A.D. Machuca Reprint R0411G This document is authorized for use only in PGDM / Operations and Supply Chain Management by Dr. Sourabh Bhattacharya at Institute of Management Technology‚ Hyderabad (IMT‚HYD) from November 2013 to March 2014. HBR Spotlight The 21st Century Supply Chain COPYRIGHT © 2004 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Managing the modern supply chain is a job that involves specialists in manufacturing‚ purchasing‚ and distribution
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Go Globalor No? In my view‚ the answer is "not yet." To survive‚ DataClear has to go global in the future but its current decision-making process and rationale are flawed. What DataClear needs to do is to not panic‚ slow down‚ and take a clearer look at its situation and the business environment and develop some strategic options that will allow it to go global when the time comes. They’ve got some time but not a whole lot of it. As stated in the case‚ they need to focus. Despite VisiDat’s
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Case study: Go Global or No Abstract Greg McNally‚ the CEO of the DataClear had owned the data analysis market for two years to itself. But British VisiDat had starting to compete by producing beta testing of data analysis package. DataClear had the potential to expand their business in other industries such as the chemical‚ petrochemical and pharmaceutical or expand overseas to prevent their business from going down and beaten by the competitor. Issues As the British VisiDat starting to sell
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threatened by the VisiDat’s upcoming data analysis package with the global targets. CEO‚ Greg McNally and other key personnel have realised the competitive threats and need of maintaining company’s competitiveness. For this‚ there is a dilemma of whether to internationalise the business or to focus on domestic market by exploring potential industries like chemical‚ petrochemical‚ pharmaceutical‚ etc. Currently‚ not to go global is the wise decision for company as it lacks capabilities for international
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Date: To: Greg McNally‚ CEO of Data Clear From: Subject: Go Global ¡Vor No? In an effort to compete with VisiDat‚ DataClear has been facing a dilemma if they should go global as a strategy to keep its current market. I have listed the pros and the cons of going global and I have also submitted a solution. « Why Data Clear should go global? 1. DataClear has a competitive advantage over the new company VisitDat‚ because over the years DataClear has been very successful increasing it
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HBR Case Study BY EDWARD E. LAWLER III COMMENTARY BY ANNA PRINGLE‚ F. LEIGH BRANHAM‚ JIM CORNELIUS‚ AND JEAN MARTIN Why Are We Losing All Our Good People? Sambian Partners has prided itself on being a great place to work‚ but now talented employees are leaving. What’s going on? MARY DONILLO‚ the head of human resources at Sambian Partners‚ motioned Tom Forsythe‚ Sambian’s assistant director of commercial design‚ to a comfortable chair in her office. It was late on a Thursday afternoon‚ and the
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HBR: Ikea I feel that Mrs. Barner should cut the contract and walk away from the company. As stated in the paper the Indian government does not enforce the laws protecting the citizens from labor issues. I feel this is ingrained in their culture‚ and has been this way for hundreds of years. There is not a guarantee that is will stop in the long term‚ which will lead them‚ to be in the news yet again. Ikea claims that they visited the facility and did not see signs of poor working condition
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HBR Case Study Why Are We Losing All Our Good People? This is all about a very common trend prevailing in most of the companies‚ Attrition of employees. Very often employees leave a company when they find a better job or some other career option. This is the case of a company named Sambian Partners‚ where Mary‚ the head of HR and Helen‚ the CEO face a lot of problem when Tom‚ one of their trusted employees quits their company and joins J&N which is supposed to be their competitor. Then the
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elBulli 1. What factors made elBulli the best restaurant in the world? Which elements of the elBulli experience create value for customers? Generally when you think of the best restaurant in the world you would expect a great location in a big city‚ a modern building‚ an excellent customer service and regularly opening hours. All of them have nothing in common with elBulli. It is just different. It is really a challenge to place a reservation at this restaurant and it is even a bigger challenge
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------------------------------------------------- CORPORATE & BUSINESS STRATEGY ------------------------------------------------- CASE STUDY 1– APPLE ------------------------------------------------- dUE: monday‚ JANUARY 23‚ 2012 “Apple Inc. 2010” By Group 5: Gautam Pangaonkar David Mead Mark Deveny Lindsey Liotta Apple’s Performance Glance at the history: Apple in 2001 had to go through hardships and it was a critical year for the company. The revenue fell from $8 billion in 2000 to
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