CASE 3: APPLICHEM 1. Compare the performance of Applichem’s 4 Release-ease plants. Competitive environment Applichem is a company that offers high product customization. Indeed‚ they provide solutions to specific customer problems‚ and then refine the product and process to arrive at a product with broader application. They created a product that was widely used: Release-ease. This product enabled the customers to clean easily the mold at the end of the process‚ which was a bottleneck
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As stated on Page 13 of the case‚ Bunge has several options in how to participate in the biofuels market. First‚ they could be more active in sugarcane-based ethanol. Advantages to the company include: a large amount of land in Brazil for the growth of sugarcane as well as relatively cheap labor; however‚ there is a substantial investment of $200 million. Second‚ they could produce more palm oil in Asia‚ which also requires significant investment in production facilities. Both methods result
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Blockbuster became the dominant movie rental firm for a number of reasons. First and foremost in the early years‚ they were invested in by Wayne Huizeinga who infused the company with $18.5 million dollars and for a span of 7 years grew the company’s market capitalization at an annual growth rate of 118%. Once it started becoming large‚ it efficiently used economies of scale. It also had the most power to negotiate favorable deals with movie studios as opposed to mom and pop shops. Blockbuster
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MBA 240 Individual Case #2 11/2/2011 Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty I. Executive Summary The Dove brand has been revitalized with the success of their “Real Beauty” campaign. Dove’s main goals are to continue to improve their brand image and gain market share. The key challenges facing top management to accomplish these goals are; building on the momentum the ‘Real Beauty’ campaign has generated‚ differentiating from their competition and modernizing their brand image. I am recommending
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Marketing Research Case – HDTV Question 1: How can you assess market potential for the HDTV? Attempt a calculation of an optimistic and pessimistic forecast. * The market potential is defined as those in the population who can possibly buy a product. In this case the market potential would be the total number of households. The total number of households in 1990 is 93‚979‚592. This is all the households who do not have a TV current will buy a HDTV and any household that has a TV will replace
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TATA ACE : CASE STUDY Q1 Sketch the Indian and Global scenario of Light Commercial Vehicle Industry? Ans.: In the light commercial vehicle industry‚ India was dominated by three wheelers and four wheeled vehicles with carrying capacity of 0.5 to 1.5 tons. Vehicles like passenger cars and SUVs are also being used a mode of transport to carry goods from one place to another. Rural areas are still dominated by conventional mode of transport like bullock carts‚ bicycle rikshaws‚ horse driven carriages
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Lawford Electric Company Case Analysis Lawford Electric Company Case Analysis In this case‚ Robert Allen‚ a Field Sales Engineer for the Systems Controls department at Lawford Electric Company‚ has lost a very large sale with Bayfield Milling. Bayfield Milling’s average annual purchases with Lawford are about $50‚000. The lost revenue on the bid discussed in the case was nearly $900‚000. The case chronologically outlines Allen’s Sales Activity log which
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INTRODUCTION Dell Computers was started by Michael Dell in 1984. Dell’s primary differentiator was its business model. It sold primarily on the B2C market and custom built personal computers on demand. Therefore‚ it had very low inventory by comparison to its competitors. As a result of this‚ Dell was able to operate quite efficiently and profitably in its niche market. By the late 1980’s – early 1990’s‚ Dell noticed that its market share was only 1% of total and that industry amalgamations
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Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to determine if Reynolds Metals (“Reynolds”) should accept Nestlé’s offer of $61 million for its holdings of Eskimo Pie. The crux of the issue is whether or not the projected income from a proposed Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) by Wheat First Securities (“Wheat First”) is reasonable and will actually result in proceeds between $61 and $68 million to Reynolds‚ the Reynolds family and the Reynolds foundation‚ as projected. To get at this question
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Godrej and Boyce: Chotukool Case study Question and Answers Q 1. Assess the business case for Chotukool. What are the critical success factors for their product to succeed? Answer: Godrej and Boyce’s product-Chotukool is an example of Disruptive Innovation. Disruptive innovation‚ a term of art coined by Clayton Christensen‚ describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market‚ eventually
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