BMW Type Aktiengesellschaft Traded as FWB: BMW Industry Automotive industry Founded 1916 Founder(s) Franz Josef Popp Headquarters Munich‚ Germany Area served Worldwide Key people Norbert Reithofer (CEO)‚ Joachim Milberg (Chairman of the supervisory board) Products Automobiles‚ motorcycles‚ bicycles Revenue €60.48 billion (2010) Operating income €5.094 billion (2010) Profit €3.218 billion (2010) Total assets €108.87 billion (end 2010) Total equity €23.10 billion
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BMW: THE 7-SERIES PROJECT mary lou Brief History of Bayerische Motoren Werke: BMW‚ a German company is a producer of automobiles and motorcycles. Designed as an aircraft manufacturer and originally founded in 1913 by Karl Fredrich Rapp‚ the company was commissioned to build the V-12 engine for Austria-Hungary. In need of extra financing‚ Rapp reconstructed the company as the Bayerische Motoren Werke. In 1917‚ Rapp left the company and it was taken over by Austrian Franz Josef Popp who
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FreeMarkets Online Case Marketing Management‚ 45-720‚ Section A‚ Group 2 Arnab Basu Malcolm Johnson Douglas Meislahn Nicholas Reid Robert Schmidt 02/08/05 Marketing Management‚ 45-720‚ Section A FreeMarkets Online Case A. Basu‚ M. Johnson‚ D. Meislahn‚ N. Reid‚ R. Schmidt Executive Summary FreeMarkets Online is faced with developing a strategy that will increase revenues from $1.8 in 1997 to $6 million in 1998. To accomplish this tripling of their revenue streams‚ FreeMarkets Online
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10/12/2012 L.A. F block BMW When BMW introduced the first generation of the BMW 3 Series onto the market 30 years ago‚ they had just reached a new record number of employees‚ at 29‚000. Today‚ in contrast‚ the BMW Group employs almost 106‚000 employees worldwide. Total sales for BMW for 1975‚ including all model series together‚ was slightly more than 226‚000 automobiles. Last year‚ they sold more vehicles of the BMW 5 Series alone. In 2004‚ they sold almost twice as many BMW 3 Series cars - 450‚000
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For over three decades‚ BMW built its brand to be synonymous with performance and the driving experience. The brand character and tone (serious‚ focused‚ and engaged) remained unwavering for the most part‚ while drivers enjoyed innovative‚ high-performance-yet-accessible vehicles that connect them with the road‚ rather than isolating them from it. | | | | | BMW created a highly coveted brand franchise by successfully cultivating an extremely loyal following of luxury-performance automobile
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What are the causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products? What should be done to improve “launch quality”? BMW made extensive use of computer-aided design and computer simulation before testing by actually sitting in and driving a fully functional vehicle. Prototyping can improve the quality of requirements and specifications provided to developers. Because changes cost exponentially more to implement as they are detected later in development‚ the early determination
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BMW Case Study 1) BMW has a set product life cycle for its cars and models. They have a seven-year life cycle for most to all of there vehicles. The figure 11-1 shows the product life cycle‚ as it is introduced then growth then maturity and last decline. Unlike BMW in its final years before it redoes its car the last two years are the best years of sales for its cars before they are redone. The difference is that most other car companies their cars start to decline ad the last few years and
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Sun He/Sean Blake Hunter Huang Xiaolu/Heloise Chen Haoyue/Cindy History BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) was started in 1916 World War I Gustav Otto‚ Karl Rapp‚ Franz Josef Popp‚ Camillo Castiglioni History 1923 First Motorcycle (R32) 1927 first automobile invented by Max Friz Gotthilf Durrwachter (BMW 3/15) History World War II 1959 expanded factory 1973 expansion to Rosslyn‚ South Africa 1980 first motorcycle with anti-lock brakes History 1999-2007 New
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the Approach Role of Outsourcing BMW as Ambidextrous Organization Sheer Driving Pleasure Bayerische Motoren Werke AG found in 1916. German automobile manufacturer that focuses on the worldwide automobile & motorcycle markets. Owns 3 brands: BMW MINI Rolls-Royce Initially an aircraft engine supplier due to World War I at that time in Germany. International ventures began in 1972 when it set up a production plant in South Africa. In 1983‚ BMW built its first diesel engine. In
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Assignment 3 – BMW: The Hire Series Submitted by: Chaitra B PGDM No: 10014 What? The eight short-film series on the internet by critically acclaimed Hollywood directors effectively revolutionized the world of interactive entertainment‚ while showcasing the absolute limits of automotive high-performance exclusive to BMW. Over 100 million film views and numerous awards later‚ The Hire film series served as further proof that when it comes to innovation and technology‚ BMW has always been ahead of
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