Morrissey Forgings‚ Inc. This heavily disguised case is set in the "mature" woodstoves business in 1986. It is not based on The Vermont Castings Company. The issue is product line strategy based on product line profitability. In early 1986‚ Tim Morrissey was reviewing the disappointing 1985 results of operations for his company (see Exhibit 1). The business had been founded in 1938 by Tim’s grandfather as a modernization of an older iron forge company which Tim’s great-great-grandfather had
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such a decision. In the case of TruEarth Healthy Foods‚ time has dwindled and they must make a decision whether to release their new refrigerated pizza line or not. Unfortunately‚ according to statistics launching a new product has an 80% fail rate. In addition‚ it can be a very expensive process needing special attention from management. Overall‚ TruEarth’s main concern here is whether or not it would be profitable venture to move forward with the launching of the new pizza product. The factors
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rP os t HKU978 NIKHIL CELLY op yo HAIER IN INDIA: BUILDING PRESENCE IN A MASS MARKET BEYOND CHINA In a short 25 years‚ Haier Inc had emerged from being a small refrigerator factory in northeast China to becoming the world’s biggest appliance seller by retail volume. It had exported to developed markets in the 1990s‚ set up factories overseas and created a global retail chain that made it an unmatched success in China. This company that made its name by exporting refrigerators
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increased rate of unemployed and job dissatisfaction. As imply‚ many people engaged in direct selling because direct selling have the vast opportunities available to young and old alike to earn additional income to supplement their lifestyle‚ and in this case‚ their golden years. The context of this study will define what sales agent is‚ how they perform; what are the importance of rewards to the effectiveness performance of sales agents in selling products and how does distributors motivate their salespeople/sales
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CASE STUDY ON… ONLINE FOOD ORDERING INDEX Definition‚ Abstract and Scope Legal Feasibility Operational Feasibility Economical Feasibility Technical Feasibility Social Feasibility Objective of Project Definition of Problem System Analysis and Designing Class Diagram E-R Diagram Data Flow Diagram Context Diagram Activity Diagram DEFINITION Online food ordering‚ is an internet e-commerce services with websites that feature interactive menus‚ ratings and reviews allowing customers to place orders
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revenue and to the success of CPK; c. Maintain the company-owned full-service CPK restaurants which are 170 units and still cite for expansion in other locations locally and internationally; d. Allot more or spend more on marketing the CPK frozen pizza brand; e. Continue to create new menus with high quality ingredients which can leave a mark to customers’ tastes. In this way‚ customers will likely to come back; f. CPK can spend 3% to 4% of sales on advertising just like what its competitors
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HKU833 STEPHEN KO AIRASIA: FLYING LOW-COST WITH HIGH HOPES AirAsia started out as a Malaysian government-controlled‚ full-service regional airline that offered slightly lower fares than its number-one competitor‚ Malaysia Airlines (“MAS”). In December 2001‚ private entrepreneur Tony Fernandes took over the debt-ridden airline for the symbolic sum of US$0.26. Despite the air-travel downturn following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks‚ Fernandes believed that the timing for entering
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MGT 4750 – Business Strategy intensive Starbucks in 2012: Evolving into a Global Dynamic Organization Has Howard Schultz done a good job since his return as Starbucks’ CEO? Why or why not? What evidence can you cite in support of your position? The return of Starbucks’ CEO was a clear success. In fact‚ the company has witnessed a great financial performance‚ since the return of its visionary CEO‚ Howard Schultz‚ who not only possesses efficient management skills but also‚ a great
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CASE STUDY CUSTOMER PROFILE Executive Summary As the Domino’s brand grows‚ managing franchise territories has become more complex and the risk of inadvertently creating territory conflict has escalated. To overcome this‚ Domino’s implemented a software solution that simplified territory identification and allocation‚ as well as improving the overall customer experience. Business Challenge When a franchisee invests in a new business‚ their contract will set out the territory and number
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w rP os t S 910D05 OPERATIONS STRATEGY AT GALANZ op yo Dr. Stephen Ng and Barbara Li wrote this case under the supervision of Professors Xiande Zhao‚ Xuejun Xu and Yang Lei solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation
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