Instructions: a) Formal writing assignment #2: The Peerless Starch Company of Blair‚ Indiana. b) Grading to be based on the CWE scoring rubric previously provided. c) Assignment must be placed on the online portfolio and must be submitted to etutoring for review. d) Read the case study below in its entirety and give it some serious thought. Then‚ in your own words‚ summarize the issues involved in this case (there are quite a few) and indicate whether Glen Baxter has a case and provide a thorough
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Peerless strategy Case Overview The first plant of the Peerless starch industry was started in Blair during the civil war times. It is one of the highest wages paying plants in the region sporting a five story building supported by two massive towers. The other plants in the region have all shut down and currently Peerless starch is the only active plant in the region and it employs 8000 of the 120000 residents of the Blair. Company has three more plants in Illinois‚ Oregon and Texas which
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Jones Blair Company Jones-Blair Company sells paint and related products throughout select states in the southern United States. The company’s best marketing strategy in an environment of declining paint demand. Not only is demand declining‚ but the company is also faced with increased competition from national companies‚ such as Kmart‚ Wal-Mart and Home Depot‚ who have the ability to mass merchandize their paint products. The paint industry is divided into three segments: architectural‚ OEM coatings
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Jones Blair Company The US paint industry was in a mature stage of life cycle. During 1999 sales were around $13 billion. The following are three different segments of the US paint industry. 1. Architectural Coatings:used for general purpose which accounts for 43% of total sales‚ sold through wholesaler and retailer to end consumer. 2. OEM coatings: formulated for industrial purpose which represent 35% of total sales. 3. Special Purpose Coatings: designed for special or environmental conditions
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Background and Problem Definition: Jones • Blair Company distributes architectural‚ original equipment manufacturing (OEM) paint and paint sundries under its brand name over 50 counties in 4 states of US while operating from its plant and headquarters in Dallas. Changing market and industry trends were posing a threat to many regional companies. JBC competed successfully with other national paint companies banking on its different paint formulation and readily available technology. However survival
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Universidad Católica de Chile Facultad de Administración Análisis Caso Jones Blair Company Fecha: 9 Abril 2008 Caso Jones Blair Company Jones Blair Company comercializa preferentemente sus pinturas y artículos varios relacionados en el estado de Texas. En este estado atiende tanto el área metropolitana de Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) como también al resto de las áreas rurales del estado. Las pinturas de Blair Company son de gran calidad pero a su vez son las de mayor precio en el mercado.
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GROUP: BM7702P 1. Company Description 1.1. U.S Paint Industry The US paint industry is divided into three broad segments which are: a. Architectural coatings consist of general-purpose paints‚ varnishes‚ and lacquers used on residential‚ commercial‚ and institutional structures‚ sold through wholesalers and retailers‚ and purchased by do-it-yourself consumers‚ painting contractors and professional painters. b. Original equipment manufacturing (OEM) coatings are formulated to industrial
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JBC’s market area and segmentation The market of Jones Blair can be divided to two groups: Dallas-Fort Worth area and Non Dallas-Fort Worth JBC’s potential segment(s) and strategy In order to reach these business goals at a time when growth is nonexistent‚ Jones-Blair must take immediate action and increase their sales team and refocus their sales energies. Jones Blair is a regional paint manufacturer that has to compete in a mature market (sales growth are expected to be the general
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Marketing Management. Position Paper on Jones Blair Company. Submitted by GEMCYN SURAJ‚ Cohort B-33‚ Banner Id @02883877 on 01/16/2013. After perusing the material‚ I find that Mr. Alexander Barrett has a sticky situation. Unless his company does something outstanding‚ it is destined for losses in the future. Unfortunately‚ all his VP’s are off target. Hence‚ I suggest they form small “Blue Ocean” niches to make themselves more competitive. What makes a company unique are its products. So‚ I suggest that
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Essay The films national treasure and the series of Indiana jones had many various techniques in which made them very successful e.g. lighting‚ sounding‚ characters and many more‚ that is what I will be talking about how these techniques that made these movies so successful. Sounding in these two movies are very important in how the movies are portrayed. In the movie Indiana jones‚ he has specific theme music when he has defeated the bad guys or has done something successful. And also when something
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