22-03-2012 Morena Xodo (matr. 639471) COOPER INDUSTRIES’ CORPORATE STRATEGIES Cooper industries’ is a broad company that strongly uses M&A strategy of diversification. But diversification for Cooper doesn’t mean just ‘adding‚ adding and more adding’. Division managers seek for ‘complementary acquisition’ defined as logical extensions of Cooper’s existing products or markets; furthermore they keep examining what they have‚ not being afraid to get rid of companies that have served their useful
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allowed Dell to reduce inventory to Just in Time levels. The efficiencies gained through reduction of inventory necessary to operate had enabled Dell to sell computers for significantly less than the competition with a smaller margin. Dell’s focus was to acquire as many new customers as possible‚ which in turn allowed them to negotiate even lower prices from their component suppliers‚ and through economies of scale‚ reduce costs even further. This strategy was extremely successful‚ shown in Figure 1 Dell
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person unbolted the box from its base and took it back to the office where it was pried open. The contents were delivered the next day. It is not important whether this folktale is true or not. What is important is that this story illustrates Fedex’s corporate culture: every employee helps in the achievement of FedEx’s reputation of reliable overnight delivery. All organizations have their own folktale. What’s yours? “This is the way we do things around here.” Do you not tell this to every employee
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GAP INC Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Summary The Gap‚ Inc (Gap) is a specialty retailer‚ engaged in providing a wide range of casual apparel‚ accessories‚ and personal care products for men‚ women and children. The company markets its products under the brand name Gap‚ Old Navy‚ GapKids‚ babyGap‚ GapBody‚ Banana Republic and Piperlime. Gap operates 3‚167 stores in United States‚ Canada‚ the United Kingdom‚ France‚ Ireland and Japan. The company also operates its stores in
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WORLDCOM‚ INC: CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE Introduction This case raises many interesting questions concerning the record setting issuance of corporate debt by WorldCom‚ Inc. (“WorldCom”). Both the surprisingly voluminous structure of the proposed issuance and the foreboding macro-economic climate in which it was slated spark concerns over the risk and cost of the move. One of the first questions that must be addressed is whether WorldCom’s timing was appropriate. Next‚ the company’s choice of
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Note [Online]. Available at student.kingston.ac.uk/C2/E-Resources/default.aspx Accessed on 10/11/09. Kumar‚ N. (2006)‚ Strategies to fight low-cost rivals‚ “Harvard Business Review”‚ Volume 84(12)‚ pp. 104-111. EBSCOhost [Online] Available at : http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=6&sid=e913bce9-341a-4a26-8bcc-34b4d765b944%40sessionmgr14 Porter‚ M (1980)‚ Competitive Strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors. New York: Free Press Porter‚ M (1998)‚ The competitive advantage
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! Corporate Strategy! E-Retailing Industry Analysis! Business Level Strategy! SWOT Analysis! Strategic Alternatives! Action Plan Began as one of the firstmajor companies to sell goods over the Internet Started as solely as an Online Bookstore Due to success diversified into many other product lines and services Multinational e- commerce company Worlds Largest online Retailer RETAIL NON-RETAIL Books‚ Music & Movies! ! Referrals/Commission! Consumer Electronics! Computer & Office
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Management Chapter 6 Structure: Levels of strategy: Superior performance Competitive advantages Corporate strategy---what business/industry Business strategy—how to compete Functional strategy---execute to support Business strategic goals by @ all department 1. Superior performance: the ability to generate high profitability and increase profits over time High profitability Superior performance Requires eg. Specific strategy‚ Technology‚ capabilities etc Growth in profits
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OPERaTIONS MANAGEMENT | Crocs Inc. Operations Strategy & Supply Chain Management | A Case Study | | MM UGM AP8 Surabaya | 11/28/2010 | Alindi Palestina – 14418 Febriandita Kusuma – 14428 Nur Endah W – 14440 Rahadi Hendrastono – 14444 Santi Widyaningrum – 14448 Wahyu A.Irawan - 14450 | Daftar Isi I. LATAR BELAKANG 4 II. SEJARAH PERUSAHAAN
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BUSINESS LEVEL STRATEGY Any given organization may comprise a number of different businesses. Each operating in distinct markets and serving different customers. A market is defined by demand conditions and based on an organization’s customers and potential customers. Industry is determined by supply conditions and based on production technology. Business level strategy is a means of separating out and formulating a competitive strategy at the level of individual business unit. This is sometimes
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