Motorola Inc. case précis Restatement of the case Motorola was one of the few American companies that marketed a wide range of electronic products‚ form highly sophisticated integrated circuits to consumer electronic products. The company was organized along product and technology lines. To exploit fully the growing demand for semicustom integrated circuits‚ Motorola organized the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Division in 1984. The division was organized along functional lines
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(1) Carrington Furniture‚ Inc. (CFI) is employing a “push” strategy. CFI uses its sales force to persuade intermediaries to carry‚ endorse and sell its products to consumers. Most decisions to buy furniture is made spontaneously‚ in the store‚ and brand loyalty is hardly ever present in the decision making process. Furniture is a product that is well understood by all‚ therefore‚ there is less need for the sales force to explain or describe the benefits of using a particular piece of furniture.
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Jack Greenberg‚ Inc. 1. Family owned business is a business that is owned by one family‚ most of the shareholders are from the same family. One of the major problems in this type of business is a conflict in interests among the family’s member. The auditor should be careful and observe the type of the relationship among the family’s member. There should be a written agreement to specify rights‚ duties‚ and obligations for each member‚ the auditor should read those documents for further information
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Sustainability of Apple Inc. Introduction Sustainability should mirror the culture of the organization‚ matching the organizations strategic approach to doing business. Organizations are now developing sustainability strategies and embedding them in the organizations culture. The organization understands that sustainability will play a major role in their future success/failure. Corporate Sustainability can be summed up using the Triple Bottom Line approach. The Triple bottom line theory is Financial
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Criticism of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has received criticism for the use of sweatshop labor‚ environmental destruction‚ and unethical business practices. Additionally‚ it has been criticized for its litigious legal policy of suing before first gathering all the facts necessary to pursue a legitimate lawsuit. Accusations of anti-competitive behavior iPhone There has been criticism of the iPhone and the iPod being locked into iTunes and creating an iTunes Store monopoly for these devices
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Caterpillar Inc. was formed in 1925 when Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Co. merged to form Caterpillar Tractor Co. These two companies were formed by Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best‚ thus the two founders of Caterpillar. Throughout their history‚ Caterpillar has continued to update and diversify their product lines to meet the demands of consumers. In 1931‚ the first Diesel Sixty Tractor rolled off the assembly line in East Peoria‚ Illinois‚ offering a new efficient source
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Although production is traditionally being focused on quality and design of both molds and plastic parts (mass production/ customization accordingly)‚ total number of order is remained the same‚ but client’s desires have been shifted. 1). Custom Molds Inc. has faced the following major issues: Although the number of parts orders remained virtually constant‚ the volume per order for parts has increased significantly during last 3 years. These‚ has created bottlenecks and has led to late deliveries of
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is to determine the objectives of the company. As for our PSI it aims to reduce its error in order entry stage of the business process. The company should also take into account the customers that will be using the website so that we can better design it in accordance with their characteristics and the data information that they would provide as deemed necessary to process an order. We should also take into account the constraints of creating a website such as bandwidth so that we can properly take
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Eastern Gear‚ Inc. Eastern gear Inc.‚ in Philadelphia‚ Pa.‚ is a manufacturer of custom made gears ranging in weight from a few ounces to over 50 pounds. The gears are made of different metals depending on the customer’s requirements. Over the past year 40 different types of steel and brass alloys have been used as raw materials. See Exhibit 1 for details. Eastern gear sells its products primarily to engineering research and development laboratories or very small manufacturers. As a result
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Working Computers‚ Inc. Jennifer Sobieski‚ an analyst in the headquarters of Working Computers‚ Inc.‚ has been asked to evaluate whether or not Working should sell a division of the firm which has been losing market share and requires a great deal of new investment to remain competitive. The ailing product is a Personal Data Appliance (PDA) that once led the market in features and innovation‚ only to fall prey to competition from numerous firms once it had paved the way for the product category
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