performers‚ but to realign those building blocks to support decision making that’s more consistent with the overall strategy and performance objectives of the company. That is exactly what happened during the late 1980s and early 1990s at Caterpillar Inc.‚ a $30 billion global manufacturer of large construction and earth-moving equipment‚ engines‚ and power systems. “Cat‚” as people call it‚ is a company that had enjoyed a long-standing record of profitability and market leadership until 1982‚ when
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Case Study Assignment – Macon‚ Inc. 1 Where will the greatest resistance for excellence in Project Management come from? In the process of going from a non-project driven firm to a project-driven one‚ the greatest resistance might come from the executives including the board members‚ company owners and the vice president. The strong and rigid culture has been instilled in the company since 50 years and as a result‚ the president’s preaching fell on deaf ears. Authoritative support is necessary
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WRITTEN ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION I | AWC INC. : THE VENTILATION DILEMMA | REPORT 3 | Letter of Transmittal August 20‚ 1991 Mr. Alex MacDonald‚ President and Owner‚ AWC Inc. Subject: Recommendations for installation of emission control systems Respected Mr. Alex‚ I submit herewith recommendations for the installation of exhaust system and a second welding line considering the best interests of AWC Inc. Sincerely‚ XYZ‚ Management Consultant * Word Count: 49 Summary
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Conrad Rontgen‚ a German‚ accidentally came upon the x-ray. The x-ray is a complex piece of technology that airports and hospitals use greatly in life today. In the medical world the x-ray has helped find diseases when no other piece of technology could. The x-ray is a very important machine that our world couldn’t do without. Rontgen accidentally discovered the x-ray when he was studying the effects of the cathode ray. He found that the x-ray could light up a screen a few meters from the source
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Case summary: MRC‚ Inc. is a Cleveland based manufacturing company specialized in power brake systems for trucks‚ buses‚ and automobiles; industrial furnaces and heat treating equipment; and automobile‚ truck and bus frames. As till 1957 most of MRC’s sales were made to less than a dozen large companies in the automotive industry‚ it was exposed to the risk inherent in selling to a few customers in a very cyclical and competitive market. To minimize the risk and to explore new business opportunity
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Case1: BSB‚ Inc.‚ the Pizza Wars Come to Campus 1. Does BSB‚ Inc.‚ enjoy any competitive advantages or core competencies? a. BSB enjoys both competitive advantage and core competencies. Their first competitive advantage is their experience. With their 10 years of service inside the university‚ they have all the knowledge with regards to their customer’s preferences and needs. Survey results also give them competitive advantage over their competitor. In terms of core competencies‚ I think they have
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Salesoft Inc. SaleSoft Inc is faced with making a tough‚ time constrained and strategic choice to either continue with it’s PROCEED software development or redirect the efforts of the entire company’s workforce to deliver the Trojan Horse (TH) product in time for the sales automation conference. The decision taken will have to be absolutely exclusive and is expected to have a critical impact on the company’s future and indeed it’s very viability. I would recommend the company to 1. Fully
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to portray certain ideas? Documentaries are usually constructed to portray one point of view‚ whether it is a negative or positive point of view. Food Inc directed by Robert Kenner‚ presents a many ideas about how the fast food industry is affecting the ways in which Americans eat. They do this by showing one perspective instead of both. Food Inc doesn’t explore in to detail the positive aspects of fast food; they are just focusing on the negative. They construct the documentary using techniques
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“Where Land Ends‚ Life Begins” Sea Ray Marketing Plan Executive Summary The boating industry has suffered serious revenue losses since the 2008 downturn in the economy. Our strategy for Sea Ray of Knoxville minimizes risk yet strengthens and refines the current marketing campaign. Analysis indicates a concentration on families and communities would coincide with Sea Ray’s current image that “Where land ends‚ life begins.” Sea Ray is a private subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation
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GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH‚ GURGAON STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROJECT REPORT STRATEGY MANAGEMENT AT APPLE‚ INC. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PRESENTED BY: Group 11 Kapil Bhati (19) Kumar Rathnam (21) N Praveen Kumar (29) Nikhil Yadav (30) Sharath Babu (46) Date: April 3‚ 2012 Contents 1. 2. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 APPLE: BRIEF HISTORY ..........................
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