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    American furniture manufacturers have struggled with making cost-competitive products over the past decade. Several have closed U.S. facilities and built plants overseas or hired companies to make the goods in foreign countries and ship them here. Many factors have influenced the decision to move production over seas including‚ labor costs‚ price of materials‚ freight costs‚ time in transit‚ overall time to make a product and get it to market‚ and the amount of training needed for employees. “A

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    Introduction IKEA is a Swedish company which was founded in 1943 with its headquarter in Denmark. IKEA succeeded on its low cost strategy which is able to offer a wide range of stylish home furniture with good design and functional at competitive pricing. It carries a range of nearly 10‚000 products and is well known across the world. IKEA is also recognized as a socially responsible and environmental friendly company. Currently‚ there are 287 IKEA stores in 26 countries. In year 2011‚ IKEA has gained

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    Balanced Scorecard IKEA About the company IKEA is a Swedish company registered in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture‚ appliances and home accessories. As of January 2008‚ the company is the world’s largest furniture retailer. Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad‚ who was listed as one of the world’s richest people in 2013‚ the company’s name is an acronym that consists of the initials of‚ Ingvar Kamprad‚ Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew

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    Ikea Company Structure IKEA company structure is based on a series of groups and partnerships that devise amongst themselves the running of IKEA. Since 1984 IKEA GROUP is owned by a not-for-profit foundation based on the Netherlands called ‘Stichting INGKA Foundation’ founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1982. This foundation is also owner of ‘INGKA Holding B.V’ which is a parent company for the IKEA GROUP. This company runs most of the operations for IKEA Group such as management of the majority of its

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    of1960s‚ IKEA has grown to a multinational generating billions of dollars in revenue with operation in more than 40 countries globally. In its formative years‚ IKEA initially sold very basic items such as wallets‚ jewelry‚ watches and frames among other items which were lowly priced. Though it tries to cope with the economic capability of its consumers‚ today the company sells home accessories‚ kitchen appliances‚ furnishings and ready to assemble furniture among other items. Today‚ IKEA is the world’s

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    IKEA-Case Study March 15‚ 2010 1. How has the globalization of markets benefited IKEA? IKEA has benefited from the globalization of markets‚ because it has successfully merged national markets. IKEA has globally grown into a brand with 230 stores in 33 countries that have generated sales of $17.7 billion. IKEA has taken the idea of offering attractive home furnishing at low prices globally. 2. How has the globalization of production benefited IKEA? IKEA has benefited from the globalization

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    Imitability and Organizational factors (VRIO) of capabilities and resources deposit within the firm. Ikea has out performed its competitors since the time it was born. Below is the analysis of Ikea based on VRIO analysis- Value – When different companies enter into the industry dominated by a single firm. Then‚ the firm dominating needs to focus on its value adding capabilities and resources. Ikea is a firm that has been dominating the industry in which it’s operating. The reason behind this success

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    Rodolfo Furniture Store Rodolfo Rodriguez is an entrepreneur in the furniture business in San Juan Puerto Rico. His furniture business has distinguished from the rest in the market by his employee’s craftsmanship in the manufacturing of his furniture. But recently his market has received some foreign competitor that has forced Rodolfo to search for other options and efficiencies within his operation. Among these options Rodolfo is searching for better planning and accounting tools

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    INTRODUCTION Differently than most civilizations in Latin America‚ the Brazilian society has some unique aspects that were formed as a result of a very singular colonization process performed by the Portuguese. The lack of political interest‚ social inequality between the black population and the white population‚ the feeling of individualism that prevails on our so called “jeitinho brasileiro” (Brazilian way)‚ are all cultural traces left by a colonization process that was basically only looking

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    Case Study 3 - IKEA Introduction and Background IKEA was established in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad at the age of 17. His entrepreneurial nous has led to an integrated design‚ production and distribution network spanning 53 countries. Kamprad created a lifestyle model that mould consumer habits and attitudes. The purpose of the company was to provide fine-looking‚ quality furniture to the masses which Kamprad went about via the internal culture of the company. IKEA’s attention to detail can be described

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