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    IKEA Case Study Report Tarek Salam & Maximilien Abrezol Table of Content 1. Introduction 2 1.1. Ikea Company 2 1.2. Global Furniture Industry 4 1.2.1. World Furniture Industry’s Characteristics 4 1.2.2. World Industry Trends 5 1.2.3. Ikea’s main competitors 5 2. Question 1 8 3. Question 2 9 4. Question 3 10 5. Question 4 11 6. Outcomes 12 7. Bibliography 12 1. Introduction 1.1. Ikea Company Ingvar Kampard‚ Elmtaryd Agunnaryd is what the abbreviation IKEA stands

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    IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor Executive Summary Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA in the early 1950s and served as CEO until 1986. By the mid-1990s the company was the world’s largest specialized furniture retailer. Kamprad broke the mold of the traditional furniture maker and went outside of the Swedish furniture cartel. He built relationships with outside suppliers and forged a unique business model featuring exhibition retail displays highlighting a broad range of functional

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    People & Planet Positive IKEA Group Sustainability Strategy for 2020 Please visit People & Planet on www.IKEA.com CONTENT PEOPLE & PLANET POSITIVE 01. The world around us 02. IKEA vision and business foundations 03. People & Planet Positive 04. Overview: People & Planet Positive 05. A more sustainable life at home 06. Resource and energy independence 07. Better life for people and communities 08. A little IKEA & sustainability directory THERE IS A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD AROUND US For

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    Ikea Case Analysis (Csr)

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    Corporate Social Responsibility 2012 IKEA Case Analysis I. Analyze: Identify Issue and its Scope The primary CSR issue reflected in this case is the use of child labor by one of IKEA’s Indian carpet supplier. The supplier was explicitly made to sign the contract which restricted the use of children below the age of 14 to be used as laborers. The practice of child labor is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries. The fifth principle

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    IKEA Value-Chain Analysis Posted on July 28‚ 2012 by John Dudovskiy “Each step in the manufacture of a product or the delivery of a service can be thought of as a link in a chain that adds value to the product or service. This concept of a how business fulfils its mission and objectives is known as the value chain” (Needles et al‚ 2007‚ p.836) The concept of Value-Chain analysis is introduced by Michael Porter (1985)‚ who divides activities of the firm into two categories: primary activities and

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    countries. In the following‚ we will focus on the economic aspect and using IKEA as an example to define how does globalization of market and production benefit to a mutli-national corporation‚ MNC and its difficulties in entering the global market. The ways globalization of market benefit to IKEA According to the data collected from IKEA‚ there are 285 stores in 36 countries in 2008. Due to the falling of barriers‚ IKEA can easily enter into different market‚ enjoying a bigger market and market

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    REACTION OF IKEA After the publication of the documentals that showed and proved that IKEA used children labor for the production of it’s company in India IKEA was forced to react‚ to try to stop the media crisis and to be concerned and active to stop children labor in non-developed countries like India. The first reaction when all the information appeared was to deny it‚ saying that IKEA never contract companies that use children labor to do their products‚ but they accepted the possibility

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report assesses the SWOT of the company Ikea‚ an international home furnishing retailer. Research has shown how Ikea have succeeded in expanding its stores worldwide and in meeting consumers expectations. Conducting SWOT before deciding what business to start is a must in order to see the reality of the business or ideas and run your business with a position of strength. On the structure of this paper‚ the companys background will first be highlighted. Next will be the SWOT

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    Ikea Porter's 5 Forces

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    Company History: Based in Denmark‚ IKEA International A/S is one of the world ’s top retailers of furniture‚ home furnishings‚ and housewares. The company designs its own items‚ and sells them in the more than 140 IKEA stores that are spread throughout approximately 30 different countries worldwide. The company also peddles its merchandise through mail-order‚ distributing its thick catalogs once a year in the areas surrounding its store locations. IKEA is characterized by its efforts to offer high-quality

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    IKEA Purchasing Strategy Jerry‚ Yeung Siu Hang TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1. Company Background & History 2. Company overview 3. Vision and Mission 4. Key Objective to build an efficient purchasing system to maximize the profit margin 3. Related Background……………………………………………………………………………………………. 1. What is the definition of purchasing Management 2. What is the definition of Purchasing Management in

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