Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics Coffee Wars - The Big Three: Starbucks‚ McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts Michael G. Brizek South Carolina State University ABSTRACT Coffee – for some‚ a morning cannot begin without it. Many daily rituals include it. It can be seductive‚ enticing‚ and addictive. Hard-core coffee drinkers pride themselves on their coffee palettes‚ their refined ability to distinguish “good” coffee from “bad.” And once a diehard coffee drinker finds his favorite
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Teaching Case Study Hazardous Toy Recalls at Mattel‚ Inc. Key words: Chinese manufacturing‚ outsourcing‚ product recalls‚ global supply chain risk Type of submission: teaching case study Hazardous Toy Recalls at Mattel‚ Inc.[?] Abstract In 2006 and 2007 Mattel‚ Inc. was faced with massive recalls of Chinese-made toys due to potentially dangerous levels of lead in various toy model surface paints and small magnets in toys which could fall off and be swallowed. This case describes
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authority in the casino—blackjack dealers‚ pit bosses‚ and the vice president of table games. How would you characterize the “control strategy” (e.g.‚ tight vs. loose) used over each of these roles? 2. Prepare a list of the controls described in the case. What control problems are they designed to address? Are the managers interviewed for the case justified in being proud of their company’s control system? Why or why not? 3. Are any of the control systems in place at the Bellagio suitable for
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY HILL‚ John Lyster - Disbarred by Consent on November 24‚ 2009 by the Court of Appeals for mishandling two (2) domestic relations cases in which he failed to take prompt action‚ he implied he had paid a judge to expedite his client’s case‚ failed to file an Information Report causing dismissal of his client’s appeal‚ and failed to deposit and maintain his client’s retainer in trust‚ in violation of Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1‚ 1.3‚ 1.4‚ 1.5(a)‚ 1.15‚ 7.1(b) and
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version of the feedback report almost 2 months after the survey was administered (Swanson & Zuber‚ 1996). • What do you think was done well in the administration of the survey in this case? What do you think should have been done differently? • Was a survey a good choice for a data gathering method in this case? Why or why not? 117 118 ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT W ith a formal and psychological contract successfully established‚ a data gathering strategy is developed to further
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Introduction In the course of Operations Management was given to us a Harvard Business case study‚ “Blanchard Importing and Distributing Co.‚ Inc”. The company is a liquor distributer and bottler which‚ is struggling with inventory management problems. The aim of our work is to help the trainee‚ Hank Hatch‚ analyzing the company’s scheduling system and present recommendations with the purpose of solving problems intrinsically related with Inventory management. Firstly‚ we are going to
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Question 1 Does MAP understand its transportation needs in a changing environment? What role does transportation play in MAP’s supply chain? How is this role different or the same as other companies (multi-nationals‚ retail‚ manufacturing‚ etc.)? Answer: Yes Stanley is aware of the transportation issues plaguing MAP and he is not sure what to do about it. Role of transportation played in MAP’s supply chain:- Stanley received multiple calls from customers complaining about late shipments for
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Activity 12 Case: Managing Inventories at ALKO Inc. • ALKO began in 1943 in a workshop established by John Williams in Cleveland. • In 1948 obtained a patent for one of his designs of bright accessories. He decided to producing and selling them in Cleveland. • The product is sold very well and in 1957 grew by 3 million; and luminous figures were well known for their outstanding quality. • In 1963‚ John took the company public and has since been very successful‚ he began to distribute
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Executive Summary North West Company will move towards a “pull strategy” within its supply chain. Pull production is based on actual or consumed demand and individual store managers will monitor this. The benefit of localization for North West will be a higher inventory turnover rate. The benefit for customers will be a more customized shopping experience based on their community. The potential risks are there are high costs involved in implementing a new database system and procurement decisions
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clear understanding about these tools. The subject is proposed to be covered in four phases viz. developing conceptual knowledge‚ using the tools to simple problems with hand calculations‚ using computer to solve complex problems‚ and discussing few cases. MS Excel is used as computer package to develop simple templates to solve problems. Within available time only few OR techniques are included in the course. However‚ students are advised to familiarize themselves with other techniques on their own
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