Harvard Business School 9-399-011 Rev. April 9‚ 2001 Acer America: Development of the Aspire In early 1998‚ Stan Shih‚ CEO of Taiwan-based personal computer (PC) manufacturer Acer‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing the first estimates of 1997 year-end results. With revenue of $6.5 billion from own brand and sales to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as IBM‚ the company was now acknowledged to be the third largest PC manufacturer in the world. Although the performance was respectable in the wake
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BenQ: Inspired by Acer (Case Study) Marketing and Management Issues 1. BenQ’s strategy of focusing on fast-growing product lines (flat-panel screens and cell phones) has brought it into direct competition with some of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies including Samsung and Sony. 2. With BenQ’s plan to boost its OBM business‚ its brand management-lineup appears to be modest. BenQ’s top brand executive comes from Acer and its advertising agency is still Leo Burnett‚
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Case Analysis: Accer‚ Inc:”Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon” 1. Based on the information presented in the case‚ what type(s) of strategy (i.e.‚ international‚ multinational‚ global‚ or transnational) would you say is used by Acer? Based on the information provided in the case the type of strategy that is used is transnational. According to the text transnational organizations includes the ability to be more innovated and to meet the global demands and national
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Head and Face | Findings | Analysis | Inspect the head: Size‚ Shape and Configuration. | Upon inspection patient’s head is symmetric‚ round‚ erect and in midline. No lesions are visible. | Normal | Inspect for involuntary movement. | Upon inspection patient’s head is held still and up right. | Normal | Palpate the head: palpate for consistency | Upon palpation patient’s head is hard and smooth without lesions. | Normal | Inspect the face: symmetry‚ features‚ movement‚ expressions and
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share without taking on additional expenses or putting in more money. To sum up‚ keeping spending under control‚ hiring the best minds and keeping them happy‚ and expanding for “free” leads to an impressive startup. 2. Leonard Liu added value to Acer by making employees responsible for their actions. Liu did this by introducing productivity and performance evaluations. Before Leonard Liu came on board‚ employees did not have a profit and loss responsibility and as we know‚ the difference
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Chin Wui Khong CEB110009 Osama Khalid CEB120702 Case 1-3 Acer Inc. Acer is a leading marketer of notebook and desktop PCs. Besides computers‚ flat-screen monitors‚ and personal digital assistants‚ Acer also produced equipment for global companies on an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) basis. Having troubles to break into the United States market had been a great challenge to Acer‚ due to their lack of experiences in the region. With that‚ Acer’s target was to focus on the China market
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The Acer Group Acer global mission statement “fresh technology enjoyed by everyone‚ everywhere”. The Acer group allied with other companies is globally one of the largest Manufacturers for PC‚ computer parts. Mobile computers‚ network server components etc... Starting in Taiwan‚ Acer was the market leader in thirteen countries around the world and ranked top five in thirty countries globally. With more than 120 enterprises in 44 countries‚ supporting dealers and distributers over 100 countries
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User Guide 1 © 2011. All Rights Reserved. Acer ICONIA TAB User Guide Model: A100 (Wi-Fi only models) and A101 (Wi-Fi+3G models) First issue: 06/2011 Acer ICONIA TAB Model number: __________________________________ Serial number: ___________________________________ Date of purchase: ________________________________ Place of purchase: ________________________________ 2 Table of contents Table of contents End user license agreement Getting to know your tablet Features and functions
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This case traces the history of Acer as it builds a multinational from its home base in Taiwan. It explores the difficulties faced by an Asian company in expanding internationally and how Acer has overcome these with innovative strategies. The inherent tension between achieving global scale economies and large responsiveness is also explored. In the early 80’s the SWOT analysis on Acer Company was as follow: Strengths: - Leader on the national market - Low cost structure - Visionary and charismatic
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Part 2 : Compare the price of Asus N45SL Jay Chou Mystic Edition with Acer TravelMate TM8481-2462G32 14" Notebook Asus N45SL Jay Chou Mystic Edition | Model | Acer TravelMate TM8481-2462G32 Notebook | | Image | | RM2679.00 | Price | RM2560 | Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium | Operating System | Genuine Windows 7 Professional | Intel Core i5-2450MProcessor | Processor | Intel Core i5-2467M Processor | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M with 1GB/2GB DDR3 VRAM | Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 3000
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