A case study for a manufacturing company called AcuScan‚ Inc was fulfilled. The case study involves "Operation Optimize" which plans to bring a new retail iScanner to the market. The study is given in two parts. The first part summarizes the case study and provides the assumptions‚ arguments problems‚ and issues of the situation. The second part is an executive summary written for Cliff O’Conner‚ CEO at AcuScan‚ Inc. including recommendations for a solution for the company’s crisis. Assumptions
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Kanthal Case Study Solutions INTRODUCTION: Kanthal is company that specializes in the production and sales of electrical resistance heating elements. Kanthal has about 10‚000 customers and they produce about 15‚000 items. The company consists of three divisions and these three divisions are as follows: 1)Kanthal Heating Technology - 25% global market share 2)Kanthal Furnace Products - 40% global market share 3)Kanthal Bimetals - Manufacturer of one of the few fully integrated temperature control
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APPLE: A Case Study Analysis Shane R. Mittan‚ Project Manager Western Michigan University School of Communication Telecommunications Management 4480 Western Michigan University 1903 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo‚ Michigan 49008 Thursday‚ January 28‚ 2010 APPLE: A Case Study Analysis Shane R. Mittan‚ Project Manager Thursday‚ January 28‚ 2010 ©2010 Shane R. Mittan Shane R. Mittan Bachelor of Arts (BA) Telecommunications and Information Management Western Michigan University College of
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Harvard Case Review and Analysis 1. Jeff Immelt’s strategies for GE were solid in a theoretical sense. The company should have been delivering above-average returns and seen all the positives that he preached about it. The reason this did not happen and they faced some humiliation in 2008 until 2010 were due to GE Capital. Immelt thought that they were diversified enough to survive the economic downturn. However this proved to be wrong. In an interview for BusinessWeek magazine David Magee
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005 April 24 2013 Case 9 – Employee Selection and Training at Meadowbrook Golf and Golf Ventures West Summary Meadowbrook Golf is headquartered in Championsgate‚ Florida and is a leader in golf course management‚ maintenance‚ and supplies in the United States. The company is made up of four companies: Meadowbrook Golf provides the management‚ International Golf Maintenance provides the maintenance‚ and Golf Ventures East and West are the golf supply arms of the business. Ron Jackson‚ CEO of
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business concept innovation in Apple The business concept innovation of apple will be analyzed by several business models. One of them is the concept of Gary Hamel . He defines the business concept innovation as following:  "Business Concept Innovation is the capacity to imagine dramatically different business concepts or dramatically new ways of differentiating exiting business concepts"  Business conept innovation changes the basis of competition in an industry 
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32 Harvard Referencing 2006 Note: this page is only an introduction to the Harvard referencing system. Curtin Library & Information Service provides a modified version of the author-date system presented in: Snooks & Co. 2002‚ Style manual: For authors‚ editors and printers‚ 6th edn‚ John Wiley & Sons Australia‚ n.p. For referencing electronic sources‚ refer to the American Psychological Association ’s Publication manual: American Psychological Association 2001‚ Publication manual of the American
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This form can be used to organize your thoughts about a case. As you perform your analysis remain open to the fact that your interpretation of the facts may change and therefore you should constantly revisit your answers. Define the Problem: Describe the type of case and what problem(s) or issue(s) should be the focus for your analysis. The type of case that this is an evaluation case. In this case‚ one of the major problems that will be the main focus is the simple fact that there have been
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| Apple Case Analysis | Dr. Jacobs Buad326.101 | | Charles Fields | 4/12/2012 | | Foxconn a major Chinese manufacturer and supplier of Apple products‚ was audited from February-March 2012‚ after receiving an increasing amount of criticism in relation to their current business practices. Accused of “turning a blind eye to dismal working conditions at partner factories” (Paronen‚ 1)‚ Apple agreed to allow the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to conduct an audit of their suppliers’ factories
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Re-take exam IB55 29 Jan-05-Feb 2013 OPTION 2 This is the mandatory Cover Page to be attached to your exam paper if you choose to work with OPTION2 Dynamic Corporate Social Responsibility: Apple‚ Inc. Marcello Montrone INTRODUCTION The social psychologist Kurt Lewin (1890-1947)‚ once wrote: “There is nothing as practical as a good theory”. According to this saying we tend to consider theory very important and that it can be helpful to guide us on the correct way. This
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