Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies The Hong Kong Polytechnic University LGT3105 Operations Management 1st Semester 2013/2014 Subject Description This is a foundation subject on Operations Management (OM). It will provide students with an understanding of the strategies‚ processes‚ and analytics of OM for both manufacturing and service organizations. At the end of the course‚ students will have a fair understanding of how things should be done and the importance of these
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Samsung vs. Apple - The smartphone wars John Myers COM/156 November 11‚ 2012 Lawrence W. Daly Samsung vs. Apple - The smartphone wars The Samsung Galaxy S has a better operating system than the Apple iPhone‚ which is why Apple is suing Samsung over infringement rights; greed took over. The smartphone craze was started in 2007‚ when the Apple Corporation strove to be the next innovative mind in the electronics world. These innovations were followed by greed and a desire to own the market.
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Exercise 1: Identifying Corporate Strategy (Individual work) A. What are some of the business units (products) of Samsung? Samsung is a huge conglomerate that is well-known and respected globally. Its iconic brand is considered leader in its respective field in the industry. As a huge multi-national conglomerate‚ it consists of many business units or products with worldwide following and in the assignment excerpt‚ it mentioned some like first and foremost their flagship galaxy s4 and its
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Question 1 1. How is the neurotransmitter acetylcholine inactivated at the parasympathetic terminal receptor site? Answer A. The the enzyme catechol O-methtransferase (COMT) B. By the reuptake process C. By the enzyme cholinesterase D. By the enzyme monoamine oxidase E. By the enzyme nicotinase 1 points Question 2 1. You adminster an inhaled bronchodilator that is known to have adrenergic side effects on the heart. What clnical sign should you watch for in
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Global and Domestic Marketing Toyota Motor Corporation conducts both domestic and global marketing with 51 overseas manufacturing companies in 26 countries and regions. Toyota’s vehicles are sold in more than 170 countries and regions (Toyota‚ 2010). This paper will identify the environmental factors that affect global and domestic marketing decisions and address how they relate to the marketing decisions by analyzing the influence of global economic interdependence and the effect of trade
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edu A New Marketing Paradigm for Electronic Commerce Donna L. Hoffman hoffman@colette.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu Thomas P. Novak novak@moe.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu February 19‚ 1996 Paper submitted for the Special Issue on Electronic Commerce for The Information Society. Keywords: computer-mediated environments‚ World Wide Web‚ marketing on the Internet‚ the marketing concept and corporate strategy A New Marketing Paradigm for Electronic Commerce Running Title: A New Marketing Paradigm for
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CHAPTER 1 : List and the compare the five marketing management philosophies. Be sure to indicate the key components of each philosophy. 1- Production concept - The idea that consumers will favor products that are available or highly affordable. 2- Product concept - The idea that consumers will favor products that are of high quality‚ performance and features. 3- Selling concept - The idea that consumers will not buy enough of a firm’s products unless it is known on a large scale from its selling
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Case 1: McDonald’s global marketing strategy 1. Identify the key elements in McDonald’s global marketing strategy (GMS). In particular‚ how does McDonald’s approach the issue of standardization? McDonald’s has become the most famous and successful fast-food restaurants all over the world. The concept of fast food and American-style food (burgers‚ fries) has conquered the world. We can talk about standardization regarding Mcdo’s strategy: the marketing mix is basically the same. Products: Fast
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Integrity Management Building a Creative Corporate Culture | Respecting Global Diversity Business Creation Corporate value comes from efficiency‚ which originates from the corporate culture and a talented workforce. Samsung Electronics pursues the utmost efficiency through a life / work balance and candid communications with employees in addition to transparent business practices. Samsung Electronics practices the value of “Talent Management” in its daily business activities. Business Creation
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opportunities‚ rather than for the money. True False 11. Directors expect to pay for their own expenses that they incur in preparing for and attending meetings. True False 12. Stock in a startup company is a common incentive to attract and reward directors. True False 13. Directors of a company can be held personally liable for its actions and those of its officers. True False 14. Courts have held that even if a
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