CASE: GS-62 DATE: 04/29/08 RENAULT’S LOGAN CAR: MANAGING CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR A GLOBAL PRODUCT There are some commodities with very high levels of complexity with respect to customs duties. Because of this‚ we must have some specific knowledge of what duty optimization‚ drawbacks‚ specific regime‚ and automotive laws are. —Isabelle Roca‚ Customs and Trade Manager‚ Renault Renault designed the Logan car to address the needs of new‚ high-potential markets around the world. Initially launched in
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How would you assess the challenge of repositioning the Samsung brand? Samsung‚ in wanting to reposition itself as a high value added preferred products provider from a value‚ or cheap OEM products provider‚ faced many challenges. A big challenge for Samsung was that the Samsung brand was at different stages of development in different country markets – so while in some markets the Samsung brand had high brand recognition and loyalty‚ in some the brand had low awareness. This caused management
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1. With whom do you agree here-Abdala or Korman? I don’t agree with any of them because both made mistakes that created the situation. 2. What mistakes do you think each party made? One of the mistakes made by both of them was the fact that both could not refrain from insulting one another. If one or the other would have simply been the bigger person and stopped responding‚ the situation may have not gotten out of hand. But if we focused on each of their mistakes firstly Abdala’s Mistakes:
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1. How has the convenience-store concept evolved in the United States. A company called Southland Ice Company found 7-Eleven in Dallas‚ Texas in 1927. They initially started by selling ice blocks that were used to refrigerate food in homes. Later‚ an employee at one of the stores started offering common essential groceries such as milk‚ bread‚ and eggs on Sundays. Customers valued the convenience of this since regular grocery stores were closed for the weekend. As this become popular‚ the stores
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1.How is it possible‚ as Braddock noted‚ to have a great deal of data but little information? How does the SAP database and business intelligence component change this? Fresh Direct is a New York online grocery firm aiming to offer higher quality food with the best price which is 10-15% less than the local competitors and home delivery. The Fresh Direct has 300‚000-square-foot headquarter and 1‚500 employees. 8‚500 products and 200‚000 customers active in every day transaction. So every second
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Managing the Hewlett Packard Way William R. Hewlett and David Packard are two organizational leaders who demonstrated a unique managerial style. They began their operation in a one-car garage in 1939 with $538 and eventually built a very successful company that now produces more than 10‚000 products‚ such as computers‚ peripheral equipment‚ test and measuring instruments‚ and handheld calculators. Perhaps even better known than its products is the distinct managerial style preached and practiced
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1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. Prior to 1984‚ the Corporation used principally accelerated methods for its U.S. operating plants. The cumulative effect of this change‚ which was applied retroactively to all assets previously subjected to accelerated depreciation‚ increased net income for 1984 by $11.0 million or $.93 per common and common equivalent share. The changes as defined in Note 2 are as follows:
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Japan. Mergers of Automobile companies are being considered in China‚ and in February of 2007‚ Daimler Chrysler AG knowledge that it might have to find a partner due to the depth the crisis. The list of potential partners includer Renault SA and Nissan Motor Company. Nissan is interested in a North American Partner‚ Ford Motor Company could
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Case Study Presenting a case to a teacher is same as presenting it in front of a jury. You need to have structured and solid arguments to convince the jury (teacher‚ in your case) and prove your point. If you are an excellent lawyer‚ you can even convince the jury that your defendant is not guilty even if he is (not ethical‚ of course). The bottom line is: you need to structure your case analysis. Although every case analysis more or less follows the same pattern; there is a slight variation depending
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Question 1: What is Jyske Bank’s new positioning or competitive differentiation strategy? Ans: The Jyske Group is Danish bank that is owned and operated as a business. The company attaches great importance to treating their three groups of stakeholders- shareholders‚ customers and employees – with equal respect. If the balance shifts in favor of one or two of the groups‚ this will be to the long-term detriment of all groups (Zeithmal‚ Bitner and Gremler 1996). The bank’s core values are
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