A Case Study: Oracle Systems Corporation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 1977‚ Lawrence J. Ellison founded System Development Laboratories to sell a database management system he had developed in a CIA project. It was only in 1982 that the company was renamed to Oracle Systems Corporation‚ to reflect the success of their first product‚ Oracle Database. Oracle used the C programming language to create its products‚ which was a big part of
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American Corporation Analysis ACC/561 September 19‚ 2013 Mr. Ponteja American Corporation Analysis Wal-Mart is one of the biggest retailers not only in the United States‚ but also internationally. The corporation was founded in Arkansas by Sam Walton in 1962 and has grown to produce revenue of over $460 billion while employing 2.2 million employees (Seeking Alpha‚ 2013). Wal-Mart is known for the low cost structure and has succeeded in the retail market. Although the corporation has been successful
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Sara Lee Corporation (Case study) 1. Executive Summary This case study provides an evaluation of Sara Lee Corporation and particularly its operations of product lines available through the Wal-Mart stores. To begin with‚ an effective SWOT analysis of the company was conducted where strengths and opportunities are identified while addressing possible threats and improving its weaknesses to avoid giving the competition an aggressive advantage. Marketing requires effective identification
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Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) is the public service broadcaster in the country‚ with Akashwani (All India Radio) and Doordarshan as its two constituents. It came into existence on 23rd November 1997‚ with a mandate to organize and conduct public broadcasting services to inform‚ educate and entertain the public and to ensure a balanced development of broadcasting on radio and television. Objectives The major objectives of the Prasar Bharati Corporation as laid out in the Prasar
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Buenavista Plywood Corporation The Problem The problem confronting Mr. Antonio Garcia‚ the Plant Superintendent of Buenavista Plywood Corporation is how to deal with the absentee rates of the employees from Bohol such that the production of the plant will operate at capacity‚ with adequate workforce and the interests of the company and employees be served. Objectives More specifically‚ the problem resolves itself into the following objectives which Mr. Garcia has to achieve in the course
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Marriott Corporation The Cost of Capital Author Student Number 董晖 林桐 吴正浩 祝承懿 Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance‚ Shanghai Jiao Tong University Table of Contents Background The hurdle rate is the required return or opportunity cost of each division and company. Only project with positive NPV discounted by hurdle rate will be invested‚ and the total return of Marriott up to all projects invested. Though there are many subjective aspects in estimation
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Executive Summary The General Appliance Corporation (GAC)‚ specializing on manufacturing various kinds of home appliances. The GAC was decentralized and it divided into 4 main product divisions‚ 4 manufacturing divisions as well as 6 staff offices. GAC manufactured few component parts and usually bought them from outside vendors. Transfer prices of the parts were negotiated between departments based on outside suppliers’ price. While the purchasing staff had the power to settle disputes when there
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Managing Complex Project Assignment (Fall 2013) *** Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar project *** By SIMONE GUPTA (Submission Date) November 15th 2014 1. Compare and contrast Teradyne’s traditional project execution strategy to the approach it used in Jaguar. What was similar? What was different? In 2001‚ Teradyne made fundamental changes in their strategic direction and technology. In Jaguar project‚ Teradyne Corporation focused more on up-front planning and design‚ reorganization
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Amilia Westergaard Bus 101 3/26/2017 Individual presentation Carnival Corporation & PLC Carnival Cruise Line was founded in 1972 by Ted Arison‚ a former executive of norwegian cruise lines‚ and Meshulam Riklis‚ of american international travel services. After a year’s worth of incurred debt‚ Arison bought out Rilklis’s share of the company and it began to thrive. Carnival Corporation & PLC is now headquartered in Miami‚ Florida and considered the world’s largest travel leisure company
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Restructurings‚ and Corporate Governance Eskimo Pie Corporation Copyright © 1992 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Harvard Business School case 293-084. In early 1991‚ Reynolds Metals‚ the makers of Aluminum Foil and other aluminum products‚ decided to sell its holding of Eskimo Pie‚ a marketer of branded frozen novelties. Reynolds had few interests outside its aluminum and packaging business‚ and the Eskimo Pie Corporation‚ with roughly $47 million in sales‚ accounted for less
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