Summary of Case Mattel’s Toy Recalls and Supply Chain Management This case talks focuses on the event in the year of 2007 when Mattel – the leading global toymaker – voluntarily recalled its toys from worldwide stores. Mattel’s name is synonymous worldwide for its most famous product – the Barbie Doll. The recall was initially for 83 toys which had excessive lead paint and soon after 6 more products we recalled which had a design problem of small magnets coming off the toys in addition
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Market context analysis: 1. Ad of a product priced high in its category: Toyota Camry Hybrid 2. Category: Family/mid-sized cars. 3. Prices: 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid: $26‚200 Toyota Camry (non-hybrid): $18‚270 - $27‚820 avg: $23‚045 4. Main competition in US (according to Wikipedia.com‚ prices according to Edmunds.com): Hyundai Sonata: $17‚195 - $18‚445 avg: $17‚820 Mazda 6: $18‚930 - $27‚800 avg: $23‚365 Saturn Aura: $19‚945 - $23‚945 avg: $21‚945 Nissan Altima: $17
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Merck‚ the FDA‚ and the Vioxx Recall 1. Do you believe that Merck acted in a socially responsible and ethical manner with regard to Vioxx? Why or Why not? In your answer‚ please address the company’s drug development and testing‚ marketing and advertising‚ relationships with government regulators and policymakers‚ and handling of the recall. I do not believe that Merck made a socially responsible decision when Vioxx was introduced into the pharmaceutical market. Scientists that were involved
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unionization‚ amongst others. For my final project in this module –HR Resourcing‚ I will elucidate on the Compensation and Reward System of Toyota Motor Company (TMC)‚ with the following highlighted sub-topics to be discussed. * Assess the Toyota Company‚ in terms of its organizational strategy‚ objectives‚ mission and values. * Make analysis on the environment in which TMC operates with regards to industry‚ business life cycle‚ etc. * Evaluate the Toyota’s current reward
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Toyota is the leader of the hybrid technology with its Prius. The Prius was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car (Case‚ paragraph 2‚ ‘The Prius…higher speeds.’). Toyota used the Prius as the centre-piece of their campaign to give themselves a more environmental image compared to their rivals. The reason why the Prius was such a success and other hybrid models were having troubles to get buyers‚ is that the buyers of the Prius want to make a statement about themselves. They want to show people
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whether Jane can disaffirm the contract and demand that Midtown Toyota return her $3‚500. The specific issue is whether Jane made a false and fraudulent misrepresentation of her age when she entered into the contract with Midtown Toyota to purchase the vehicle. The court would likely find that Jane did not fraudulently misrepresent her age. Additionally‚ as a minor‚ Jane had no duty to read the contract she entered into with Midtown Toyota. The court would likely find that Jane did not fraudulently misrepresent
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America’s sedan market. It was explained in the article entitled Honda Fails with Toyota to Dominate American Sedan Market: Cars from the website www.businessweek.com; that the dominance of the two major Japanese car makers among U.S. small car and family sedan car market is shifting. The Los Angeles Times has a similar article involving the same two auto makers: Toyota and Honda. The article is entitled Honda‚ Ford Pass Toyota; the Two Car Brands Rank at the Top of a Consumer Report Survey on Quality
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Operations Management 3.0 Toyota Production System (TPS c ) 4.0 Just in Time Inventory Management 5.0 Lean Manufacturing 6.0 Supply Chain Management 7.0 Conclusion References 1.0 Introduction The success of Toyota Motor Company is due to the unique reduction systems that focus on continuous improvement and just in time management. Toyota has created a decentralised structure
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Barnes MBA 6022 I. Process Identification Background of The Issue In the 1960’s Toyota linked together quality‚ customer satisfaction‚ and profit. These became pillars for Toyota’s foundation and the company’s baseline for growth and expansion. In 2009‚ the company’s recalls started with what was deemed a floor mat issue. “Over the next four months‚ the company recalled 3.4 million more vehicles in three separate recalls over and above the initial 3.8 million‚ for a total of more than 7 million” (Cole
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competitive pressures Toyota Motor Europe faces from doing a five-forces analysis? Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world. From 2000 to 2005 the sales units have increased from 2.5 million to 7.97 million. With 35 percent of the total market capitalization in the automobile industry‚ the Japanese firm is becoming more than a serious competitor for General Motor which is the world largest car manufacturer. In spite of this excellent situation‚ Toyota is still developing
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