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    Mittal Steel

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    1. What forces drove Mittal Steel to start expanding across national borders? Mittal Steel started expanding across national borders due to government regulations along with tough competition from SAIL and Tata Steel. Mittal Steel believed that it would be more likely to experience growth if the company would transpire outside of India. The company made its first move in 1975 when it set up a steel-making plant in Indonesia. 2. Mittal Steel expanded into different nations through merges and acquisitions

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    Steel Industry

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    U.S. Steel industry. What conclusion can you draw from this? Degree of Rivalry: Mini mills were being used by the foreign competition which mean they were able to produce steel at less expensive rates passing that on ot their customers. Barriers to entry: Starting in the 1970’s since there were no trade barriers companies overseas were able to manufacture and sell steel for a much lower price here in the United States therefore affecting companies domestically. Supplier power: Once steel became

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    Steel and Corrosion

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    of manganese in the rusting of steel.  Alford‚ H. Carroll: Corrosion of iron and its prevention. 2‚200 w. 1901. (In Proceedings of the St. Louis Railway Club‚ v. 5‚ April 12‚ p. 9.) Theory of rust formation and preventive measures.  American Society for Testing Materials: 1‚800 w. 1906. (In Iron age‚ v. 77‚ p. 2057.) Abstracts of papers at ninth annual meeting of the society; corrosion of tube steel‚ corrosion of wire fencing‚ electrolysis in structural steel‚ etc.  Andes‚ Louis Edgar: Der

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    The Steel Windpipe

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    <center><b>Describe the story you enjoyed reading most. Discuss the story in terms of PLOT‚ THEME‚ CHARACTER‚ SETTING‚ LANGUAGE‚ TITLE etc.</b></center> <br> <br>I enjoy reading "The Steel Windpipe" because of its mood and the style of the writer. The content is fresh and the theme is clearly depicted through the characters. The plot starts in a moderate manner‚ with the new doctor browsing through his books. I was about to think about reading another story when the complication pulled me back into

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    Chaparral Steel

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    possible market share‚ and to increase it further‚ it would have required additional price cut. So‚ the option with the firm was to expand its operation in the segment of specialty steel segment‚ which is typical mini mill product line. The alternative was to increase beam size capacity and directly challenge large integrated steel companies. Due to constraint of the rating of available rolling mill‚ it could make only small section beam. Manufacturing of medium and large section beams needed higher capacity

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    The last piece of the puzzle is steel. This kinda happened at the same time as the germs but eventually Spain had enough time on thier hands that they could have specialists‚ people who specialized in a certain thing whether it be farming‚ cooking‚ or metalworking. Steel was a very important factor on Spain’s reign of power because it was a stronger‚ sharper‚ and more flexible metal that most people didn’t didn’t have‚ because they didn’t have the right conditions. These conditions where: iron‚ carbon

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    Abc Steel

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    ABC STEEL COMPANY Robert Cruz‚ newly appointed Shop Manager of ABC Steel Company‚ was making his way through the plant back to his office. He had just reviewed the company’s most recent operating statistics with his boss‚ Rudyard de los Santos‚ Operations Manager. The statistics were shocking: ABC Company’s production backlog had reached such proportions that top management decided not to accept any further business. The company was paying penalties of P50‚ 000.00 a day due to non-fulfillment

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    Lehigh Steel

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    Memo To: Jack Clark Cc: Mozaffar Khan‚ Derek Johnson From: Mauricio Sadi Andrade Date: March 15‚ 2010 Subject: Lehigh ’s 1993 product mix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this memo is to recommend you a product mix for Lehigh in the year of 1993 based on profit calculations and other business considerations. Recommendation: 1993 product mix should include only High Speed Based on an approach resultant from the combination of ABC plus Theory of Constraints (TOC)‚ I recommend

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    Quaker Steel

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    DIAGNOSIS Maureen Frye failed to implement the proposed plan to change the call patterns of salespeople responsible for selling extruded titanium products at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation. The failure was due to a lack of understanding of the following components: Organization Communication Culture Structure Directives Interpersonal The principle error Maureen made was underestimating how significant company culture could impact decision-making at every responsibility

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    Lehigh Steel

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    Lehigh Steel Background- Lehigh Steel was founded in 1913 and it manufactures specialty steels for high strength‚ high use applications. In 1975 it was acquired by Palmer due to its ownership of Continuous Rolling Mill‚ a specialized equipment that convert steel intermediate shape to wire for Palmer’s bearing. The industry as a whole is highly competitive‚ even a small change in price could alter customers’ consumption decision greatly‚ keeping costs down is therefore‚ one of the most important

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