NICHOLAS LANDRY WILL MACHADO JO WEN JON WIKSTROM Van Horn’s Storied Past •National Convenience Stores • top 20 in U.S. in size • 725 stores in 6 cities: Houston‚ San Antonio‚ Dallas Ft. Worth‚ Austin‚ Los Angeles‚ Atlanta • gas‚ lottery‚ alcohol‚ & other high inventory turnover items • customers stop in for a few items and want fast service •President & CEO Pete Van Horn Strategy • superior quality products • remodel stores according to 3 demographics • eateries • value pricing
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HBS Case Review: Mt. Everest Case Study Introduction The case of Mt. Everest focuses on two commercial expeditions‚ Adventure Consultants and Mountain Madness‚ and the tragic event on May 10‚ 1996. These two commercial expeditions were lead by Rob Hall and Scott Fischer‚ and were consisted of 20 members. Both leaders were experienced climbers‚ but due to several factors‚ the expedition resulted into five deaths including Hall and Fischer. The event has thought managers to evaluate the importance
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* What is McDonald’s key value proposition? * McDonald’s key value propositions are listed below. These propositions helped McDonald’s to build an unparalleled network of loyal suppliers and entrepreneurial franchisees that contributed greatly in moving the McDonald’s bandwagon ahead. The propositions not only differentiated McDonald’s from the competition but also helped build an operating model that was extremely difficult to emulate. The key value propositions are: * Quick service &
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INTRODUCTION McCusker is the project team leader and had authorized the organization of a cross-functional and cross-regional project team in Flextronics. McCusker should reach a decision with regards to which shop-floor system to implement in the facilities as soon as possible. Main stakeholders in this decision are Mexico team‚ Hungary team and Microsoft. From long term perspective‚ Flextronics needs to integrate the different shop-floor systems present in each facility into one system. The growing
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Research in Motion: The Mobile OS Platform War; and Netflix The company you work for has just woken up‚ smelled the coffee‚ and realized the potential impact of disruptive innovation on its strategy and its ultimate survival. In particular‚ your company wishes to avoid Research in Motion (RIM)’s fate in the smartphone devices and mobile operating software systems markets. As part of your company’s reassessment of its current situation‚ you have been tasked with providing an overview and summary analysis
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HR Management The Slade Plating Department Roberto Strillacci – Group D How would you describe the culture of the Sarto group? • The Sarto group seems to have a healthy and friendly atmosphere among its members‚ shown by their attitudes with one another e.g. week-end together‚ shared lunch • Their ideal of efficiency goes beyond the quantitative and focuses on the qualitative‚ « stressing high standards » also for inventiveness. • Helping one another is a « prized trait »‚ and this
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* Explain how Dell’s working capital policy is a competitive advantage for the company? Dell uses a just in time order fulfillment policy and accurate forecasting of sales to minimize inventories. This allowed Dell to hold inventory of finished products far below levels of their competitors (10-20% compared to 50-70% industry level) and furthermore allowed them to quickly implement changes to their product lines as new technologies became available. This quick inventory turnover also allowed Dell
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SM Investments Companies Retail and Malls SM Prime Holdings is the parent company of the SM Group’s shopping malls. It is the largest shopping mall and retail operator in the Philippines. It was incorporated on 6 January 1994 byFilipino-Chinese entrepreneur Henry Sy to develop‚ conduct‚ operate and maintain SM commercial shopping centers and all businesses related thereto‚ such as the lease of commercial spaces in the compound of shopping centers. It went public on 5 July 1994 and subsequently
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Exhibit 1 Selected Pinkerton’s Financial Data (in $millions) 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 (E) Income From Services Cost of Services provided Gross Profit Operating Expenses Operating Profit Cash Accounts receivable‚ net Other current assets Total Current Assets Net property‚ plant‚ and equipment Total Assets Accounts payable Accrued expenses ad other current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Exhibit 2 $ 296 265 32 16 16 4 49 53 11 64 0 29 $ 308 275 32 17 15 3 51 54 11 65 1 29
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Technological Forecasting by Jack R. Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel‚ Jr. University of Cincinnati Forecasting is hard‚ particularly of the future. [Anonymous] Forecasting is like trying to drive a car blindfolded and following directions given by a person who is looking out the back window. [Anonymous] Technology is the application of science or art. All projects rest on a technological base. They are concerned with using science and art to accomplish some goals.
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