Intermediaries such as Li & Fung need to be paid. Why‚ after paying Li & Fung a fee‚ buyers and suppliers still find it valuable to deal through an intermediary? In other words‚ why don’t they trade directly? Li & Fung provides an interface between multiple buyers and suppliers by linking larger retailers in the developed world to a network of suppliers and factories throughout Asia. Buyers still find it valuable to deal through an intermediary because the experience and connection of Li & Fung in Asia
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Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues What has been the historic strength and strategy of Li and Fung? 100 years of history Publicly traded family company Both William & Victor educated at HBS Victor earned Ph.D. & taught there for 4 years 1972 Returned to Hong Kong to modernize company management Hong Kong Based Trading Company – by 2000 69% sales USA 27% sales Europe Major retailers (the Limited‚ Gymboree‚ American Eagle‚ etc) Global sourcing network Holistic Supply Chain Management
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ab UBS Investment Research Key Call: Li & Fung The US$2.8b question How much additional funding does L&F need? Management repeatedly highlighted that L&F will make more acquisitions if organic growth remains weak. We conduct an analysis to assess additional M&A funding required in order to make consensus EBIT estimate for 2013 (US$914m). If organic earnings growth reaches 30% YoY (which could be a stretch goal) in 2013‚ the company will need US$2.8b for more acquisitions that generate 4.8% EBIT
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Introduction Li and Fung‚ a Chinese company founded in 1906 has been experiencing high growth rates due to a series of acquisitions and the offer of a wide range of services in the whole elements of the supply chain (from raw material till finished goods). Recently the question its managers have to deal is how to face the challenges posed by the internet‚ more specifically‚ its lifung.com (after was renamed studiodirect.com) internet site. This company was an extension of its brick and mortar operations
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How does Li & Fung make the supply chain more responsive? Li & Fung manages about 7500 suppliers in more than 26 countries but does not run any of the factories because that would be a humungous task to manage such a large workforce. But working with these factories the company takes anywhere from 30% to 70% of their production so that Li & Fung is their largest customer. Li & Fung is customer focused company where they focus an entire division on serving one customer or has a smaller
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Management BITS Pilani Department of Management BITS Pilani | Li Ning- Anything is possible | Case study analysis report | | | 1/24/2013 | | Submitted To: Dr. R. Raghunathan Department of Management BITS‚ Pilani Submitted To: Dr. R. Raghunathan Department of Management BITS‚ Pilani Submitted By: Name: MANJU ID: 2012H149239P Submitted By: Name: MANJU ID: 2012H149239P INTRODUCTION Li Ning established in 1990 was one of the leading sporting goods company
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Li Ning – Anything is possible Since its foundation in 1990‚ Li Ning‚ a leading sporting goods company in the China‚ has been experimenting a high speedy development that became company in the dominant domestic sport brand. Part of this success has been possible due to company’s strategy‚ which is based in extensive retailing‚ franchised stores‚ concessions and sponsorship to many sport teams. However‚ during the Asian financial crisis in 1997‚ company decided to reorganize its operations and
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Contracts – MacDougall 2010-2011 Sara Li FORMATION Offer & Acceptance Offer & Invitation to Treat Mere puffs Invitation to Treat Offer Mere puff: no reasonable person would take it as an offer Can the terms of the K (ie offer) only come from one party? * Battle of the forms - last shot/first blow? (Denning in Butler Machine Tool v Ex-Cell-O Corp) * Strict offer & acceptance is reaffirmed in Gibson v Manchester City Council [1979] - only extreme cases might not
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Challenging the American Dream Adults Alone challenges our assumption about the american dream‚ because Paul and Elaine pretend to make it seem like they are living “the american dream”. When in reality they are not. In the story they live in a nice house in the suburbs‚ have two kids and a new car. Elaine and Paul both work‚ but Elaine takes care of the kids more than Paul. She also does all the grocery shopping and cleaning around the house. Elaine tries her best to look
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VANESSA MELINA VÁZQUEZ VEGA WRITING WELL Never alone A blaring sound was shaking into that speedy white escort racing on the road. His hands were thumbing the steering wheel while “hold the line” was on the radio .The volume was louder every second‚ but Victor was careless about exploding his car speakers. Adrenaline went through his body as a drug running
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