3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship I. Point of View The case was analyzed from the point of view of the manager‚ Mr. Andy Wong. II. Objectives * To offer new sets of products to the market. * To seek for a particular channel that would support the organization in project implementation. * To develop projects in order to increase sales. III. The Problem How should the management develop its products
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Travis Peartree Six Sigma 3M Case QM 10/9/12 3M Six-Sigma Case Write-Up 1. To successfully implement Six Sigma‚ 3M must think about its effects now and its effects in the future. The leadership team must also take into account the expenses of any Six Sigma processes and how to fund them. A lot of research and development will lead to greater success of Six Sigma‚ but will also be at a very high cost. The leadership team must set up a vision for implementation of Six Sigma. The team must
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Value-chain analysis is used for many purposes‚ but the process of examining customers’ value chains is relatively new. In our five-step process‚ Step 1 explains how internal and external value chains can be used separately and in related ways. Step 2 shows how to construct a customer’s value chain. Step 3 shows how to identify the customer’s business strategy by examining this value chain and using other kinds of information. Step 4 explains how to use additional information and intelligence
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In the case of the article about the Norton Company and 3M‚ the quantitative and systems school of management thought was presented. The Norton Company adopted this school of thought since that was their technique to expand new product lines. Even though the company started on the time during the classical school of management thought was used mostly‚ wherein there should be a developed efforts to find the best way to perform and managed tasks‚ their management team or board of directors division
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bean supplier in East Asia. Indonesia’s biggest competitive advantages include its low cost‚ high production capacity (availability of supply)‚ efficient infrastructure and open trading/marketing system (business environment). Although the cocoa value chain in Indonesia has experienced phenomenal growth over the past few decades‚ its continued competitiveness is threatened by inconsistent and poor quality production. Widespread pest infestation‚ especially from the cocoa pod borer (CPB)‚ is a primary
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A Zara - What did we learn? The case examines Zara‚ or its parent Inditex‚ that has established a super quick response value chain system. Traditional apparel value chains take months before a fashion season begins‚ but Zara is able to observe what is hot (and what is not selling) and responds quickly on the up-to-date fashion trends. As a result of Zara’s outstanding results‚ Inditex has expanded into 40 countries by 2001. • A quick comparison (see Class PowerPoints for financial
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Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis University of Phoenix Global Value Chain Management ISCOM/383 June 25‚ 2012 Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis ISOL + Group produces and sells a variety of products within France‚ Spain‚ and Italy. The general manager Mr. Dupont has initiated a thorough rethinking of logistics matter for the group. Based on his recommendations‚ the management team must identify‚ analyzed‚ discuss‚ and recommend the most appropriated solutions for
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“DEVELOPING AND FINANCING EFFECTIVE AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS” Experience from CRDB Bank Plc Samson Keenja‚ CRDB Microfinance Services Company Limited‚ Dar es salaam‚ Tanzania INTRODUCTION Agriculture is the leading economic sector in Tanzania‚ providing a livelihood to 80% of the population. It is the primary source of food and raw materials accounting for 50% of the GDP and a leading export sector. It remains important for achieving sustained growth‚ poverty reduction and rural development
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ALITALIA ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSYS STRENGHTS: -Food (“Best Airline Cusine” worldwide award 2010)‚ - Frequent-flyer deal (“MilleMiglia”)‚ allowing passengers to collect miles and redeem them with free tickets across the whole alliance. WEAKNESSES: -Image (always had money trouble and disorganisation is one of the principal charactieristics)‚ -Funds (it has been privatized in 2009 because of almost 10 years of debit – now it’s going good
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CASE STUDY: ECCO GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN MANAGEMENT Question 1 What opportunities and threats exist for ECCO? Opportunities Threats Political/Legal -Labour laws are more flexible in non-European countries. E.g. in China‚ there were labour costs are lower. -Ease of entering new markets due to possibility of improvement of employment rate in country. E.g. in ECCO expected to employ 3000 people in China. - Restrictions such as taxes etc. -Eventually corruption (such as China : they don’t
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