Case 4 THE BATTLE FOR VALUE‚ 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE‚ INC. Set in June 2004‚ this case invites the student to assess the financial performance of FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service‚ Inc (UPS). The two firms have competed intensely for dominance of the overnight express package industry. This case is intended for use in an introductory discussion of corporate value creation and its sources. Questions for Students 1. Contrast between Corporate excellence and Financial
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INTRODUCTION The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea mega thrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday‚ December 26‚ 2004‚ with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[3][4] The resulting tsunami is given various names‚ including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ Asian Tsunami‚ Indonesian Tsunami. CAUSES The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating
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they tend to stop being active. As a result‚ this can seriously affect their physical health‚ especially later on in life. Therefore‚ to secure healthy mental and physical well-being throughout one’s life‚ it is important to maintain an active lifestyle. Being active has tremendous effects on a person’s physical health. Merely jogging‚ swimming‚ or taking part in any other activity on a regular basis can help the human body perform more efficiently and live longer. Studies have proven that one’s
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First Analysis - Obama’s 2004 DNC Cpeech This is the first entry in this site looking at great speeches in history‚ in movies‚ in business – wherever they can be found. Suggest some speeches‚ and if they’re great I’ll analyse them. The purpose of this blog is to try and give you some insight into why speeches work and how you can craft a speech that will win the argument‚ win the business‚ or maybe even win the heart of a loved one. In each case I’ll give some history to place the speech into context
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intrinsically motivated‚ active learner? A self-directed learner is someone who is very independent in learning and does not fear to be self-disciplined in learning. He or she takes responsibility for their own learning. An intrinsically motivated learner is someone who participates in learning activities because of an inward satisfaction of contentment rather than the outward rewards. An intrinsic learner derives inner pleasure from learning. He or she is motivated internally. An active learner consciously
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simplest and most plausible method of transportation as a result of its light weight and little size. It is the most reasonable transportation as well when contrasted with different vehicles. Be that as it may‚ with regards to the game bicycles‚ the case is marginally unique since don bicycles are not as lighter in weight as different bikes and not all that reasonable also. Game bicycles are a known for their speed‚ increasing speed‚ braking and cornering on cleared streets. The game bicycles are much
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order to sell their products is the different prices for each of the products. When it comes to the twenty-first century there are a couple of different trends in the environmental forces that work for Prince Sports in the tennis industry. The first thing that is able to work Prince Sports is that they are able to use multi-media. Another thing that is able to work for this company is that the company is able to do
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Obermeyer Sport A Strategic Direction in Forecasting Introduction & Summary Klaus Obermeyer is an innovator in the high-end skiwear industry. The company began with down filled jackets and slowly began to diversify its product line with high-altitude suntan lotion‚ turtlenecks‚ nylon wind-shirts‚ mirrored sunglasses and more. In 1961‚ the first Sport Obermeyer factory warehouse opened in Aspen‚ and the innovations continued with “soft-shell” jackets‚ double lens goggles‚ and the first
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Issue with Impact Analysis Obermeyer has grown into the business of designing and selling winter wears not without any challenges. For this case‚ the main issue can be summed up in managing a global supply chain of short life cycle products with a high demand uncertainty. We can breakdown the main issues into: geographic challenges‚ information’s timing and flow and creating a responsive supply chain to able to balance inventory and demand uncertainty. First is the information timing and flow
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BUSINESS ETHICS 9.30 – 11.30 HRS [MGT 2115] INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES TIME ALLOWED: TWO (2) HOURS NO. OF QUESTIONS SET: ONE (1) NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED: ONE (1) BUSINESS ETHICS [MGT 2115] CASE STUDY While the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) of Wonderland pursues its investigations in a few cases of corruption‚ a trade unionist made allegations of money -laundering and irregular transactions against the Director of the institution. The press reported that the trade unionist accused the Director
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