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  • Nike Case Study

    Nike Case Study

    SHORT CASE SUMMARY Nike, Inc. (503-671-6453, www.nike.com) is the worlds #1 athletic shoe and apparel seller. Nike currently employs 20,700 employees, with total sales of $8.78 billion. Nike and the athletic shoe industry have evolved into one of the most competitive market in recent years. But, analysts believe that athletic shoe sales will slow down over the next few years. The slowdown will come with the change in consumer trends. For instance, the younger market

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    Essay Length: 1,706 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • Brinkerhoff International Inc Case Study

    Brinkerhoff International Inc Case Study

    MEMORANDUM TO: JUAN C. ARAQUE FROM: GROUP #6 SUBJECT: CASE STUDY FOR COMPANY "BRINKERHOFF INTERNATIONAL INC." DATE: 11/14/00 CC: HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR OBJECTIVE: After careful review and analysis of the situation and the facts surrounding the company Brinkerhoff International Incorporated (BII), our team has been able to develop a viable course of action to efficiently improve productivity and relations within the organization. PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED: It is apparent through financial records that Rig 1-E by far

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    Essay Length: 2,797 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • Nafta Case Study

    Nafta Case Study

    NAFTA Five Years of Failure By: Jeff Dotson In December of 1992, Presidents Salinas (Mexico), Bush (U.S.) and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Mexican legislature ratified NAFTA in 1993 and the treaty went into effect on January 1, 1994, creating the largest free-trade zone in the world. NAFTA's promoters promised 200,000 new jobs per year for the U.S., higher wages in Mexico and a growing

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    Essay Length: 8,025 Words / 33 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Yahoo Inc Case Study

    Yahoo Inc Case Study

    February 25, 2001 Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce, and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 120 million users each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the World Wide Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household, and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. The company also provides online business

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    Essay Length: 1,230 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: July
  • Ibm Case Study

    Ibm Case Study

    I. Current Situation (1991-1993) 1. History of IBM: IBM is a multinational corporation that started its activities in 1911. But its origins can be traced back to 1890, during the height of the Industrial Revolution. It was first known as the Computing-Recording Company, and then in 1924, it took the name of International Business Machines. Nowadays, this multinational company is known as the Ў§Big BlueЎЁ 2. Mission statement IBM main activity is to find solutions

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    Essay Length: 3,684 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: July
  • Case Study: Dell Computer Corporation

    Case Study: Dell Computer Corporation

    CASE STUDY A : DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION Introduction Michael Dell founded Dell Computer Corporation in 1984 with a simple vision and business concept – that personal computers can be built to order and sold directly to consumers. Michael believed his approach had two advantages: (i) by passing distributors and retail dealers eliminated the markups of resellers, and (ii) building to order greatly reduced the costs and risks associated with carrying large stocks of parts, components

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    Essay Length: 1,714 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: July
  • Microsoft Corp - Gates - Case Study

    Microsoft Corp - Gates - Case Study

    WASHINGTON (CNN/Money) - The government hammered away at Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates in court Tuesday, attempting to portray him as an unreliable witness. And at one point Gates offered to alter his sworn testimony, landing a solid blow against Microsoft's position. The courts have found that Microsoft violated antitrust laws. The current hearings, under U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, will decide what restrictions will be imposed on Microsoft as a remedy for that illegal

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    Essay Length: 696 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2009 By: Top
  • Dayton Hudson Case Study

    Dayton Hudson Case Study

    CASE STUDY DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION 1998 I. Brief Background II. Statement of the Problem Dayton-Hudson Corporation should determine ways of how to make its divisions more cost-effective. III. Objectives 1. To be able to observe Dayton Hudson’s strengths and weaknesses. 2. To site Dayton Hudson’s opportunities and threats. IV. Areas of Consideration 1. In 1891, Hudson’s was the largest retailer of men’s clothes in America. 2. Merchandise innovations were return privileges and price marketing in

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    Essay Length: 648 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ikea Case Study

    Ikea Case Study

    IKEA is one of the world's top furniture retailers, selling Scandinavian-style home furnishings and accessories. Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA believes that home furnishings should be good design, good function and good quality, coupled with low prices. This philosophy is maintain and clearly communicated to all customers and their staff, reflected and achieved in their operations management strategies, which play a major role in contributing to IKEA’s success. IKEA sources products globally. Suppliers are

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    Essay Length: 342 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Max
  • Bhopal Disaster Case Study

    Bhopal Disaster Case Study

    On December 3, 1984, one of the worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in Bhopal, India. During the early hours of the morning a poisonous gas, methyl isocyanate (MIC), used in producing the pesticide, Sevin, leaked from a Union Carbide plant. When the gas dissipated it had killed at least 2,000 people and injured over 200,000 others. Under Indian law both a corporation and its officers can be held criminally liable. The Indian Government

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    Essay Length: 1,096 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Do You Agree That International Organizations Are the Ideal Solution-Providers for the Problems of a Globalizing World? Use Case Studies of Environmental Issues, Refugee Plight and Poverty Where Appropriate.

    Do You Agree That International Organizations Are the Ideal Solution-Providers for the Problems of a Globalizing World? Use Case Studies of Environmental Issues, Refugee Plight and Poverty Where Appropriate.

    Essay Question: Do you agree that International Organizations are the ideal solution-providers for the problems of a globalizing world? Use case studies of environmental issues, refugee plight and poverty where appropriate. It is inevitable that states have to put aside their national boundaries and come together to “cooperate, adjust, accommodate and compromise” to solve global problems and resolve conflicts which by definition of globalisation (the interconnectedness of states) would have spill-over effects on political, economic

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    Essay Length: 2,523 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Case Study on Spinning Mill

    Case Study on Spinning Mill

    “Can i rely on sales force? And do you think it will lessen my burden?” asked Mr.Shargeel Khalid director of Khalid Shafique Spinning Mills Ltd. as we were having a meeting in his office regarding the division of work, and how company can spread its wings in international market. We proposed him to hire a sales force as it will reduce his administrative time and company could sell more. Since its inception Khalid Shafique Spinning

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    Essay Length: 991 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Bred
  • Starbucks Case Study

    Starbucks Case Study

    I. Company Profile Starbucks is a #1 specialty coffee retailer in the United States. Worldwide, the company operates about 5,400 coffee shops in a variety of locations (office buildings, shopping centers, airport terminals, supermarkets). Outside of North America, Starbucks has 900 coffeehouses in 22 different markets. The first foreign coffee house was established in 1996 in Tokyo, Japan. By the end of 2001, the company will have approximately 400 stores in Japan, and a total

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    Essay Length: 1,767 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: July
  • Johnson and Johnson Case Study Analysis

    Johnson and Johnson Case Study Analysis

    Introduction The following case study of Johnson and Johnson will present how Johnson and Johnson faced a national crisis when in the fall of 1982 several bottles of Tylenol were laced with cyanide. This resulted in seven deaths around the Chicago area. The crisis became a national development almost immediately. Although the contaminated bottles were confined to the Chicago area this study will show how Johnson and Johnson managed the crisis on a national level.

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    Essay Length: 313 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Mgt 350 - Case Study - Let It Pour

    Mgt 350 - Case Study - Let It Pour

    Case Study “Let It Pour” University Of Phoenix Mgt 350 Case Study “Let It Pour” Analysis My analysis of this case is that the communication process at the hospital is the biggest problem. Chris is a newly college graduate and already an associate CEO of a huge organization with little experience, Pat the CEO of the organization is wanting Chris to make decisions on a problem that he knows little about being he was just

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    Essay Length: 736 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Top
  • Case Study Analyses: The Gap, Inc.

    Case Study Analyses: The Gap, Inc.

    The central purpose of writing this Case Study Analyses on The Gap, Inc. is to identify and isolate key issues and their underlying implications and offer practical solutions and plans for implementing those solutions. This will be done by highlighting the social influences that influence the Gap, Inc. marketing strategy, segmentation strategies with respect to distinct retail markets, and positioning strategies that can be used or changed in a retail setting, as requested in the

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    Essay Length: 1,660 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Edward
  • Hog Case Study

    Hog Case Study

    Industry and Competitive Frame Industry Structure: Fragmented Product Differentiation: Differentiated Technological Change: Slow Product/Service Technology: High Location: Global Model of Transition: Industry Life Cycle Phases of Transition: Late Growth / Early Maturity Product Life Cycle: Late Growth / Early Maturity I. Uncertainties that may affect industry structure & II. The plausible assumptions about each important causal factor The uncertainties that exist for the Motorcycle Industry are fluctuations in the following categories: government regulations, price of

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    Essay Length: 3,946 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Edward
  • A Case Study in Lean Manufacturing

    A Case Study in Lean Manufacturing

    A CASE STUDY IN LEAN MANUFACTURING CONTENTS A brief description of the case study………………………………………………. 2 Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Lean Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………. 4 What is Kaizen?........................................................................................ 4 Garden State Tanning……………………………………………………………………. 5 Getting to Lean………………………………………………………………………….….. 6 Standard Tanning Industry Operations…………………………………………… 7 Teams are formed and new process flows are tried………………………… 7 Introduction to Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)………………………….. 8 Improvements in cutting leather…………………………………………………….. 9 Kanban Quantums………………………………………………………………………… 10 Results of becoming Lean …………………………………………………………….. 11 Lessons and Pitfalls of Becoming Lean………………………………………….. 12

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    Essay Length: 304 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Starbucks Case Study

    Starbucks Case Study

    The SWOT analysis refers to the analysis of the internal environment of Starbucks against its external environment, which provides some relativity on how the management is progressing with the threats and opportunities of the external environment. Based on the table above, this shows that there are many strengths compared to weaknesses, and similar amounts of threats and opportunities. (Refer to Appendix 2 for SWOT Analysis Matrix). Strengths. Some of the major strengths of Starbucks include

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    Essay Length: 956 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Max
  • McKinsey & Co. Case Study

    McKinsey & Co. Case Study

    internal task forces at McKinsey & Co. were set up to research a general concern with the problems of management effectiveness and particular concern with the nature of the relationship between strategy, structure, and management effectiveness. One of these task was given to Peters and Waterman, who were in charge of finding out the organizations effectiveness. In the criteria for success, the authors' were in working on how to define organization effectiveness and the problem

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    Essay Length: 814 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Top
  • Acctg Case Study

    Acctg Case Study

    1. “Bankruptcy is a federal court process designed to help both businesses and consumers eliminate their debts or repay them under the protection of a bankruptcy court.” When people/companies file for bankruptcy, creditors are not allowed to hassle or sue them to be paid. In addition, any lawsuits that have been brought up against the company/person stop. A company can file for bankruptcy and leave passengers unaffected because the carriers continue to run their route

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    Essay Length: 508 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Vika
  • Gmail - a Case Study

    Gmail - a Case Study

    GMail-A Case Study "…Search is Number Two Online Activity - Email is Number One; 'Heck, Yeah,' Say Google Founders…" Headline of press release issued by Google on April 1, 2004 for GMail. On 1st April 2004, Google announced a new web-based mail service called Gmail. During launch it announced a one GB of free storage for each user. It has many of new features for regular webmail users such as grouping of messages into one

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    Essay Length: 2,338 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Zara Case Study

    Zara Case Study

    3.1 HISTORY and BACKGROUND ZARA is the flagship chain store for the Spanish Inditex Group owned by Amancio Ortega, who also brands such as Massimo Dutti and Bershka. It was first open in 19 in La Coruna, Galicia, Spain. Originally a lingerie store, then the product range expanded to incorporate women’s fashion, menswear and children’s clothes (5). The international adventure began in 1988, opened its first foreign store in Oporto, Portugal. The market growth remained

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    Essay Length: 1,451 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Case Study

    Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Case Study

    Case Study 21: Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1) The colony morphology of our case study is gram negative bacilli (rod) and can grow on any agar media. The culture is quite unique because it produces mucoid colonies, sometimes with fringed edges, with a blue-green metallic sheen. This metallic sheen is due to the pigment pyocyanin which is produced by the organism. Under ultraviolet light, the colonies fluoresce due to the compound fluorescein also produced by the organism.

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    Essay Length: 575 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Netflix Case Study

    Netflix Case Study

    Netflix Case Study The video rental industry began with brick and mortar store that rented VSH tape. Enhanced internet commerce and the advent of the DVD provided a opportunity for a new avenue for securing movie rentals. In 1998 Netflix headquartered in Los Gatos California began operations as a regional online movie rental company. While the firm demonstrated that a market for online rentals existed, it was not financially successfully. Netflix lost over $11 million

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    Essay Length: 1,415 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Artur

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