Great Lakes: Great Decisions By: Judy Webb Professor Natalie Marsh Business Administration Capstone – BUS 499 January 12‚ 2011 Perform an analysis of the Social/Demographic‚ Technological‚ Economic‚ Environmental/Geographic‚ and Political /Legal/Government segments to understand the general environment facing Great Lakes. Describe how Great Lakes will be affected by each of these external factors. Social/Demographic Segments – The primary consumers of the products produced by
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Great Lakes is currently the largest U.S. methyl bromide supplier in the U.S. producing more than 40 million pounds annually at their plants. Great Lakes Chemical ’s involvement in the bromine business has its roots in leaded gasoline. When tetraethyl lead (TEL) was invented as a gasoline additive back in the 1920s‚ it was found to leave a corrosive byproduct in the engine. Great Lakes developed international markets for its products. Globalization of leaded gasoline makes TEL responsible for nearly
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GREAT LAKES PIPE & TUBE‚ INC. “If we do decide to produce the 10- and 12-inch pipe internally‚ it could solve our overstaffing problem‚” Mark Rubin‚ owner of Great Lakes Pipe & Tube‚ Inc. (GLPT)‚ remarked to Vinny Patricko‚ the plant manager. “I’m reluctant to lay anyone off or even cut back hours. It’s not good business and it’s not the right thing to do if it can be at all avoided.” THE FIRM Mark Rubin had no intentions of starting his own firm in 1972. Since graduating from
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Case Study 8-1 Great Lakes Carriers OVERVIEW: With the demand for Great Lakes Carrier’s traditional commodities of iron ore and grain movement on a constant decline‚ Great Lakes Carrier is in need of a new market for its bulk cargo business to stay in business. CASE QUESTIONS: 1 When considering a new business venture‚ Great Lakes Carriers (GLC) will need to gather vital marketing data to support the transition. Issues to consider would include: will the current market support a new waterway
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Version The North American great lakes including Lake Erie‚ Michigan‚ Huron‚ Superior‚ and Ontario. Lake Huron is the 3rd largest lake out of all five of them. It measures at 850 cubic meters of water; it extends to about 3‚827 miles‚ measures at 206 miles across‚ and about 183 miles north to south. The average water depth in this huge lake is 195 ft. These lakes are the largest fresh water supply and home to many of the world’s wildlife. For several years the Great Lakes have served as a dumping ground
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Case 11: Great Lakes: Great Decisions Report Jessita Herriott Mr. Bill Loelius Bus. 499 (Senior Seminar) October 20‚ 2010 Great Lakes’ Immediate‚ impending‚ and Invisible Competitors and How G.L. Measure’s Up Great Lake’s bad public relations image is its only immediate‚ impending and invisible competitor. The industry environment that Great Lakes is situated in is one that is characterized by global market shifts and pressures. At the moment‚ Great Lakes does not have any competition from
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Great Lakes: Great Decision Case Study MEMO Date: 7/21/2010 To: Great Lakes Board of Directors From: Subject: Great Lakes: Great Decisions Since the mid-1990’s there is growing worldwide pressure‚ especially from environmentalists‚ for us to stop making the lead additive via our subsidiary‚ Octel Associates‚ because a scientific study in the 1960’s found that lead caused brain damage in children‚ respiratory problems
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The Great Salt Lake The Great Salt Lake is a wonder of its own. Made by the remnants of Lake Bonneville‚ this lake is unique to Utah and has many different characteristics that make it this way. Have you ever wondered how big the Great Salt Lake really is? It is one of the largest lakes in America. The Great Salt Lake is about seventy-five miles long and twenty-five miles wide. Even though the deepest spot in the lake is thirty-four feet the average depth of the Great Salt Lake is around 13 feet
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surrounded by the Great Lakes‚ the largest bodies of fresh water. We are so lucky to have the lakes around us. Michigan was shaped thousands of years ago and what we have now is the cause of many glaciers‚ rivers and lakes‚ and human made alterations. The Great Lakes began to form in the last glacier period about 14‚000 years ago‚ since then they have been a big part of transportation‚ trade and growth for our country. (https://www.google.com/search?q=areas+and+volumes+of+the+great+lakes) How is the
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LIFE ON THE LINE By Roger Rapoport A week spent building cars gives an insight into the industry’s problems "Leave Your Brains at Home". Wixom‚ Mich. - The Ford Motor Co. auto assembly line here is an impressive sight. Bare ftames are put on a slowly moving conveyor. Wheels‚ engines‚ seats‚ body sections and hundreds of other components are added along the way. At the end of the quartermile‚ 90-minute trip‚ finished cars are driven off to be inspected and shipped to dealers. It takes
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