system that can (ideally) service more than one outlet. The reduction in transportation costs become direct savings to the owners‚ unlike product savings (that run through the production and sales process leading to a few %). Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this? Micro-matching supply and demand using rapid replenishment has plenty of risk associated with
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EBAY in Japan Pierre Omidyar‚ a software programmer created Auction Web which later became eBay in 1995. Over the next 11 years it would acquire 24 companies making it a very successful company. In the late 1990’s eBay began to explore opportunities in the international market. It’s website was gaining popularity in Canada‚ the UK‚ and Germany. As its popularity increased it began to set up websites in several European Countries including Korea and Australia. It soon began to venture out
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8.0.1 Product strategy The products of 7-Eleven brings back the millions of loyal customers though franchises’ door. Apart from regular grocery items‚ 7-Eleven offers different lucrative products and quality food items in low price that attracts the customers most‚ such items are Slurpee beverages‚ Krispy Kreme doughnuts‚ $1 coffees‚ 7-Eleven fuel‚ Hot Chockee‚ ATM‚ stationery & gifts‚ treats‚ Refreshment‚ game cards‚ MoneyGram‚ Mobile recharge‚ sim and phones‚ news magazine‚ transport‚ Australia
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benefits of 7-Eleven’s Retail Information System? 1) Increase sales opportunities and gain profits i) Retail Information System can amass information about customer demand‚ pricing‚ and interest in new products‚ such as Diet Pepsi‚ Zero Coke‚ Slurpee. Analysis of the data shows which items are selling well in which stores‚ which items customers are most interested in‚ seasonal demand for items and which items are most profitable to sell in the first place. Then‚ 7-Eleven can depend on the
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constitutional monarchy. In modern-day Japan‚ the monarchy is‚ according to the constitution of Japan‚ ‘a symbol of the state and unity of the people’. Unlike China‚ Japan‚ at least officially‚ has had only one dynasty since the beginning of time (Beasley‚ 1999). There is a pattern followed in China’s where each dynasty has a stage of empire building‚ a stage of power or glory‚ and finally‚ a stage of decline. This pattern‚ however‚ is not apparent in Japan. The monarchy of Japan essentially consists of one
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China | Japan | * Confucius Society * Forced into a reform mode * Realized‚ the West was eager to gain access to Chinese market (opium) * Technological superiority * The government tore up first railway line. * Modestly interested in Western military innovation. * Civil war broke out between semi-Christian religious group and the government. * Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence. * Intrusions by Europeans reduce economy‚ increased hostility. * Footbinding
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new experiences and broaden one’s cultural horizon. However‚ moving aboard also brings many challenges to the expatriate and his entire family. A Human Resource (HR) manager must consider these challenges before selecting and relocating a manager to Japan in order to avoid the expatriate shifting from an initial honeymoon phase into a cross cultural shock (Cuevas et al. 2011‚ p. 45). Cross-cultural adjustment therefore is important for expatriates. This concept describes “the level of ease or difficulty
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Housing There are currently two major types of housing in Japan: the single-family detached homes and multi-family dwellings. According to the 2008 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications housing statistics‚ most people in Japan live in single-family home. Of the total home count‚ 55.4% are single-family homes‚ 41.7% are multi-family dwellings and remaining 2.7% are single-family houses clustered together sharing walls. (pie graph) The single-family detached home is more traditional and
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For the past decade‚ deflation has persisted in Japan. Deflation is the sustained decrease in the average of all prices of goods and services in the economy (Economics Today 2006). Among all the countries since WWII‚ Japan has been suffering from deflation for the longest time. There have been many attempts in stopping deflation. Then why has Japan been under deflation for such a long time? Reason for deflation One reason for the deflation in Japan is the increased goods being imported from China
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The military rule in Japan has brought about changes in political‚ economic and social aspect of life. Most of which we think have brought about more harm than good to the nation‚ in other words they are more of a disaster than a blessing. First of‚ what is facism? Well.. Fascism is a political system in which the state has all the power. All citizens must work for the country and the government. A dictator or another powerful person is the head of such a state. He uses a strong army and a police
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