INTRODUCTION (5 Points) NIBCO Inc. is a middle size company that is privately held and that specializes in the manufactures of pipe fittings as well as valves. The organization’s headquarters are in Elkhart in the same city in which it was founded more than a century ago. Prior to December 1997 the company utilized a legacy system in its administration and operations. However‚ a number of events and processes set into motion a move towards significant change in the organizational system in the company
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performers‚ but to realign those building blocks to support decision making that’s more consistent with the overall strategy and performance objectives of the company. That is exactly what happened during the late 1980s and early 1990s at Caterpillar Inc.‚ a $30 billion global manufacturer of large construction and earth-moving equipment‚ engines‚ and power systems. “Cat‚” as people call it‚ is a company that had enjoyed a long-standing record of profitability and market leadership until 1982‚ when
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Case Study Assignment – Macon‚ Inc. 1 Where will the greatest resistance for excellence in Project Management come from? In the process of going from a non-project driven firm to a project-driven one‚ the greatest resistance might come from the executives including the board members‚ company owners and the vice president. The strong and rigid culture has been instilled in the company since 50 years and as a result‚ the president’s preaching fell on deaf ears. Authoritative support is necessary
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largest accounts to fend off potential competitors. The Future Strategy 1. Capitalized its biggest assets‚ its employees who were all well trained and worked effectively as a team to meet deadlines. 2. Increase marketing effort to drum up new business pre-press for catalogs in the fall season before holiday shopping started‚ for short term strategy. 3. Revenue per page was unlikely to improve due to competitive pressures. Cost containment and improving operational efficiency were‚ therefore
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company—having an exclusive line of flies)* Customers not willing to pay more for worms*Water/fish contamination concerns that may result in fewer people fishing and fishing supply demands decrease*new laws and regulation affecting fishing *low price of fish in stores | Porter’s “Five Forces” Analysis: 1. Threat of New Entrants: Very low Barriers to Entry‚ according to the Worm Study‚ there are “tens of thousands” of independent shops
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BUGusa‚ Inc. **This is just the legal protections for intellectual property portion*** Intellectual Property Protection The US has laws that can help BUGusa protect its intellectual property rights. Intellectual property is an intangible asset including processes unique to a business‚ designs‚ original creations‚ and products. The laws to protect these assets are patents‚ copyrights‚ trademarks‚ and trade secrets. Different types of intellectual property are protected in different ways‚
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Drew Galloway October 8th 2014 BMGT 1101 Apple Inc. Apple is an extraordinary company. The company was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1st 1976. The whole purpose of Apple was‚ to develop and sell personal computers. It has come a long way from a small owned business into a multinational corporation. After the death of Steve Jobs the company had to hire a new CEO‚ Tim Cook. Tim Cook was the complete opposite of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was very loud and unpredictable
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Introduction SecureNet INC‚ a software enterprise that focuses on the e-commerce security‚ is trying to raise a first round of funding in October 2000. The company has been unsuccessful in attracting funding from venture capitalists‚ and raised a small round seeds from local investors in Virginia. In the following two month‚ SecureNet financed a $250‚000 bridge loan from an Angel investor called Trio LLC. Trio has proposed to offer a $ 1.4 million a Series A funding of convertible preferred stock
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Statement of Facts Funtime‚ Inc manufactures videogames machines. Funtime‚ Inc encountered decline in profits as a result of the modernized technology. To offset the decline in profits the management team focused on manufacturing economics and increased production by developing an incentive program for production managers whose contribution allowed for an increase in the amount of units produced and a decrease in its cost. The production management team improved manufacturing by increasing the
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STONEHAVEN INC. CASE STUDY Submitted by: INTRODUCTION Stonehaven Inc. Headquartered near Boston was a manufacturing brand name for non athletic shoes for adults. Recent changes has made the management to think about bringing necessary improvement to cater the changing demands and tackle the long order-to-delivery lead times. 1.0 What are the daily capacities and manufacturing lead time of cutting‚ stitching and lasting department considering a a.100 pair batch b.10 pair batch? A. CUTTING 8
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