All Eyes on Eco-Friendly Tire Making 1. How have tire companies embraced the green movement? Brand Dawson Tire companies are multifaceted in their efforts to be green. They produce tires with better rolling resistance and thus emit less carbon dioxide into the air. They develop ways to recycle and reuse rubber. They reduce potentially toxic chemicals in their process. They attain international standards such as the ISO 140001 environmental management certification. Community
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Introduction "Cooper Tire & Rubber Company‚ founded in 1914‚ specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of rubber products for consumers. Products include automobile‚ truck and motorcycle tires‚ inner tubes‚ NVH control systems‚ automotive sealing‚ and fluid delivery systems." (http://www.coopertire.com/about/). The case study on Cooper mainly concentrates on the tire industry‚ and Therefore the following analysis will be based on this. Cooper Tire & Rubber co. has enjoyed much growth and
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CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION‚ LIMITED 2012 Annual Information Form February 21‚ 2013 ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION‚ LIMITED TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. Corporate Structure Description of the Business 2.1 Retail Business 2.2 Financial Services Business 2.3 Seasonality of the Business 2.4 Intangible Properties 2.5 Economic Dependence 2.6 Lending 2.7 Financing of the Business 2.8 Risk Factors 2.9 Employees 2.10 Social and Environmental Policies General Development of the Business
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Business Intelligence at Canadian Tire The overall purpose of Business Intelligence systems and software is to manage and analyze data in a manner that would support effective decision making. The BI initiative could help Canadian Tire to manage and analyze its data in a way that would allow the company to consolidate and integrate some of its information systems. The information provided in the case indicates that CTC is operating and supporting many different operation systems‚ mainframes‚ hardware
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vehicles Others Original equipment Price Tire design Tire performance: Durability Retreadability Price Tire design Tire performance: Durability Price Tire performance: Quality Durability Replacement Price Distribution service Tire performance: Durability Retreadability Price Distribution service Tire performance: Durability Price Distribution service Commercial versus Passenger Vehicles: Compared to passenger car tire‚ differences in tire performance‚ such as durability and retreadability
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Case Study Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has been one of the largest and best-selling automotive tire companies since the growth of the automotive industry in the early 1900’s. In early 1992‚ Goodyear company executives were reconsidering a proposal made by Sears management about carrying and selling Goodyear’s tires. The tire industry uses “retail points of sale” to measure the retail coverage of brand sales. While Goodyear boasts a high number of points
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Frank Seiberling in 1898 on the Little Cuyahoga River in Akron Ohio. He borrowed thirty five hundred dollars from his brother-in-law to start the company. The company was named after Charles Goodyear who discovered the rubber vulcanization process in 1839. The company started to build their first factory in 1902 in Akron. In 1903 Paul Litchfield‚ a factory manager received a patent on the tubeless tire. In 1904
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SWOT Analysis for Treadway Tire Company Lima Plant The Treadway Tire Company has almost 9‚000 employees in North America. Treadway Tire is one of the major suppliers of tires to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and replacement tire markets. The company sells under the brands Treadway Primo‚ Treadway Performance‚ and also manufactures private brands. Treadway Tire Company has eight manufacturing plants in North America. The Lima plant in Ohio is one of them and has a serious problem of
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GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY 1. Analyze the key characteristics‚ metrics‚ and parameters of the U.S. tire markets as summarized in this case. The tire industry is divided into two end-use markets: 1. the original equipment tire market (OEM) 2. the replacement tire market The Original Equipment Market OEM tires are sold by tire manufacturers directly to automobile manufacturers‚ and they account for 25% - 30% of tire unit production volume each year. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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1. How would you characterize the competitive environment in the tire industry in 1991? The tire industry is divided into two end-use markets: First is the original equipment tire market (OEM) in which tires are sold directly to the automobile or truck manufacturers. This market represents 25 to 30 percent of the tire unit production volume each year. Goodyear is the market share leader in this segment and captures 38 percent (1991). Within this segment‚ price is highly inelastic due to the
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