Policy Case Study of Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. August 19‚ 2006 Introduction In 1903‚ a legendary motorcycle company was formed when William S. Harley and the Davidson brothers‚ William D.‚ Arthur and Walter‚ handcrafted their first three motorcycles. In 1909‚ Harley-Davidson introduced the first V-Twin engine‚ which is still the company standard to this day. From 1917-1918‚ the company supplied 20‚000 motorcycles for the military during World War I‚ and during this time major design advancements
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Competitor Analysis Harley Davidson remains as a dominant force in the heavy weight motorcycle industry; upholding 50% share in the heavy weight motorcycles. This year they celebrate their 110th Anniversary proudly as the only major motorcycle manufacturer to completely focus on motorcycles. (Melief‚ Bundgaard & Hathaway‚ 2006) Other major players in the Motorcycle Industry are‚ Honda‚ Yamaha‚ Suzuki that also have their other major product lines inclusive of cars‚ watercraft‚ musical equipment
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Harley - Davidson Inc. Motorcycle Industry INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to develop a strategic corporate objective for HarleyDavidson Inc.‚ a publicly traded‚ employee owned manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles‚ recreational and commercial vehicles‚ military defense items‚ and small engines‚ distributing its products to domestic and international markets targeting all men and women of all ages. INDUSTRY AND COMPETITIVE MARKET The industry under study is the motorcycle
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Group 2: Supporting Functionality Training‚ Interfaces‚ Real time support Group 3: Value adding functionalities Documentation‚ Design and Foundation‚ Request Definition‚ User Friendliness‚ Knowledge Management Group 4: Others Miscellaneous‚ Other Qualitative Criteria 1. Long term relationship potential 2. Research and Development 3. Training approach 4. Implementation/Education/Change Management Methodology 5. Understanding Harley?s requirement 6. Enabling the SMS 7. Out of the box fit
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general public an expanding line of motorcycles‚ branded products and services in selected market segments Vision Statement “Harley-Davidson is an action-oriented‚ international company‚ a leader in its commitment to continuously improve [its] mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders (customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ Government‚ and society). Harley-Davidson believes the key to success is to balance stakeholders’ interests through the empowerment of all employees to focus on value-added
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Just in time (JIT) is described as a philosophy‚ managerial concept or manufacturing strategy. It achieved fame in the late 1970’s through Taiichi Ohno and is used in many companies till this day especially automotive industries. Just in time was originally a practice of the Toyota motor company in Japan. Chakravorty and Atwater 1995 (cited in Singh and Ahija‚ 2015) suggest that the fundamental of Just in time philosophy is continuous improvement in process through removal of all types of waste.
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Inventory management‚ at its very core‚ it the process of ensuring that materials required for the production of products are available when needed. Further‚ an inventory management system will be used to ensure appropriate quantities are available to meet demand‚ but without risking overstock. Overstock of any material will be costly in terms of storage facility costs‚ and the time value of money‚ however for perishable goods‚ the stakes are significantly higher. The balance between having enough
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Just-in-time Simulation Abilla‚ Pete. "Just In Time Inventory: Modeling The Impact of Variability with Monte Carlo Simulation." Shmula. Shmula‚ n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2014. <http://www.shmula.com/just-in-time-inventory-variability-monte-carlo-simulation/9406/>. This website offers a good simulation of Just-in-time inventory controls and offers a Monte Carlo Simulator to show how just-in-time systems can work. Videos Saffold‚ Laura. "JIT (Just in Time Manufacturing)." YouTube. YouTube‚ 16 Oct. 2011.
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In this paper‚ we tried to present an overview on the Just In Time practices and how it originated and what it involves from goals and objectives; that would make organizations all over the world apply the concept while aiming at enhancing it’s production‚ minimizing costs and thus generating more revenues. We also tackled Toyota- Car Manufacturing Company as a case study for being one of the very first manufacturers who gave up old traditional manufacturing practices and started implementing JIT
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JUST IN TIME ➢ INDEX 1) INTRODUCTION 3 2) HISTORY 5 3) REASONS FOR HIGH LEVEL OF INVENTORY 6 4) OBJECTIVES
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