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engineered-to-order product. Manufacturing Strategy Four joint ventures had been established in Asia in response to requirements from customers. Once a joint venture was established‚ most manufacturing continued to be done in the United States. It was believed that the high volume of production in Oklahoma City led to the lowest product costs through economics of scale. Oklahoma City selected the materials‚ and fed them to the Asian joint ventures for assembly and testing. This process was called
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Chapter 9: Global Market Entry Strategies The need for a solid market entry decision is an integral part of a global market entry strategy. Entry decisions will heavily influence the firm’s other marketing-mix decisions. Global marketers have to make a multitude of decisions regarding the entry mode‚ which may include: (1) The target product/market (2) The goals of the target markets (3) The mode of entry (4) The time of entry (5) A marketing-mix plan (6) A control system to check the performance
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1. Analyze entry strategies adopted by Starbucks. Starbucks adopted three different entry strategies: licencing‚ joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries. Looking at the list of the countries in which the company is present and modes of entry to each of them‚ we can notice that a company hardly ever decides to open their own subsidiary. It is understandable‚ as this mode of entry is connected with highest risk and costs. Starbucks was able to use this strategy in Canada because of some similarities
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R140001 Prof. Rosauro V. Sibal Shui Fabrics (A Case Study) Problem: In todays “borderless” business world‚ arises a misalignment on the organizational goal expectation on Return of Investment of Shui Fabrics‚ (a China-based‚ 50-50 joint venture involved on the production of dye and coat fabrics for sale to local and international sportswear manufacturer.) between American company (Rocky River Industries)‚ and its Chinese counterpart (Shanghai Fabric Ltd.). Chiu Wai‚ the company’s
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1. Case Summary This case was prepared by Research Assistant‚ Sonali Krishna‚ under the direction of Associate Professor J.Stewart Black as the basis for class discussion. She was an Indian woman. With the interesting title “The Honda-Yamaha War” she is using several of the half of statement issues about the Honda and Yamaha circumstances. Honda is a multinational corporation‚ engine manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Tokyo‚ Japan. In 1949 it began producing motorcycles
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The Motives for International Acquisitions: Capability Procurements‚ Strategic Considerations‚ and the Role of Ownership Structures Author(s): Shih-Fen S. Chen Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 3 (Apr. - May‚ 2008)‚ pp. 454471 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25483277 . Accessed: 28/02/2013 12:46 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at .
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Danone Case What were the intentions of Wahaha Group and Danone when setting up joint ventures in China? The Wahaha Group did very well in the Chinese market around the mid 1990s‚ but because foreign multinationals were rapidly entering China‚ it was afraid that it might lose its competiveness. The company was eager to expand its scale and market share in China‚ but it lacked the necessary financial capital to do so. This is why they wanted to cooperate with Danone. Wahaha needed cash‚ and also
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three ways for the Aravind Eye Hospital to invest in the future. A. Choice 1 – Joint Venture 1. Significance of choice 1 * Good local knowledge and network * Acquisition of experience for future development‚ such as franchise * Less finance stress and wider expansion than as a sole investor * More control than franchise 2. Reasons why choice 1 may not be optimal * Possibility of conflict with joint-venture partner * Slow decision making * High risk for being over-reliant
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Edgar Leon 3 David Weagle 3 Roy Blanchard 1 Group Project 2‚ Joint Ventures vs. Franchises Lufthansa/ANA Joint Venture vs. Ace Hardware Joint Ventures and franchises have been advantageous strategic approaches to business for some time affording companies specific benefits for advancing or gaining market share. A joint venture (JV) is an agreement to begin a commercial enterprise that generally benefits both parties taking advantage of other companies’ existing‚ infrastructure‚ intellectual capital
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