NIKE HISTORY Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1962 with a handshake. The two man team began the company with a combined investment of $500 each. They reached an agreement with a Japanese manufacturer of athletic shoes‚ forming BRS/Tiger shoes. Phil Knight started this company selling shoes from the trunk of his car. As the empire grew‚ the two man team developed the idea to cut overheard. In 1972‚ BRS and Onitsuka Tiger went different ways and thus Nike
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Chapter 7 Inventory Management ◊Distinguish dependent from independent demand inventories ◊Describe the four basic types of inventories and their functions ◊Understand the costs of inventory and inventory turnovers ◊Understand ABC classification‚ ABC inventory matrix and cycle counting. ◊Know RFID and how it can be used in inventory management ◊Understand the EOQ model and its underlying assumptions ◊Understand the Quantity Discount and the EMQ Models and their relationships with the basic EOQ model
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necessary diagram explain about data warehouse development life cycle . Ans : Introduction to data warehouses. Data warehouse development lifecycle (Kimball’s approach) Q. 2. What is Metadata ? What is it’s uses in Data warehousing Archietechture ? Ans : In simple terms‚ meta data is information about data and is critical for not only the business user but also data warehouse administrators and developers. Without meta data‚ business users will be like tourists left in a new
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lay is a product focused facility meaning it invested much on it’s on capital equipment; this reliance on machines mean’s Frito lay must keep a reliable inventory of MRO. Where as a cabinet shop does not need much MRO compared to Frito Lay.In contrast‚ a cabine shop or a machine shop keeps high raw materials‚ wip and final products in inventory since the order basis have variations. The demand for Frito Lay is not by order basis compared to a cabinet shop so it can produce more volume and it has
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NIKE Executive Summary Nike Inc. founded in 1962 by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight was first named Blue Ribbon sports. Their goal was to distribute high quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers in an attempt to compete with Germany’s domination of the athletic wear at that time (Adidas and Puma). Nike manufactures and distributes athletic shoes at every marketable price point to the global market. More than 40% of sales come from athletic apparel and sports equipment
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Nike. The Positioning statement of Nike is “For serious athletes‚ Nike gives confidence that provides the perfect shoe for every sport”. In today’s competitive environment‚ Nike‚ one of the global leaders in sporting goods industry‚ has established a strong position for enhancing athletic life style. It’s the number one sports manufacturer in the world design by Nolan Breitbarth in the 1970s with Phil knight founder of Nike Inc. It is the leading sporting goods Company in the United States and
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Phillip Knight who was founding Nike wanted to own the running shoes which had both cheap and quality of the Japanese. By 1964‚ he and his friend William Bowerman spent $ 500 to enter Tiger company’s shoes in Japan to the U.S and began to develop some ideas for their own product. 1. Technology “Nike Air” Nike Air cushioning is appeared in the most form of Nike shoes. We shared a number of different types of Nike Air. - AIR - Air cushion provides a comfortable stride. Nike Air is almost always encapsulated
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1.Executive Summary This marketing plan mainly describes Nike future development strategies and goals. This report will include the situation analysis‚ market-product focus‚ the detailed marketing programme and the financial data and projections. In the coming year‚ Nike is going to launch a new product called Nike+ FuelBand‚ which will be marketed in Hong Kong in 2014. The Fuelband allows the wearer to track their physical activity‚ steps taken daily‚ and amount of calories burned. The
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Inventory Management deals essentially with balancing the inventory levels. Inventory is categorized into two types based on the demand pattern‚ which creates the need for inventory. The two types of demand are Independent Demand and Dependent Demand for inventories. The choice of how to control inventory depends upon the fact of whether or not the demand of the items has a dependent or an independent character. This difference is important in selecting an adequate inventory management approach
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50219 BBS 3FA CASE SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS Formation of Nike In 1958‚ Phil Knight came realised the need of a good American running shoe and started working on his idea. In 1964‚ he along with Bowerman formed an athletic shoe company and called it Blue Ribbon Shoe (BRS) company. In 1971‚ they developed a distinctive trademark and a new brand name and this is how Nike came into existence. Exceptional economic performance Nike grew at an amazingly fast pace with profits growing from $10 million
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