CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East‚ and Asia. They produce‚ distribute‚ and sell cement‚ ready-mix concrete‚ aggregates‚ and related building materials in more than 50 countries‚ maintain trade relationships in approximately 102 nations. Their approach can be best describe as constant evolution‚ flexibility in their operation‚ creative in commercial
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on Cemex and then answer the following question: a. Which theoretical explanation‚ or explanations‚ of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? b. What value does Cemex bring to a host economy? Can you see any potential drawbacks of Cemex’s inward investment in an economy? c. Cemex has a strong preference for acquisition over greenfield ventures as an entry mode. Why? d. Why do you think Cemex decided to exit Indonesia after failing to gain majority control of Semen Gresik? Why is majority control so important
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. Cemex has a stronger preference for acquisition over greenfield ventures as an entry mode. Why? Cemex believed that it could create significant value by acquiring inefficient cement companies in other markets and transferring it skills in customer service marketing information and technology and production management to those units . Also they want to be a unique company in worlwide. Therefore they need to purchase all the competitor companies and converted their sysytem to them. d.Why do
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Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (Cemex) Executive Summary This paper presents fundamental and financial analysis of Cemex. The analysis is performed by analyzing the company ’s financial data for the period beginning December 2002 through December 2005. The paper introduces Cemex by presenting the company ’s information and a brief summary of its main activities. Following the introduction‚ the paper will perform an extensive industry and company analysis and summarize
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market imperfection approach. Cemex wanted to expand horizontally because it wanted to reduce its reliance on its home market and provide some stability in the demand for their product. Also‚ they saw opportunities abroad and it could provide their service‚ which required building very personal relationships with the distributors and the builders themselves. Lastly they had spent a lot of time working on their information technology system that allowed them to control their supply and it was part
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swift international expansion and transformation of Cemex‚ an emerging multinational from Mexico‚ into a Global Latina that has consolidated its position throughout its ’natural markets’ to become the world’s biggest building materials multinational. It provides an example of growth through acquisitions and shows how an emerging multinational conquers the world. The general objective is to study the growth and internationalisation strategies of Cemex with a special focus on: (1) international expansion
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Information Technology Management CEMEX : GLOBAL GROWTH THROUGH SUPERIOR INFORMATION CAPABILITIES Team No. 8 : Q1) How do you describe IT impact Map for CEMEX? 1)Picture 1. The impact of IT on Strategy and Operations ▪ Description Goals Support Local Improvements Core Business Improvement Activities - Building and acquiring plants. - Diversifying business into mining‚ hotels and petrochemical. - Developing information technology. - Investing in a satellite telecommunication
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11/1/2013 OREIGN Learning Objectives IRECT • Examine how FDI is implemented in different types • Identify the factors that influence FDI • Understand why and how host government encourage FDI inflow NVESTMENT 1 2 1 FDI occurs when a firm invests directly in facilities to produce and/or market a product in a foreign country 2 3 4 3 4 1 11/1/2013 5 2 11/1/2013 – Investment in the “same” industry – Nokia & Samsung build factories in Bac Ninh
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CEMEX: TRANSFORMING A BASIC INDUSTRY COMPANY Case Study Questions 1. How is CEMEX Mexico providing added value to its customers? R: As cement is a commodity market‚ CEMEX realized that they should provide added value by developing customer services and offering solutions for the needs/wants of their customers. See Appendix 1: CEMEX - Customer Services 2. How has CEMEX developed and leveraged its strengths to enhance its market position and profitability? R: The Company was extremely
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to be the competitive advantage if CEMEX. Continued innovation High level of commitment to customer service and satisfaction Proven post-merger integration expertise (PMI) Efficient production‚ distribution and delivery processes through information system Ability to identify opportunities in developing countries CEMEX is one of the world’s largest building materials suppliers and cement producers. Founded in Mexico in 1906. They supply cement to CEMEX has operations extending throughout
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