Introduction Ford Motor Company is one of the largest multinational automaker in the world and part of the Detroit Big Three‚ along with GM and Chrysler. Since its inception in June 16‚ 1903‚ Ford has gone through many ups and downs. Competition from domestic and international manufacturers‚ globalization‚ advancements of technology and the great economic downturn in 2007-2008 meant that Ford had to rethink several of its strategic decisions if it had to survive in the marketplace. When Henry Ford
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Case Study: Kootenay Bicycle Company Prepared for: Cam Shackelton Feb 13‚ 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kootenay Bicycles (Kootenay) build custom frame or bike in a large metropolitan area in western Canada since 2002. Although sales have been steadily increasing since inception‚ it has not been successfully translated to profits. Signs of operational inefficiencies‚ lack of financing and limited expandability limits its growth. This report analyzes Kootenay’s current
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and Takeuchi. The organizational knowledge creation is explained in this theory. The knowledge is defined as “justified true belief” to reflect the knowledge context which exists. In ‘The Knowledge-Creating Company’ book‚ it defines organizational knowledge creation as the capability of a company as a whole to create new knowledge‚ disseminate it throughout the organization‚ and embody it in products‚ services and systems. The two parts of organizational knowledge creation are epistemological and ontological
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Case Study: Kristen’s Cookie Company Key questions to answer before you launch the business: 1) How long will it take you to fill a rush order? If we consider that one order is a dozen‚ the flow time is 26 minutes for the first order. 2) How many orders can you fill in a night‚ assuming you are open four hours each night? (4 hours = 240 minutes) If we consider that one order is a dozen‚ it will take me: * For the first order: 26 minutes * For the second order: 20 minutes
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Case 4-3: Portland Bus Company Situation: Richard Kaplan is a buyer of Materials Department at Portland Bus Company. Reports to David‚ director of Material Department Be responsible for sourcing fabricated metal components PBC was owned by Dawe Motors First use of reverse auctions assisted by Laura Henning‚ business consultant for Bothe US operations Approximately 290 components Involving 7 suppliers Current situation Total annual purchases were approximately $250‚ and about $60 million to
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Loblaw Companies Limited Strategic Plan Presented to Galen Weston Jr.‚ Executive Chairman of Loblaw Companies Ltd and Professor Imran Saleem‚ University of Toronto Submitted by Group 4 on March 30‚ 2010 Table of Contents Loblaw Companies Limited Strategic Plan 1 Table of Contents 2 Loblaw Companies Limited Summary 3 History 3 Current Vision 3 Short Term & Medium-Longer Term Plan 3 Detailed Financials 4 Industry and the Competitive Analysis 4 SWOT Analysis
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Case Study #10 Off-Centered Ales- On Target Sales: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Dogfish Head Craft is a beer brewery. In 1995‚ Sam Calagione and Mariah Calagione founded Dogfish in Rehoboth Beach‚ Delaware. As off today‚ the company keeps expanding‚ which includes a 103‚000 square foot brewery and a small distillery‚ with 50 distributors in 25 different states. Dogfish brewery was ranked 500 in the United States for the fasting growing small brewery. There also have Dogfish Alehouses located in
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Loblaw Companies Limited Case Study Table of Contents Introduction 3 External Analysis 4 Internal Analysis 8 Alternatives 9 Recommendation 10 References 11 Introduction Loblaw Companies is facing the greatest competitive challenge of its recent history with the launch of Wal-Mart into their markets. Having originally entered the market in 1994 through the acquisition of 122 Woolco Stores‚ Wal-Mart is planning to open their
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Little Lamb Company hires Mary as an independent contractor to assist in the programming for a special project. Apparently‚ Mary impressed the company with her skills‚ so Little Lamb offered Mary a position once the special project is complete. Mary accepts the offer and begins working for the Little Lamb Company while using the company materials and working the same schedule as the rest of the company’s employees. After the projects full completion‚ Mary is asked to leave the company. Employer-Employee
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Lighting Company is faced with a proposal that could potentially revive themselves from the 15 percent decrease in profits they have seen over the past two years. However‚ the new proposal for micro-miniaturization could put the Dim Lighting Company ahead of its competitors and contribute to higher profits despite the high costs of initiating the program. Jim West is the general manager and has been running the company for five years. Robert Spinks is the director of R&D and joined the company three
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