In 2002‚ Gordon Harrison took over as director of supply management for Iona University‚ a small private university in Des Moines‚ Iowa. Upon his arrival‚ he discovered that the staff was spending too much time processing requisitions for office supplies. Consequently‚ he wanted to develop methods of increasing the effectiveness and the efficiency of handling the acquisition of office supplies for the university. The University Iona University offers both liberal arts education and professional
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Office Depot and OfficeMax have announced a merger‚ teaming up to fight industry big boy Staples and competition from general merchandise juggernauts Walmart and Amazon.The move will buy time‚ but it won’t save the office supply chains. Not Office Depot‚ not OfficeMax‚ not even Staples‚ which analysts are touting as the post-merger winner. These office retailers will all be destroyed unless they fundamentally change how they do business. The biggest threat is the fact that workplaces
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“Office Depot” The First Office Depot opened in 1986 in Lauderdale Lakes‚ Florida. The Office Depot is a global supplier of office products and services and has experienced a dramatic growth process over the past twenty-five years. In 1990 the Office Depot Companies bought “The Office Club Inc.”‚ and immediately became the largest office retailer in North America. Having built its business within the United States and having secured a firm business foundation‚ Office Depot expanded internationally
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Global Office Stationery‚ Supplies‚ and Services market to grow at a CAGR of 3.63 percent over the period 2012-2106. The increasing working population is one of the key factors contributing to this market growth. The Global Office Stationery‚ Supplies‚ and Services market has also been witnessing the increasing adoption of luxury stationery items. However‚ the increasing number of counterfeit products could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. TechNavio’s report‚ the Global Office Stationery
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| [Comprehensive business Analysis: Office Depot] | Background Office Depot was founded in 1986 by F. Patrick Sher‚ Stephen Dougherty and Jack Kopkin in Boca Raton‚ Florida. The three envisioned a warehouse style store that could offer office supplies at discounted prices. The first store was opened in October in Fort Lauderdale. It was immediately successful and before the year was over‚ two more stores were opened in Florida. While Office Depot was one of the first companies to tap into
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I. BACKGROUND Staples Inc. founded in 1985 by Thomas G. Stemberg and Leo Kahn in Brighton‚ Massachussets. It is headquartered in Boston and employs 89‚000 employees worldwide. Staples sells office supplies at more than 2‚000 stores as well as through its catalog and call centers‚ the internet site‚ and contract sales force. In additional to typical office supplies‚ stores offer computer hardware and software‚ furniture‚ art and school supplies and printing and copy services ( Staples 10k‚ 2012)
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Financial Appraisal of Office Depot Part 1 Background introduction for Office Depot Office Depot is a supplier of office products and services. The company’s selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines‚ computers‚ computer software and office furniture‚ while its business services encompass copying‚ printing‚ document reproduction‚ shipping‚ and computer setup and repair. An S&P 500 company‚ Office Depot generates revenues of over US $14 billion annually and has 42‚000
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classify the office superstore industry? Who are the competitors? What are the characteristiecs of this industry that lead to this conclusion? Office superstores and other firms sized have a same strategy of providing a convenient‚ reliable‚ and economical source of office supplies for both businesses and individuals with home offices. Normally‚ the office superstore industry includes three main chains such as Office Depot‚ Staples and Office Demax and some office supply retailers. Office Depot and
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of problems with Staples and Office Depot merging together. The problems that Staples is facing range from Profits‚ Supply and Demand to price changes. I will talk about a lot of topics‚ but these three will be the main focus. Fixing those three topics are the most important‚ because getting a solution will make it possible for Office Depot and Staples to merge together. The consequences we are facing are that the merge will end the competitive battle between Office Depot and Staples‚ and leave staples
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Office Supply Industry Within the $45.5 Billion office supply sector‚ three major players‚ Staples‚ Office Depot and Office Max make up nearly $41 Billion of that total and Staples claiming one third of the market share. Thus‚ barriers to entry are high as these few firms dominate market share. Establishing new relationships with both buyers and suppliers to rival the existing competition is next to impossible. In fact‚ with Office Max as the sector’s most recent addition in 2003‚ it is clear
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