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  • 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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    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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    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
  • Case Study Proton Automobiles

    Case Study Proton Automobiles

    The auto industry in Malaysia is closely linked to the history of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (PROTON). PROTON was incorporated on May 7, 1983 to manufacture, assemble and sell motor vehicles and related products, including accessories, spare parts and-other components. Some researchers like, Sim (1979) and Keat and Li (1998) pointed out obstacles to production efficiency in local motor vehicle assembly operations and also in the marketing of automobiles in Malaysia. This includes diseconomy of

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    Essay Length: 411 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Denso Case Study

    Denso Case Study

    DENSO 1. How has DENSO’s relationship with Toyota affected its international strategy? DENSO was/is part of Toyota’s keiretsu. Toyota has a vertically integrated supply chain, which DENSO is part of. Toyota accounts for over half of DENSO’s business. When Toyota expanded internationally, DENSO had to follow to supply Toyota’s overseas plants. So Toyota initially set DENSO’s international strategy However, DENSO started supplying other automakers with parts. Economies of scale are equally important for parts

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    Essay Length: 609 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Tivo Case Study

    Tivo Case Study

    In the TiVo case, Brodie Keast, TiVo’s vice president of marketing and sales is trying to ensure a positive consumption of his relatively new product, the TiVo. TiVo’s marketing team intended to get the idea of TiVo across through catchy communications campaign, with a boldly humorous tone that would help consumers envision how TiVo restored the fun of television. TiVo was founded by two men who left Silicon Graphics, a leading provider of 3D graphics

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    Essay Length: 2,365 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Artur
  • Wal-Mart Ethics

    Wal-Mart Ethics

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is currently entangled in a legal battle that will decide if the company has engaged willfully in gender-based discrimination. Underlying causes, organizational culture and ethical issues will be examined in determining how the largest private employer in the United States could have fallen prey to unfair labor practices. “In 1999, women constituted 72% of Wal-Mart’s hourly employees, but only 33% of its managerial employees” (Bhatnagar, 2004). This fact and many others are

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    Essay Length: 2,301 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Ethical Dilemma Case Study

    Ethical Dilemma Case Study

    Ethical Dilemma Case Study Part of my duties at the VA is to update patient information. This is work that we perform mostly as “busy” work. When a patient visits a clinic they are provided with a sheet that asks them if their Name, Address, Phone Number, and Next of Kin information is correct. We have some down time in our office, so this is what we do to fill in the gaps. There

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Monika
  • Fab Sweets Case Study

    Fab Sweets Case Study

    Fab Sweets The main problems that are affecting the company were the high level of labour turnover, below target production rates, high levels of scrap, the employees had little input in the decision making, therefore resulting in low motivation and job satisfaction, and didn’t have enough feedback on there performance. Added to this was the conflict between the supervisors and employees in the production and packing areas, and the grading and payment levels wasn’t satisfactory

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    Essay Length: 1,389 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Vincent's Cappuccino Express Case Study

    Vincent's Cappuccino Express Case Study

    Vincent’s Cappuccino Express Case Study. a) What factors can be expected to have major impact on the future success of the Cappuccino Express? Classify these factors in the categories of quality, cost, and time. Quality factors Thinking about quality factors, I’d like to break them down into several categories. I don’t know if there are generally accepted definitions for them, so I will call them: appearance factors, product factors and customer experience factors. Let’s talk

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    Essay Length: 1,951 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Arthur Anderson Case Study

    Arthur Anderson Case Study

    Arthur Anderson Case Study Mission Statement To provide an international clientele with superior public accounting and audit services in a culture of integrity, honesty, accountability and respect; seeking cooperation and growth for our partners and employees, enhanced profession and public value, as well as profitability and endurance for Arthur Anderson. Stakeholders 1.Clients 2.Partners 3.Employees 4.Regulators- Federal Accounting Standards Board 5.Accounting Profession 6.Public Credo We believe our clients deserve uncompromising integrity, accountability and respect. To meet

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    Essay Length: 527 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ndi Election Assessment Case Study

    Ndi Election Assessment Case Study

    NDI (National Democratic Institute) Election Assessment Case Study VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED NDI has been organizing study missions and issuing periodic reports on political developments in the region. These reports have assessed: the development of Hong Kong's post-reversion election framework; the political environment of Hong Kong's post-reversion election framework; the political environment on the eve of reversion to Chinese sovereignty; the status of autonomy; rule of law and civil liberties under Chinese sovereignty; the various selections in

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    Essay Length: 254 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Wal-Mart Is Good for the Economy

    Wal-Mart Is Good for the Economy

    To some, Wal-Mart is a “corporate criminal.” A variety of critics have accused the company of engaging in questionable and exploitive practices on its way to becoming the largest business in the world. It has more than $250 billion in annual sales, which means that Wal-Mart has more revenues than legendary giants like Exxon, General Motors, and IBM. To get this big, Wal-Mart allegedly exploits its own employees by paying poverty wages and forcing them

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    Essay Length: 733 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Case Study Unilever

    Case Study Unilever

    This case study chronicles Unilever efforts at restructuring, divesting, acquisition, and general streamlining of its worldwide operations. These operations, in 2000, encompassed 1,600 brands in 88 countries. These products are mostly food, personal care, and household products. Around that same year, Co-chairmen Niall FitzGerald and Antony Burgmans decided that Unilever needed to make some rather drastic changes in order to remain competitive. More importantly that competitiveness was the importance that the company maintained ever

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    Essay Length: 1,091 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Sonic Case Study

    Sonic Case Study

    Executive Summary Beginning with one restaurant, Sonic has become the largest drive-in chain in the United States. While they are smaller than their competitors, they are still leading in sales growth, customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. Sonic restaurants saturate the southern U.S. This gives them the opportunity to expand to other area. However, Sonic is reluctant due to the colder climates and their basis as a drive-in restaurant. Sonic should look at adding or combining

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    Essay Length: 2,619 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • Shifting Boundaries and New Technologies:a Case Study in the Uk Banking Sector

    Shifting Boundaries and New Technologies:a Case Study in the Uk Banking Sector

    177 SHIFTING BOUNDARIES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES: A CASE STUDY IN THE UK BANKING SECTOR Susan V. Scott Information Systems Department The London School of Economics United Kingdom Geoff Walsham The Judge Institute of Management Studies University of Cambridge United Kingdom Abstract This paper describes case study based research on the use of innovative computer-based decision support systems introduced into corporate lending processes in a major UK bank. It describes how the new technology was implicated

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    Essay Length: 1,691 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Fatih
  • At&t Case Study

    At&t Case Study

    Founded in 1983 and based in San Antonio, Texas, AT&T is the largest provider of local and long distance telephone service, wireless service, and broadband internet service in the United States. Solely based on revenue, AT&T Inc is the largest communications holding company in the world (http://www.att.com/gen/investor-relations?pid=5711). The company employees over 300,000 people worldwide and is among the 2007 Fortune 500. In fact the combined company would place ninth on the full U.S. list and

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Bred
  • Wal-Mart Phenomenon

    Wal-Mart Phenomenon

    The Wal-Mart Phenomenon Michael Hancock SOC200: Introduction to Sociology Gary Mayhew September 18, 2005 The Wal-Mart Phenomenon At Wal-Mart, “everyday low prices” is the motto. This slogan has helped create the largest business in world history with over $245 billion in revenues. It is actually three times the size of the No. 2 retailer in the world, France’s Carrefour. Nearly 138 million shoppers visit one of the 4,0 Wal-Mart retail stores in the United

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Nike Case Study

    Nike Case Study

    Nike transform into a market-oriented company after 1998. Prior to 1998 Nike gained market share based off of Nike name branding. Nike was not a company that looked towards the future, they failed recognized the wants and needs of their customer base and was totally insentive to the ethical issues of exploiting oversea workers. Nike created a new management team to in reinvent Nike. The company now uses its capabilities and matches them to their

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Case Study of Midland Property

    Case Study of Midland Property

    Section Contents Page 1 Executive Summary P.3 2 Organization Background and Competitor Analysis  Background  Mission Statement and Organizational Values  General Environment Analysis  Competitors Analysis  SWOT Analysis  External Analysis:-Porter’s five forces model  Financial Statement Analysis P.4-17 3 Key Issues and Problems P.17-20 4 Recommendations  Short-term  Long-term P.20-22 5 Implementation Plan P.22- 6 Conclusion P. 7 Appendix P. Section 1 Executive Summary In this field project, our study

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Wendy

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