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United Parcel Service (ups) Case Study
UPS Strike In early August of 1997 the United Parcel Service (UPS) had a predicament on its hands, a teamsters strike. UPS, the world’s largest package distribution company was coming off a year [1996] in which they reported sales of $22.4 billion. UPS Employed ,000 management and non-union employees compared with 185,000 teamsters who are part of the AFL-CIO that were going on strike. The teamsters rejected a contract extension offer from the company
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Zara Case Memo
To: Zara Management From: Subject: Zara's US Expansion Date: 2001 Background Following is an analysis of Zara's current expansion strategy into the US retail market and recommendations on future tactics to ensure a successful expansion. Zara's expansion strategy thus far has been quite successful; however, with every new store opened, its ability to maintain an efficient centralized production system and a strong, unique culture will be diminished. Analysis Let us first consider Zara's main competitive
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Case Analysis
Introduction The program for change at Acme Minerals has seen mixed success thus far. The Wichita plant changes have proven fairly successful in easing social tensions and increasing productivity. However, the Lubbock plant is not currently achieving the same level of success that was reached during the Wichita project. To fix this problem, it must be recognized that the solutions that were effective locally in Wichita do not necessarily comprise a perfect formula that can
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Enhancing Strategic Decision Making
at Nucor plants everyone wears green hard-hats except maintenance personnel who wear yellow so that they can be easily spotted. 18 This approach appears transferable and the motivational effects contagious. Iverson recalls when Nucor purchased a plant and immediately sold the limousine and eliminated executive parking spaces in favor of a first-come, first-serve system. Iverson greeted employees on their ________________________________________ Page 18 Nucor Corp. and the U.S. Steel Industry / 18 way into the plant
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Historical Research Paper: Oil Spill Case Studies Burmah Agate
Burmah Agate 1979 For my historical research paper I decided to write about a spill called "Burmah Agate". It all began in the quiet morning of November 1, 1979. The Burmah Agate and the Mimosa collided at the entrance to the Galveston Harbor. The affects were absolutely devastating. The Mimosa struck the Burmah Agate on its starboard side, tearing an 8 by 15 foot hole in the hull. Before anyone could even comprehend what had
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Citibank Case Study
1. Are the items assessed in the performance scorecard fair? Do they fit Citibank’s stated goals & culture? Should measures that have “hard” data be treated differently from those that are more subjective? Why or why not? Are the items assessed in the performance scorecard fair? YES, they include important factors to the bank that should be understood by the professional managers and if they know the rules in advance then it is fair. Particularly
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Critical Thinking, Decision-Making Organizational Chart
Critical Thinking The purpose of this paper is to explain critical thinking and decision-making by different examples, models, and show how it is used in everyday life. Everyone uses critical thinking and decision-making all the time, most of the time without recognition and involuntary and it starts from the time you wake up in the morning till you go to bed. It is used at home and at work. There are three components for every
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The "real" World of Photography
Photography can help us see objects in different and unusual ways, evoke a multitude of emotions, and offer us a way to capture and preserve the past. Susan Sontag said that “a photograph is not only an image, it is also a trace, something directly stenciled off the real.” Although we cannot possess reality, we can imprison it. We can capture life and force it to stand still by taking a photograph. Essentially, photographs are
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Environmental Issues in Real Estat
nvironmental issues are a major concern in the status quo especially as land is becoming more limited and businesses are redeveloping on used land. These concerns arise in all types of real estate transactions; from the individual residences to large commercial facilities. Although the financial risks involved in these transactions are manageable, if environmental issues are not properly identified and mangaged prior to the property transaction, the owner may unknowingly assume substantial property liabilities in
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Southwest Airlines Case Study
Situation Analysis Since day one, Southwest Airlines has been able to maintain a winning strategy. Starting with just three aircrafts in the state of Texas, Southwest implemented a low cost, low fare, no frills strategy that proved successful. As they have grown, more plans have been put into practice, such as a widely popular frequent flyer program and their now legendary customer service. These strategies have proved successful, as Southwest is the only airline to
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Sportswear Case Study
Sportswear Case Study Memorandum From: ABC To: XYZ Ltd Subject: Sportswear Case Study Date: October 21, 2007 Introduction The Apparel industry had the high growth in the 1980’s and later in nineties there were many players in the industry which increased the competition. Sportswear Company performs the assembly operations and supplies to the apparel manufacturers. Profits and sales revenue of the company are very high even after facing the recession in the economy. Later it
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Case Analysis of Citigroup
Citigroup Case Analysis The purpose of this paper is to debate the pros and cons of Citigroup’s entry into the Chinese financial market and their ability to adapt to this foreign culture. Team B debated both sides of the case with strong arguments for and against Citigroup’s ability to adapt. The paper will present both sides and conclude with Team B’s final agreement on Citigroup’s success or failure to adapt in the Chinese financial market.
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Daimler Crysler Case Study
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Self-Defense in Criminal Cases
Self-defense in criminal cases. One of the frustrations faced by many businesses is that after the perpetrators of crimes have been identified, the District Attorney's office will not pursue the case. One option is for victims to sue the DA in an attempt to compel him to prosecute, but this would be costly and proving dereliction of duty would be difficult. The DA is effectively immune. Other options are more promising. The law should
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Case 2. Healthy Foods, Inc.
Case 2. Healthy Foods, Inc. Healthy Foods, Inc. situation is a tough one. Profits, along with morale, are down. They have just recently broken off from their parent company and gotten a new president. Some of the policies and business practices they have in place aren’t working for them anymore. Healthy Foods has a line-forcing policy, which requires that any store wanting to carry its brand name must be willing to carry most of the
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Leading by Decision Making in Action
Leading by Decision Making in Action Decision Making Process in Action According to Webster's Dictionary the definition of "decision" is the "1. a: act or process of deciding b: a determination arrived at after consideration: CONCLUSION." (http://www.m-w.com/). Organizations and individuals make decisions every day. Decisions are made by flipping a coin, taking a guess, thinking about the thoughts and feelings of others, considering values and beliefs, complying with a mission statement, or picking a solution
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Fannie Mae Case
Fannie Mae case. Federal regulators noted a growing string of high profile scandals at major U.S. corporations in recent years. The number of fraud cases investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission jumped 41 percent in the last three years (112 cases in 2001 compare to 79 cases investigated in 1998), resulting in tens of millions of dollars in fines to settle the charges. I have decided to take a closer look at Fannie May.
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Southwest Airlines Case Summary
Southwest Airlines Case Summary Southwest Airlines was originally named Air Southwest. It was started on March 15, 1967, by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. Southwest Airlines is an American low fare airline based in Dallas, Texas. It is also the largest airline in the United States by number of passengers carried domestically in a year and the third largest airline in the world by number of passengers carried. Southwest is also one the most profitable
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White Castle Case Study
Running Head: WHITE CASTLE CASE STUDY White Castle Case Study Team B MKT 551/Marketing Management University of Phoenix (Online) Bill Copeland December 04, 2006 White Castle Case Study “More than 80 years. More than 380 restaurants. More than 500,000,000 burgers sold last year alone” (White Castle, About Us). This is White Castle’s mantra. Does this mantra mean that White Castle needs no marketing strategies? Of course not. Every company needs marketing strategies, no matter how
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Paul Cronan Case Study
Paul Cronan Case This case involves a corporate response to AIDS in the workplace. The return to work of Paul Cronan, a person with AIDS, after a much publicized law suit, led to a walkout of his coworkers. This case documents the circumstances which preceded the work stoppage. Analyzing this case from Paul Cronan's supervisors point of view there are three main ethical issues to be considered: duty to protect the interests of the company,
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Case Analysis Accor 2007
Introduction The current paper presents the structure, strategy and values according to which Accor has been based upon and tries to find answers to one challenging question about the acquisition of Motel 6: where should Motel 6 fit into Accor’s organization structure? Operating in nearly 100 countries, Accor is the European leader in hotels and global leader in corporate services. The Paris based company, one of the world's largest conglomerates, consists of hotels, restaurants, travel
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Supreme Court Case Miller V. California
Introduction There have been many Supreme Court cases that dealed with many concepts of the law, like obscenity for example. As a matter of fact, obscenity is a concept that Miller v. California deals with. To be more specific, this case deals with what is considered obscene, and if the specific obscenity mentioned in this case is protected by the first amendment, the freedom of speech. I will now explain this case in more
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Advanced Managerial Decision Making
1. What factors cause a marketing textbook to lose value during the period of one semester? It is not unusual for a student to receive less than one-half of the purchase price when he or she sells the book at end of the semester? The analysis below presents issues surrounding marketing textbook use. The analysis focuses on microeconomic principles surrounding demand and supply, and focuses on smaller individual units, since marketing textbook use is best
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Frito-Lays Inc Case Study
Frito-Lay Inc. has a very profitable dip product line. This is not only a great deal now, but also has shown tremendous sales growth over the past few years. In 1981 their sales reached 30 million dollars, with the sales figures almost tripling by 1985, reaching 87 million dollars. However, this success brings the corporation into a very unique situation as well as bringing up a very good question of “how to develop this further?”
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Making Money from Inflation
Making Money from Inflation Inflation is the all-encompassing and continued rise taken together level of prices measured by an index of the cost of various goods and services. Recurring price increases erode the purchasing power of money and other financial assets with fixed values, creating grave economic distortions and uncertainty. Inflation results when actual economic pressures and anticipation of future developments cause the demand for goods and services to exceed the supply available at
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