qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the reader to
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Case: Allied Office Products Company A costs Allied less money to service‚ they are also a much smaller source of potential growth for the company. Company B on the other hand utilizes far more services and has the potential to earn Allied much greater revenue. With the information we have from the new ABC costing scheme we now know that Allied should be charging far more for the services rendered to company B‚ and less for the services used by company A. Current information shows that company
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Case @ China The Roadmap Cheung Kong GSB Case Study Centre for Lenovo to Go Global —A Case study of Lenovo Group Strategies I.Lenovo: refocus on PC operation On December 8 ‚ 2004‚ Lenovo consummated a deal with IBM whereby Lenovo was to acquire IBM’s desktop and laptop PC unit and its R&D and procurement operations worldwide for the sum of US$1.25 billion. On May 1 2005‚ Lenovo completed its acquisition of IBM’s PC Unit. “Using an analogy‚ our enterprise is well likened to a tortoise but
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fragmented operations strategy processes on operational performance Steve Browna*‚ Brian Squireb and Mike Lewisc a School of Business‚ University of Exeter‚ Rennes Drive‚ Exeter EX4 4PU‚ UK; Decision Sciences and Operations Management‚ Manchester Business School‚ Booth Street West‚ Manchester‚ M15 6PB‚ UK; cSchool of Management‚ University of Bath‚ Claverton Down‚ Bath‚ BA2 7AY‚ UK b (Received 18 June 2008; final version received 2 April 2009) The links between strategy and performance remains
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1.0 Introduction This case study is based on the company Elektra Product Inc .It is enough mature publicly held company that had once been a leading manufacturer and retailer of electrical products and supplies. But‚ nowadays the company is facing a host of problems. Market share was declining in the face of increased foreign and domestic competition‚ new product ideas were few and far between and departments such as manufacturing and sales barely spoke to one another. The confidence was
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their superior branding strategy. A company’s brand name is often its most valuable asset. Simply put a "Brand" is a name that consumers associate positive or negative benefits or attributes about a particular product‚ service or company. Many people think of brands as it relates to the supermarket industry. However‚ a brand can be more than just a product name. Strong brands can evoke images of dependability " Maytag"‚ safety "Subaru"‚ luxury " Tiffany" or in Apple’s case "cool or hip and technologically
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highly competitive and fast-changing. The industry transitions from cathode-ray tubes to flat panels and provides Vizio a great opportunity to tap into the market. Vizio’s innovation business model through lowering price while maintaining high quality products shifts industry dynamics substantially and made it a strong player in the LCD TV market. A five-force analysis is performed below to further assess the LCD TV industry dynamics in the US. Rivalry (high) – Leading TV brands including Sony and Samsung
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CASE 4-1 Hardee Transportation (A) Jim O’Brien has realized for quite some time that some of Hardee’s customers are more profitable than others. This is also quite true for certain freight lanes. However‚ Hardee has traditionally structured its prices around discounts off their published tariff rates. Most of the discounts have been based on freight volume only. Jim knows that his drivers and dock people do more for certain customers than move volume; they count freight during loading‚ sort and
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[pic] 行銷管理與顧客分析 2012/1/31 Pfizer’s Lipitor new strategy for patent expired NTU EMBA 100B Paul‚ Wai-Hou Chan 陳惠濠 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. About Lipitor (Atorvastatin) III. Pfizer’s strategy IV. Patients seem to benefit from Pfizer’s new strategy V. Potentially profitable for retailers VI. Pfizer after Lipitor VII. Is Pfizer’s Lipitor strategy working? VIII. Wholesaler Profits: Brand vs. Generic drug IX. Pfizer is hoping to sell Lipitor to
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Case Study 3-3: New Balance Introduction For “more than 100 years‚ New Balance has worked to move the world around us because they believe in one simple truth: we were born to move (New Balance‚ 2014).” New Balance‚ founded in 1906‚ steadily grew into a global brand during the 1990’s and now holds the title of the 4th largest athletic footwear manufacturer in the world. As New Balance grew so did the company’s need to focus on corporate citizenship. According to Veleva (2014) “corporate
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