What Went Wrong at Mattel The toymaker is recalling more dangerous toys made in China. Its troubles may be a warning sign for other multinationals Elmo‚ Barbie‚ Big Bird‚ and Dora. They are some of the most familiar and best-loved children’s characters. Now they’re caught up in the global debate about the safety of Chinese-made products. Mattel (MAT)‚ the world’s largest toymaker‚ announced on Aug. 14 an expanded product recall‚ involving vehicles based on the hit movie Cars that had lead paint
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SAP® ERP THE TRUSTED FOUNDATION FOR BUSINESS INSIGHT AND EXCELLENCE SAP Solution Overview SAP Business Suite YOU NEED A TRUSTED FOUNDATION . . . TO ENABLE GROWTH AND SUSTAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 2 “SAP ERP has clearly become the standard from which all other enterprise resource planning solutions are measured. Trusted across the globe by enterprises engaged in transforming their organizations into best-practices businesses‚ the application’s inherent flexibility allows them to address
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Week 3 IRAC method Aug 18‚ 2014 Week 3 IRAC method Mattel‚ Inc. v. MGA Entertainment‚ Inc. Case No. 11-56357 (9th Cir. Jan. 24‚ 2013) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Facts This was a litigation case between Mattel‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Barbie dolls‚ and MGA Entertainment‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Bratz dolls‚ Mattel stated claims for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets‚ and MGA stated its own counterclaim misappropriation of trade secrets. The idea
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The previous crisis of Mattel included that the products were tainted with lead paint and that some of the products had loose little magnets. Both of these faulted products could have caused harm to the children. This is why it was decided to recall all these products and take measured to prevent this from happening in the future. Various stakeholders were affected by this crisis‚ for example parents‚ children‚ manufacturers and investors. Which is why Mattel had to come with a strong crisis communication
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Marketing MBA Fall 2013 Mattel Individual Case Report I. Executive Summary Mattel‚ Inc. (Mattel or ’the company ’) designs‚ manufactures and markets toys across the globe. The company operates in the Americas‚ Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Headquartered in El Segundo‚ California‚ and the company employs approximately 30‚ 000 people as of December 31‚ 2012. Mattel has some of the highly recognized brands in the toy industry‚ with its core brands providing strong sales
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A 5s Implementation Plan For The Shipping Department at Helical Products Co. By Eric William Walker A Senior Project submitted In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Graded by: Date of Submission: Checked by: Approved by: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Helical Products Company is a business that manufactures flexure products‚ such as couplings and u-joints. As
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Resource Planning (ERP) System Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System is a software system that supports and automates the business processes by providing timely and accurate enterprise-wide information for decision making (Vemuri & Palvia‚ 2006). This paper is based on the research article‚ "Improvement in Operational Efficiency Due to ERP Systems Implementation: Truth or Myth?" by the authors Vijay K. Vemuri and Shailendra C. Palvia‚ which will discuss the purpose of the ERP system along with
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Introduction to FMCG sector The Indian FMCG sector is the fourth largest sector in the economy with a total market size in excess of US$ 13.1 billion. It has a strong MNC presence and is characterised by a well- established distribution network‚ intense competition between the organised and unorganised segments and low operational cost. Availability of key raw materials‚ cheaper labour costs and presence across the entire value chain gives India a competitive advantage. An average Indian spends
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ERP Vendor Comparison • Epicor-CRM‚ SCM‚ Cloud/ on-site ERP • NetSuite-ERP cloud • Exact America: Exact JobBoss-ERP‚ CRM‚ HRM‚ SCM‚ BI‚ PAS • Microsoft: Dynamics AX‚ NAV‚ GP‚ SL- ERP systems Cloud or on-site • Expandable- ERP‚ CRM • Technology Group International- Enterprise 21ERP Exact JobBoss is an ERP product offered by Exact America mainly for manufacturing and distribution industries. JobBoss mainly caters to job shop industries such as machine shops‚ mold/tool die shops‚ fabrication
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EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR BRAND MANAGEMENT Model: Brand Equity Type of model: Author(s): Domain: Brand model (structure model) David Aaker Brand Equity Figure 1: Aaker’s Brand Equity Model In his Brand Equity Model‚ David A. Aaker identifies five brand equity components: (1) brand loyalty‚ (2) brand awareness‚ (3) perceived quality‚ (4) brand associations and (5) other proprietary assets. Aaker defines brand equity as the set of brand assets and liabilities linked to the brand - its
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