Case Analysis Saku Problem Synopsis of the Situation Saku offers products in six different product categories. Some of their products are doing well while sales of some products are declining. Certain segments are experiencing market growth while some others are close to stagnation. The company wants to determine a product portfolio for the next few years that will take advantage of opportunities for expansion without negatively impacting the current sales of its products. Key Issues
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Walmart Supply Chain Controversy August 29‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast and Wal-Mart was one of the main sources of aid of this disaster. Their efforts included personally helping their associates with the disaster relief‚ setting up and re-opening he affected stores as soon as possible‚ and even worked hand in hand with government relief agencies. Their trucks were the first to arrive with emergency relief supplies. This was a great act that helped Wal-Mart in the short and long
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How would you assess the challenge of repositioning the Samsung brand? Samsung‚ in wanting to reposition itself as a high value added preferred products provider from a value‚ or cheap OEM products provider‚ faced many challenges. A big challenge for Samsung was that the Samsung brand was at different stages of development in different country markets – so while in some markets the Samsung brand had high brand recognition and loyalty‚ in some the brand had low awareness. This caused management
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--------------------------------------------------Question 1--------------------------------------------------- Boston Beer‚ in response to consumers’ preference changes to more flavorful and bitter tasting brews‚ was founded in 1894. Boston Beer implements a “quality at any cost” strategy with a strong emphasis on product differentiation and implementing quality ingredients into its products. For instance‚ Boston Beer was the first company to employ a stamped freshness date on its bottles and ingredients
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Advanced Financial Management – Professor Dahiya 09/12/10 Case 1 We feel that General Foods Corporation ought to go ahead with the Super Project. While we feel the incremental costs approach lacks a certain degree of sufficiency in taking into account all overhead‚ we believe the $453‚000 cost of using the existing Jell-O facilities would have already been accounted for on the Jell-O balance sheet and thus is a non-factor in determining the profitability of the Super Project. Simply adding the
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Case Assignment 3 Affinity Plus (A) Table of contents Introduction 2 The benefits of “employee latitude” 2 The disadvantages of “employee latitude” 3 Balancing the tradeoffs between different degrees of latitude 3 Reasons for the high employee turnover at Affinity Plus 4 Management control system changes 5 The alignment of indirect lending and the MOE 6 Conclusion 6 Bibliography 8 Introduction In this case assignment the credit union Affinity Plus‚ which is based in Minnesota‚ will
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Q1. How attractive is the video game console industry in 2008? The video game industry can be seen as part of the broader entertainment industry‚ which is a sector that involves most part of the population all over the world‚ especially in the developed countries. The more countries will develop‚ the broader the entertainment industry’s consumer base will become‚ with the consequence of greatly widening video game industry’s potential customers. More specifically‚ video game console industry has
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Wal-Mart: A Case Analysis Matthew Hoskins LeTourneau University Wal-Mart: A Case Analysis Wal-Mart‚ its headquarters located in Bentonville‚ Arkansas‚ is currently the largest retailer offering different formats of stores to fit the needs of the neighborhoods in which they are located. The company operates in several different countries: Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ Chile‚ China‚ Costa Rica‚ El Salvador‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ India‚ Japan‚ Mexico‚ Nicaragua‚ Puerto Rico‚ and the
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NICHOLAS LANDRY WILL MACHADO JO WEN JON WIKSTROM Van Horn’s Storied Past •National Convenience Stores • top 20 in U.S. in size • 725 stores in 6 cities: Houston‚ San Antonio‚ Dallas Ft. Worth‚ Austin‚ Los Angeles‚ Atlanta • gas‚ lottery‚ alcohol‚ & other high inventory turnover items • customers stop in for a few items and want fast service •President & CEO Pete Van Horn Strategy • superior quality products • remodel stores according to 3 demographics • eateries • value pricing
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Wal-Mart‚ 2007 Case Analysis International Business Executive Summary 4 Challenges 5 Re-Aligning the Marketing Strategy for Greater Relevancy 5 Figure 1: Wal-Mart Segmentation Strategy 8 Figure 2: Customer Segment Loyalty Analysis 10 Human Resources Lack Compliance and Governance 11 Figure 3: Wal-Mart’s Chain of Command 14 Ethnocentrism Rampant In Global Growth Strategies 15 Competitive Strategies must get Beyond Price Wars 18 Wal-Mart’s Competitors 19 Figure
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