CASE STUDY 4. TOYOTA Toyota case study questions: 1. How the corporate strategy of Toyota has evolved from the 30s up to 2010? 2. Describe the elements of the TPS system. Do you know any other “lean” firms? 3. Comment on Toyota’s focus on the customer. How this approach is related to quality? 4. Describe Toyota’s supply chain network (complexity of global SC) 5. Under your point of view‚ which are the reasons behind Toyota’s recalls? 6. Describe the communication actions Toyota undertook for
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Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. Case Study With the constant change in demand‚ businesses must consistently review various strategies‚ customer needs and core competencies to determine all are in align with the company purpose and mission. Manufacturing companies are endeavoring to be order winners in the various markets today. They must differentiate between the competition and core competencies in a very challenging economy. Custom Fabricators‚ Inc has been the primary manufacturing company for Orleans
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INTRODUCTION Yahoo has grown up as a portal company. They learned early on that by being sticky‚ by having a web presence that forced users to stay on their site‚ they could find ways to profit from their page views. This has led Yahoo astray though. Not only has Yahoo given up overall profits in search of ever expending user acquisition‚ they have allowed their search product to fall behind. Google‚ Yahoo’s chief competitor‚ has mastered the art of monetization‚ namely through contextual
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Liquidity: Current Assets trends in the balance sheet reflect a strong liquidity position. Also‚ when we look at the liquidity ratios we see both ratios were well above the industry average which shows Apple Inc. has no problem meeting its short-term obligations. Capital Structure: Apple Inc. did not have any long-term debt obligations for the periods 2003-2007. The company did not use any financial leverage to raise funds during the period of analysis. This shows the financial
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Case Analysis 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? The PC (personal computer) industry is fairly competitive‚ making it important for a company like Apple Inc. to stand out among its rivals. Although all computers are not created equally and each model can have vast differences‚ it is sometimes difficult for the end user to differentiate between brands. One competitive advantage for Apple is that Macs are known to be different than all other
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing Outsourcing is an allocation of specific business processes to a specialist external service provider. Most of the times an organization cannot handle all aspects of a business process internally. Additionally some processes are temporary and the organization does not intend to hire in-house professionals to perform the tasks. Once the task is outsourced to the service provider‚ he will take the responsibility of carrying out the tasks and maintaining
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|Google Inc. | Executive Summary This report aims to provide feasible growth strategies to Google Inc. who is facing different courses of action to pursue. The objectives of this report are to compare different market opportunities available to Google on the basis of implementation feasibility and growth potential and to make the most feasible recommendation to Google. From industrial and internal analysis conducted‚ it is found that
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MAA350 ETHICS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Trimester 2‚ 2013 ASSIGNMENT: LIVENT‚ INC.: An Instructional Case PART A Question A1 Outline the frauds identified in the case and explain the inconsistencies with proper accounting treatment. Relate your answer to broad accounting concepts and accounting standards where relevant. (8 marks; approximately 800 words) Answer: Livent Inc. is a theatre production corporation registered in Toronto‚ Canada. Therefore‚ all
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Case # 3: Structura‚ Inc. Background of the Case On February 27‚ 1981‚ the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of the Philippines entered into a contract to develop applications of solar energy in the Philippines. The project was called the Philippine-German Solar Energy Project (PGSEP). It was funded by the German companies with a counterpart fund from the Philippines Office of Energy Affairs (Non-Conventional Resources Division). Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) was the
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Outsourcing: Causes and Consequences The economic development in a particular country determines some very intricate factors solely responsible for a country’s progress. When a business considers or evaluates the outsourcing of certain components of a business‚ they consider the advantages of outsourcing. If done for the right reasons‚ outsourcing actually helps a company grow and save a lot of money. Advantages of outsourcing are not always financial‚ they go beyond money. As the businesses evaluate
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