stores that had a much higher cost structure. Wal-Mart quickly gained significant share in these towns and did not have to face competition from such stores. Also‚ to mitigate any initial investment risk‚ the company decided to enter into a joint venture with a large Mexican retail chain called Cifra‚ which operated about 120 discount and grocery stores in 1991 and generated sales of about $2.2 billion. 2. What is the source of Wal-Mart’s competitive advantage? What barriers did Wal-Mart have to
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MODEL CASE STUDY WITH SUGGESTED ANSWERS SUBJECT: MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR LOGISTICIANS The Marketing manager of AMK Enterprises‚ Roopali Deshmukh (Deshmukh) stepped out of the conference hall in a pensive mood after an important meeting called by the CEO. The meeting was attended by the heads of various departments in the company and was convened to discuss the targets for the coming assessment year. Deshmukh had a formidable sales target to achieve and wondered how she would be able to meet those
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Case: Zimbra Zooms ahead With One View 2. List And Describe Zimbra S Requirements For A New Market Software. If you are preparing the RFP for Zimbra’s new system‚ what questions would you ask? ANS: Zimbra needed a marketing software package which was highly effective and costefficient. Their new software had to be more streamlined than the old one from Eloqua. Itneeded to focus on lead generation‚ e-mail marketing‚ and Web analytics. Providing acomprehensive sales and marketing automation solution
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Group 7: Cement Industry Top 3 companies: ACC Ambuja Ultratech Work to be done: 1. Analysis of 3 years financial statements. (financial data can be obtained from screener) 2. Ratio Analysis (All the ratios given in the book along with DU point analysis) 3. Common Size statement. How to go about it? Split the group into 3 with 2 members each. Each sub group will be allocated a company for which the analysis has to be done. The list of ratios to be calculated are: Liquidity Ratios:
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Case: The USS Florida The atmosphere in a Trident nuclear submarine is generally calm and quiet. Even pipe joints are cushioned to prevent noise that might tip off a pursuer. The Trident ranks among the world’s most dangerous weaponsCswift‚ silent‚ armed with 24 long‑range missiles carrying 192 nuclear warheads. Trident crews are the cream of the Navy crop‚ and even the sailors who fix the plumbing exhibit a white‑collar decorum. The culture aboard ship is a low‑key‚ collegial one in which sailors
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Abstract Electronic Arts or better known yet as (EA) is known as one of the biggest gaming development companies still around today. Electronic Arts is the organization in which develops markets and distributes the so called EA games. The man behind Electronic Arts Inc is Trip Hawkins who hired designers and programmers to develop EA games as early as 1982. During that time‚ the company developed only home computing games that laid the foundation of today’s EA games which include the Battlefield
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advantage. So Alpes have benefited from NAFTA. Since 2006‚ Mexico has kept reducing its tariffs. So CRL do join venture with Alpes‚ will not be so many obstacles during the development of this new Geographic distance‚ America and mexico are close to each other. Share the common boarders‚ have sea and land access and strong transportation links. So it is good for CRL to do joint venture with Alpes in mexico. Economic distance 1‚ Fundamental differences relating to income‚ the distribution of wealth
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The Human Aspect of Project Management Introduction Project Definition This begins once the project has received formal approval to proceed. Its purpose is to formally document the objectives of the project and decide how the work will be undertaken. The Project Manager will carry out this work‚ in consultation with the Project Sponsor‚ and Sub-Project Manager where there are sub-projects. Project manager A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project
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overseas competitors. Aiming at the high end segment is a wise strategy because the high end segment is expected to bring more profits and help Nucor to grow consistently in future. 1 Exhibit 2 – Steel Mill Product Segments: 1986‚ page 15 of the case 1 However‚ going for CSP plant option exposes many disadvantages as well. First of all‚ without
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Morrissey Forgings‚ Inc. This heavily disguised case is set in the "mature" woodstoves business in 1986. It is not based on The Vermont Castings Company. The issue is product line strategy based on product line profitability. In early 1986‚ Tim Morrissey was reviewing the disappointing 1985 results of operations for his company (see Exhibit 1). The business had been founded in 1938 by Tim’s grandfather as a modernization of an older iron forge company which Tim’s great-great-grandfather had
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