Case Study: Nike * 1. Friedman Approach: Friedman believes that the only responsibility of the company is the increase of its profits for itself and its shareholders so long as it engages in free and open competition without deception and fraud. NIKE CASE: To shave cost‚ Nike outsources all manufacturing and cost savings go to marketing which aims at increasing sales revenue; achieve maximization of profits. No responsibility so long as Nike operates legally. However‚ as Nike went under
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Summary Nike has been able to become a global player in the industry of sports apparel and athlete endorsements because of many different factors that are outlined in the way they manage their company. By analyzing the business plan of Nike we can see how their supply chain is set up as is illustrated above. The supply chain is very important for the transfer of their goods from the supplier of raw materials to a manufacturer‚ then to a distributer‚ then to a retailer‚ to then be available for
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retailers as stores within stores. Now it looks like Nike has a chance to reach a crucial objective: double its sales to women by the end of the decade. How to Sell to Women Nike Goddess began as a concept for a women-only store‚ and there’s a reason why. Many of the retail settings in which the company’s products were found were a turnoff to female customers: dark‚ loud‚ and harsh – in a word‚ male. In sharp contrast‚ the Nike Goddess stores have the comforting feel of a woman’s own home. How
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in the world’’. This is because Nike mostly sells good clothes‚ bags‚ trainers and equipment for athletes. However‚ its target audience of Nike is also men‚ women‚ teenage‚ college/university students. (see appendix 1). Nike is leading the market and is operating in160 countries. Nike Products: Nike’s principles of marketing involve quality of the product. Nike is well known brand because of its new stylish outfit that comes out in the market every year. Nike is now also very famous of its slogan
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Nike is one of the largest corporations in the athletic apparel‚ footwear and equipment industry. The company’s headquarters is located in Beaverton‚ Oregon and the current President/CEO is Mark Parker (Nike‚ 2014). It was founded in 1964 under the name Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. The founders’ goal was to produce quality running shoes and the business began by selling the shoes at track events. In 1971 the company changed its name to Nike‚ which means Greek goddess of
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factors for the first NIKE-i2 ERP-SCM implementation? All ERP implementations have risks associated that can lead to failure situations. The complexity of ERP systems together with demanding business environment‚ represent big challenges for companies when implementing an ERP. In the case of Nike‚ the situation is even more challenging because of the worldwide ERP deployment‚ and the large and complex scope of the project. Inevitably‚ and like all ERP implementations‚ Nike-i2’s project faced complications
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Competition As a leader of the sports and athletic apparel industry‚ Nike competes directly with Adidas‚ Under Armor‚ Puma‚ and New Balance for market share and position. Nike is currently the top producer in this industry. Currently‚ Nike holds 53.94% of the market. Nike currently owns close to 700 retail stores‚ and they sell their products to more than 23‚000 distributors worldwide. Nike aims to generate $28 to $38 billion in revenue by 2015 through their continued sales of their most popular
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Name: Mariam Najeeb Case Analysis: Decathlon China Problem Statement:- In the upcoming executive meeting Aaron Zhou the e-commerce department head has to persuade the CEO to dedicate more resources towards social media in order to increase online sales short term and market share in long term. So how can decathlon china use social media effectively to attract more customers online towards its brand? And what missing Framework Zhou should use to measure the effectiveness of using Social Media
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and contrasting is both Nike and Adidas sportswear companies. Whose products throughout many parts of the world are very popular and have been the top two leading sport companies in the sport industry. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Nike and Adidas companies in terms of headquarters‚ market focus‚ sponsorships‚ marketing and advertising‚ price and product. Nike and Adidas are the most popular sporting attires out in the clothing and equipment market. Nike and Adidas offer people
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Swot analysis NIKE 1. Strenghts: -Low manufacturing cost since the manufacturing chain comes from south Asia were labor costs are low. -Since Nike does not own the physical factories‚ production can be switch to another location if necessary. -Nike wass worth 15 billion in 2011. They have a strong position in the shoe market. For example their gem ’’Just do it" has been recognized worldwide. - High return on equity up to 24.5 % in 1993. Although the return on equity was 21.41 %‚ it still
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