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    5‚ 2009 CEMEX: Globalization “The CEMEX Way” Donald R. Lessard and Cate Reavis When one wants to globalize a company‚ especially when it is from a developing country like Mexico‚ you really need to apply more advanced management techniques to do things better. We have seen many cement companies that use their capital to acquire other companies but without making the effort to have a common culture or common processes‚ they get stagnant. 1 —Lorenzo Zambrano‚ Chairman and CEO CEMEX On June 7

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    By 1999 the cement industry had emerged six major international competitors: Holderbank‚ Lafarge‚ CEMEX‚ Heidelberger‚ Italcementi‚ and Blue Circle. These six majors owned 500 million tons of capacity‚ representing slightly over one-quarter of the world total‚ or over one-third of the total excluding China.

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    CEMEX is the largest cement manufacturer in Mexico and the third 
largest in the world. The current status of the company shows that it 
has expanded its business worldwide‚ in both northern and southern 
America‚ the Caribbean ‚ Europe ‚ Middle East and South East Asia . Despite the technological maturity and unique culture of the cement 
industry CEMEX and all the other competitors in the market have 
benefited from the process of globalization. According to the adding 
model template CEMEX

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    -404495233680 Assignment II Creating value from internationalization CEMEX International Business Strategy Academic year 2014-2015 What benefits have CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement derived from globalization? To answer this question‚ we used the ADDING framework (HBS Press 2007). This framework consists of six components of value creation. The first one is “adding volume”. In the 1980’s‚ CEMEX refocused its strategy on growth through acquisitions instead of continuing to

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    1. What benefits have CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement derived from globalization? More broadly‚ how can cross-border activities add value in an industry as apparently localized as cement? (Question for Analysis) The oligopolistic nature of the cement business dictates the limited notion of business strategy‚ however CEMEX‚ one of very few cement producers found that through globalization‚ a variety of benefits can be obtained and utilized to their own. Expanding to the global

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    Information Technology Management CEMEX : GLOBAL GROWTH THROUGH SUPERIOR INFORMATION CAPABILITIES Team No. 8 : Q1) How do you describe IT impact Map for CEMEX? 1)Picture 1. The impact of IT on Strategy and Operations ▪ Description Goals Support Local Improvements Core Business Improvement Activities - Building and acquiring plants. - Diversifying business into mining‚ hotels and petrochemical. - Developing information technology. - Investing in a satellite telecommunication

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    QUESTION 3 Read the management Focus on Cemex and then answer the following question: a. Which theoretical explanation‚ or explanations‚ of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? b. What value does Cemex bring to a host economy? Can you see any potential drawbacks of Cemex’s inward investment in an economy? c. Cemex has a strong preference for acquisition over greenfield ventures as an entry mode. Why? d. Why do you think Cemex decided to exit Indonesia after failing to gain majority control of Semen

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    theoretical explanation of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? The theory that best explains Cemex’s foreign direct investment (FDI) activity is that of internalization due to limitations of licensing or also known as the market imperfection approach. Cemex wanted to expand horizontally because it wanted to reduce its reliance on its home market and provide some stability in the demand for their product. Also‚ they saw opportunities abroad and it could provide their service‚ which required building

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    swift international expansion and transformation of Cemex‚ an emerging multinational from Mexico‚ into a Global Latina that has consolidated its position throughout its ’natural markets’ to become the world’s biggest building materials multinational. It provides an example of growth through acquisitions and shows how an emerging multinational conquers the world. The general objective is to study the growth and internationalisation strategies of Cemex with a special focus on: (1) international expansion

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    CEMEX: TRANSFORMING A BASIC INDUSTRY COMPANY Case Study Questions 1. How is CEMEX Mexico providing added value to its customers? R: As cement is a commodity market‚ CEMEX realized that they should provide added value by developing customer services and offering solutions for the needs/wants of their customers. See Appendix 1: CEMEX - Customer Services 2. How has CEMEX developed and leveraged its strengths to enhance its market position and profitability? R: The Company was extremely

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