Ducati is looking to continue to drive growth by taking market share from current competitor Harley Davison. The firm plans to attack the market niche of Harley Davison with the Ducati interpretation of its cruiser. This is a misguided way to drive sustainable growth in the long term. Harley Davison is a major American motorcycle manufacturer‚ and dominated the U.S. heavy weight motorcycle market. In 2000m Harley produced 204‚500 motorcycles a 15.5% increases over 1999. Relative to other major
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Acting as an outside consultant‚ what would you recommend that Pepe do? Give the data in the case‚ perform a financial analysis to evaluate the alternatives that you have identified( Assume that the new inventory could be valued as six week;s worth of the yearly cost of sales. Use a 30 percent inventory carrying cost rate.) Calculate a pay-back period for each alternative. In this case‚ Pepe Jeans has enjoyed considerable financial success with its current business model. However‚ on the other
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Pepe Jeans Case The main advantage of Pepe not carrying inventory is obviously the cost savings‚ as it is usually not efficient or cost effective for that matter‚ to carry excess inventory. The downside is not having enough pairs of jeans on hand to ship to stores when demand is high. An inventory would help alleviate this. The six month lead time is both an advantage and disadvantage for Pepe. The long lead time is positive in that once a retailer places an order‚ they only have a week to
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“The New Beetle” (HBS) Case Study Analysis This case study discusses the history of Volkswagen (VW) in America and in particular the launch and relaunch of one of the most successful VW models‚ the Beetle. 1. Why would positioning the New Beetle be considered Mission Impossible? Volkswagen (VW) started their business in the US in 1949 with the very successful Type 1 or as it was know‚ Beetle. In the 80’s‚ due to several reasons from legislation to Japanese competition‚ VW had to stop its production
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This form can be used to organize your thoughts about a case. As you perform your analysis remain open to the fact that your interpretation of the facts may change and therefore you should constantly revisit your answers. Define the Problem: Describe the type of case and what problem(s) or issue(s) should be the focus for your analysis. The type of case that this is an evaluation case. In this case‚ one of the major problems that will be the main focus is the simple fact that there have been
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CASE STUDY [pic] Rico Sandoval‚ a 39-year old truck driver is admitted to the hospitalfollowing an accident which caused the front of his truck to catchfire. He suffered from burns and was rushed to the ER‚ diagnosedwith deep split- thickness and full thickness burns of the anteriorchest‚ arms and hands. His vital signs are as follows: T: 96.2ºF;PR=140/min; BP=98/60. A rapid infusion of lactated ringers wasstarted and he was also receiving 40% humidified oxygen via facialmask. Lung sounds indicate
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Bill Gates Believed Microsoft’s core source of competitive advantage was the ability to attract‚ motivate and retain superior people. In attracting employees Microsoft mainly targeted the stars. Stars are the core employees that can add value to the organization through their knowledge‚ skills and abilities (Boselie‚ 2010). At Microsoft there has been a hands on mentality made for ambitious people. Lepak and Snell (2007) built a theory about different employees and its HR strategies. Microsoft
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Financial Analysis Retailers estimated that Pepe Company would increase its sales by about 10% by using a flexible ordering system. Now the current sales are £ 200‚000‚000. Hence 10% of £ 200‚000‚000 is £ 20‚000‚000. Thus a flexible system would lead an increase in sales of £ 20‚000‚000. Profit before taxes (PBT) at the rate of 32% would lead to an increase in in PBT of £ 6‚400‚000 (32% of £ 20‚000‚000). Alternative 1: Decrease in lead time would lead to an increase in costs by 30%.Currently
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Robin Chase Antje Danielson CEO and cofounder VP of environmental affairs and strategy and cofounder • MBA at MIT and substantial business experience • House-mother • Ph.D. geochemist who supervised undergraduate energ y policy research at Harvard • House-mother Our mission: Our goal is to provide reliable and convenient access to on-demand transportation‚ complementary to other means of transport. ELEVATOR PITCH (6) Financial plan: EBIT for Boston $1‚053‚68 Pay Back
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The Sealed Air corporation is committed to market leadership through technological innovation. Ten years ago‚ the company was first to market with a highly successful coated air-bubble packaging protection product‚ AirCap. However‚ market trends indicate a rapid displacement of coated bubble by a technologically inferior yet inexpensive uncoated product. Burgeoning demand for uncoated bubble poses a direct threat to the long-term viability of the technologically superior‚ premium
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