GOOGLE ’S DRIVERLESS CAR PRESENTED BY: Mandeep Wadia Atul Sharma Himangshu Talukdar 1/10/2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We express our deepest gratitude to Dr. Piyush Verma (Assistant Professor‚ L M Thapar School of Management‚ Thapar University‚ Patiala) who provided us this opportunity to work on the latest innovations and technologies in industry and without whom‚ it
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1) What is Husky’s strategy? Using the value-based strategy terminology‚ articulate the basic logic of Husky’s position. Using an activity map or value chain‚ show whether (and if yes‚ how) the choices Husky made in different activities reinforce each other and that logic. Husky’s strategy is differentiation. They build the best injection molding machines(medium-tonnage) and also they give customers a fully integrated system of mold‚ machine‚ and product-handling equipment‚ as well as specialized
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Indian market came noticeable to other Manufacturers. JCB being the ranked the fifth largest construction equipment manufacturer in the world thought that it should compete in China on the same level with that of its competitors (namely Caterpillar‚ Komatsu and Vovlo) reason being that the construction industry was increase at a fast rate and these competitors had already started expansion into the Chinese markets. Question 2 Why do you think JCB chose to enter India via a joint venture‚ as opposed
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Week 5 Block 2 – Reading 5 Looking Inside For Competitive Advantage Jay Barney 1 Introduction • Focus has been placed on the relationship between the firm’s environmental opportunities and threats‚ and the firm’s strengths and weaknesses (SWOT analysis ). • Michael Porter’s work on the ‘five forces model’ helps understand the importance of external threats and opportunities. • Barney emphasizes the competitive implications of the firm’s internal strengths and weaknesses. To Barney the SW should
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those individuals‚ whose support and encouragement contributed to the fulfillment of this report. I wish to thank Professor Schoenbaum Tomas for being the advisor of this senior thesis‚ and gave me comments and opinions. I wish to thank Professor Komatsu Masayuki for giving me opinions and resources‚ and introducing me to the Institute of Cetacean Research. I thank the Institute of Cetacean Research especially Mr. Iino Yasuo for giving me a lot of data and technical opinions. I thank my friends
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Overview of Marketing and Branding Products of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Overview Bharat Petroleum offers a full range of Automotive Engine Oils‚ Gear Oils‚ Transmission oils‚ Specialty Oils and Greases. The correct usage of these Lubricants of right quality ensures prolonged and trouble free vehicle operation‚ providing maximum benefits to the users of present day modern vehicles. Overview In line with the economic liberalisation in India‚ Lubricants was the first downstream Petroleum
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Answer: Strategic audits are examinations and evaluations of strategic management processes including measuring corporate performance against the corporate strategy. Whenever a deficiency is noted or performance of an organization is sub-par‚ the organization may elect to perform a strategic audit. This may be done with in-house auditors‚ or an audit firm may be contracted to perform the audit. The auditors will audit performance of the organization against the current corporate strategy and
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Industry Analysis: Capital Goods Industry Executive Summary Capital goods is a mature industry with a unique opportunity for expansion and growth in the developing markets. While large‚ diversified conglomerates - the major industry players - have saturated developed markets‚ population and city growth in developing markets have increased demand for food‚ natural resources‚ and infrastructure‚ thereby growing the demand for capital goods‚ with over 8.1% growth per year projected over the next 5
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Problem Set 2 International Finance Shrikhande Fall 2006 SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS TO CHAPTER 4 PROBLEMS 1. From base price levels of 100 in 1987‚ West German and U.S. price levels in 1988 stood at 102 and 106‚ respectively. If the 1987 $/DM exchange rate was $0.54‚ what should the exchange rate be in 1988? In fact‚ the exchange rate in 1988 was DM 1 = $0.56. What might account for the discrepancy? (Price levels were measured using the consumer price index.) Answer. If e1981 is the dollar
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MGMT 479 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Case Study #1: "The Comeback of Caterpillar‚ 1985-2002." Synopsis: In the early 1900 ’s the heavy steam tractors of farmers of the delta in the San Joaquin Valley‚ California‚ consistently sunk into the moist soil. Their attempts at bigger wheel to solve the problem proved futile. Benjamin Holt‚ a combine maker‚ replaced the tractor wheels with tracks‚ distributing the tractor ’s weight more evenly over a broader surface that gave the tractors more traction
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