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    Solution to the Case Study: “Levi Strauss’s Goes Global” Book: Organizational Theory‚ Design‚ and Change Fifth Edition Page 235 Gareth R. Jones Discussion Question 1 and 2 1. How does Levi Strauss take advantage of the global environment? 2. What structure does Levi Strauss use to implement its strategy? This case demonstrates how a company can pursue a transnational strategy and which organizational structure supports this strategy. “Levi Strauss”‚ the company under discussion

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    effectively. IKEA mostly based on Scandinavian design and quality. IKEA target young low to middle class consumers with its competitive advantage such as low cost. When expanding to the United States market‚ IKEA ran into a few problems by using this formula because of the different tastes in furniture‚ cultural change‚ and more competition. Therefore‚ IKEA had to adopt some activities to fit American consumer behavior. For example‚ as American consumers do not enjoy the long queue‚ IKEA offers delivery

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    Case 15: IKEA’s Global Strategy: Furnishing the World 1. Prepare an in-depth SWOT analysis for IKEA. Think globally. STRENGTHS: They are able to offer their furniture at 30% less than their competitors because of low overhead and innovation. They have 2‚300 suppliers in 67 countries. They offer the world largest largest printed publication‚ a 360 page catalog  for free to 130 million customers in 36 countries in 26 different languages. They are able to have a large inventory of product on hand

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    ISyE 3104: Introduction to Supply Chain Modeling: Manufacturing and Warehousing Instructor : Spyros Reveliotis Summer 2003 Solutions for Homework #1 Chapter 1 Operations and Productivity DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Define Operations Management in your own words. Operations management can be defined as the field that deals with the effective and efficient design and operation of the transformation processes that provide the various goods and services.. 2. Consider the potential contribution

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    Abstract Global Communications (GC) organization has recently been through numerous troubles detrimental to its primary functions. Global Communication is a telecommunication company. Due to current economic conditions‚ telecommunications organizations are struggling to keep up with other industries. Their stock prices have fallen 50 % over a three-year period. The company has fixed costs that cannot be met‚ due to its lack of operating capital. Cost cuts made by the company include cutting healthcare

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    SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY A summary of the case study: IKEA invades America Submitted to: Nazmus Sadekin Lecturer‚ Dept. of Economics‚ Southeast University Submitted by: Tasnuva Amreen Khan - 2011020106012 (Group Leader) Sayeed ahmed Khan - 2011020106023 (Group coordinator) Amit Roy - 2011020106027 Ferdousy Rahman - 2011020106021 Md. Anis Uzzaman - 2011020106016

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    IKEA has varieties of items‚ and therefore I can hardly find any direct competitor of IKEA. However‚ I can still find several less direct competitors of IKEA‚ they are Japanhome‚ Pricerite and DSC. Japanhome provides housewares only‚ it has a comprehensive range of housewares. The varieties of housewares it sold are more than that of IKEA. IKEA sells utensils‚ cookwares and clothes-racks‚   but no moisture proof bag and washing-up liquid can be found at IKEA.  Actually‚ some of the IKEA’s utensils

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    outsourced‚ which include running data centers and writing applications. CIO Randy Mott‚ who joined GM in February 2012‚ wants to insource 90% of the company’s IT operations within the next three years. “GM has relied heavily on outsourcers to run its global IT. In 2006‚ for instance‚ the company announced it had signed outsourcing contracts valued at around $7 billion” (Thibodeau‚ 2012‚ para. six). According to Schepp‚ “Bringing back IT jobs at the scale GM needs would require the Detroit-based company

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    OPERATIONAL CONTEXT: THE CASE OF IKEA I. Introduction In the recent years‚ the operations of many businesses have become global in nature. The internationalization of businesses phenomenon paved the way for various organizations to conveniently expand in other nations. By penetrating the international marketplace‚ organizations are able to acquire greater market in which to sell their products or provide business. One of the largest companies that has become global today is IKEA. As Swedish-based

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    costs by reducing: 1. Energy Costs‚ 2. Raw Materials Costs‚ and 3. Labor Costs. By reducing costs‚ Scott’s Miracle-Gro can remain competitive while in the United States and avoid outsourcing the production line to China. Analysis Risk and Benefits Upon reviewing the information regarding the production line of The Spreader‚ it has been concluded that there are many risks with outsourcing the production line overseas to China which include but are not limited to: 1. Loss of quality

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