NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY1 Tom Kurtis‚ Manager of Customer Service for National Insurance Company‚ and his assistant‚ Jill Baxter were getting ready to analyze data collected through a mail survey of a sample of National’s customers. The primary purpose of the survey was to ascertain how customers perceived National’s quality of service and to identify areas for improvement. THE COMPANY National Insurance Company is one of the leading insurance firms in the United States. It serves over 10 million customers
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1.0 Introduction The Ford Motor Company finds itself in a dynamic business environment where new technologies and practices offer the potential to alter in a significant way the landscape in which it operates. Henry Ford was in his time an innovator in offering "cars for the masses". He introduced to the car industry methods and systems innovative in their day. Ford needs once again to forge new paths to ensure future competitive advantage. Executives at Ford have been considering the "Direct Model"
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Company Case #2: Valero ***Note that all of the amounts stated are in millions of dollars‚ unless specified) 1. For noncurrent (long-term) liabilities‚ what categories of long-term liabilities does the company disclose on the balance sheet and what are their amounts for the most recent year? The company discloses long-term liabilities on the balance sheet as: 2011 Debt and capital lease obligations (less current portion) $6‚732 Deferred income taxes: $5‚017 Other long-term liabilities
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Coffee vs. Cacao: A case study from the Vietnamese Central Highlands. World Food and Fiber – PSSC392 Case Study #1 Final Report Introduction Dak Lak is the largest province in the Central Highland region of Vietnam. Due to its perfect climate‚ soil and topography for coffee production‚ Dak Lak’s economy is once based in agriculture and forestry with coffee cultivation the dominating industry. Despite signs of a long-term collapse in coffee prices‚ temporary profitable returns to coffee
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series of events‚ Atomic Company has enjoyed a sharp increase in sales of their Tiger Pants line. The most obvious and immediate pains being felt by management is the inability to predict future sales and the high amount being paid out in sales commissions. While these are legitimate concerns‚ I believe deeper problems exist. The current sales structure divides independent sales representatives into different product lines and territories. This means that an Atomic Company retailer carrying four
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Chapter 1 Case: Converse Converse‚ a brand of basketball shoes that became familiar with success from the start but dropped into bankruptcy in the early 2000’s‚ is now slowly climbing its way back to the top. Since 1908 when Converse was founded it was very popular among many athletes‚ artist‚ musicians‚ and designers. Converse was well known for its original canvas high top All Star or Chuck Taylor. In the 1970’s several companies started producing this “high-top” shoe‚ which caused Converse’s
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DECISION ANALYSIS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY Priscilla S. Wisner Department of Accounting and Information Management College of Business University of Tennessee 638 Stokely Management Center Knoxville‚ TN 37996 Phone: 865.974.1714 Email: pwisner@utk.edu Case: A Votre Santé Page 1 of 17 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1659912 BACKGROUND A Votre Santé (AVS) is a small‚ independent winery owned by Kay Aproveche. Kay has a relationship with a grower who grows two types of wine
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Summary Tennant Company was founded in 1870 by George H. Tennant and initially produced wood products and flooring solutions. Tennant now produces floor-cleaning equipment and technologies‚ and prides itself on “creating a cleaner‚ safer‚ healthier world.” Tennant differentiates themselves from competitors by offering cleaner‚ safer and healthier products to their customers as well as through direct customer interaction. The Company drew popularity in the 1940s as a cleaning company that offered its
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Rationale of the Study Coffee and Milktea both have legendary past. Milk Tea‚ originally known as Bubble Tea or Pearl Milktea‚ came into existence in Taiwan‚ during the 1980’s. From a tea shop called Chun Shui Tang in Taichung‚ Taiwan. Unlikely the fully loaded pearl milk tea today‚ the oldest form of bubble tea was made by mixing cold black tea with fructose syrup using a shaker. The product was named bubble tea after seeing the layer of foam that ended up on the top of the
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Executive Summary Blozis Company is a manufacturer of highly technical equipment for use in industrial applications. Part of their business is selling pre-fabricated items off the shelf. However‚ the majority of their business is related to building specialty technical equipment to the customer’s specifications. Blozis has run into some issues with being long overdue with payments to vendors. In nearly all instances it was delayed because there had been no record of receiving the items. This
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