Company background The Scotts Company started selling hardware and seeds in Marysville‚ Ohio in 1868. It specializes in seeds‚ fertilizers‚ peat‚ potting soils and other organic materials. By 1995‚ Scotts was the world’s #1 marketer of lawn and garden products. European operations were launched in 1993‚ with HQ in Lyon‚ France‚ and additional five European businesses acquired in UK‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria and Benelux. Symptoms and problems The main symptom and concern is that Scotts’
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Case Write-up Week 1 1. Supply Chain 2. Who are the various customers for textbooks? What do these customers want in terms of goods and services related to textbooks? From the publisher’s point of view‚ who is the critical customer? The various customers are professors‚ students‚ bookstores‚ schools‚ and online retailers. The customers want “on demand” accessibility‚ flexibility‚ and more content in the textbooks. The professors are the critical customer because they directly impact the
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Zara: Case questions 1. Coordination of a supply chain is always important. However‚ such efforts are usually initiated by certain parties. For the global apparel industry‚ would it be more suitable for downstream or upstream parties to be the driver of the coordination? Motivate your answer with the use of two important characteristics of the apparel industry. 2. Clearly Zara has a strong relationship with all parties within the supply chain. a) Which of the following retailer-supplier relationships
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travel to the Rio Olympics for the reason of the risk of transferring the virus as well as endangering little children and themselves. The Olympics is a worldwide event; many people from around the world travel to the host’s country to watch the events live. In 2012‚ around 500 000 people went to the summer
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Rio Bravo IV - Case Analysis Question 1. Are there any justifiable reasons for this response by NUMMI/Toyota people? Or was it just nit-picking? Yes‚ there are justifiable reasons. In the Japanese culture‚ quality is the one of the most important determinates in choosing a supplier. They had specific standards that they developed and applied throughout their entire organization‚ they expected the same from their supplier (Garbage in - Garbage out premise). They saw promise in Rio Bravo IV’s willingness
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OBJECTIVES 3 IV. SCENARIOS 3 Question 1 5 Question 2 7 Question 3 10 Question 4 12 Question 5 13 Question 6 14 Question 7 16 V. CONCLUSION 18 Bibliography 19 INTRODUCTION The case is about manufacturing company‚ Hospital Supply‚ Inc.‚ that produced hydraulic hoists for the local market. The hydraulic hoist is useful to the hospital for moving bedridden patients. Most of sales made to local hospitals. Significant to activity of sales and production
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Southeastern University In this case‚ we are focusing on Southeastern University‚ one of the largest universities in the state‚ and its purchasing department. There was recently an issue with a purchase made‚ because the transaction not gone through the correct procedures a purchase must follow. The purchasing process begins with a purchase request being submitted to the purchasing department‚ where a clerk stamps and checks it. The policy was to solicit at least two written quotations for purchases
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Brazil Remember the Rio Olympics? That was in Brazil. You could visit the Amazon River‚ taste delicious food‚ or visit the amazing stadium that the Rio Olympics were held. Have you ever thought about seeing wild parrots or other exotic animals? If sao‚ go to Brazil! You could see parrots‚ monkeys and a lot more in the rainforests of Brazil. You could also go to the very pool Michael Phelps swam in. Also‚ you could go to Brazil and be in the biggest country which is home to the largest rain forests
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DATE : May 13‚ 2013 SUBJECT : Analysis of Marine Supply Financial Ratios and Suggestions for Improvements Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to work with your company. As requested‚ we have evaluated your company’s performance based on the existing financial results. Our analysis is based on financial ratios calculated from your provided financial statements. a. Liquidity According to the current ratio‚ it indicates that the company is still doing well in comparison to the industry average
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Prof. V. Irizarry Having a Family Don Anselmo is the protagonist of the short story “Gentleman of Río en Medio” written by Juan A. A. Sedillo. He is an old man descendent of Mexican Americans who born and lived up in Río en Medio‚ New Mexico. He is a respectable‚ humble and generous man who cares a lot of the people around him. The most important value that represents Don Anselmo is demonstrate through the
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