CEMEX (Building the Future) : ABSTRACT In this case study my purpose is to find out main strategy that helps CEMEX to get its success in competitive world locally and also internationally. Present day we are facing many demands from the global‚ unpredictable and challenging business world. For surviving we must achieve productivity while building new and responsive work providing all the workers opportunities for both high performance and high quality of work life. The very nature of the dynamic
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1. Explain the benefits that CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement have derived from globalization - how can cross-border activities add value in an industry as apparently localized as cement? CEMEX had just exported cement to the United States in low prices than Mexico. After time goes by‚ The United States’ producers had banded together to lodge an antidumping petition to protect their industry from Mexico’s dumping prices. After all‚ the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) imposed
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Assignment name: | Individual Reflective Report | Course name: | MBA522 International Business Strategy | Section Number: | N71 | Instructor’s name: | Bonnie Russell | Date: | July 11th‚ 2012 | Student’s Name: | Liuqing Yang (Stacy Yang) | Individual Reflective Report Instructor of MBA522 lectured the class in a conversional way that made the student really think about the cases presenting in class. After the study of the strategies and theories‚ students would be requested to discuss
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After securing the Mexican market by acquiring the two largest cement companies in Mexico‚ CEMEX started its internationalization process through exports‚ mainly targeting the United States. After the 1990 rupture when the US government imposed trade sanctions (58% countervailing duty on CEMEX’s exports)‚ CEMEX changed its internationalization process and looked for opportunities to conduct successful FDI. Foreign Direct Investments are synonymous for a high degree of international involvement and
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Issue 1: Cemex is advancing thanks to the good administration they have. The way they have meeting with the top leaders is good. As these leaders have been able to take advantage of the opportunities they have seen. The PMI process they have seems to be working out. Key Issue 2: They are taking advantage of the Internet. Many Mexican countries haven’t seen the advantage they can gain. Some of the models Cemex is using as Business to Business helps them be able to get better deals. Cemex has become
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people‚ innovative marketing methods‚ and effective customer support: In 1987‚ creation of an information network system (satellite dishes for vocie and data transmission) In 1995‚ Cemex launched one of the first wide-ranged corporate websites In 2000‚ Standard modus operandi for post-merger integration: The «CEMEX WAY» Innovative marketing campaign: «Throw & Win» campaign ==> identify consumer preferences and serve them accordingly ST511E International Strategic Management Weaknesses/Problem:
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Case Study Summary: Mexico’s largest cement manufacturer‚ Cemex‚ has become a global powerhouse in the cement and construction industry. It currently controls 60 percent of the cement industry in Mexico (Hill 2009). Cemex’s success is a result of a combination of efficient technology such as radio transmitters‚ satellites‚ and computer hardware that allow the company to anticipate changes in supply and demand and reduce waste. Cemex’s success is also a result of an attempt to dominate the industry
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Globalization “The Cemex Way” Case Analysis The cement industry and its players made first steps in the direction to Global integration only in the 1970s. It could be seen as somewhat paradoxical‚ because if we apply the matrix of Global Integration and Local Responsiveness pressures to the cement industry‚ we can clearly identify that the industry scores high on most of the factors that should have pushed it to globalization much earlier Factors These factors include large investment
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Assignment London Churchill College Programme: BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Unit Number and Title: (34) Operations Management Unit Level (QCF): 5 Module Tutor: Cliff Sikpi Email: Cliffsikpi@yahoo.com Date Set: 28/09/11 |Learner’s name and statement of authenticity | |
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