FACULTY OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL YEAR 2014/2015 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT (2-3 pages‚ typed and handed in personally on lectures) Read the case Haier’s U.S. refrigerator strategy and answer to the following questions: 1. What were the drivers of Haier’s success in U.S. initially and why? 2. How did the competitors (Big Three) react to the Haier’s success? How are their strategies different than Haier’s? 3. Why do you think Haier built a new plant in South
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1. Read the case entitled “Who Makes the Apple iPhone?” on page 33. 2. Answer the following questions in three pages. 1. What are the benefits to Apple of outsourcing the assembly of the iPhone to foreign countries‚ and particularly China? What are the potential costs and risks to Apple? Lower labor cost is one of the most basic reasons but as the case points out‚ that was only a small consideration. Apples ability to scale production up/down very quickly and even with short based on demand
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CASE STUDY Recently‚ the website of Ankit Fadia‚ a well-known ethical hacker‚ was hacked by another group that goes by the name Team Grey Hat (TGH). The “hactivist” group entered Ankit Fadia’s official site and exposed his credentials‚ including sensitive data‚ student details‚ database credentials (like name‚ user name & password). In a blog message‚ TGH also rubbished Fadia as a hacker and his courses According to data from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In)‚ in November last
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Conductivity of Metals and Non-metals 1. Introduction Thermal conductivity is a physical property of materials of great importance. Unlike some physical properties‚ however‚ thermal conductivity cannot be directly measured. In order to determine a material’s thermal conductivity‚ intermediate quantities must be determined from which the conductivity may be ultimately calculated. The objective of this lab was to determine the thermal conductivity of metals. To do so‚ it was necessary to study the differences
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Laura MosierSCM-Professor YorkCase study #1“Scott’s Miracle-Gro”Scotts Miracle-Gro‚ the largest company in the North American lawn and garden industry‚ has reached a point in its existence to make a significant management decision. The company is considering whether to continue with insourcing its spreader products or switch to outsourcing in China. The solution lies in an analysis of quantitative and qualitative data comparisons and deciding which ideology would benefit the company in the long haul
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Ferre Media Group Case Study Antonio L. Ferre is the CEO of The Ferre Media Group. This company has been family owned and kept within the family since 1968. Antonio wants to keep is company running long after he has been there. There are a lot of changes in the Ferre family and business. The three things I will be focusing are Antonio L. Ferre retiring‚ which children he will be passing certain roles to‚ and adding in his grandchildren to the family business. All these things come with complexities
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13‚ 2012 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 HHS settles HIPAA case with BCBST for $1.5 million First enforcement action resulting from HITECH Breach Notification Rule Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1‚500‚000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules‚ Leon Rodriguez‚ Director of the
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1. What were some of Apple’s biggest successes and failures? Describe why. Apple has had its share of ups and downs. It is quite an institution of innovation in most people’s minds‚ however‚ despite having failures here and there. I admire its ability to not be overshadowed or beaten off the market by Microsoft despite the fact it is not on Microsoft’s mass production level. One reason‚ I am sure‚ is the fact people are arguably awaiting what interesting product Apple will come out with next.
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[pic] SHEET METAL STRUCTURES 2-1 D01 A well designed rivet joint will subject the rivets to A compressive loads. B tension loads. C shear loads. 2-1. Answer C. JSAT 2-51 (AC65-15A) Rivets hold pieces of aircraft skin together‚ and in a properly designed riveted joint‚ the rivets support shear loads only. 2-2 D01 A main difference between Lockbolt/ Huckbolt tension and shear fasteners (other than their application) is in the A method of installation
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Quarter 1 In quarter we allocated sales peoples salaries‚ bonuses‚ quotas and market share basing on the following information. Bob Being oldest and most experienced of all the five sales people‚ we offered him a higher salary and high target for the quarter because basing on his experience he was capable of meeting the quota and he deserved the salary. Bob needed a higher salary so as to keep him motivated and thank him for being with the company for that long. Emily She was the best sales
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