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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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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International Marketing William Chester Case Study 3-4 #4. Briefly describe five opportunities for continued growth during the next five years for Zara’s parent‚ Inditex‚ SA. It is important to realize the manner in which other competitor’s of Inditex‚ SA are operating. As the economic criteria for promoting an established discipline in the desired sectors‚ the most common act to follow is retreat. But as those firms hold back or constrain their efforts to accompany short term financial
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IKEA CASE 1) What are IKEA’s competitive priorities? A low price tag on its products is IKEA’s most prominent competitive priority. Apart from that‚ other priorities include function‚ modern design‚ environmental considerations‚ and making sure products have been manufactured under acceptable working conditions. 2) Describe IKEA’s process of developing a new product As conventional practices follow‚ IKEA too starts with a sketch about the new product’s conceptual design. But‚ it differs
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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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Computer Hardware Case assignment Professor Jose Angeles 11/09/2014 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Instructions What has been the impact of faster and cheaper computers for personal and company use? What technological advances and benefits are driving the expansion in the use of personal computers? What are the limitations of faster and cheaper computers? If you cannot think of a strategy for answering this question‚ you may want to consider weaving all or some of the Case Learning Outcomes
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and products from the Midwest are shipped to locations around the globe. If global demand continues to grow‚ how will different transportation modes (rail‚ truck and barge) be affected? How will these changes impact MAP’s current supply chain strategies? Answer: If the global demand continues to grow then there will be a tough time for the agriculture products which is being shipped from the Midwest to all locations around the globe as if there is a rise in demand then costs related with the different
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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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behaviours in countries across the globe are different‚ hence there exists differences regarding definition of suicide. For instance‚ in Japanese culture‚ there are fundamentally two types of suicide: honourable and dishonourable suicide. Honourable suicide is considered as a way of safeguarding the image of one’s family after a member has been found guilty of treacherous actions such as theft or dropping out of college‚ or to save the country as in the case of kamikaze pilots in WWII. On the
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rather than loading and unloading large‚ bulky furniture inventories. Another huge advantage IKEA has created for itself is its global sourcing of 2‚300 suppliers in 67 countries. With these connections around the globe‚ it has been able to cut prices at its stores around the globe‚ while maintaining sufficient quality standards. Because of these connections around the world‚ IKEA experiences huge economies of scale‚ allowing it to match rivals’ quality while but undercut prices worldwide. It’s
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