approach‚ which was previously effective for Nike‚ centers all the business activities on continually innovating‚ improving and refining its products while it is under the assumption that customers simply want the best possible quality for their money. But due to changing circumstances and to pursue customer loyalty‚ Nike adapted the category driven approach which is derived from customer usage and purchase patterns. Post- internal and external analysis Nike concluded that there are primarily six major
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UV0010 NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings included ExxonMobil
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brands were Nike‚ Adidas and Puma. Once we had our brands‚ we had to discuss our objectives and from which company’s perspective were we conducting research for. We chose the brand Nike‚ as it has one of the most recognized symbols in the world. Our research was conducted as though we were working for the brand manager of Nike‚ in an approach to analyze Nike’s strengths and weaknesses by comparing them to the other brands of Adidas and Puma. From there‚ we wanted to determine what areas Nike needs to
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Nike Nike is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. was founded in 1962 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1978. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan. Point Of Parity (POP) Nike catagorized itself in the high-end sport shoes
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Nike Debate Business Aspect: ⦁ Nike is a business and their priority is to minimize cost and maximize revenue for its public shareholders ⦁ COUNTER AGRUMENT: Instead of attacking Nike‚ protest against taxes and regulations that lower the firms return on invested capital‚ leading to lower wages for the employees? (mise.org) ⦁ COUNTER AGRUMENT:Why dont we make Nike shoes in America? Shoe business in the U.S. has been non profitable since 1984. Nike had two factories in Maine and New Hampshire but
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Case Report - Nike Introduction Many of us know Nike for the clever maketing campaigns‚ celebrity athelets‚ "swoosh" logo‚ and "Just Do It!" slogan. In 1963 the world’s largest athletic shoe company was founded by Philip Kight and Bill Bowerman for $500 apiece and a handshake‚ and today has over $9 billion in revenues. After several years of record breaking performance Nike’s global labor practices were brought to the attention of the public as early as the 1990s. Which included publishings
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NIKE’S SUPPLY CHAIN CASE STUDY Case Summary Nike is a retail giant that has different product lines in different parts of the world. Nike has different markets for different products for all four seasons of the year. It conducts business with 750 to 800 factories from around the world. In 1998‚ Nike had 27 order management systems spread out globally. These systems did not function in a way that allowed them to link to its headquarters in Beaverton‚ Oregon. This led to the implementation
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but a rare pair of late 1970s Nike track racing shoes called Nike Vainqueur‚ and this wasn’t just an ordinary occasion to me either‚ for these old shoes of mine were to be worn that day for the first time in nearly 30 years by my 16 year old son Jeremy. I think we were both a little nervous that morning as we both prepared for him to race in his first athletics carnival at his new high school. My very first pair of Nike running shoes were a bright blue pair of Nike Waffle trainers which I wore
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Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager of North Point Group a large mutual fund management firm‚ is looking into the viability of investing in the stocks of Nike for the fund that she manages. Ford should base her decision on data on the company which were disclosed in the 2001 fiscal reports. While Nike management addressed several issues that are causing the decrease in market sales and prices of stocks‚ management presented its plans to improve and
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Nike of Samothrace The Nike of Somathrace statue was unearthed in 1863 on the Island of Somathrace in the northwest Aegean. It was found by Charles Champoiseau‚ a French Vice-Consul to Adrianople (Turkey). She is believed to have been sculpted in the 2nd Century but the style and drapery suggest an earlier date. The date of the Nike of Samothrace is debated‚ but was probably created between 200 and 190 B.C.E. The statue is life sized with drapery lightly clasping the female body looking as
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