Case Studies - BPR in Poland The first ever Business Process Reengineering (BPR) project in the formerly communist countries of eastern Europe was completed on October 28th‚ 1994 by Wizdom Polska‚ the Polish subsidiary company of Wizdom Systems‚ Inc. Wizdom has once again taken BPR to new frontiers‚ achieving unprecedented results in the massive task of Reengineering a company laden with the residuals of 50 years of central planning. The company‚ Stomil Sanok S.A.‚ is a manufacturer of rubber
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OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF GENERAL MOTORS "General Motors has no bad years‚ only good years and better years" (Sloan‚ 1972). This mantra established in 1950 by former GM president Harlow H. Curtice may have been true at one point‚ but is called into question today by many‚ including Wall Street. By many standards‚ General Motors is an extremely successful company‚ though an analysis of the corporation today uncovers many troubling issues. GM is and has been the world ’s leader in automotive
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competition. The project analysis is based on General Motor’s Company‚ which has seen ups and downs in its illustrious history. The establishment or entry into the automotive market wasn’t a difficult task for GM. The company’s financial situation was hit with severe competition from foreign rivals and its internal regional alliances. The other external factor that resulted in GM’s bankrupt situation is recession period. Applying‚ generic decision making strategies made the company recover its lost status
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General Motor’s Strategic Analysis pressure from substitute or complementary products‚ (4) bargaining power of buyers‚ and (5) bargaining power of suppliers. 1. Rivalry between existing competitors With the rise of foreign competitors like Toyota‚ Honda and Nissan in the 1970’s and 80’s‚ rivalryin the American auto industry has become much more intense. Firms compete on both price andnon-price dimensions. The price competition erodes profits by drawing down price-cost marginswhile non-price competition
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Recommendation Report: General Motors Written For: General Motors Table of Contents Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................3 Introduction………....................................................................................................................……..4 Strengths............................................................................. ............................
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understanding of large scale organizational change. The different changes implemented by General Motors company in an attempt to cope with the economical crisis of 2008 is a perfect example of this concept. This paper details each change undertaken by the organization by highlighting the different pressures identifying the problems the organization met and ultimately detailing the solutions that General Motors implemented. For this purpose‚ different tools and sources from the literature will be used
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General Motors Corporation Restructuring Plan for Long-Term Viability Submitted to Senate Banking Committee & House of Representatives Financial Services Committee December 2‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................4 2. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................6 3. THE PROBLEM ..................
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chillies with local farmers continues * MAGGI using the best of the chilli crop for its range of Culinary Sauces. Milks The Milks category will continue to drive the Group’s vision of being a recognised Nutrition‚ Health and Wellness company( functional ) Confectionery * the “WORKING LIKE A MACHINE” campaign for KIT KAT which successfully engaged consumers. * portion-controlled Single Finger KIT KAT * Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) nutrition information on each pack to assist consumers
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Topic: Evolution of a fortune 500 company & link the concept covered in theme 1 & 2 with the management evolution of the selected company Fortune 500 Rank 15 - General Motors “A car for every purse and purpose" – Alfred P Sloan Jr‚ Former President & CEO General Motors. General Motors‚ one of the world’s largest automakers‚ traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM employs 205‚000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 157
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and industrial espionage. “Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua was known as the "Grand Inquisitor" and "Super Lopez" during his tenure at General Motors‚ a wizard of cost reduction and streamlined production” (Vettraino‚ 2008). He is one of the most respected individuals in the automobile industry .Under the leadership of Jack Smith‚ the Chairman of General Motors‚ Lopez revolutionized GM in the area of cost-control. He is noted for striking hard bargains with suppliers and will push till he attained
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