Team 3 Final Team Case Case Background Co-Founders Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett started Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 1939 inside a small one car garage behind Packard’s house. The two finished their studies as electrical engineers at Stanford University in 1934 and became close friends. They decided to start their own business "and make a run for it”‚ formalizing their partnership January 1‚ 1939. (The HP Way). They decide the company’s name with a coin toss that one car garage became the office
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1.1 (ii) Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of Entry: Threats of entry in this case is moderate. There is low brand loyalty of existing firms. Consumers usually compare the prices with different brands when they decide to purchase PCs. They think that every PC has the same price and has the same function no matter what brand it is‚ which means low product differentiation. There is medium capital requirements‚ no government regulations and low economies of scale in manufacturing. There is low
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MNC Concept MNC means Multi National Corporation. MNC company is the company where the company produces the goods in anywhere of the world and sells the goods in anywhere of the world is called MNC. MNC is a company which has it headquarters in its home country. it can have its business in more than countries. but most of the assets controlled by the individuals of the home country. MNCs is the company which run the business in other country but have head office in its own countries. In other
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Problem Statement Frontier Printers is lacking strategic human resource objectives that are necessary to address the organizational growth and incorporate changing technological trends. As a result they are at risk of not being able to attract/retain valuable employees and could face potential legal litigation. Critical Facts Frontier Printers is a small-family business and has seen a 50% growth in the number of employees in the last three years. The departure of the press operator and the driver
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CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. In what way is a universal power supply a postponement strategy? It allows HP to postpone (product standardization‚ postponement) the allocation of laser printers (or specification of printer engine) to specific regions by about two months. Thus‚ in these two months the decisions can be made based on the aggregate demand forecast (US & Europe) in all regions. Production team believes universal power supply can enable HP to better respond to regional demand (US
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HP-UPS: The main cost difference in two scenarios should be the following: Cost Without UPS With UPS Inventory High Low Trans-shipment Low High Exchange rate impact Low High Interest Impact High Low Base material cost Low High Lost sales High Low Obsolescence High Low If the costs increase in transshipment‚ exchange rate and base material cost is more than that reduced through inventory reduction(combined should have less variation than separate individual)‚ interest
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Executive Summary The existing HP product distribution comprises of 3 major and 4 minor channels‚ plus an online refurbished-product unit. Even though these channels cover a wide range of consumers in the U.S.‚ HP has not fulfilled customers’ needs efficiently and conveniently via the internet. The internet channel today is one of the most important commercial channels in the US as there are 46 million Internet users in 1997‚ and this number is expected to grow to 150 million by 2000. Therefore
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HP 1.What was the problem or problems facing HP’s board of directors? The main problem was how the board of directors dealt with finding the source the leaking of information. The board chairman lead a private investigations using pretexting methods to investigate other board members to find the source of the leaking. Pretexting in the form of calling phone companies‚ pretending to be someone else and requesting private information on their account. This method of investigation was highly intrusive
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UPS and HP: Value Creation through Supply Chain Partnerships Executive Summary United Parcel Service (UPS) and Hewlett Packard (HP)‚ both global leaders in their industries‚ strategically aligned themselves to capitalize on their ability to competitively provide superior services to their customers. UPS‚ a global distribution company and HP an information technology firm signed a contract solidifying a three year partnership in the early
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HP Case 1) HP’s board had a history of turmoil and turnover. It began in 2002 when Carly Fiorina-CEO since 1999-initiated a merger with Compaq. Most of the board supported the move. However‚ Walter Hewlett-a son of company founder Bill Hewlett and a longtime director-opposed it saying the merger would destroy the egalitarian culture that was a core element of his father’s legacy. In a close vote‚ stockholders ultimately approved the merger and Hewlett subsequently left the board. Thomas Perkins
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