Case Study #1 - Sunspot‚ Inc 1. What are the most likely benefits of forming strategic supply alliances with Sunspot’s key suppliers? A strategic alliance between Sunspot and its key suppliers will result in a relationship based on trust. It’s key for both parties to develop and manage this “institutional” trust or the alliance will fail. Trust will facilitate communication which will lead to less errors and higher quality‚ faster development times‚ and lower costs. Synergies created by
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MBA 6400-Economic & Financial Environment of Business Bloom Energy & Fisker Automotive Armah Q. Fahnbulleh Wilmington University June 11‚ 2013 Abstract: During the course of my research‚ I found out that these are two companies with very good ideas from the start. However‚ they both have different ideas about how they will go about meeting their objectives as far as providing energy products for the
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National Automotive Policies (NAP) The National Automotive Policy (NAP) was introduced on 22 March 2006 to facilitate the required transformation and optimal integration of the local automotive industry into regional and global industry networks within the increasingly liberalized and competitive global environment. The objectives of the NAP review were to: * ensure orderly development as well as long term competitiveness and capability of the domestic automotive industry as a result
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Bandage Automotive Human Resource Management April 28‚ 2011 I. Because of the size of the company‚ among other factors‚ I might have discovered Bandag Automotives HR management function should be reorganized because their company isn’t organized efficiently and effectively. The employee morale and productivity is declining. Great planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling aren’t well established. The focus is more on the financial aspect and not the employees. Although the company’s
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Case Write-up Week 1 1. Supply Chain 2. Who are the various customers for textbooks? What do these customers want in terms of goods and services related to textbooks? From the publisher’s point of view‚ who is the critical customer? The various customers are professors‚ students‚ bookstores‚ schools‚ and online retailers. The customers want “on demand” accessibility‚ flexibility‚ and more content in the textbooks. The professors are the critical customer because they directly impact the
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J&J Automotive Sales Case study Thursday‚ April 22‚ 2010 1. Explain how you think the stereotype of used car dealers developed. I think it developed through salesmen who lie or do not tell the real condition of the cars they sell. they would tell there clients that the car is in perfect condition and they make sure that the client is convince‚ but the truth is that the product has problems but they wouldn’t know. then they would fake warranties and end up fooling the clients. 2. What‚
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SWOT analysis of Hyundai This is Hyundai Motor Company SWOT analysis for 2013. For more information on how to do SWOT analysis‚ please refer to our article. Company background Name | Hyundai Motor Company | Industries served | Automotive | Geographic areas served | Worldwide | Headquarters | South Korea | Current CEO | Chung Mong-koo | Revenue | $ 70.226 billion (2011) | Profit | $ 6.910 billion (2011) | Employees | 57‚105 (2011) | Parent | Hyundai Motor Group | Main Competitors
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average inventory is one-half of the order quantity. The number of orders placed per year varies inversely with order quantity. When we consider stockout costs‚ an additional inventory (safety stock)‚ is held to trade-off costs of poor customer service or costs for expediting shipments from unreliable suppliers. In the lean systems chapter‚ we see order quantities (lot sizes) that are much smaller than the “ideal” suggested by the EOQ model. As a result‚ lean systems average inventory is also much
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under any condition other than if the gas tank was empty. The automotive technician is needed for society because this person corrects one’s automobile problems in all shapes and sizes; he or she performs regular maintenance‚ major engine repair‚ and other unnoticeable problems not seen to the naked eye. For the sake of this paper‚ the term “mechanic” will lend to the definition of an uncertified and untrained person with automotive knowledge. So continuing with the paper‚ in the beginning of auto
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Service Request SR-rm-022‚ Part 1 Mario Cuevas II BSA/375 April 27‚ 2015 James Bachelor Service Request SR-rm-022‚ Part 1 Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries‚ a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion (Riordan Manufacturing‚ 2013). The plastics that Riordan produced include beverage containers‚ custom plastic parts‚ and plastic fans which
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