ICMR Case Collection ICFAI Center for Management Research FedEx vs UPS: Competing with Contrasting Strategies in China MKTG069 - Sample Questions and Answers This case was written by Vivek Gupta‚ ICFAI Center for Management Research (ICMR). It was compiled from published sources‚ and is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. For use by students of Icfai Flexible Learning programs. Not
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strict atmosphere and the workers would be motivated because they want to be there. They are willing to work outside for their job role and succeed further. The workers within the Public services live in constant fear of punishment. They try and live up to the high standards of discipline because they know that if they don’t they will have to suffer consequences. This doesn’t encourage them to want to work harder; they might feel that they can’t drop out because they will be judged. Not only does
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Heineken‚ and Miller Lite‚ ninety out of a hundred people preferred the taste of “lightship.” At only ninety-eight calories‚ a full-bodied‚ full flavored‚ award-winning beer would seem to have infinite success. However‚ after peaking at around 12‚000 cases per month in 1991‚ the demand in shipments steadily decreased to 3‚000 in April of 1998. With a plethora of information on consumer preferences‚ trends‚ past & current data‚ and expert analysis‚ Boston Beer Company faces some tough decisions with
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Breaking clean was the last thing I wanted to do while reading Judy Blunt’s story; a tale of a woman who spent a good part of her life fighting to matter in her own right. A third generation ranch daughter who knew the social and cultural restrictions that awaited her because of her gender. Judy spent her days playing with rattle snakes‚ riding horses‚ befriending doomed animals‚ and trying to impress her father. Her mother was not much more to her than a drill sergeant and embodied everything that
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Infosys Consulting in 2011 Innovative Business Model Infosys Consulting (thereafter IC) is a new‚ fast-growing consulting firm under parent company Infosys Technology Limited (thereafter ITL) base in India. Infosys Consulting has 700 consultants by 2011 and they provide consulting services worldwide with a focus on entrepreneur technologies. Infosys has two valuable business models: Value Realization Method (VRM) and Global Delivery Model (GDM). These two models have been IC’s key differentiators
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Please think about and describe a few situations from your life in which you’ve had to negotiate with someone to reach agreement on something. How effective or ineffective do you think you were in these situations‚ and why do you think this was the case? According to the readings you did for this week‚ what are a few of the most important personal and professional benefits of honing one’s negotiation skills? 2. The De Janasz chapter on negotiations describes two distinct approaches to bargaining:
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In the case of Worldwide Paper Company we performed calculations to decide whether they should accept a new project or not. We calculated their net income and their cash flows for this project (See Table 1.6 and 1.5). We computed WPC’s weighted average cost of capital as 9.87%. We then used the cash flows to calculate the company’s NPV. We first calculated the NPV by using the 15% discount rate; by using that number we calculated a negative NPV of $2‚162‚760. We determined that the discount rate
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humans should more aware of impact of the environment to our daily life. First and foremost‚ water‚ for instance‚ as one of the importance resources that human or any living thing cannot live without it. Can you imagine a life without water? We wake up from sleep we want to wash our face‚ to brush our teeth‚ and even to water the plant. Water is basically ta chemical compound with the chemical H2O which it is contained one oxygen and two hydrogen. Almost 70% of this world is consisted of water which
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are described in this case? Identify and describe the business processes each supports. Describe the inputs‚ processes‚ and outputs of these systems. 2. How do these systems help Domino’s improve its business performance? 3. How did the online pizza ordering system improve the process of ordering a Domino’s pizza? 4. How effective are these systems in giving Domino’s a competitive edge? Explain your answer. 2 1. What kinds of systems are described in this case? Identify and describe
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Growing Up Adulthood comes in various stages. Early and middle adulthood brings changes to the body and mind‚ as well as personality and social timing. Relationships and roles change throughout the growth of a person‚ and habits continue to grow. Early adulthood‚ otherwise known as emerging adulthood‚ can be considered another developmental stage (Berger K.S. (2010). Because there are more changes happening during this time‚ and a person is continuing to figure out himself and who he is becoming
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