BUSINESS POLICY SPRING TERM 2012 BUS 450 Questions for the Next Several Cases Friday‚ February 24 Case: Competition among NA Warehouse Clubs (case 4 in text) 1. What is competition like in the North American wholesale club industry? Which of the five competitive forces is strongest and why? Use the information in Figures 3.4‚ 3.5‚ 3.6‚ 3.7‚ and 3.8 (and the related chapter discussions on pp. 57-70) to do a complete five-forces analysis of competition in the North American
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promoted on a site. By accepting orders on its Web site‚ Bezos believed that Amazon.com could reduce transaction costs in the sales to the customer. More than 4 million book titles are in print at any one time throughout the world‚ and more than 1 million of those are in English. However‚ the largest physical bookstore cannot stock more than 200‚000 books and carries even fewer titles because bookstores cannot stock more than one copy of each title. Having a wide selection was important because
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Part 2 Cases Case 1A–Joint Venture #1: The Corning-Vitro Divorce This case analyzes the business venture and subsequent breakup of Corning Glass Works‚ and American company‚ and Vitro‚ a Mexican firm. Suggested Questions for Class Discussion 1. Did Vitro and Corning do enough research before engaging in a joint venture? 2. Was it wise to start with such a large venture? 3. Could some of the problems have been mitigated through cultural training during the joint venture? 4. Was two and one
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INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL CHAPTER TEN Project Scheduling: Lagging‚ Crashing‚ and Activity Networks To Accompany PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Achieving Competitive Advantage By Jeffrey K. Pinto CHAPTER 10 PROJECT FOCUS – A Crushing Issue: How to Destroy Brand New Cars INTRODUCTION 10.1 LAGS IN PRECEDENCE RELATIONSHIPS Finish to Start Finish to Finish Start to Start Start to Finish 10.2 GANTT CHARTS Adding Resources to Gantt Charts Incorporating Lags in Gantt Charts PROJECT MANAGERS
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Case Questions for Ford Fiesta Instructions: This exercise is to be completed individually. You may discuss the assignment in a group‚ but each person should complete the exercise separately. Please provide a clear‚ concise‚ and well organized essay that addresses at least the following questions. You are free to address other issues in the case as well. The intent of the assignment is to have you think critically about the marketing problems faced in the case. It is important that you consider
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SSA 2015 MAR 4804 Dr. Bruce Seaton Case Question#1 Name:_____________ .Your response is to be submitted by 11:59 PM‚ Thursday‚ June 11‚ 2015. This is a HARD DEADLINE.. You may submit via email to seatonb@fiu.edu or via Blackboard (preferred). The CQ is open book‚ open note and may be attempted on an individual basis or in cooperation with one other fellow student. In the latter circumstance equal contribution is assumed. While you
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Case Questions Netflix: Streaming Away from DVDs The objective of this case is to analyze the Netflix’s industry structure‚ to conduct SWOT analysis‚ and to define its competitive advantages. In addition‚ students can think about the important question ‒ whether Netflix’s growth is sustainable. The assignment is limited to 5 pages (double spaced): No introduction or conclusion. Due Date: Oct. 21 (for Lec 01)‚ Oct. 23 (for Lec 05) 1. Industry Analysis (about 2 pages) a Using Porter’s 5-Forces
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Case Study 1 Amar Vora Liberty University Case Study 1 1. Identify and describe the specific issues DeMur encountered in the workplace. Do the actions of other workers at Treton represent discrimination and harassment? What elements of law are important for Treton to consider? DeMur found very clear issues that can relate to Harassment and Equal Employment Opportunity discrimination within his work place. It started when his supervisor was hesitant to grant him days off for a religious event
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CASE STUDY #2 FORD MOTOR COMPANY by A Ford Motor Company - Supply Chain Strategy TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I. Executive Summary Part II. Issues Identification Part III. Alternative Options Part IV. Recommendation Part V. Implementation Part VI. Conclusion
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Case Study 1 Project Management Analysis in the Internet Forecasting Industry Group 4 Dilip Chinnaswamaiah‚ Ruiying Liu‚ Sandhya Aparna Pashikanti‚ Yingqi Yang‚ Hao Zhu Executive Summary In this case‚ our group used the techniques such as PERT‚ project crushing and visualization to solve the scheduling problems encountered in a development project at B&W Systems. We came up with the expected completion time and crashing solution to help the company meet the deadline. The problem was successfully
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