06-4702-Conklin.qxd 5/10/2005 6:00 PM Page 561 6 INTEGRATIVE CASES I n this chapter‚ the objective is to discuss cases that draw on the frameworks and perspectives developed throughout the casebook and that include important issues from each of the earlier chapters. GM IN CHINA For GM China‚ the year 2004 brought a wide variety of new challenges that added to an already complex business environment. The industry structure was changing quickly. Demand and supply projections
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is a country located in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country‚ with a population of over 1.3 billion. The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China‚ with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces‚ five autonomous regions‚ four direct-controlled municipalities‚ and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions . The PRC also claims Taiwan – which
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Makes Supply Chains Lightning Fast Supply Chain Management / Supply Chain Consulting CASE STUDY Best Practices in Inventory Management K. Ravichandran Debjyoti Paul A leading consumer products company dealing in cosmetics and other personal care products was seeking ways to: Reduce inventory levels across their forward supply chain Improve Inventory Record Accuracy at their storage points Accurately track damaged goods at various points in the supply chain The above problems together
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Have you ever wondered what is the story behind products and cosmetics? Well‚ today you are going to find out what happens. Animals testing is a very favored way to test to see if a product or cosmetic works how it is supposed to on humans. Over 100 million animals die each year because of animal testing alone‚ the animals are burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned‚ and abused. This sounds like a cruel thing that should not be legal‚ but it totally is. In only 50 experiments‚ about 12‚000 animals have to
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Unicord PLC Group A Florida Atlantic University Professor: Dr. Hemant Merchant Emerging Markets MAN-6728 February 15‚ 2010 Problem/Decision Dr. Juanjai Ajanant‚ a special advisor to Unicord PLC’s board‚ has been tasked with deciding the best strategy to take Unicord out of receivership. Unicord‚ as a relatively young company‚ was a leading tuna processor and one of the “shining stars” of Thailand. As a top tuna exporter‚ the company had shown year over year growth since
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Introduction As we all known that Google out of China to become a hot topic recently. “On March 23‚ Google announced on the office blog that Google and more than twenty other U.S. companies had been the victims of a sophisticated cyber attack originating from China‚ and that during our investigation into these attacks we had uncovered evidence to suggest that the Gmail accounts of dozens of human rights activists connected with China were being routinely accessed by third parties‚ most likely
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No. | Content | Pages | 1 | Brief Introduction of Avon Product Inc. | 2-4 | 2. | Situational Analysis A. General External Environment [PEST] 1. Political/Legal 2. Economic 3. Social-cultural 4. Technological B. SWOT Analysis * Strenght * Weakness * Opportunity * Threats C. Industry AnalysisThreat of New EntrantsBargaining Power of SuppliersBargaining Power of BuyersProduct SubsitutesIntensity of Rivalry among Competitors D. Matrix Used 1. Internal Factor Evaluation
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CASE STUDY 1 SEC ENFORCEMENT RELEASE- BRISTOL-MYERS 1. Access the SEC website‚ www.sec.gov‚ and do the following: -go to “Information for Accountants” -go to “The Division of Enforcement Chief Accountants Office” -go to “Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases” - then go to the enforcement release related to Bristol-Myers dated August 4‚ 2004. 2. What were the broad areas which the SEC addressed? 3. Of these issues‚ which one was by far the most significant in terms of dollars involved
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Amway in China: A Case of Corporate and Brand Reputation[1] With the turbulent regulatory environment for the direct selling industry in China‚ the November 2005 announcement that Amway China Co. Ltd (ACCL) had over $2 billion in sales for the second consecutive year is significant for the multilevel direct selling giant‚ Amway Corporation. China remains the leading market of their worldwide operations even though direct selling was banned in 1998. Their success can be attributed to responses
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ANCIENT CHINA. READING 2 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS The Unification of China (pp. 105 – 110) 1. Where were Legalist doctrines met enthusiastically? The state of Qin. 2. Where was the Qin state? Western China. 3. Who oversaw the implementation of the Legalist doctrines in the Qin state? 4. What did the Qin state quickly do? 5. What happened to the Qin state in the fourth and third centuries B.C.E? 6. How did Shang Yang encourage farmers to move to the Qin state? 7. Why did the
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