Marketing Cluster May 9‚ 2012 Cardon Carpet Mills‚ Inc. Case Study The Cardon Carpet Mills Company is a carpet company that distributes its line through seven different floorcovering wholesalers around the United States. This company focuses on manufacturing a full line of medium to high priced carpet primarily used residentially. The senior executives‚ looking to integrate direct distribution and bypassing wholesalers‚ are seeking the best outlet for increasing profit. With increased pressure
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Cardon Carpet Mills‚ Inc. Case Discussion I. Situation Analysis a. Industry i. In the United States carpet and rug industry‚ wholesale and retail distribution has experienced several changes. The industry has undergone three distinct changes since the mid-1980s. The first change‚ which occurred during the mid-1980s‚ occurred in the form of direct distribution. The largest carpet and rug manufacturers began bypassing floorcovering wholesalers and sell directly to retailers in
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Cardon Carpet Mills Issues and constraints The issue‚ which Cardon Carpet is facing‚ stems from the lack of expansion throughout the United States‚ specifically limiting their contract sales portion of its business only to the southeastern portion of the United States. Cardon Carpet Mills has several action options: 1. Expand its market share in contract sales segment throughout the US. Employ ten sales representatives to seek potential institutions and businesses throughout all of the US.
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Science and G.K. Chesterton At the very beginning of the Bible‚ Genesis 1:27 states that "...God created man in his own image‚ in the image of god he created them". Recently there have been many objections to this idea of creation‚ the most important example of course being Darwins theory of evolution through natural selection‚ which obviously takes the claim that humans were created independently without the intervention of Christ; an indirect attempt to point out that "God is dead‚ that the belief
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) I like reading very much. One of my favourite writers is Gilbert Keith Chesterton. You should know him‚ in our 4th year we read 2 stories by Chesterton: The Tremendous Adventure of Major Brown from the collection of stories The Club of Queer Trades (about the agency which provided its clients with adventures)‚ and The Blast of the Book from the famous cycle about Father Brown (about the false “mysterious disappearance” of 5 men invented by the clerk of Professor
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Analysis of Business Opportunities within Afghanistan’s Carpet Sector Prepared by: Mark T. McCord‚ IOM‚ CCE CEO The McCord Group May‚ 2007 1 Analysis of Business Opportunities Within Afghanistan’s Carpet Sector May‚ 2007 Overview of the Afghan Carpet Sector Afghanistan’s thriving carpets and textiles trade is a legacy of the country’s rich commercial history and diverse culture. World-renowned for their intricate designs‚ Afghan carpets reflect the heritage of cottage-based craftsmanship
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Investing in Afghanistan Business opportunities in the carpet industry The tradition of Afghan carpets goes back for centuries. The richness and variety of designs reflect the cultural diversity of our country. The skill of our weavers is unrivalled in the world and make our carpets unique. Rightfully‚ our weavers take great pride in being part of this living heritage of our country. Commercially‚ the carpet industry is a cornerstone of our economy. It is our leading export sector‚ it represents
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A review of the Payroll System within Cookridge Carpets Limited Prepared By: AAR Registration Number: Centre: Kaplan Financial‚ London Words: 2‚795 Contents Page Content Page 1. Terms of Reference 3 2. Methodology 4 3. Executive Summary 5 4. Introduction 7 5. Review of Payroll System 10 6. Recommendations 11 7. Appendices 12 Appendix A - Mapping document: Principles of Internal Control (knowledge) PIC 13 Appendix B - Mapping document:
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about Sheridan Carpet Company that produces high grade carpeting material for use in automobiles and recreational vans. It was the industries practice to announce the prices of their products prior to the 6 month seasons. Sheridan was the largest company in its segment of the automobile carpet industry. Most of Sheridan’s competitors were smaller than Sheridan and they awaited Sheridan’s price announcement before setting their own selling prices. Sheridan produced a carpet named Carpet 104 which had
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An Investigation into the Accounting Operation of Cookridge Carpets 1. Methodology 1. After an overall look into the accounting system of Cookridge Carpets during the period from December 2009 to May 2010.It showed that there were a number of issues within the Accounts Department that needed to be reviewed. 2. A meeting was held with the owners and the accounts team to identify the current weaknesses‚ how to improve them and to find solutions to
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