Case 23-2: Industrial Electronics Inc. Issue: Evaluate the proposed bonus system. Background: “My division had another great year last year. We all worked hard‚ and the results were there. But again we got no reward for our hard work. It’s very frustrating.” Division Manager. KSF • Innovation. • Good cost control due to price competition. Internal Environment • Industrial Electronics Inc. sells a wide range of electronic equipment. (Like EVERY other case!!!) • $8 Billion in sales
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had another great year last year. We all worked hard‚ and the results were there. But again we got no reward for our hard work. It’s very frustrating. —Division Manager‚ General Products Division‚ Industrial Electronics‚ Inc. Industrial Electronics‚ Inc. (IE) produced a wide range of electronic equipment‚ including signal sources‚ test equipment‚ communications systems‚ and various piece parts and subassemblies such as motors‚ generators‚ and probes. Total annual sales were in excess of $8 billion
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The overview of the case Arrow Electronics is a broad-line distributor of electronic parts‚ including semiconductors and passive components. It was founded in 1935 and grown to the number two position by 1980. When Stephen Kaufman‚ who became president in 1982 and CEO in 1986‚ Arrow once more began to climb‚ reaching the number one position among electronics distributors by 1992. Arrow/Schweber‚ one of Arrow’s five operating groups and the largest one‚ which sells semiconductors to different customer
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Industrial Electronics‚ 23-2 Industrial Electronics‚ Inc. is an electronic equipment company that has annual sales exceeding $ 8 Billion. The company is set up by product line and operates as 16 divisions‚ reporting to four business managers. Unfortunately‚ due to the recession and the competiveness of the emerging and developing industry‚ the bonus pool for the employees has decreased causing issues with employee morale‚ and can overall affect the profitability of the organization if the company
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Case: Arrow Electronics Inc. Introduction Arrow Electronics Inc. is faced with a difficult‚ time-constrained choice of incorporating Express in its distribution channel or not. Arrow must consider its market dynamics and the value it adds to its suppliers and customers. Arrow also must determine how Express will affect its business model and selling efforts before making a final decision. Market Dynamics and Value to Suppliers and Customers Arrow is involved in a third-party delegated channel
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Department of Electronics and Communications Fall 2010 ELEC 0331: Industrial Electronics Assignment Deadline of Submission: 22nd December 2010 Sessions: A and B Assignment Outcomes The Assignment will help you to 1. Identify and analyze industrial electronic circuits 2. Construct‚ measure‚ and troubleshoot circuits in application to industrial electronics. Guidelines: * Assignment must be computer typed. * Font - Times
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Universal Electronics Inc. Universal Electronics‚ Inc. was founded in 1986 and is currently headquartered in Cypress‚ Ca with 1‚843 employees. UEI sells pre-programmed universal wireless control products‚ including remote controls‚ wireless keyboards‚ and gaming controls in the USA‚ Europe‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ South Africa‚ the` Middle East‚ Mexico‚ Asia‚ and Latin America. With the development of software and firmware‚ the company’s devices can virtually control all infrared capable televisions
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Background information Global Electronics‚ Inc. (GEI)‚ headquartered in Sarasota‚ Florida‚ designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets discrete power semiconductors and analog‚ digital‚ mixed-signal‚ and radiation-hardened integrated circuits for signal processing and power-control applications. The company employs about 2‚300 people at its three U.S. fabrication facilities (located in Huntsville‚ Alabama; Evansville‚ Indiana; and Reading‚ Pennsylvania)‚ and has 4‚000 employees at its assembly and test
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS‚ VOL. 59‚ NO. 7‚ JULY 2012 2745 Efficiency-Optimized High-Current Dual Active Bridge Converter for Automotive Applications Florian Krismer‚ Student Member‚ IEEE‚ and Johann W. Kolar‚ Fellow‚ IEEE Abstract—An efficiency-optimized modulation scheme and design method are developed for an existing hardware prototype of a bidirectional dual active bridge (DAB) dc/dc converter. The DAB being considered is used for an automotive application and is made up
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without a downside though. With these electronic technologies becoming cheaper and more expendable it creates a situation where the disposal of these electronics. Electronic waste problems are not just of where you dispose of it‚ but also how it effects the area around the dump site. Studies have shown that‚ “heavy metals pollution of groundwater‚ soil‚ and plants is an issue of environmental concern‚ especially when e-waste is involved”(Olafisoye‚ 7). With electronic waste continuing to grow this pollution
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