Edmunds Corrugated 1. Analyze the issues faced by Edmunds and describe what lead the company to this situation. Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Services are a company based in Virginia‚ U.S. owned by Larry Edmunds; who provided precision machine parts and service for the domestic corrugated box industry. About two years ago‚ Larry’s grandfather loaned him the money to start the business. It is Larry’s first factory; in a barn on what had been the family’s Shenandoah Valley farm. He operates
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MGT 500 – Modern Management Strayer University Dr. Brian Collins August 12‚ 2012 Brandon Guy Analyze the issues faced by Edmunds and describe what lead the company to this situation. The issues that Edmunds Corrugated Parts and Services have been faced with all lead the company to be in position that they are in. This company issues could be sum up as employment and competitor advantage. The employee issues started from the beginning of the company. According to the case Larry‚ the owner
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Problem The demand on Edmunds Corrugated Parts and Services products is diminishing‚ because many of the surviving manufacturers have invested in quality machines. There is an alarming increase in the cost of raw materials. There is difficulty in replenishing the existing manpower. Objective Have a study to look for alternative products to be produced by the current factory set-up. Prepare for the replenishment the same quality employees. Hold trainings and seminars.
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Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Services Charles Reynolds Dr. Charles Woods Modern Management-500 August 10‚ 2012 Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Services Analyze the Issues Faced by Edmunds and Describe what lead the Company to this Situation Edmunds issues were the quarterly earnings. They simply was not as they had been in the past. In the past years Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Service Company had seen earnings past the $10 million mark. And now the company is beginning to see clear
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Edmunds CorrugateManagement in Practice: Case For Critical Analysis: “Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Services” Resource : Daft‚ Richard L. MANAGEMENT (8th Edition) Chapter 8 Case Larry Edmunds grimaces as he tossed his company’s latest quarterly earnings onto his desk. When Virginia-based Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Service Co’s sales surged past the $10 million mark awhile back‚ he was certain the company was well-positioned for steady growth. Today the company‚ which provided precision machine parts
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CASE STUDY: EDMUNDS CORRUGATED PARTS AND SERVICES. Larry Edmunds grimaced as he tossed his company’s latest quarterly earnings onto his desk. When Virginia-based Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Service Company’s sales surged past the $10 million mark a while back‚ he was certain the company was well positioned for steady growth. Today‚ the company‚ which provided precision machine parts and service to the domestic corrugated box industry‚ still enjoys a dominant market share and is showing profit
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1. What would the SWOT analysis look like for this company? Strengths: 100 local employees‚ steady market share Weaknesses: Slight loss in market share‚ aging work force‚ lack of marketing with technology‚ no new products Opportunities: increase market share‚ serving industries other than the box market‚ mergers and/or acquisitions Threats: Manufacturers using better machines‚ Consolidation in the paper industry‚ higher raw material costs 2. What role do you expect the internet to
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Role of Internet in corrugated box industry?? Information technology provides corrugated box manufacturers with effective means of achieving their new manufacturing strategy. Figure 1 shows the framework of a computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) system for corrugated box manufactures. While the early computerization mainly covered data processing functions such as accounting‚ sales order and delivery entry‚ the new wave of computerization will very much focus on the value-added
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RUNNING HEAD Gorank Gandhi Mr. Mason Criminal Science Dec 14‚ 2012 EDMUND KEMPER: The Coed Butcher Edmund Emil "Big Ed" Kemper III (born December 18‚ 1948)‚ also known as "The Co-ed Killer"‚ is an American serial killer who was active in California in the early 1970s. He started his criminal life by shooting both his grandparents when he was 15 years old. Kemper later killed and dismembered six female hitchhikers in the Santa Cruz area. He then murdered his mother and one of her friends
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