MATTHEW YACHTS‚ INC. This is an excellent case to address the characteristics of process-oriented vs. repetitive vs. product-oriented production. 1. Matthew Yachts is profitable‚ thanks to its custom-designed yachts. Its management experience appears to have competitive advantage in custom-designed yachts‚ hence the higher profit margins. However‚ since the demand for the “fixed” design is growing‚ expansion into this area‚ with its repetitive-oriented layout and procedures (see Table 7.2 and
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SEE’S CANDIES INC. Swiss Market Strategy MGMT 335 – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Professor: ALFRED SIU 1 INTRODUCTION Charles See founded SEE’S Candies Inc. in 1921 in the city of Los Angeles‚ California. Charles See was a visionary who approached the confection business with a simple view. He decided that no image would better reflect the personality of this venture than that of his mother. Apart from using her recipes as a foundation‚ See knew that keeping things in the family was the only
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Quasar Communications Inc. There are four divisions in this group and every division has different issues. The essential reason is the absence of coordination. The R&D project management has two main issues. The first one is lacking of communications between different divisions. It must work with each division and make the integration and no divisions are independent. The root cause of the problem is that processing program about the project is not systematic. The vice president should project
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The film Food Inc. shows the many ugly‚ horrors of the industrial food system. Throughout‚ the film we see the behind-the-scenes of how are food is made from the egg to the chicken‚ to seed to the market‚ and so on. There needs to be a change on how our food is produced and created. The only way to do that is spread this health movement to the world. Many of us don’t realize all the chemicals that are put into our food. It makes us wonder “Is this actually real‚ fresh meat as the labels say?” During
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College Inc. After watching the documentary College Inc‚ I have come to the realization that colleges are not at all as they seem. Many colleges are a for-profit college which is institutions being operated by profit-seeking business. This video was pretty much about for-profit schools tuition being more than community college tuition. It was also about the lengths that for-profit schools will go to get as many people to enroll there and get the funds necessary to keep the college alive. The
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Gap Inc. began its journey 1969 as a small retail store in San Francisco‚ California where it concentrated its sales on Levi’s jeans. In its early stages as a small retail business it was known as The Gap. By the end of the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded The Gap to six stores. The company went public in 1976. By the early 1980’s‚ The Gap had over five hundred stores; largely targeting a teenage customer base. In 1983 the Fishers hired Mickey Drexler as Gap
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Case Study #4 Rich Rogers‚ Les Ford‚ and Jasmine Young all worked for Darius D’Amore’s Fragrances‚ Inc. During the employment there‚ they believed they were discriminated against and filed a $70 million lawsuit. The antidiscrimination laws concerning the workplace that fit this case are Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990‚ Civil Rights Act of 1991‚ and Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. The ADA of 1990 prohibits discrimination based on disability. In this case‚ the firm violated this act
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FOOD‚ INC. Fast Food the whole industrial food system began with fast food in the 1930s‚ a new form of restaurant arose—the drive-in the McDonald brothers had a very successful drive-in‚ but decided to cut costs and simplify they had a revolutionary idea- bring the factory system to the restaurant kitchen they trained each worker to only do one thing again and again (this way‚ they could pay them a low wage and easily find someone to replace them) McDonald’s fast food was a HUGE success new mentality
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Coffee Bean‚ Inc. (CBI)‚ is a processor and distributor of a variety of blends of coffee. The company buys coffee beans from around the world and roasts‚ blends‚ and packages them for resale. CBI currently has 40 different coffees that it sells to gourmet shops in one-pound bags. The major cost of the coffee is raw materials. However‚ the company’s predominately automated roasting‚ blending‚ and packing process requires a substantial amount of manufacturing overhead. The company uses relatively little
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Running head: Toy World‚ Inc. Case Study Toy World‚ Inc. Summary I have been hired by Toy World’s treasurer Grace Jones‚ as her assistant‚ and have been given the task of preparing a cash budget for the CEO Dan Culbreth. I have been told to do a monthly budget for January to June and a daily budget for the month of January. I’m required to have this cash budget done by Sunday for a meeting with Dan and Grace. Dan will then be presenting the budget in his meeting about loan requirements‚ with
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