Q4. What can Mattel do to enhance product quality? As mentioned in the article‚ one of the contributing reasons to the recalls of Mattel’s toys was due to insufficient quality controls. Product quality starts from the product development and design stages of an industry. Mattel has research and development centre where the designs and developments of its products is done in its headquarters in California‚ USA. Most of the recalls of Mattel products in 2007 were due to the design fault‚ excessive
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Ice House Toys Case Study Khalid EL JARRARI Ice House Toys Index of contents Ice House Toys presentation I- Mail-Order Operation and prospects of change I-1 Capacity constraints I-2 Extension of the warehouse capacity I-3 Other ways to overcome capacity constraints I-4 The website impact on operations II- Long-term capacity planning issues III- Alternative purchasing policy IV- Overtime payment V- Appendixes
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My favourite toy Childhood memories are the best and most precious for everyone. I can still remember the most important things from my girlhood - my friends‚ the first travels‚ young parents‚ the first songs and favorite toys! Unfortunately I don’t have them any longer‚ but my memory sometimes brings them back and I return to these peaceful and happy moments in my life. Now‚ after so many years I can clearly remember my experimenting with the Lego constructor. I used to assemble
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running down her bony cheeks. Realising what her grandmother had just reluctantly paid for she began to smiled which brightened up her whole face. This was a commonly occurring sight with in the shop as the children laid there adorable eyes on the toy that later was to be their prey. Clumsily scampering around the toyshop‚ most of the boys and girls took in the magical sights of what the shop had to offer. Where as some others clung like baby monkeys from their parent’s necks‚ as if the scary
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Well‚ it’s that time of year when students are working on their toy design portfolios eagerly anticipating with wide-eyed wonder‚ all of the millions of job offers that will flood in once they are handed their gleaming toy degree‚ which‚ of course‚ is made of polypropylene with rounded edges to meet safety. Soon‚ as sure as gravity‚ reality will eventually kick in‚ and you’ll realize the portfolio you put together in college may need some tweaking‚ perhaps‚ even a complete overhaul. Yes‚ I know
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How can Mattel reverse the decline in Barbie’s sales? Should Mattel giveup on Barbie and accept the fact that the brand will never regain its former sales status? Explain. Although Barbie remains a blockbuster by any standard‚ Barbie’s popularity has slipped over the past decade. There were two major reasons for Barbie’s sales decline. First‚ the changing lifestyles of young girls are a concern for Mattel. Many young girls prefer to spend time with music‚ movies‚ or the Internet than play with
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Case 3: Creative Toys Company The role of social system in the case was highly important because in the organization‚ The Creative Toys Company‚ all the people in it and their relationships to one another are mutually interdependent. This was evident in the case wherein in the transportation department‚ the eight members divided their work among themselves in order produce more toys. Thus‚ at the beginning‚ their department surpassed all other departments in production for 12 months. The
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Toy Store Observation • For toddlers they had one aisle‚ one side for girls and one side for boys. On the girl side‚ they had many toys that had to do with animals‚ baby dolls‚ and stuffed animals. Most items were pastel colors many pinks‚ purple‚ light blue‚ light green. On the boy side the primary colors stood out. Most items were cars‚ trains‚ trucks‚ mostly vehicles. • For older children‚ aisles were dedicated to just boys and other to just girls. The most dominant color in the girl
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Case Study “Great Eastern Toys” Designer Dolls’ Project – How to evaluate? Within the scope of Finance course‚ we are asked to apply our acquired knowledge in the analysis of the case study “Great Eastern Toys”‚ in order to build a solid decision concerning whether a new project should be taken or not by this firm. As a brief explanation‚ Great Eastern Toys firm is planning to extend its existing product line of plastic dolls by entering the market for designer dolls. Several studies were
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Play Time Toy Company I. Introduction Background Play Time Toy Company is a plastic toy manufacturer. It has experienced rapid growth since founding‚ recently expanding its operations to allow further growth. From 1973 until the early 1990’s‚ the company specialized in seasonal manufacturing‚ producing in direct response to customer orders. However‚ in early 1991‚ the president of Play Time Toy Company‚ Jonathon King‚ was considering a change from seasonal to level production in the
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