Nike (NKE) In the 1950’s‚ Bill Bowerman‚ a track and field coach at the University of Oregon‚ began cobbling shoes for his runners. Bowerman and one of his runners Phil Knight formed Blue Ribbon Sports and sold shoes for Tiger shoes in 1964. While Knight was selling the shoes‚ Bowerman was ripping them apart to see how he could make them lighter and made his runners test his improved shoes. Their first full-time employee‚ Jeff Johnson‚ was an early designer of shoes and came up with the name Nike
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NIKE HISTORY Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1962 with a handshake. The two man team began the company with a combined investment of $500 each. They reached an agreement with a Japanese manufacturer of athletic shoes‚ forming BRS/Tiger shoes. Phil Knight started this company selling shoes from the trunk of his car. As the empire grew‚ the two man team developed the idea to cut overheard. In 1972‚ BRS and Onitsuka Tiger went different ways and thus Nike
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transaction-processing system. C. executive support system. D. decision support system. 5) Development and support services for a firms’ business systems are provided by: A. IT management services. B. IT educational services. C. IT standards services. D. Application software services. 6) The use of digital technology and the Internet to execute the major business processes in the enterprise is called: A. e-business. B. enterprise applications. C. e-commerce. D. MIS. 7) A virtual company: A. uses the capabilities
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customer information‚ which includes the customer’s name‚ billing and shipping address‚ product number and description‚ quantity and shipping instructions. While taking down the order‚ the customer service representative access the company’s order entry system where inventory checks are conducted as well as credit checks are processed. In addition‚ delivery options are advised to the customer. Here the customer decides if he/she would like a rush delivery‚ a 4-5 business day delivery‚ an 8-10 business
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Ethics of Globalization 4/12/2012 Adriano The Perils of Globalization & Learning Social Responsibility: Nike‚ Inc. As time has gone on‚ the world has begun to transform due to a phenomenon that affects just about everyone‚ the phenomenon is referred to many as globalization. In the past‚ it was somewhat accepted that the people of one country owed no obligation to the people of another nation. Each nation kept to themselves and worried predominantly about themselves and no one else. But
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STUDENT SERVICE ENTERPRISE INVENTORY SYSTEM A Concept Paper Presented to The Faculty of the College of Computer Studies Central Philippine University Jaro‚ Iloilo City‚ Philippines In partial fulfilment Of the Requirements in CS318 – Research Methods in IT By JanelynGrasparil BSIT – 4 July‚ 2012 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Overview of the Current State of Technology With the power of technology nowadays‚ people
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[pic] Case Study # 2 Analyzing business processes for an enterprise system OPM 3131 INTRODUCTION to OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Made by: Kossolapov Nikita 20110416 Martynova Anna 20101734 Andrey Nassybullin 20101692 1) The outputs of the order process are reports of credit holds‚ customer invoice when product is delivered and paid for‚ and reports of back orders. 2)
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NIKE INC. INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CHIARA RÖHL INHALT • • • • • • • 1. DATEN/FAKTEN NIKE INC. 2. INTERNATIONALISIERUNGSPROFIL 3. EPRG EINORDNUNG 4. STRATEGISCHEN GESCHÄFTSEINHEITEN 5. PROZESS INTERNATIONALISIERUNG 6. PLANUNGEN/ VORSCHLÄGE 7. BEWERTUNG DURCH MEDIEN 1. DATEN/FAKTEN NIKE INC. SPORTARTIKEL INDUSTRIE GRÜNDER PHIL KNIGHT‚ BILL BOWERMANN ONITSUKA TIGER/ ASICS 1957„BLUE RIBBON“ BEAVERTON/ OREGON $20‚9 MRD UMSATZ ; 34.400 MA IN 2011 CEO MARK PARKER 2. INTERNATIONALISIERUNGSPROFIL
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man and Phil Knight‚] and officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1971. The company takes its name from Nike (Greek Νίκη‚ pronounced the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand‚ as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚ Nike Blazers‚ Air Force 1‚ Nike Dunk‚ Air Max‚ Foamposite‚ Nike Skateboarding‚ and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan‚ Hurley International and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008‚ and previously
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relationships with auto shops/dealerships/insurance companies‚ and reservation system’s direct interface with insurers‚ Enterprise is the most well positioned car rental company for discretionary and insurance repair/replacement rentals. Dominance - Enterprise initially sacrificed investment in the airport market in order to dominate the local market. With its 6‚000 branches‚ one wonders how Avis/Hertz would begin to match Enterprise’s footprint? I imagine this could only be accomplished via substantial
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