Case Barilla SpA (A) Discussion Question 1. Answer these questions about the Barilla case study; a. Diagnose the underlying causes of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve. What are the benefits of this program? The main underlying cause of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve is the effect of fluctuating demand which can be divided the root causes as per below. * Transportation Discounts * Volume Discounts * Promotional Activities
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Case 1-1 Discussion Questions 1. Anheuser-Busch‚ which has been described as “an American icon‚” is now under the ownership of a company based in Belgium.. Responding to reports that some consumers planned to boycott Bud products to protest the deal‚ one industry observer said‚ “Brand nationality is all about where it was born‚ and also the ingredients of that beer and how they make the beer: Basically‚ it doesn’t matter who owns it. We are in a global world right now”. Do you agree? Students answers
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Second Life Case Study Questions/Answers CASE STUDY QUESTIONS QUESTION 3 There are several ways to start up business in an online virtual server. Second Life as of now harbored few to many online companies that does business online as a form of advertising or even setting up their virtual business inside the server by buying up “lands” in the so called “Grid” world. Of course‚ to do that‚ you have to buy the virtual “land” to start up the virtual business by subscribing to the premium membership
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toy industry is very stable and mature. It is subjected to a highly fragmented retail channel of distribution. It is also highly competitive with low barriers to entry‚ and traditional toy manufacturers are seeing increasing competition from digital gaming products‚ digital media and products that combine traditional “analog” products with digital play. Competitors include large and small manufacturers‚ as well as marketers with strong capabilities with respect to recognizing shifting consumer interests
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Intel’s Ambition-of-Things Introduction Intel Corp.‚ the household name in microprocessor chipmaking‚ is aggressively aiming to derive bigger sales from non-PC segments like Data Center and Internet-of-Things (IoT) Chip manufacturing as its traditional business of PC chipmaking is weakening amidst lower PC and notebook shipments globally. The company’s recent product launches (like Atom Joule IoT Module) and investment choices point to this strategy. If this strategic shift is to happen‚ Intel will
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Case Study Apple Inc. iPod Touch In spite of Apple Inc’s increasing net sales in the last three years‚ iPod net sales are decreasing at an alarming rate (Table 1). This paper will provide an analysis of the market forces driving sales of the iPod and make suggestions for recovery of sales by focusing on the iPod Touch platform. An overview of Apple Inc (Apple) is provided‚ then several analytical tools are used to provide insight to both the internal and external environment that Apple is operating
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If this is the case‚ then it’s because men like Adam Goldenberg and Don Ressler‚ and their combined visionary business savvy‚ have responded to help steer entrepreneur ventures to the max. Adam Goldenberg’s Youthful Enthusiasm Having begun his trajectory of business successes at the ripe old age of 13 using his Bar Mitzvah money as funding‚ in 1994 Goldenberg took the plunge and created an online bulletin board service. Within two short years‚ he morphed the business into a gaming website named
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Enron case and the organizations involved……. 5 Background information & industry…………………………………………….. 5 Organizations and officers involved……………………………………………..6 Accounting firm and partners involved………………………………………….8 Enron’s industry………………………………………………………………….. 9 Enron’s injured parties…………………………………………………………… 10 (II) Enron’s accounting fraud and misrepresentation……………………. 11 Explanation of the fraud…………………………………………………………. 11 Damages incurred…………………………………………………………………12 Final outcome of the Case………………………………………………………
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