Briana Jones John A. Caltagirone OPMG 486 November 18‚ 2014 MATTEL TOY RECALLS SUMMARY Mattel Incorporated is now the second largest global toy manufacturing company after being the largest toy manufacturer for years (Soloman). Mattel Inc.‚ headquartered in El Segundo‚ California‚ produces well-known toys such as Barbie‚ Hot Wheels‚ and Fisher-Price toys for children. Mattel is not only a leader in the toy industry with over $6 Billion in sales in 2013 (Soloman)‚ Mattel also leads the industry
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their product. This case study discusses the Toyota production plant in Georgetown‚ Kentucky. In July of 1988 Toyota Motor Manufacturing (TMM)‚ USA began producing Toyota Camry sedans. Toyota implements the Toyota Production System (TPS) in their Georgetown plant‚ similar to all other production facilities. This system reduces cost by eliminating waste. Excess production consumes extra space and human resources to control the products. The two governing principles that Toyota modeled the TPS system
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Case Study for MGMT The Case Study “Did Toyota’s Culture Cause Its Problems?” illustrates the slow reaction to safety problems and the arrogant culture of Toyota regarding the issue of unintended acceleration (Robbins &Judge 2013). The key issues in the case study are the arrogant culture of Toyota‚ miscommunication‚ groupthink and poor human resource management. The problems in Toyota began with the recall of 10000 Laxus Cars in 2000 (Finch 2010‚ p 475)‚ followed by a series of recalls for
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Case Study: Toyota Prius University of Maryland University College September 30‚ 2010 Synopsis: As the United States unite in the global effort to monitor the use and waste of energy‚ fuel efficient or hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius has dominated the market over the SUV’s who once adored every American driveway. With much doubt‚ in 2004‚ the Prius has become the leading selling vehicle in America. The sleek design has caught the eye and pockets of many Americans who prefer the “gas
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Toyota Fortuner Overview Country is seen the launch of Fortuner from the manufacturer way back in 2005 and since then‚ the selling of this car is considered as a runaway success amongst the population. Fortuner is the manufacturer’s Innovative Multi Purpose (IMV) based creation. It’s designed with utmost care for the emerging markets across Asia and South America. This car is good enough to consider the entire family for a drive that isn’t tiresome. The length‚ breadth and width of the car are slightly
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The Vioxx Recall: A Case Study Outline: i) Introduction ii) The Case: Profit versus Safety iii) An analysis of the Ethical Issues a) Cover up of Vioxx Safety concerns b) Control of Information c) Direct Marketing of prescription Drugs iv) The role of legislation Introduction The Vioxx debate had at its center a leading pharmaceutical company that enjoyed a good run of blockbuster drug releases in the 1990’s. This particular drug was envisioned to follow
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Recall Mr. Jones from the first case study. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) at the age of 59. Mr. Jones is an average north American man‚ he is slightly overweight and easts a typical western diet high in saturated fats. Upon further discovery‚ it was observed that Mr. Jones had PCa with a Gleason score of 7 (4+3)‚ and large regions of hypoxia surrounding the primary tumour. In a follow-up assessment with his oncologist‚ Mr. Jones underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan that did
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Introduction to the Case-Study Method rev. 2012 (Adapted from: Seperich‚ G.J‚ M.J. Woolverton‚ J. G. Beierlein and D. E. Hahn‚ eds.‚ Cases in Business Management‚ Gorsuch Scarisbrick‚ Publishers‚ Scottsdale‚ AZ 1996) The case-study method may be new to you. Experience has shown that case studies bring interesting‚ real-world situations into the classroom study of business marketing‚ finance and management. As you discuss cases with your fellow students‚ you will learn that decision making is
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#1. Problem: The major problem that Toyota is facing with its Tundra plants in North America is the sharp drop in demand of pick-up trucks. As the global demand shifted from trucks to smaller cars‚ sales of the Tundra had been down by 53%. Toyota also faced the problem of overstocks of the 2008 Tundra models due to the unexpected sharp drop in demand. As Toyota emphasizes on its knowledge management system‚ the five principles of challenge‚ kaizen‚ genchi genbutsu‚ respect and teamwork become the
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INTRODUCTION Company Name: Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) Establishment: September 5‚ 1995 (official openning in October 1996) Investment capital: $US 89.6 million Business field: - Producing‚ assembling and selling Toyota vehicles - Repairing‚ maintaining and selling Toyota genuine parts - Exporting auto parts Products: - Hiace‚ Camry‚ Corolla Altis‚ Innova‚ Vios and Fortuner (Locally-produced models) - Land Cruiser‚ Hilux (Imported models) Partner: - Toyota Motor
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