Q: 3 (A) What factors must a firm consider while addressing the make or buy decision? Ans: International Operations management and corporate strategy: Operations management of an International business needs to be integrated with the firm’s corporate strategy. The central role of operations management is to create the potential for achieving superior value for the firm. If operations management takes Rs. 100 worth of inputs and brings out product worth Rs. 150‚ it has crated considerable value
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1‚210 m shares Notes from the Field Flying with the winged Lion Malindo Airways’ unexpected entry into Malaysian skies is a positive surprise and will benefit MAHB by boosting passenger and aircraft traffic growth from 2013 onwards. Our base case is that KLIA2 will be completed on time and within the RM3.6bn-3.9bn budget. We upgrade MAHB from Neutral to Outperform as the stock has underperformed by 13% over the past year and could be catalysed by the completion of KLIA2 and Malindo’s surprise
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Best Buy shut down their nine stores in China on February 22nd‚ and within 48 hours fell into an unprecedented credibility crisis. Customers rushed to Best Buy stores on hearing the news and were locked outside security doors. They finally broke through the doors and went into the shops‚ partly to seek refunds on the extended warranty policies they had purchased. Because of quarrels with staff over return policies‚ the Shanghai Municipal Government had to send police to maintain order. Best Buy‚ which
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Best Buy’s Valuation Best Buy Co.‚Inc. (BBY) is one of the leading retail stores in the United States. It was founded in 1966‚ and its headquarter is located in Richfield‚ Minnesota. It operates in both domestic and international segments (Canada & Mexico). Best Buy is a multinational specialty retailer that includes six main revenue categories: 32% consumer electronic‚ 46% computing and mobile phones‚ 8% entertainment‚ 8% appliances‚ 5% services‚ and 1% others. Best Buy has maintained a steady growth
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ETHICS IN MARKETING MINI-CASE STUDIES Read the 4 mini-cases below. For each case answer the following questions: 1. What are the relevant Facts? 2. What are the ethical Issues? 3. Offer your opinion on what actions should be taken. Case Study 1 Incredible Shrinking Potato Chip Package Topic: Cost vs. price vs. value issues Characters: Julie‚ Brand Manager for potato chips at a regional salty snacks manufacturer Dave‚ Marketing Director for the regional salty snacks manufacturer
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Case Study 1 Richard is determined to do well in school "this time around." He tried school several years ago‚ but he didn’t take the time to learn how to study or how to be prepared. In frustration‚ he quit. Richard is a strong reader‚ so he wasn’t bothered by the fact that this time most of his classes have considerable amounts of reading. The method he decided would work best would be to take notes and to spend most of his time studying from the notes. He would copy as much of the information
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CASE STUDY 2 INTERACTIVE SESSION : TECHNOLOGY IS THE IPAD A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY ? 1. Evaluate the impact of the iPad using Porter’s competitive forces model. Traditional Competitor The traditional competitor for iPad are televisions‚ newspapers‚ books‚ music store and magazine. Supplier The iTunes music store changed the customer perception of album and music bundle. Now‚ customers have drastically reduced their consumption of album. Prefer to download one song at time. Customer
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One of the fortune 500 companies in our society is Best Buy. Best Buy is one of the largest consumer electronics retailer company in the United States and Canada. There are many products Best Buy distributes‚ such as; computers‚ computer equipment‚ video and audio products‚ refrigerators‚ coffeemakers‚ compact discs‚ video games‚ DVD and VHS movies and players‚ CD’s‚ computer software‚ cameras‚ cell phones‚ and satellite systems and so on. In addition‚ their customer service is very helpful and has
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Buy American Act The Buy American Act is an attempt by the government to protect domestic labor by providing a preference for American goods in the governmental purchases. It was put in place in 1933 and has been amended four times after its placement. The most major amendment took place in 1979 when Congress passed the Trade Agreements Act. In order to be labeled an American product‚ the place of origin to the product of service has to be of the United States of America. The nationality of the
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Overview: Best Buy Co. is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics‚ entertainment software‚ home office products‚ appliances and related services. The company operates both in the domestic and the international segment. Its domestic segment consists of all Best Buy stores and online operations within the United States‚ including the brand names: Best Buy‚ Geek Squad‚ Magnolia Audio Video‚ Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers and Speakeasy. Its international business covers Canada and most
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