical
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