Tutorial Rules and Regulations Attendance & Punctuality – Attendance and getting to class on time are expected. Students who are regularly late or absent tend to perform poorly in this course. Contribution to the Class - Students are expected to contribute to the class by:- 1. Attending class and being in class on time; 2. Being prepared for class; 3. Being familiar with the concepts and issues covered in the lecture; 4. Asking questions‚ especially if something is unclear;
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Case background in brief FedEx Corporation‚ known worldwide‚ provides customers (individuals and businesses) with a portfolio of transportation & logistics‚ e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of over $44 billion‚ the company offers solutions through operating companies competing together and managed collaboratively‚ under the FedEx brand. FedEx is consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers. Its workforce consists of more than 300‚000 members
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“The automobile industry versus the economic crisis” The economic crisis in 2008 has shown that the global economy is not as rigid and indestructible as it was thought to be. The crisis has brought staggering levels of unemployment‚ even to the most prosperous and sturdy economies of the world‚ a sharp contraction within the labor market‚ it has reduced consumer spending in general and it shook currencies and GDP’s to their foundations. Not to mention the required bailouts which were paramount
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Case Abstract- Logistics industry in India has seen a tremendous growth in the last decade. In 2010 it recorded revenues of about US$ 82 billion. It generates employment for 45 million people in the country. The industry is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of approximately 8-9% over the next few years. The primary growth drivers in the industry are: Investments in the infrastructure sector Streamlining of indirect tax structure with introduction of VAT and the proposed GST Robust trade growth
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Name | Dilip Raj Bhatta | Global Business Environment | Roll No | 10108 | | Assignment No. 1 | Case :LOGITECH | a) To what extend can Porter’s diamond help explain the choice of Taiwan as a major manufacturing site for Logitech? Answer: Porter’s theory of national competitive advantage suggests that the pattern of trade is influenced by four attributes of a nation: (a) factor endowments‚ (b) domestic demand conditions‚ (c) relating and supporting industries‚ and (d) firm strategy‚ structure
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1. Consider the supply chain for a domestic automobile. a. What are the components of the supply chain for the automobile? b. What are the different firms involved in the supply chain? c. What are the objectives of these firms? d. Provide examples of conflicting objectives in this supply chain. e. What are the risks that rare or unexpected events pose to this supply chain? 考慮國內的汽車供應鏈。 a. 何為汽車供應鏈構成的要素？ b. 在供應鏈中包含哪些不同的公司？ c. 何為這些公司的目標？ d. 試舉出在供應鏈中目標衝突的例子。 e. 此供應鏈會出現哪些少見或無法預期的風險？ Pick
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UV2561 Rev. Sept. 7‚ 2011 FEDEX CORP. VERSUS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA‚ INC.: WHO WILL DELIVER RETURNS FROM CHINA? On April 17‚ 2006‚ the International Air Cargo Association hosted its first-ever meeting in China. The location could not have been more appropriate. China was shaping up to be the world’s most significant market for air cargo‚ and Yan Yuanyuan‚ director general of China’s General Administration of Civil Aviation‚ had just announced that China would be opening up its
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FedEx Marketing Mix Federal Express is an express transportation company‚ founded in 1973 by Frederick W. Smith. During his college years‚ he recognized that the United States was becoming a service-oriented economy and needed a reliable‚ overnight delivery service company designed to solely transport packages and documents. He wrote a Yale term paper on this idea and received a C. His professor thought it would never work. Fortunately for Frederick Smith‚ he did not take it to heart and ended up
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Question No. 1. Write Short Notes on: 1. Materials Requirement Planning Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a computer-based production planning and inventorycontrol system. MRP is concerned with both production scheduling and inventory control. It isa material control system that attempts to keep adequate inventory levels to assure that requiredmaterials are available when needed. MRP is applicable in situations of multiple items with complexbills of materials. MRP is not useful for
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James Boyd 03/01/2015 FedEx vs. UPS write up 1. Prepare to describe in class the competition in the overnight package delivery industry‚ and the strategies by which those two firms are meeting the competition. What are the enabling and inhibiting factors facing the two firms as they pursue their goals? Do you think that either firm can attain a sustainable competitive advantage in this business? With the increasing amount of online shopping‚ shipping companies such as FedEx and UPS have had a rise
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