Everett Patterson Jr. Global Finance Professor Katherin Martin WEMBA Cohort 6 3/23/15 Vehbi Koc – Case Study Discussion Questions: 1. How did Vehbi Koc build his business group after the 1950’s? Why has it been so successful? 2. Is this a sustainable business model after Turkey liberalized from the 1980’s? 3. How did Vehbi Koc form his relationships with international companies? Vehbi Koc built his business group after the 1950’s by taking advantage of the government’s shift of relying on private
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Toyota was started in 1933 as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works devoted to the production of automobiles under the direction of the founder’s son‚ Kiichiro Toyoda. Its first vehicles were the A1 passenger car and the G1 in 1935. The Toyota Motor Co. was established as an independent company in 1937. In 2008‚ Toyota’s sales surpassed General Motors‚ making Toyota number one in the world. In 1924‚ Sakichi Toyoda invented the Toyoda Model G Automatic Loom. The principle of Jidoka‚ which means
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According to the experts‚ 2006 saw Toyota become the world ’s largest automobile manufacturer in the world‚ knocking General Motors (GM) off the top spot. It is a big leap from the situation in 1950‚ when Toyota produced 11‚706 units per annum compared to GE ’s 8‚000 units per day. The cause of this switch in position? Smooth operation. Heavy operating losses have forced GM to downsize‚ whereas Toyota has its highly efficient manufacturing system to thank for its ongoing rise. The paper suggests that adopting
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Toyota Production System Basics What are the main pillars of TPS? 1. Standardization 2. Just in Time Manufacturing 3. Lean Kaizen 4. Jidoka or Autonomation 5. Total Productive Maintenance TPS Objectives Reduce cost by the elimination of waste- good products that are safer and lower in cost. Make it easier to obtain and guarantee good quality. Based on teamwork and respect for human life‚ create a workplace where all can fulfill their potential. Build a lean production
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03/15/2010 Carnival Corporation-2007 Carnival Corporation is the largest cruise and most profitable cruise ship operator in the world. Carnival is headquartered in Miami‚ Florida and London England and employs 80‚000 employees. “Carnival operates a fleet of 95 ships‚ with another 11 ships scheduled for delivery between 2010 and 2012 (Carnival Corporation‚ 2010).” Carnival cruises to Alaska‚ the Caribbean‚ Panama‚ South America‚ Mediterranean‚ New England‚ Bermuda‚ South Pacific‚ and the Bahamas
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Case Analysis: Ford Motor Company Global Strategic Management March 4‚ 2013 Ford Motor Company: Organization Profile Ford Motor Company Staying “Ford Tough” Henry Ford established the auto company in June 16‚ 1903. An engineer by formation‚ Henry had a vision of making vehicles that would change society. He wanted to offer an affordable product to the public‚ one that his own workers could buy. His vision took him to model T in 1908‚ and to improve the manufacturing process with the conveyor
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With his breakthrough invention of the automatic loom‚ Toyoda‚ took the resulting money to create the Toyota Motor Company. A huge contributing factor to the birth of this company was the support of the Japanese government during the war in Manchuria. The first engine was developed in 1934‚ and the first car and truck were constructed the following year. In the post-war year of 1945‚ Toyota began fast expansion after the authorization from the United States military to spawn peacetime production
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McDonald’s Corporation Case Analysis Name left out BUSN 412 Business Policy July 27‚ 2008 CASE ANALYSIS MCDONALD’S CORPORATION COMPANY NAME: McDonald’s Corporation INDUSTRY: Fast Food COMPANY WEB SITE: http://www.McDonald’s.com/corp.html COMPANY BACKGROUND: The first McDonald’s was built in 1940 by the brothers Dick and Mac McDonald. In 1954 Ray Kroc became the first franchisee appointed by Mac and Dick McDonald in San Bernardino‚ California. The following year‚ 1955‚ Kroc opened his
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Japan / Korea Trip Presentation: Toyota Aaron Fyke Yuki Wada Gary Mi Grace Webber Tony Palumbo Agenda • • • • Headline facts: Toyota Global auto industry trends Japanese auto industry history Toyota company background – Company history – Production history – Business segments • The Toyota Production System • Toyota’s strategy • Our questions for Toyota Headline Facts: Toyota • Toyota has annual sales of $120 Billion • Produces ~5.5 million vehicles per year • From 56 manufacturing plants across
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Human Resource Development in Toyota Culture The article first appeared in the "International Journal of Human Resource Development & Management." It addresses the role of HR in a lean enterprise‚ explores a major crisis of trust at Toyota ’s plant in Georgetown‚ Ky.‚ and how it responded by reorganizing the HR function. By Jeffrey K. Liker and Michael Hoseus Introduction From the founding of Toyoda Loom Works in the 1920s to the creation of Toyota Motor Co. in the 1940s‚ its leaders believed
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