Q1. What were the key challenges facing Tata Motors in the process of moving to produce passenger cars from successfully producing commercial vehicles? The major challenge for the company was the market competition which is a part of Industry Environment that plays a important role in strategy formulation. At the beginning Tata motors had mostly focused on the domestic market mostly demand driven and there was a lack of competency. But when Indica was launched there were three dominant players who
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Tata Motors was founded in 1945‚ as Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company to manufacture locomotives and engineering products. In 1945‚ Tata began production of steam road rollers with the collaboration with UK manufacture Marshall Sons (Gamble‚ Peteraf‚ & Thompson‚ 2015). In 1994‚ Tata Motors began a joint venture with Damier-Benz/Mercedes Benz to manufacture Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in India (Gamble‚ Peteraf‚ & Thompson‚ 2015). In 2003‚ Tata Engineering changed its name to Tata Motors Limited
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When I read the General Motors Misled Grieving Families on a Lethal Flaw‚ an overwhelming sadness fell upon me. I was sad that 26 families had to bury family members die to faulty equipment in the Chevrolet Cobalts. The key ethical issue is that General Motors knew that the black boxes in the Cobalts confirmed the potential fatal defect existing in hundreds of thousands of cars (Stout et al.‚ 2014). Another ethical issue was the fact that GM would tell the families of the victims that they had no
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1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of General Motors’ strategy for operations? GM is now using Toyota’s strategy (partnerships and alliances) for operation in its newest factories‚ located in Argentina‚ Poland‚ and China. The advantages of GM’s strategy for operations are: i) Standardized plants helped cut production costs substantially and allow it to succeed in the world’s emerging markets. ii) Factories are designed with flexibility and efficiency so that each factory can be easily
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I Situation Analysis Industry Whirlpool Corporation is a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. It manufactures and markets mainly appliances and appliance-related products‚ primarily for home use. The Company has manufacturing plants in 13 countries‚ and is also an owner of eleven brand names. Whirlpool sends its products to distributors and retailers in more than 170 countries. Its principal products are laundry appliances‚ refrigerators and freezers‚ cooking appliances‚ dishwashers
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establishment of General Motors in Canada marked the beginning of a period of substantial economic development. The automotive industry is a tremendous contributor to the comprehensive level of economic growth experienced throughout the twentieth century. With the peak of industrialization finally realized‚ there existed opportunity for development and modernization of societies around the world. With this in mind‚ opportunity was present for the production of automobiles for use around the world
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Product Expansion Motors and More will decide to develop an additional product to broaden its portfolio. There is no existing capacity for the product‚ nor do the existing production lines meet the manufacturing requirements for the new product With the expansion of the company into new product lines‚ the burden of personnel to include the financial allocation and asset expansion will fall upon the HR department. Looking into the next 3 years‚ the HR department must in its entirety start preparing
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General Motors (GM) has a number of reasons for the failure of the company. The main issue that was the most efficient problem was the management inability to foresee and take dynamic action to change. Organizations change in better interest of the customers. Management has to be proactive when deciding on what changes requires active action. Failure to adapt to a positive change will lead the organization to an unsuccessful path. Therefore‚ if organizational performance changes negatively‚ the
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General Motors (GM) is one of the largest companies involved in the business of designing‚ building‚ selling and servicing automobiles and parts in the global market. Company owns several brands such as Chevrolet‚ Cadillac‚ Buick‚ Pontiac‚ GMC‚ Oldsmobile‚ Opel‚ Hummer‚ Saturn and Saab Founded by William “Billy” Durant in 1908‚ GM held only Buick Motor Company initially‚ but in a matter of few years acquired more than 20 companies including Oldsmobile‚ Cadillac‚ and Oakland‚ today known as Pontiac
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Tesla Motors Introduction Tesla Motors‚ Inc is a Palo Alto‚ CA based company that designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells electric luxury cars and electric vehicle powertrain components. These cars are primarily sold in the United States‚ however they are becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom‚ Ireland‚ Japan‚ Hong Kong and Singapore. Currently‚ Tesla has two models available for purchase‚ the Roadster and Model S. A third model‚ Model X‚ will be available at beginning of 2014. Model S car
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