CASE 2/ Fiat Chrysler alliance 1/ Strengths and weaknesses of Fiat GM alliance Fiat was close to bankruptcy (no sustainable position) ; GM took 20% and Fiat received a put option ; explain ? Relations deteriorated (operations phase)‚ GM became less interested : Alliance was not equal ; The gross of the company has been different (different cycle and country) ; 2/ Strengths and weaknesses of Chrysler Daimler alliance Merger of equals‚ however Daimler baught Chrysler for bn$ 36 ; isnt’ it surprising
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Chapter 2 Blades‚ Inc. Case Ben Holt‚ chief financial officer (CFO) of Blades‚ Inc.‚ has decided to counteract the decreasing demand for Speedos roller blades by exporting this product to Thailand. Furthermore‚ due to the low cost of rubber and plastic in Southeast Asia‚ Holt has decided to import some of the components needed to manufacture Speedos from Thailand. Holt feels that importing rubber and plastic components from Thailand will provide Blades with a cost advantage ( the components
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CASE 9: Horniman Horticulture 1. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the company Horniman Horticulture. - Horniman Horticulture has a variety of strengths and weaknesses‚ among them are a mix of quantitative numbers to support the performance as well as qualitative factors to support the performance. We should address the management to start with and their business philosophies. One of the co-owners Bob Brown has a very strong work ethic‚ which he has achieved through his fathers personal
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Case 10.4 — Investing for Retirement Executive Summary Retirement plans represent a unique opportunity to divert a portion of income into tax-deferred accounts. This report looks at hypothetical sample data from 194 couples with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of what characteristics affect this group’s tendency to invest or not invest in retirement plans. First‚ basic tests were performed on provided data to examine if the given characteristics were related to the amount invested
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‘The Battle of Seven Pines’ May 31- June 1‚ 1862 - Henrico County‚ Virginia- While details are still becoming clear about the recent “Battle of Seven Pines‚” one thing is for sure. It was fought between the Union ( North) and Confederacy (South). Leading the Confederacy was confederate commander Joseph E. Johnston. The Union was led by General George McLellan.  This battle all began with Joseph E. Johnston’s (pictured above ) plan to defend the capital. This original plan was
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CHAPTER CASE 2.2: Pete`s p.74 Case Notes: 1. What interactions and discussion need to take place among the marketing‚ manufacturing‚ logistics‚ and finance departments? Explain the logistics department`s role in the introduction of the new product. The functional areas of marketing‚ logistics‚ manufacturing and finance should hold weekly sales and operations planning (S&OP) meetings to address the following: Identify firm planned orders which may be delayed to the customer. Notify key account managers
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CUSTOMER PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION OF ASIA CAFÉ IN SUBANG JAYA CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction This chapter provides a better understanding of the research topic. This chapter explains the background investigation‚ problem statement‚ research objectives‚ and significance of this study. 1.1 Background of Study 1.1.1 Development of food court in Malaysia Hawker centres sprung up in urban areas following the rapid urbanisation in the 1950s and 1960s. Many hawker centres
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Case study BIGGER ISN’T ALWAYS BETTTER! Andres Pires opened his automobile parts store‚ Quickly Auto Parts‚ 5 yrs ago‚ in a mid-sized city located in southern Mindanao. Having worked for an automobile dealership‚ first as a technician‚ and later as the parts department manager‚ for over 15 yrs‚ Andres had learned the many nuances of the fiercely competitive automobile servicing business. He had developed many contracts with dealers and service technicians‚ which came in really handy when establishing
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CAFÉ COFFEE DAY RESEARCH Introduction The given case is based on CCD the largest coffee retailer in India. It started operation since 1996 by V.G Sinddharth. CCD pioneered the café concept in India by year 2000 the company had only 14 outlets in 6 cities. It was after year 2000 the company started on a massive expansion program that has been it set up nearly 1000 outlets in India in ten years. The café coffee day is owned by ABC Ltd which is the largest producer of Arabic coffee in Asia. There were
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The place beyond the pines. Jason Burnham wanted to photograph more than just imagery of snowy mountains and heroes‚ but what he got instead‚ was a beautiful but dangerous unraveling. The trip to the Himalayas broke him down exposing the nature of his true character. Jason grew up looking up to an Ethnographer‚ learning the wonders of the world. His father‚ Daniel Burnham‚ knew everything about any country. Every capital‚ currency‚ and language. However‚ out of all the countries and all the magnificent
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