CASE STUDY Stopping Stock Outs with Anixter’s Just-in-Time Supply Summary Customer Medical equipment manufacturer Challenge Minimize turnaround on delivered parts Solution Anixter’s just-in-time supply chain solution Results • Shifted inventory to Anixter’s distribution center • Created usage forecasts and generated weekly usage reports • Consolidated and reduced part numbers Benefits • Reduced amount and costs of on-hand materials • Gained greater control over inventory • Minimized paperwork with
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This case study is an excellent example of how different types of parties can be brought together in a large scale transaction and how the original energy of those early meetings can be lost over time. I imagine that when Anthony Athanas was purchasing those old piers back in the 1960s many‚ if not all‚ of his colleagues‚ friends‚ and family members told him that he was off his rocker. I’m sure Athanas was looking at this land as his family’s ticket to financial prosperity and somewhat of a legacy
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caseDominos video case Domino’s Pizza marketing research played a customer insights role. They had to find out what customers thought of Domino’s and what they wanted‚ except. The research showed that Domino’s had a great service‚ but the taste of its pizza was far behind competitors. Marketing research gain deep insights into customers needs using social media channel and focus groups. It got direct media feedback from consumers through Facebook‚ twitter and other social media. The marketing information
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DUCATI CASE 1) How would you characterize Ducati’s strategy in terms of the types of generic strategies described in the first reading above? Marketing made by * specialized magazines‚ perfect to educate buyers about the characteristics of the bikes * non specialized magazines * racing events Technology and R&D: Ducati was innovative thanks to its desmodromic valve system and L-twin engine. It used racing competition to develop technical solution and test materials
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Analyze the alternative power car manufacturing industry at the time of the case. At the time of the case there were not many car manufacturers aggressively perusing the development of alternative power cars. Manufacturers may have felt that the alternative power car was a disruptive technology as it was expensive to develop and not in high demand from their current customers. The alternative car manufacturing industry was in its conceptual phase. Consumers were not confident in the alternative power
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incumbent Chairman and CEO of Renault‚ Chairman of Nissan and Chairman of Mitsubishi Motors. He is widely known as Turnaround specialist- a person who could turn around business from losses to profitability and he had done the same with Renault and Nissan during his business career. Born to Lebanese-Brazilian parents‚ Carlos Ghosn completed his education between Lebanon and France. Throughout his career he has worked for companies like Michelin‚ Renault‚ Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors. He is widely regarded
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CASE A3 Atlas Tire and Rubber Company1 Executive Summary Faced with financial and competitive challenges in 200X‚ Atlas Tire and Rubber Company’s new CEO developed a strategic plan that included an initiative to build industry leading supply chain management capabilities. As the organization strives to establish a “superior supply chain” in the U.S. tire division‚ numerous internal changes have been made. Over the last three years‚ the organization has built a hierarchy of collaborative teams to
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main lines : Escada CollecRon & Escada Sport – 1990’s era of acquisiRons (Saint John’s Knit‚ Kemper‚ etc.) • Decline (1992 – present (Feb 2011: case date): – – – – Death of Margaretha (designer) ExecuRve turn over and instability Lack of modernity Insolvency in 2009 and acquisiRon by
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General Motors in China Introduction In July 1994‚ when the Chinese authorities initiated the task of making China’s automotive sector as one of the country’s strongest industries‚ the market had opened up for the foreign companies. However‚ the foreign car companies were required to qualify few pre-conditions: they were required to first invest in the components industry and transfer the technology to the Chinese partner in a joint venture‚ where the share of the foreign partner would not exceed
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Case: IRON ORE COMPANY OF ONTARIO ASSIGNMENT: 1. Where are the bottlenecks in IOCO’s operation? 2. How should IOCO deploy its shovels? 3. Should IOCO stockpile ore? When? How much? Case: Dynatrol Corporation: Andover Assembly Division ASSIGNMENT: 1. What are the most urgent problems confronting Jan Havel at the Andover Assembly Plant? 2. What sequence of actions would you recommend to address them? 3. How difficult will it be to "sell" your actions to Murphy
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