Friday‚ May 15‚ 2009 The Honda Effect & Strategy [pic]I know this article‚ The Honda Effect‚ has been around for a while but there is something attractive about the more organic view it proposes regarding the question of strategy. In my view we often develop strategies as a way of trying to control our environments -a very western pursuit. In contrast the article proposes a far more dynamic approach to developing strategies. Here are 2 quotes that I like: Quote 1 is from the article itself and
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CHAPTER 7 FLEXIBLE BUDGETS‚ DIRECT-COST VARIANCES‚ AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL 7-1 Management by exception is the practice of concentrating on areas not operating as expected and giving less attention to areas operating as expected. Variance analysis helps managers identify areas not operating as expected. The larger the variance‚ the more likely an area is not operating as expected. 2. Two sources of information about budgeted amounts are (a) past amounts and (b) detailed engineering studies
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two-wheelers in the market. In October 1999‚ in a major strategic initiative‚ HMCL established HMSI. The company made an initial investment of Rs 3 bn to establish a plant with an annual production capacity of 200‚000 units... Activa Launched in 2001‚ Honda Activa was the first scooter model of HMSI for the Indian market. A 102 cc scooter‚ Activa was specially designed keeping in view the needs and preferences of Indian consumers who expressed that the conventional Indian scooter was too big and difficult
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Wriston Manufacturing We identified seven factors contributing to the variance in overhead costs from plant to plant. However‚ in order to best understand how these factors contribute to inter-plant variance‚ it is helpful to first take note of the individual components of total overhead. As noted in the case‚ fixed overhead includes depreciation‚ utilities‚ salaries‚ and fringe benefit costs of employees‚ whereas variable costs consist of first-line supervisors’ wages‚ costs of set-up labor‚ scrap
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needs. Consequently advertisers use color‚ text and images to fight for the reader’s attention; so that they can influence the viewer’s opinion of their product and therefore persuade them to buy their vehicle rather than any other. This ad for the Honda Odyssey builds a theme of tranquility‚ through the use of cheerful colors‚ a peaceful setting and carefully chosen words. When the viewer looks at this ad‚ the first emotion that is felt is tranquility and peace. Using nature is how the advertiser
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Manufacturing Systems in the Modernization of Manufacturing Manufacturing system‚ to understand manufacturing system it is first essential to appreciate the context of manufacturing. Manufacturing is the organized activity devoted to the tranformation of raw materials into marketable goods (B.Wu‚ 1996). Manufacturing is the transformation of material into something useful and portable. In the sector of industry‚ manufacturing is called a secondary industry‚ because this is the sector of a nation’s
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The Japanese cars acceleration was a bit slower than the Germany cars with the same engine capacity. The Honda Accord was clocked at 10.7 seconds when it reached from 0-100km/h. The second car was the Toyota Camry‚ scored a 12.5 second for its trial. The next car was the Nissan Teana that achieved a time of 12.1 seconds. So‚ the overall best car for mid-size 2.0 cars from japan is the Honda Accord. For the Germany cars‚ The BMW 520i also achieved a time that is below 9 seconds but to be exact was
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Eisenhower wanted Communism to be contained while Kennedy wanted flexible response. It all started out with Karl Marx. He created the idea of Communism‚ which is the theory of everything being publicly owned and workers get paid based off their abilities(Ayers 756). This led to the presidents having to use ideas like containment and flexible response. Containment is stopping the spread of a certain idea created by George F. Kennan(Ayers 819). Flexible response is defending without using nuclear missiles(Ayers
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one-time-only special order for a product similar to one offered to regular customers. The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers: Direct materials $455 Direct labor 300 Variable manufacturing support 45 Fixed manufacturing support 100 Total manufacturing costs 900 Markup (60%) 540 Targeted selling price $1440 Grant’s Kitchens has excess capacity. Ms. Wang wants the cabinets in cherry rather than oak‚ so direct material costs will increase by $30 per unit
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Flexible Budgets ACC/543 May 14‚ 2012 Write a paper of no more than 1‚050 words in which you discuss flexible budgets. Explain the relationship between fixed and variable costs used in a flexible budget. (SAID) Discuss the differences between static and flexible budgets and (Cynthia) how a flexible budget lends itself to a cost-volume-profit analysis. Intro and Conclusion/ Compile and Submit Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines Flexible
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