1. Evaluate the attractiveness of the PC industry. In short‚ at the time of the Matching Dell case study the PC industry was essentially in a boom‚ and particularly in the United States. Steady growth and expansion continued from the first waves created in the mid-1970s by firms like Apple‚ and exploded in the 1980s with IBM’s first PC offering. Companies likely envisioned a huge potential for growth due to the fact that PC had become attainable as a household commodity‚ and was almost certainly
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innovations in manufacturing systems and management‚ one of which is the philosophy of “Just in Time”. Just-in-time (JIT) refers to a collection of practices that is designed to eliminate waste and achieve manufacturing excellence. These organizational practices encompass the entire logistics flow of materials from purchasing through production and distribution. The elements of JIT may include shared product design with suppliers and customers‚ movement toward single sourcing‚ proximate suppliers
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Toyotas JIT Revolution 1. The JIT production system was one of the most significant production management approaches of the post WWII era. Discuss in detail‚ the concept of the JIT and its advantages. The implementation of the JIT (Just in Time) system implemented by Toyota‚ is to make the production process more effective in time and costs. The strongest point of the JIT system is to eliminate inventory‚ to reduce the transportation in between production places. "Just-in-Time" means making
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Executive Summary This case analysis report focuses on the declining market share faced by Dell‚ Inc. (“Dell”‚ the “Company”) and recommendations are given as to where the Company needs to alter its strategy at a business level as well as a corporate level. Broad recommendations include foraying into the retail space at a more aggressive pace‚ laying greater impetus in fast emerging markets such as China and India‚ and focusing more on R&D efforts in order to ensure that higher levels of innovation
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How and why did the personal computer industry come to have such low average profitability? The PC industry has started to develop fast in the 80 ’s when IBM launched its first PC series and later on when numerous small companies entered the market. PC is a new product and companies had to create the demand to it from the scratch. We shall apply the Porter ’s 5 Forces model to examine the PC market and see how forces of competition influence the profitability of the market players. (See Appendix
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Lean Manufacturing/JIT Production “Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well - that’s work. Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work. The headaches‚ the things that slow you down‚ that’s what continuous improvement is all about.” ~Bruce Hamilton Continuous improvement is what makes companies profitable. Not only must they constantly innovate their product and services to satisfy the needs of their consumers‚ but also their
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What is (Just In Time) Inventory Management? It’s an strategy that is aimed at monitoring the inventory process in such a manner as to minimize the costs associated with inventory control and maintenance. Just-in-time inventory process relies on the efficient monitoring of the usage of materials in the production of goods and ordering replacement goods that arrive shortly before they are needed. This simple strategy helps to prevent incurring the costs associated with carrying large inventories
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Chapter 3—The Internal Organization: Resources‚ Capabilities‚ Core Competencies‚ and Competitive Advantages TRUE/FALSE 1. According to the Opening Case‚ Apple’s strong financial performance in poor economic times is largely credited to its innovation capabilities. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: 71 OBJ: 03-01 TYPE: comprehension NOT: AACSB: Business Knowledge & Analytical Skills | Management: Creation of Value | Dierdorff & Rubin: Managing strategy and innovation 2. People are a critical resource
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LEAN OPERATIONS & JIT Lean Operations – moving towards the elimination of all waste in order to develop an operation that is faster more dependable‚ produces higher quality products and services and operates at a low cost. In general‚ Lean can be viewed as a philosophy of operations management‚ i.e. it gives a clear view which can be used to uide the way operations are managed in many different contexts. Several techniques are used to support this philosophy. (JIT techniques) The Lean approach
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BOSE CORP. (THE JIT II PROGRAM) Case Analysis No. 18 A written report Submitted to: Prof. Ma. Julie V. Johnson Ramon Magsaysay Technological University Graduate School Castillejos Campus In partial fulfilment Of the Requirement in BM 402 Management of Business Logistics Submitted By: Marlon D. Jaranilla January 23‚ 2010 1 Submitted by: Marlon D. Jaranilla BOSE CORP. (The JIT II Program) Case Analysis No. 18 I. GAINING FAMILIARITY / CASE BACKGROUND Bose Corporation was founded
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