I. Case Introduction Before Chrysler merged to become DaimlerChrysler AG‚ they were presented with a takeover bid of $55 per share by MGM billionaire Kirk Kerkorian and former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca. Kirk Kerkorian was a stockholder in Chrysler and an experienced takeover financier who apparently found Chrysler to be a good buy. Chrysler rejected the offer‚ however‚ stating that the firm was not for sale. Further‚ many Wall Street experts felt that Kerkorian could not come
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want so bad to impress their employers and move up in the workplace‚ and it becomes hard to judge that line‚ leaving individuals victims of sexual harassment. In Detroit last year‚ a jury awarded $ 20 million to a female plant worker who claimed Daimler Chrysler AG didn’t stop 7 years of dirty jokes and nasty remarks from colleagues (Clark). Why did it take 7 years for the female to come forth? It could have been that she was scared to lose her job‚ or some argue that she saw opportunity. Another
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PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT Productivity Improvement is a challenge to every Industry. As we know Change is constant‚ so is the demand and requirement of customers. At the same time competition is fierce and is also changing. There has to be continuous efforts for productivity Improvement so as to sustain and grow. Productivity Improvement means efficiency improvement at all stages ie.‚ Manpower‚ energy‚ machinery‚ Process & money etc.‚ The profit of any Company depends upon Productivity.
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of major competitiveness or significant profitability / loss. The urgency of the situation must also be clearly articulated. Analyzing Case Data This is where a considerable part of the discussion should be contained: causes and effects (i.e. fishbone diagrams); constraints and opportunities; and‚ quantitative and qualitative assessments. People‚ materials‚ methods‚ equipment‚ money‚ and other factors all lead up to effects that must be examined and determined to be valid or invalid. From there
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Cars today are very common but about 200 years ago they were thought to be just some kind of crazy invention. The origin of the automobile can be traced back to Europe‚ but it became a major form of transportation in the United States. Most European cars were hand made‚ and they were very expensive so not that many people could afford to buy the cars. Nicolas Joseph Cugnot a French military engineer built the first steam car or a self propelled vehicle in 1769. One was designed to carry passengers
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The author John Sterman‚ of the article Learning In and About Complex Systems is looking at the greatest eternal challenge of humanity as change. Through time and with varying degree of acceleration its magnitude can be incomprehensible thus‚ we struggle to comprehend what has happened and how it come to be as we might be too late before we have the chance to preserve humanity’s survival. The exponential acceleration of change in growth or decline is real and it all boils down to the question “what
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become one entity; "equals"‚ which combine to become one legal entity with the goal of producing a company that is worth more than the sum of its parts. For example‚ back in 1998‚ American Automaker‚ Chrysler Corp. merged with German Automaker‚ Daimler Benz to form DaimlerChrysler. A takeover is characterized by the purchase of a smaller company by a much larger one. This combination of "unequals" can produce the same benefits as a merger‚ but it does not necessarily have to be a mutual decision
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consumers. The manufacturer’s name keeps on changing‚ but Mercedes-Benz cars remain Mercedes-Benz‚ for the Mercedes-Benz name has a greater brand relationship with world consumers than their manufacturer’s current corporate name - Daimler-Benz‚ Daimler-Chrysler‚ or Daimler AG. Top Selling Mercedes Cars * Mercedes Benz C-Class C220K Cdi... 32‚29‚479 * Mercedes Benz Cls Class 350... 76‚31‚004 * Mercedes Benz Cls Class 500... 91‚54‚895 * Mercedes Benz E-Class E200 K.
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and Introduction Mercedes-Benz is a division of the German manufacturer Daimler AG‚ and the brand is used for automobiles‚ buses‚ coaches‚ and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is headquartered in Stuttgart‚ Baden-Württemberg‚ Germany. The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz but traces its origins to Daimler’s 1901 Mercedes and to Karl Benz’s 1886 Benz Patent Motor-wagen‚ widely regarded as the first automobile. Part of Daimler AG‚ Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is responsible for the distribution and marketing
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Overview of Automotive Industry Analysis The development of the automobile came from many different people from different countries. The development stated in 1769 in France‚ with the invention of a three-wheeler that was powered by steam (Gale‚ 2003). Then in 1800’s the first internal combustion engine was created in Belgian and the first gasoline powered vehicle was constructed in 1885 in Germany (Gale‚ 2003). Henry Ford built the first car in 1896 (Gale‚ 2003). He then revolutionized the industry
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