customers could get cars of any color as long as it was black‚ while Tata Motors went to customers before designing Ace and asked them about the price and features that they wanted. Compare and contrast between these two approaches? 1. Both the cases are related to Automobile industries. Mr. Ford is talking about passenger cars & tata is talking about commercial vehicles. Main points can be argued as follows. Ford Cars | Tata Ace | Passenger Vehicles | SCV | Already made a huge market &
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In this report we have discussed the strategic use of information system for industry analysis (external environment) of Video shops‚ strategic implication of ICTs‚ identification of key activities through value chain and identify how ICTs Support these activities. This report is all about checking the weak linkages. It also shows how we can transform our negative forces to positive and improve our value chain linkages. It also explains the importance of ICT’s and how they can help in transforming
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The Innovation Value Chain of Outbound Open Innovation Yan Ailing1‚ Jiang Hong2 School of Business Administration‚ Zhejiang Gongshang University‚ Hangzhou‚ China. E-mail: alyan@foxmail.com. 2 Institute of Policy and Management‚ Chinese Academy of Science‚ Beijing‚ China. 1 Abstract Open innovation is the focus of academic attention. As one type of open innovation‚ outbound open innovation is central to the survival and growth of firms‚ and ultimately to the health of the economies of which they
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7/5/2011 | Tata Motors | “TATA NANO” in usa | Executive Summary This due-diligence report concludes our findings regarding the feasibility of implementing the Tata Nano‚ the world’s cheapest car‚ for expansion into the U.S. market. Taking into consideration the general environmental analysis‚ we have concluded that increasing oil prices and a stagnant economy have coupled to increase opportunities of market demand for vehicles that are; inexpensive‚ fuel-efficient and compact with very
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The movie I chose is Steel Magnolias; the character is Shelby. The movie begins on Shelby’s wedding day to Jackson Latcherie. Shelby is the only daughter of M’Lynn and Drum Eatenton; and has two younger brothers‚ Tommy and Jonathan. M’Lynn is very protective of Shelby because she is a diabetic and has had fragile health since childhood. Shelby appears in the movie in early adulthood; the movie does not address Shelby’s progression from stages one thru five. She is introduced to the viewers in
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COSTING FOR TATA MOTORS The Passenger Car division was born out of a vision to offer the Indian customer all the comfort of a big car‚ at the price of a small car. The Indica was formally launched in 1998 & has rewritten the rules of the Indian car industry ever since then. The latest addition to the Tata Motors family after the launch of Indigo which is designed to deliver never-before levels in luxury‚ safety‚ power and comfort on Indian roads is the New Indica V2. Refreshingly different‚ with
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Steel Magnolias I was very hesitant about going to see the play Steel Magnolias. I had previously seen the film‚ and I did not feel the play could live up to the expectations to the movie. My ideas about the play dramatically changed after I saw the production. There were a few main points of the play that I found to be important and paid special attention to. The play itself‚ the set‚ actresses‚ and the reaction of the audience were the topics I felt were the most important. First off‚ the
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and Information Technology Tata Motors is India ’s largest automobile company‚ with consolidated revenues of Rs 92‚519 crore ($20 billion) in 2009-10. Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai‚ India. Part of the Tata Group‚ it was formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company). Its products include passenger cars‚ trucks‚ vans and coaches. Through subsidiaries and associate companies‚ Tata Motors has operations in the UK
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In Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ Jared Diamond opposed the idea that European civilizations have advanced further than their contemporaries in other continents because their inhabitants were intellectually superior. Instead‚ he supported the notion that some civilizations developed at a quicker pace than others because of the environmental differences that were present in the continents where they resided. Factors such as wildlife‚ climate‚ and the types of resources presented in an area have dramatically
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What sales goal would you recommend for the Tata Nano? When Tata Motors Ldt. decided to create the Tato Nano they wanted to make the most fuel-efficient‚ smallest and cheapest car in the world. They had the advantage of already having the trust of consumers’ in India and being known for its commitment to ethics‚ by promising to improve the quality of life of its consumers. However‚ they were not the market leaders for the passenger vehicles with a market share of 16‚45% against 46‚07% for their
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