Tutorial Rules and Regulations Attendance & Punctuality – Attendance and getting to class on time are expected. Students who are regularly late or absent tend to perform poorly in this course. Contribution to the Class - Students are expected to contribute to the class by:- 1. Attending class and being in class on time; 2. Being prepared for class; 3. Being familiar with the concepts and issues covered in the lecture; 4. Asking questions‚ especially if something is unclear;
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“The automobile industry versus the economic crisis” The economic crisis in 2008 has shown that the global economy is not as rigid and indestructible as it was thought to be. The crisis has brought staggering levels of unemployment‚ even to the most prosperous and sturdy economies of the world‚ a sharp contraction within the labor market‚ it has reduced consumer spending in general and it shook currencies and GDP’s to their foundations. Not to mention the required bailouts which were paramount
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Name | Dilip Raj Bhatta | Global Business Environment | Roll No | 10108 | | Assignment No. 1 | Case :LOGITECH | a) To what extend can Porter’s diamond help explain the choice of Taiwan as a major manufacturing site for Logitech? Answer: Porter’s theory of national competitive advantage suggests that the pattern of trade is influenced by four attributes of a nation: (a) factor endowments‚ (b) domestic demand conditions‚ (c) relating and supporting industries‚ and (d) firm strategy‚ structure
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1. Consider the supply chain for a domestic automobile. a. What are the components of the supply chain for the automobile? b. What are the different firms involved in the supply chain? c. What are the objectives of these firms? d. Provide examples of conflicting objectives in this supply chain. e. What are the risks that rare or unexpected events pose to this supply chain? 考慮國內的汽車供應鏈。 a. 何為汽車供應鏈構成的要素？ b. 在供應鏈中包含哪些不同的公司？ c. 何為這些公司的目標？ d. 試舉出在供應鏈中目標衝突的例子。 e. 此供應鏈會出現哪些少見或無法預期的風險？ Pick
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References: 1. Anonymous. 1996‚ ‘Developing a truly international brand and company’‚ International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management‚ vol.26‚ no. 7‚ pp19-21 2 3. Cheema‚ P. 2011‚ The Big Idea; McDonald’s Unravels its Supply Chain‚ viewed 22 March 2012‚ <http://logisticsweek.com/feature/2011/07/the-big-idea-mcdonalds-unravels-its-supply-chain/> 4 5. Ferdows‚ K. 2006‚ ‘Transfer of Changing Production Know-How’‚ Production and Operations Management‚ vol.15
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of this individual assignment is to show how JIT helps in providing the alternative solution in a logistics operation; the disadvantages of this system would also be explored. At the start of this assignment I will try to provide a simple definition of JIT‚ then demonstrate the benefits and/or problems in this areas; namely raw materials procurement‚ production control and planning‚ inbound logistics and lastly warehouse and storage. Following that will be a case study and recommendations for the
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these‚ packaging‚ precooling and cold storage are typically provided by the same player. These activities are together referred to as cold storage operations‚ and form the ‘vertical scope’ of our industry analysis. Horizontal scope: Cold chain logistics are used for a variety of products such as pharmaceuticals‚ dairy products‚ farm produce‚ fish‚ flowers etc. However‚ we will be looking at cold storage operations specifically for fruits and vegetables commonly referred as ‘farm to table’. Business
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CH1 60. (p. 2) What are the three reasons negotiations occur? Negotiations occur for several reasons: (1) to agree on how to share or divide a limited resource‚ such as land‚ or property‚ or time; (2) to create something new that neither party could do on his or her own‚ or (3) to resolve a problem or dispute between the parties. 70. (p. 15) Describe the strategies and tactics a negotiator would employ in a distributive bargaining situation. In distributive situations negotiators are motivated
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aspects of the company‚ as well as what sets them apart from the rest of the restaurant world. Information covering the history of the company will be shared and I will also discuss the franchise logistics and corporation statistics of the company. Lastly‚ I will share the leadership strategy of the McDonalds Corporation. Introduction In this module I have learned a vast amount of information dealing with groups. I have learned what it takes to make a group work and how to best function together
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McDonald’s: Polishing the Golden Arches Generic & Functional Strategies Overall‚ McDonald’s tries to operate on a cost leadership basis by offering low-priced goods with higher profit margins. Most of the functional strategies adopted by McDonald’s correlate with this strategy of low cost. McDonald’s management strategy involves a primarily decentralized delegation of authority. The CEO is responsible for making all the large company decisions and designing the processes
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