Morrissey Forgings‚ Inc. This heavily disguised case is set in the "mature" woodstoves business in 1986. It is not based on The Vermont Castings Company. The issue is product line strategy based on product line profitability. In early 1986‚ Tim Morrissey was reviewing the disappointing 1985 results of operations for his company (see Exhibit 1). The business had been founded in 1938 by Tim’s grandfather as a modernization of an older iron forge company which Tim’s great-great-grandfather had
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comprised of speculation and postponement. Retailers have the responsibility of ordering 7 months in advance of the season from their agents. These agents then order directly from Benetton manufacturing‚ allowing them to operate on a “make-to-order” (JIT) basis. Their superior methodology supports their high volume‚ low variety production very well. Supply Chain Management Tool Leaders of Benetton have gained confidence in the supply chain through visibility and controls. Benetton’s extensive network
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rP os t HKU978 NIKHIL CELLY op yo HAIER IN INDIA: BUILDING PRESENCE IN A MASS MARKET BEYOND CHINA In a short 25 years‚ Haier Inc had emerged from being a small refrigerator factory in northeast China to becoming the world’s biggest appliance seller by retail volume. It had exported to developed markets in the 1990s‚ set up factories overseas and created a global retail chain that made it an unmatched success in China. This company that made its name by exporting refrigerators
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increased rate of unemployed and job dissatisfaction. As imply‚ many people engaged in direct selling because direct selling have the vast opportunities available to young and old alike to earn additional income to supplement their lifestyle‚ and in this case‚ their golden years. The context of this study will define what sales agent is‚ how they perform; what are the importance of rewards to the effectiveness performance of sales agents in selling products and how does distributors motivate their salespeople/sales
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and Avionics) to private and corporate aircraft. Reiling‚ the General Managers is concerned that the commercial contract operations are not being performed as efficiently as possible and is considering a variety of alternatives to alter operating procedures and operations control. At the same time‚ if pooling is deemed inappropriate then the implementation of a different format in the face of a hostile management/union relationship is a concern. This case addresses the problems in operating procedures
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1 SIPPICAN CORPORATION CASE ANALYSYS 20229 Cost Management System 2 Executive Summary Company Overview Accounting method Production process Activities performed Q1. Should Sippican use a contribution margin approach? Explanation Q2. Capacity cost rates for resources Q3. a. Revised costs and profits b. Product costs and profitability analysis with the new allocation method. Cause of the shifts in values. Q4. What actions should the management take to improve
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JOT CASE STUDY Our Management Team has conducted an in-depth comprehensive review of various issues currently being faced by the management of Jot and to make recommendations. We have carried out an in-depth review of the operations and segmented our recommendations under the broad heads of Operational‚ Financial and Strategic Issues. We have used various management tools such as SWOC Analysis‚ PEST Analysis‚ DMUU‚ Long-Term Planning using 8Q Planning tools to assist in our analysis. Operational
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Case Analysis On Merloni Elettrodomestici Spa Economics Essay Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA is an Italian company based in Fabriano and is one of Europe’s biggest makers of home appliances. In February 2005‚ Merloni Elettrodomestici was renamed Indesit Company‚ Indesit being the best known of the Group’s brands outside Italy. The Company was also operating under its “historic” brand‚ Ariston‚ and the regional brands Hotpoint‚ Scholtes and Stinol. During the perio from 1984 to 1986‚ Merloni undertook
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w rP os t S 910D05 OPERATIONS STRATEGY AT GALANZ op yo Dr. Stephen Ng and Barbara Li wrote this case under the supervision of Professors Xiande Zhao‚ Xuejun Xu and Yang Lei solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation
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Patents Wheatley v Drillsafe Ltd. (2001) Wheatley v Drillsafe Ltd. Facts: Wheatley (W)‚ the proprietor and licensee of a European patent relating to a threaded hole cutting device‚ appealed against a decision holding that the patent was invalid on the ground of common general knowledge and accordingly should be revoked‚ and also that‚ in any event‚ there had been no infringement of the patent by Drillsafe (D) and others. Contentions: D maintained‚ inter alia‚ that its use of a semi-penetrating
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