Nike‚ Inc. : Case Study in Operations Management MGT 441 Prepared for: Dr. Davidson‚ Concord University Prepared by: Jeremiah Nelson Johnathan Coleman Emily O’Dell December 4th‚ 2012 Introduction Low-cost‚ time-efficient manufacturing of goods is a key feature of a successful production company in today’s competitive global economy. Operations management‚ often abbreviated in the business world as OM‚ is defined as “...the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods
Premium Management Innovation Operations management
Vincor International Analysis Vincor’s Strategy Vincor International goal is to become one of the top five wine companies in the world in terms of earnings. In order to attain this goal they have implemented a corporate strategy that focuses on using their existing powerful position in market to help them developing sales‚ marketing‚ distribution capabilities on an international scale. The strategy also includes acquiring new wineries and wine brands in new emerging region in the wine market also
Premium Wine
INTRODUCTION OF PFIZER INC Pfizer‚ Inc. Type Public (NYSE: PFE) Founded Brooklyn‚ New York‚ USA (1849) Headquarters New York City‚ New York‚ USA Key people Jeff Kindler‚ CEO David Shedlarz‚ VC Ian Read‚ Pres. of Pharma. Martin Mackay‚ Pres. of R&D Industry Health Care Products Accupril® Lipitor® Viagra® Revenue ▲$48.613 billion USD (2007) Net income ▲$8.298 billion USD (2007) Employees 106‚000 (2005) Slogan Working for a healthier world™ Website www
Premium Novartis
PGA TOUR‚ INC v. MARTIN Facts of the Case In 2001‚ a case called PGA Tour‚ Inc v. Martin was opened due to a disabled golfer‚ Casey Martin (respondent)‚ who proclaimed that the PGA Tour (petitioner) could not legally deny him the choice to ride in a golf cart in between shots. Preceding this case‚ the PGA Tour required that all golfers should walk in between shots after the third stage‚ and reasoned that this policy represented an important characteristic of the game of golf. The case was presented
Premium Golf
MAA350 ETHICS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Trimester 2‚ 2013 ASSIGNMENT: LIVENT‚ INC.: An Instructional Case PART A Question A1 Outline the frauds identified in the case and explain the inconsistencies with proper accounting treatment. Relate your answer to broad accounting concepts and accounting standards where relevant. (8 marks; approximately 800 words) Answer: Livent Inc. is a theatre production corporation registered in Toronto‚ Canada. Therefore‚ all
Premium Financial statements Ethics Enron
NCB OFFICE PRODUCTS INC. Executive Summery NCB is a manufacturer and distributer of a wide range of office products. In Canada‚ NCB uses several distributers in different regions. One of the major distributers is Harrison Stationary and Office Supply LTD. Harrison had distributed NCB’S products for over 50 years and NCB was the largest supplier of Harrison. In January 2003 Harrison was acquired by the president of the company and four senior officers. Most of the acquisition cost was financed
Premium Balance sheet Accounts receivable Accounting software
California based genetic foods producer Calgene Inc. has been chosen as the subject for the case analysis. The company‚ which is now part of Monsanto‚ introduced genetically modified tomatoes in the year 1992 called the “Flavr Savr Tomato”. This case analysis uses the Langenderfer & Rockness’ Seven Stage Framework to analyse the ethical decisions taken by the company. Stage 1: What are the facts of the case? Calgene Inc. has invested $20 million in producing genetically modified (GM) tomatoes
Premium Genetically modified food Genetic engineering Genetically modified organism
Introduction Mr. Carl Robins‚ who is a new campus recruiter for ABC‚ Inc.‚ fell short on planning and execution of the new employee orientation. His lack of planning and execution could imply that either Carl is not fully qualified‚ or ABC‚ Inc. does not have a very solid mentoring program. Being a new employee of only six months‚ Carl’s supervisor/manager should have been monitoring Carl’s planning of the new employee’s orientation and offer assistance if needed. Background In early April‚
Premium Employment
The documentary Food Inc. provided a shocking view of corporate farming in the United States. It exposed the unhealthy‚ harmful‚ and the inhumane process behind the farming industry. The documentary addresses the problems in the typical supermarket today and the conception of the meats. They talk about how the producers of the products in the grocery store care about is how the packaging of the products is viewed. They bring out the issue that most of the products in the shelfs are often showed to
Premium Agriculture Livestock Meat
Motorola Inc. Facts: Motorola was founded in 1928 and was well known for its radios and other electrical andelectronic products. They were one of a few American companies that marketed a wide range of electronic products. They created a new division called Application Specific Integrated Circuit(ASIC)‚ which was a new and dynamic market with unique requirements. This was changing the way Motorola delivered its products to its customers. This caused them to look at designing an effective management
Premium Marketing Apple Inc. Mobile phone