CASE SUMMARY (PROBLEM STATEMENT) After sluggish sales growth in 1980‚ MEM Company‚ Inc. was considering ways to increase sales for the company ’s line of men ’s toiletries. Two main options surfaced; either 1) to expand distribution into food stores or 2) to introduce a new line called Cambridge. MARKET OVERVIEW The men ’s toiletries market was divided into three groups based on pricing‚ namely‚ exclusive‚ medium and mass priced category. MEM had competed primarily in the medium priced market
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Whether “Apple Computer” or “Apple Inc”‚ the company’s competitive advantage has historically always been innovation mixed with secrecy. Their superiority arises from being the first and furtive. They broke new ground with the first usable “personal computing devices”. They created a Mac OS and refused to license it out. They changed the way we listen to music‚ the iPod‚ and what we want our cell phone to do‚ iPhone. Job’s theory was to tell people what they want and this idea made Apple a leader
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The purpose of this memorandum is to outline Robyn’s Gilcrist’s situation and to help establish her priorities on her first day at work. On April 12‚ Mr. Boswell appointed Ms. Gilcrist as the president of Yellowtail Marine after the sudden death of Olaf Gunerson. As a walk-in president‚ Robyn must learn the business to be a credible leader. She brings an impressive track record in sales and marketing with great results. Her long term goal with Yellowtail Marina is to have a controlling interest
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A Case Study on Electroparts Manufacturing‚ Inc. MGT 12 – G Group 1 Aseñas‚ Earl Adrian Buenavista‚ Gil J. Dineros‚ Georgette Mae P. Lu‚ Christine Y. Refamonte‚ Nathalie Tubat‚ Divina Mari A. February 28‚ 2014 I. CENTRAL PROBLEM How will EMI manage the increase in wages while maintaining profitability? II. MINOR PROBLEMS 1.) How can EMI take the new law into account in their waging and pricing system? 2.) How can EMI increase productivity to cope with the increasing
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Naples Electronics Inc: balance Sheet for the year ending 2004 (In millions of dollars) Cash and securities $ 2.1 Accounts Payable $ 1.2 Accounts Receivable 10.1 Accruals 1.5 Inventory 2.6 Notes Payable .5 Total Current Assets $ 14.8 Total Current Liabilities 3.2 Net Fixed Assets 29.1 Long-term Debt 15.0 Preferred Stock 4.0 Common Stock 1.0 Retained Earnings 20.7 Total Assets 43.9 Total Liabilities & Equity
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Natural Blends Inc. (Part A) Questions – Part A Assume that the production system was running only one size of oranges. Consider just steps two through four : Extraction Filtration Concentration Extraction Process : -Time Setup = 20min -Capacity = 20‚000lbs/hr Filtration Process : - Operation time = 90min -Filter Change = 30min -Capacity = 20‚000lbs/hr Concentration Process : -Capacity = 18‚000lbs/hr Question 1a : How much orange juice concentrate can be produced in one
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Motorola Inc. case précis Restatement of the case Motorola was one of the few American companies that marketed a wide range of electronic products‚ form highly sophisticated integrated circuits to consumer electronic products. The company was organized along product and technology lines. To exploit fully the growing demand for semicustom integrated circuits‚ Motorola organized the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Division in 1984. The division was organized along functional lines
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BBUS 425 Advanced Management Accounting | Case 1: Private Fitness‚ Inc. | Analysis of existing management and operation issues | Yunlong TangYen Hao ChaoInstructor: Tony BellSep 16‚ 2012 | MEMORANDUM DATE: Sep 16‚ 2012 TO: Rosemary Worth‚ the owner of Private Fitness‚ Inc. FROM: Yen Hao Chao and Yunlong Tang ------------------------------------------------- RE: Analysis of existing management and operation issues It’s a pleasure that we have a chance to review your company’s existing
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Situation Analysis: Cima Mountaineering‚ Inc. is a company that manufactures mountaineering and hiking boots for mountaineers and serious hikers. The company mainly manufactures two classic kinds of leather boots- Glacier boots for mountaineering and Summit boots for Hiking. Although the demand for mountaineering and hiking boots has increased in 1994‚ only serious mountaineers and hikers are interested in their boots and the demand is seasonal‚ while the foreign competitors target both serious
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CASE STUDY: Hal Donovan is the president of Hal’s Hardware‚ Inc. (HHI)‚ a regional chain of 14 hardware stores located in Michigan‚ Ohio‚ and western Pennsylvania. HHI currently has a Web site that includes information about the company and some store information‚ such as locations and hours. Hal is thinking about expanding the HHI Web site to include online shopping. He believes that HHI customers might find the Web site to be a useful way to order items‚ see whether items are in stock at the
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