ISSUES…………………………………………………………………………2 PROBLEM STATEMENT…………………………………………….2 EXTERNAL ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………….2 PORTERS FIVE FORCES (SEE APPENDIX 1)…………………………………………… 2 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE‚ ECONOMICS AND TRENDS…………………………………. 3 COMPETITOR ANALYSIS…………………………………………………….4 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS………………………………………………………………4 INTERNAL ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………………….5 COMPANY’S STRATEGY……………………………………………………………..5 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………………..6 OPERATIONS ANALYSIS (SEE TABLE IN APPENDIX 3)………………………………….. 6 MARKETING
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Executive Summary IBM and Accenture are both huge companies and uses five factor DuPont analysis to achieve a return on equity. IBM has a higher return on equity than Accenture‚ and therefore the management are more efficient in generating shareholder value per dollar invested. However both the companies are performing better than the industry average. IBM does also take lesser number of days to convert cash on hand compared to Accenture and industry average. But‚ Accenture is taking more days
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world stage from countries emerging. Giants such as China’s Lenovo and Huawei‚ India’s Tata or Russia’s Gazprom are noticed incursions into territories previously reserved for Western firms. The Russian gas company Gazprom recently has become the first European company by market capitalization. They are Indian‚ Chinese‚ Brazilian or Mexican‚ some large companies no longer have the competitive advantage for one low cost of labor. Emerging multinationals from emerging countries are now in battle
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IBM 320 – Business Application Final Exam List the question Answer with 2 paragraphs‚ chart‚ paragraph‚ and company example Minimum 1.5 pages for each question Answer all 5 essays Part 1: power point on blackboard Part I: Essay (worth 50% of the grade) Essay #1: Why is the understanding of sales forecasting critical to the success of business? What method and/or tools (at least two) can one use to forecast sales? #1:Forcasting sales critical to business: setting up a budget for the
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Case Study: The Evolving Strategy at IBM IBM was a strong company in the 1970’s but as time went by‚ the company culture failed to keep up with the time‚ focusing on consensus decision making. Strong Culture throughout the 1970’s allowed them to be successful‚ add values in consensus decision making and allows everyone to add input. Eventually they were able to comeback. On the other hand‚ they failed to keep with the times; company has history of slow confrontation of new technological approaches
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In IBM: * Early 1990’s: decentralized geographic and functional departments * Mid-late 1990’s: Distribution and logistics functions centralized into a global organization with world-wide responsibility * Early 2000’s: merger of Customer Fulfillment‚ Procurement‚ Manufacturing‚ and Global Logistics/Distribution functions into a new global Integrated Supply Chain function * Result: cost savings of $5.6B in 2002 and $7B in 2003 * A Case study on IBM * IBM developed
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Business Development in Emerging Economies Business Development in Emerging Economies Coursework Coursework Contents A. In your opinion‚ what is the future of emerging economies? Support your answer with relevant evidence. (2000 words) 3 Introduction 4 What are emerging economies 4 Future of emerging economies 5 Microeconomic approach 6 Long-term economic perspectives 7 The “Euro” perspective 8 Facts about the future 9 Forecast 11 Opinion 12 Risks for emerging markets
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Diversity at IBM IBM Who we are IBM is a leading technology and services organisation of nearly 400‚000 highly skilled professionals working in 170 countries‚ helping to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. More about us IBM has a long history of commitment to diversity and has consistently taken the lead on diversity policies long before it was required by law. A workplace that includes everyone and excludes no one. This means we create a safe environment where each individual is valued
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS Challenge- A test of one’s abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking Opportunity- A favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/challenge http://www.thefreedictionary.com/opportunity DISTINCTION BETWEEN BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS Objectives & Views | Small Business Owner | Entrepreneur | 1. Primary Motivation | To Make
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Few companies have had such a long history of ups and downs as IBM. What were some of the keys to its recent success? Can its plan to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems succeed? Why or why not? International Business Machines‚ abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue"‚ is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software and offers infrastructure services‚ hosting services‚ and consulting services in areas
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