organization. The course offers a broad array of cases covering several industries‚ and organizations. PEDAGOGY The pedagogy emphasizes the case study method and strategic audit as means to synthesize and organize relevant information in a logical fashion. Active discussion in class is used to exchange knowledge and debate current issues in management. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Assigned readings Case preparation Participation Term project Team case study presentations and written
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts In 1937‚ Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD) was a successful privately business owned by Vernon Rudolph located at Winston-Salem‚ North Carolina. In 1982‚ a group of franchise bought back the company for $24 million‚ from Beatrice Food after Rudolph death in 1973. However‚ they start reintroduce the old recipe of doughnuts and their “Hot doughnuts now” system. In 1998 Scott Livengood became the new CEO‚ and by 2000 he took the company public‚ which led the company
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Home Depot Environmental Sustainability Audit The Home Depot is a company built under the principle of creating value for their stockholders while never forgetting the company’s main values: “Taking care of our people‚ giving back‚ doing the right thing‚ creating shareholder value‚ respect for all people‚ entrepreneurial spirit‚ building strong relationships‚ and excellent customer service”. These values were presented by Francis S. Blake (The Home Depot C.E.O.) on the company’s 2007 annual
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Attempting to avoid this fate‚ Kmart management updated and enlarged the stores‚ added name brands‚ and hired Martha Stewart as its lifestyle consultant. Out of bankruptcy‚ Kmart became profitable primarily by closing or selling (to Sears and Home Depot) around 600 of its retail stores. Management had been un-able to invigorate sales in its stores. In a surprise move‚ Edward Lampert‚ Kmart’s Chairman of the Board and a control-ling shareholder of Kmart‚ initiated the acquisition of Sears by Kmart
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Faculty of Business Studies Tutor Marked Assignment B203 A: Business functions in context I Second Semester 2012 – 2013 Supply chain from manufacturing to shelf Introduction 1 -The Kellogg’s Cornflake Company began in 1906 with the Kellogg brothers who originally ran a sanatorium in Michigan‚ USA. They experimented with different ways to cook cereals without losing the goodness. Their philosophy was ’improved diet leads to improved health’. 2-Between 1938 and the present day Kellogg’s opened
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Table of Contents Introduction Overview of Staples‚ Inc. and Office Depot‚ Inc. ………………………………..……3 Case Objectives…….……………………………………………..………………..…….4 Financial Analysis Common-Size Vertical Analysis & Comparative Horizontal Analysis Common-Size Balance Sheet ….…………….……….……………..….……….4 Common-Size Consolidated Statement of Income…………….………..……. 5 Comparative Balance Sheet ….…………….……………………………..…….6 Comparative Consolidated Statement of Income……..……..……………….. 7 Financial Ratio Analysis
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playing important role for integration the supply chain. (Wisner‚ 2009) In 2006‚ Home Depot did not focus their supply chain said Mark Holifield senior vice president of Home Depot. They pointed out that warehouse management was not the top of their improvement list. However‚ Home Depot realized that they faced a big problem due to their outdated technology for their supply chain (Maloney‚ 2009). In 2009 annual Home Depot report mentioned that transformation of the supply chain was so important.
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RUNNING HEADER: ETHICAL DILEMMA Home Depot Ethical Dilemma Problem Statement In 2008‚ the CEO‚ Frank Blake was implicated for failing to report employee abuse. The allegation indicated tends from forgery‚ falsifying documents‚ harassment‚ and retaliations. Blake was aware of‚ and in numerous instances‚ participated in the alleged abuse‚ cover-ups and retaliatory actions‚ which involve the stockholders to demand the termination of Blake. His violation of ethics breaches were numerous‚ deliberate
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tudyChapter 1 Operations management Case study 7 can’í believe how much we have changed in a relativefy short time. From being an inward-lookíng manufacturar‚ we became a customer-focused "deslgn and mate" operaí/on. Atow we are an integrated service provider. Most of our new buslness comes from the partnerships we have formed with design houses. In effect‚ we design products jointly with specialist design houses that have a weli-known brand‚ and offer them a complete service of manufacturing
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played a significant role. Home Depot relied heavily on home grown systems. By building its own applications‚ it didn’t get bogged down in customizing off-the-shelf software and didn’t invest time and money in endless enterprise
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