In the past‚ Samsung Electronics has been one of the most innovative brands in the mobile phone industry. For years‚ the company has been going head to head with top competitor Apple though nowadays‚ differentiating products in the mobile phone industry comes as a major challenge. The few ways that a company can differentiate their products are through changes to both their hardware and software. The issue with Samsung Electronics is that for years we have been completely dependent on an outside
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Paccar‚ a local truck manufacturer‚ is considering upgrading the technological capabilities of their two major lines of trucks PeterBilt and Kenworth. The decision whether to invest in this new technology is complicated by the realization that Paccar could buy the technology for an outside firm or could attempt to develop the technology in house. I apply four traditional performance measures (NPV‚ IRR‚ MIRR and Payback period) to decide whether to buy or build the technology. First of all‚ I use
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The main purpose of this presentation is to analyse the different strategies used by the Tata Group companies in their way to globalization along with the role of the Tata Group Center in the process. Based on their previous acquisition history we will analyse whether the risky acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover is a good strategic move for the Tata Group and give our recommendations. The information used is based on the case study ‘House of Tata: Acquiring a Global Footprint’ (Khanna‚ Palepu
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We have decided to open a production plant in Europe to serve the market because of the high cost of transporting the products from our US plant. This report provides an evaluation of the attractiveness of moving our manufacturing operations to Spain. In making our decision‚ we referred the 2012 Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons. All of our facts and statistics can be referred to within that report. We compared the location for our new plant in Europe with Spain‚ Italy‚ and Portugal
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Situation Analysis: The Chapters Lounge is a bar located in the Riverside Motor Inn. Chapters Lounge is a small and quaint bar‚ looking to expand their sales. The Riverside Motor Inn was built in 1975‚ has over 34 rooms and charges a rate of 55 dollars a night. It is located in Bridgewater‚ Nova Scotia‚ with a population of 7‚500 people. Chapters Lounges offers a variety of alcoholic beverages‚ ranging from beer to liquor and also offers food. The primary customers are people over the age of 19 and
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Sprint owns a 47.1% interest in Clearwire Corporation and also an 18% interest in NII Holdings‚ which operates under the Nextel brand in Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Chile‚ Mexico and Peru. Sprint Nextel was the first to offer a consumer available 4G phone‚ the HTC Evo 4G‚ in the United States on June 4‚ 2010. Prior to 2005‚ the company was known as Sprint Corporation. The company took its current name‚ Sprint Nextel Corporation‚ when it merged with Nextel Communications that
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Executive Summary This research will further explore the unique decisions top management has made throughout the years at Costco Wholesale to become a leader and has been able to maintain their goals and the importance of how good customer service and consistency of high quality products improve sales and boosts sales. Problem Statement Analyze the facts that brought Costco to their leader position in the market and how it has become successful throughout the years. Background The company
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Executive Summary This report was commissioned to examine GameStop Corporation position as a company in the gaming industry‚ how they have performed‚ what industry trends that affect their strategy and any environmental factors that may exist. GameStop is the largest multichannel retailer of video games‚ hardware‚ game accessories‚ and digital PC gaming distribution software company. I this report I will identify and highlight the problems that affect GameStop’s strategy and performance. GameStop’s
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Executive summary Using Google’s Andriod platform has given HTC a boost‚ but now the Taiwanese handset maker are vulnerable to underwhelming sales in America and Europe. Their hope? China. HTC only entered China in early 2010‚ much later than its established peers. It is playing catching up with international premium brands‚ such as Apple‚ Samsung and LG‚ where HTC is currently aiming to get a slice of the pie. However‚ the company is also facing stiff competition from local brands who operate
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the first Korean hotel & resort management company in Korea and with respect he awarded Hospitality Management Prized by Hotel Management Institute. Prior to his appointment as President of Hospitality Tourism Company‚ Mr. G. J. Kim was the Senior Executive Director for “Oak Valley Resort”‚ the Resort recognized as one of top three resorts in Korea. His responsibility was involved in planning and marketing of project development from the beginning. Mr. Kim also served as manager of Finance for Shilla
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