automotive replacement parts. The business slowly expanded which began as a supplier of hard-to-get auto air-conditioning units for classic cars and hot rods. The firm has limited manufacturing capability but a state-of-the-art MRP system and extensive inventory and assembly facilities. Components are purchased‚ assembled and repackaged. Profits have fallen considerably. In addition‚ the customer service level has declined‚ with late deliveries now exceeding 25% of orders. And to make matters worse‚ customer
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Air Canada Takes Off with Maintenix Case Study Questions 1. What problems does Air Canada hope that Maintenix will solve? Air Canada’s old legacy systems were not able to interact with one another or with the finance and inventory systems. The inefficiencies of these systems were costing the airline engineers’ time and money that could have been used on maintaining planes. 2. How does Maintenix improve operational efficiency and decision-making? The Maintenix information
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The following is mirrored from its source at: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98oct/industry.htm The NEXT Industrial Revolution by William McDonough and Michael Braungart October 1998 The Atlantic "Eco-efficiency‚" the current industrial buzzword‚ will neither save the environment nor foster ingenuity and productivity‚ the authors say. They propose a new approach that aims to solve rather than alleviate the problems that industry makes In the spring of 1912 one of the largest moving objects
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invention of Cell Phones and Internet has drastically changed the social aspect in the lives of human beings‚ positively but more negativity arises. Summary The existence of Cell Phone and Internet is changing the way human does things. Back in the days‚ technology used to be for entertainment and communication purposes but not anymore. The plus side of these technologies is that it gives users greater mobility whereby they can work and socialize with others easily. Besides‚ working does not limit
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Case Study - Salesforce.Com: Cloud Services Go Mainstream Salesforce.com‚ one of the most disruptive technology companies of the past few years‚ has single-handedly shaken up the software industry with its innovative business model and resounding success. Salesforce provides customer relationship management (CRM) and other application software solutions in the form of software as a service leased over the Internet‚ as opposed to software bought and installed on machines locally. The company was
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Joe Dowell Service Management Dr. Ronnie Holmes Case Study: Boomer Consulting‚ Inc. Introduction Case 9.1 involves Boomer Consulting Inc. beginning with the early years when the organization‚ as a division‚ was a small regional CPA firm of Varney & Associates headed by a single partner‚ L Gary Boomer. As time went by‚ and the division’s revenue grew Varney & Associates separated the consulting and accounting practice‚ creating a wholly owned subsidiary‚ which continued to be headed by L
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Case Policy Analysis and Recommendation The case study outlines some of the issues that were found in both a public and private setting pertaining to child protective work. The companies played a role in contributing to the neglect of case work‚ this led to the unfortunate case‚ which was the Ventura family case that took place in Boston in 1994. The companies took different actions that contributed to the outcome of the Ventura case and the protection of the children that were involved. The first
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Business Economics Case Analysis: “No Frills” Air Fares Distinguish between the demand curves for National Airlines‚ Eastern Airlines and the Airlines industry. The above analysis requires an understanding of: (i) Why is the demand curve downward sloping? (ii) Can price have the same effect on the demand between the firms and at industry level? (iii) What would be the effect of changes in income and other prices on the demand curve of a firm? (iv) Calculate the price elasticity of demand
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Case Study - Salesforce.Com: Cloud Services Go Mainstream Salesforce.com provides customer relationship management and other software applications using the software-as-a-service business model over the Internet. Cloud computing‚ also known as on-demand computing‚ eliminates the need for a business to make large up-front hardware and software investments and reduces the time to implement new programs. Subscribers to Salesforce.com don’t have to purchase or maintain maintain any an hardware
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