HKU833 STEPHEN KO AIRASIA: FLYING LOW-COST WITH HIGH HOPES AirAsia started out as a Malaysian government-controlled‚ full-service regional airline that offered slightly lower fares than its number-one competitor‚ Malaysia Airlines (“MAS”). In December 2001‚ private entrepreneur Tony Fernandes took over the debt-ridden airline for the symbolic sum of US$0.26. Despite the air-travel downturn following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks‚ Fernandes believed that the timing for entering
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category. For example a sport drink is high on the hydration level but low on the energy. As for the energy drink the case is the exact opposite. When looking at nutrition and taste the nutrition and taste are higher on sports drinks and energy drinks are low on nutrition but the 50/50 on the taste. When looking at crescents studies it would seem that they would be the best case for the average consumer as they would be better than average in all of these categories. The nutrition would be higher
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Founded in 1994‚ Nike Football has grown immensely to become one of the two market leaders in football apparel and footwear. Recognizing the vast opportunities the 2010 World Cup offers for their growth and differentiation from the competitors‚ they are considering a shift in their marketing strategy. Nike’s brand image is of an innovative company‚ focusing on the high performance of their products‚ while simultaneously offering extraordinary designs by partnering with many top-level footballers
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1.0 Introduction Puma AG can be consider on the leading manufacturers of athletic shoes‚ sportswear as accessories in the world. Its product like soccer shoes and uses sponsorship for its marketing strategy. In 1924‚ the company was founded by Gebruder Dassler Schuhfabrik. This company located in Herzogenaurach‚ Germany‚ the product become successful because of Jesses Owen‚ who won gold medals at 1963 in Berlin Olympic Games (Kaufmann 2005‚ p.c-411). In 1960‚ the company introduces their innovation
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Michael Smurfit Graduate School Economics of Entrepreneurship John Cashell Starbucks Case Study Name: Cian Bolger Student Number: 14204986 Q1: In the Early 1980s‚ how did Howard Schultz view the possibilities for the emerging specialty coffee market? In the early 1980s Howard Schultz became interested in the specialized coffee market. He observed that there were only a few small coffee shops around the united states that did not have marketing budgets to expand or that they did
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consumer views an organisation’s product in comparison with competitive offerings. So how does coffee get from growing on a tree perhaps 1‚000m up a mountainside in Africa‚ Asia‚ Central or South America‚ to a cup of Nescafe in your home‚ and in millions of homes throughout the world? This case study explains why Nestlé needs a first class supply chain‚ with high quality linkages from where the coffee is grown in the field‚ to the way in which it reaches the consumer. The Supply Chain The supply chain
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w rP os t S 910D05 OPERATIONS STRATEGY AT GALANZ op yo Dr. Stephen Ng and Barbara Li wrote this case under the supervision of Professors Xiande Zhao‚ Xuejun Xu and Yang Lei solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation
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Starbucks Case Facts: * Founded in 1987 in Seattle‚ Wash by Howard Shultz * World premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffees * As of April 2010: 8‚812 company owned stores‚ and 7‚852 licensed stores in more than 50 countries and annual sales of about $10 bil Company Background * Start in 1971‚ 3 academics: Jerry Baldwin‚ Zev Siegal‚ and Gordon Bowker opened Starbucks in the touristy Pikes Place Market in Seattle each invested $1‚350 and borrowed $5K from the bank
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Member in Northwest Polytechnic University 6/28/2012 Northern California Chinese Athletic Federation – silver of co-ed volleyball 4/21/2012 Psychology of Alumnus cup - silver of all men’s volleyball 6/21/2011 Northern California Chinese Athletic Federation – bronze of all men’s volleyball 9/23/2010 Northern California Tsinghua Cup - bronze of all men’s volleyball 2002 ~2006 Volleyball of school team in University of Chung Yuan Christian School activities 2010~2011
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1.0 Introduction In 1934‚ Tom Carvel founded Carvel Corporation. It had one of the oldest and most endearing histories of all the ice cream companies in the U.S. Mr. Carvel used a combination of fresh ice cream and innovative products and manufacturing techniques to establish himself as the local‚ family-orientated ice cream parlor in the New York City area. In 1947‚ Mr. Carvel franchised his first store and proceeded to become one of the pioneers in fast food franchising. Throughout the 1960s and
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