ChemCo Distribution Case Study Developed by Jose J. Hernandez MIT MLOG ’03 Introduction ChemCo‚ a specialty chemical manufacturer‚ is considering how to best redesign its distribution network in Texas. This decision is especially relevant as the due date approaches for renewing their contracts with several of the 3PL warehouses they are currently using. David‚ the operations manager for the Texas region‚ has been actively leading the improvement of their Houston plant to remove bottlenecks
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1.0 Case Summary This case is about an organization doing business on paint coatings market served by company in the southwestern United States. The organization has some challenges on how to deploy marketing efforts among the various architectural paint coatings markets served in the southwestern United States. 1. Janmar Coating‚ Inc. Janmar Coating‚ Inc. is a privately held organization produces and markets architectural paint under Janmar brand name. In addition to producing a full line
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Pasha Ghaemi MKTG 4850-001 Practice Case: Janmar Coatings‚ Inc. 21:03:38 I. Central Problem: Fundamentally‚ Janmar Coatings‚ Inc. faces two concurrent issues that pose threats to their current and future sales. The main issues that must be addressed by Janmar Coatings are how to maintain and/or increase sales in an estimated maturing market while also facing a highly saturated market of competition. Furthermore‚ Janmar Coatings products are being sold to respectively‚ two differentiated customer
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Group 6 Janmar Coatings Case Study Janmar Coatings‚ Inc.‚ based in Dallas‚ Texas‚ is a privately held corporation that markets its architectural paint coatings and sundries (brushes‚ rollers‚ paint removers) in over 50 counties in Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ New Mexico‚ and Louisiana. The company produces and sells architectural paint under their brand name. They also operate a large original equipment manufacturing coatings division. The company divides into the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area
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where will Janmar Coatings Inc. implement their corporate marketing efforts for the Architectural paint coatings business? II. Situation Analysis The architectural coating industry in divided into three major consumer segments 1) Do-It-Yourselfer 2) Professional painters and 3) Contractors/Other each making 50%‚ 25% and 25% respectively. This $16 Billion dollar industry is in the mature stage of the business cycle growing roughly at 1-2% annually. Within the Janmar Coatings service area there
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Janmar Coatings‚ Inc. | To: | Ronald Burns | Subject: | Janmar Coatings‚ Inc. Suggestions | Comments: | The problem facing Janmar Coatings‚ Inc. is deciding where and how to execute corporate marketing efforts in the southwestern United States. Janmar Coatings is currently marketing to 50 counties‚ their main focus area so far has been the 11 counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The main issue Ronald Burns‚ the president of Janmar Coatings‚ is having is trying to come up with a solution
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PAPER ON THE EFFECTS OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS ON DIESEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE PRESENTED BY MOHAMED MUKTHAR G III B.E MECHATRONICS FROM SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KUNIAMUTHUR‚ COIMBATORE-641008. mohdmukthar03@gmail.com ABSTRACT:
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JanMar Case Study Case Analysis United States Paint Industry The US paint industry is divided into three broad segments: architectural coatings‚ original equipment manufacturing (OEM) coatings‚ and special-purpose lacquers. The paint industry is a maturing industry. In 2004‚ sales were estimated to be slightly over $16billion and an average growth of 1-2% per year. Architectural Paint Coatings Industry The industry estimates that architectural coatings and sundries (brushes‚ paint removers
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We only apply coating and do not undertake lining. Let us describe below the difference between coating and lining‚ as we understand: A coating is applied to a thickness of 10 microns to 1500 microns (0.01mm to 1.5mm). On the other hand lining can be between 3mm to 5mm or 3000 microns to 5000 microns. Lining is normally preferred where one needs to store various corrosive chemicals. Fluoropolymer lining is normally a sheet of Teflon/PFA/Tefzel/PVDF material either stuck to the shape of the vessel/item
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1. Problem Identification describes the current problem or opportunity facing the organization. The current problem that is facing Janmar Coatings is how to cost effectively market the products and what area is the best place to market. Companies rely on the leadership to help make decisions regarding the market and after two senior executive meetings‚ there is no resolution. 2. Industry‚ Market‚ and Buyer Analysis provides an external analysis of the organization. Consider industry structure
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