Postwar period See also: Japanese post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s
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CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF SOUTH KOREA Koryo (918–1392) and Choson (1392–1910) were the last two Korean dynasties. Korean immigrants and their descendants in Russia‚ China‚ and Japan use the names of those dynasties as a reference for their ethnicity. Despite the continued use of Choson as a self-name in North Korea‚ the Japanese convention of referring to the Korean nation by that name (pronounced Chosen in Japanese) can be offensive to South Koreans because of its evocation of Japanese colonization
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Japanese Target Costing: A Historical Perspective Patrick Feil‚ Keun-Hyo Yook‚ Il-Woon Kim INTRODUCTION Target costing originated in Japan in the 1960s‚ though it remained a secret for years. Since the 1980s‚ however‚ when target costing was widely recognized as a major factor for the superior competitive position of Japanese companies‚ extensive efforts have been made to convey target costing to Western companies. Many large companies in North America and Europe have tried to adopt target costing
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29/10/13 The Renault Nissan Case Study Phases and aims In March 1999 Renault and Nissan signed a comprehensive partnership agreement which formed a bi national automobile group of global scale. This agreement was the kick‐off for a win ‐win partnership because it gave Nissan on the one side the so much needed cash infusion‚ the alliance allowed Nissan also toexpertise in marketing‚market and to enjoy synergies with Renault Nissan gained from it brought them concentrate on the US design
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Corporate Communication Toyota Case Study Question number 1: Read the Toyota case study and answer the following question: Consider the vision articulated by Toyota and its alignment with the company’s image among external stakeholders and the company’s internal culture. Is there sufficient alignment between vision‚ culture and image? What gaps emerged and how can Toyota address these gaps? When examining the values of a company‚ one must take into account the different metrics which make
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Master TEW International Business cases - Van Hoof Q 186 uickprinter Koningstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen www.quickprinter.be 2.90 EUR International Business: Cases Case 1: Whirlpool Whirlpool’s Dramatic Turnaround through Internationalization Whirlpool exemplifies how internationalization can rejuvenate declining sales and optimize cost structures. Background Headquartered in Benton Harbor‚ Michigan‚ Whirlpool Corporation makes washers‚ dryers‚ refrigerators‚ dishwashers‚ freezers
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TOYOTA: THE ACCELERATOR CRISIS The root cause of their problems is that the company was hijacked‚ some years ago‚ by anti-family‚ financially oriented pirates. Jim Press‚ former President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) Toyota Motor Sales‚ U.S.A.‚ Inc. On February 24‚ 2010‚ Akio Toyoda‚ the grandson of Toyota Motor Corporation’s founder‚ Kiichiro Toyoda‚ endured a grueling question-and-answer session before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The
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Supply chain managers outsource logistics to meet three goals: Drive down inventory investment‚ lower delivery costs‚ and improve delivery reliability and speed. What is transferring a firm’s activities that have traditionally been internal to external suppliers? Outsourcing A supply chain ends with A satisfied customer The advantage of having few suppliers is to Form a long-term relationship Which negotiation strategy bases price on a published‚ auction‚ or index price? Market-based price
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Case Study - Hyundai: Leading the way in the global car industry The global car industry is one of the largest and most internationalised business sectors. There are 17 major global car companies‚ each of which produces over 1 million cars a year. The Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is South Korea ’s number one car maker and the 10th largest in the world. It sells vehicles in over 190 countries producing about a dozen car and minivan models‚ plus trucks‚ buses and other commercial vehicles. Popular
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Hyundai: Leading the Way in the Global Auto Industry The global automotive industry is one of the largest and most internationalized business sectors. There are seventeen major global automotive companies producing more than one million cars a year. Hyundai Motor Company is South Korea’s number one carmaker and the tenth largest in the world. It sells vehicles in over 190 countries‚ producing about a dozen car and minivan models‚ plus trucks‚ buses‚ and other commercial vehicles. Popular models in
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