Summer 2013 Case Report: Blood Bananas: Chiquita in Colombia BUSA 4980 Chiquita Brands international was founded in 1899 after the merger of United Fruit Company and the Boston Fruit Company. As bananas be came more of a staple in every home so do Chiquita Bananas. Bananas are know to mainly grown in tropical places like Central America‚ Africa and Southeast Asia. Chiquita decided to have operations out of Colombia. During this time there was turmoil in Colombia and different terror groups
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Case Analysis Questions: 1) Identify the problems confronting McDonald’s U.K. and list them from the most to the least critical .For each problem identified‚ explain your reasoning. 2) Some problems you identified in Question 1 may require a ‘quick fix’ in the short run‚ while others may require a major shift in company strategy. Assuming that you cannot focus on all the problems at once‚ suggest the order in which the issues should be addressed and suggest an approach to solving each problem
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To: MBA731‚ Prof. Carlstrom Franklin University From: Kristie Bowman Subject: Gate Turnaround at Southwest Airlines Date: February 27‚ 2013 Business Brief Capacity planning is a necessary function of an organization to ensure that the highest rate of output is reached through the current processes taking place within an organization. These strategically defined processes must have the ability to provide flexibility to meet future capacity demand‚ whether due to opportunity growth
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Case Analysis Outline Case Name: Chiquita Brands International SECTION 2 Industry Analysis: Tools for assessing opportunities and threats in the industry (task) environment. Porter’s 5 Forces Driving Industry Competition: 1. Threat of New Entrants It has proved to be difficult for new companies to enter the banana industry. Therefore‚ there is no strong threat of new entrants into the market. This is due to several factors and entry barriers that exist. These include: a. Banana industry
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it was gaining through the supporting finances. Therefore‚ the author wants to stress that Chiquita in its accomplice role is nothing less blameworthy than the AUC for the mass killings of Colombian civilians. The plaintiffs are survivors of the by AUC targeted groups claiming their rights under the ATCA. The reason why the US Court is dealing with this international case is founded on the fact that Chiquita is based in the US‚ because crimes against humanity (alike genocide) is an atrocity crime
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Arvind Mills – A turnaround story When the World Trade Organisation removed the quota restrictions on countries exporting garments on January 1‚ 2005 it opened up a new era for the Indian textile industry‚ thereby ending forty long years of protectionism by the developed countries. It is estimated that approximately 47% of the restricted markets will be opened up for free trade. Hence it is good news for companies in the textile sector like Arvind Mills which is considered to be the largest textile
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Case Analysis China Dolls Issues : the company is about to lose two major customers due to “cheaper” price‚ namely China. Alternatives: 1. Move to China Closing down partially Malaysian and Chieng Mai operations 2. Expand to China Retain Malaysian operations Joint venture 3. Develop own label for Malaysian and ASEAN market. Costs : i. Set-up costs (investment) ii. Operation costs (labor cost) iii. Sunk costs iv. Opportunity costs v. Human ‘cost’ Explanations
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Should Chiquita have agreed to make the payments to the terrorist group to protect its employees? In knowing the history of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia‚ also known as FARC‚ I can understand Chiquita’s executives reasoning in making the decision to pay the paramilitary group. I agree with their decision to make the protection payments. What ethical principles support your opinion? One of the strongest principles is: Do no Harm. This means to prevent or minimize harm to the
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Kera Cleary Jeff Johnson Businesses-127 Case Study- Turnaround at IBM 1. Work with another student to answer the following questions. What strategy changes did Gerstner use to solve IBM’s situation? Develop your answer by selecting specific strategies relating to corporate‚ business‚ and functional strategy options. In my opinion Gerstner used 2 strategies. The growth strategy and the diversification strategy. To meet the needs of customers‚ Gerstner adopted the open systems so that standard
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EXPOLORING STRATEGY TUTORIAL SESSION Case 2 Global Forces and the European Brewing Industry PESTEL Analysis - Political actions against over-consumption restrictions by government (prohibition‚ taxes..) - Economical cost reduction rise of off-trade because of sales/discounts in supermarkets rise prices of packaging economy crisis - Social health and fitness customers drink more wine then before beers demand - Technology innovation in beer
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