Executive Summary Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages for Harley-Davidson of replacing scanners and bar codes with RFID. Compare and contrast the issues of Wal-Mart when they tried to implement RFID in their supply chain. Outline the issues Harley-Davidson will face when they begin using RFID. Develop and present an approximate timetable for the adoption of RFID with specific recommendations about where Harley-Davidson should implement it first. Some of the advantages of using RFID over scanners
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Harley-Davidson Motor Company was founded in 1903 by William S. Harley and Davidson brothers and has come to symbolize the all-American attributes of individuality‚ freedom and passion for adventure. Harley-Davidson produced by 1950 uniquely styled motorcycles that inspired an unusually high degree of brand loyalty achieving a 60 percent to 70 percent of US market share. By 1960 Japanese motor companies hit the country with quality motorcycles for cheaper prices because of a hug structure and efficient
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Case 16 – Harley Davidson Strategic Audit of a Corporation III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Natural Physical Environment: Sustainability Issues 1. What forces from the natural physical environmental are currently affecting the corporation and the industries in which it competes? Which present current or future threats? Opportunities? a. Climate‚ including global temperature‚ sea level‚ and fresh water availability b. Weather related events‚ such as severe
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Case 5: Harley-Davidson 1. If you where CEO of Harley-Davidson‚ how would you compare the advantages and disadvantages of using exports‚ joint ventures‚ and wholly-owned subsidiaries as ways if expanding international sales? Selling products in different kind of markets is very important to let people know what you are selling. People have get involved with the product. In every part of the world they have their own kind of product‚ but by exporting you can try to convince people. An advantage
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Case Study 3: Revving Up Sales at Harley Davidson 1. Explain how Talon helps Harley Davidson employees improve their decision making capabilities. Harley Davidson uses an information system named Talon to help improve their decision making capabilities. Talon is responsible for the inventory‚ warranties‚ vehicle registration‚ and point of sale transactions for the Harley Davidson dealerships. The system is able to generate par orders which helps with the companies ability to only get what is necessary
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1. If you were CEO of Harley- Davidson‚ how would you compare the advantages and the dis advantages of using exports ‚ joint ventures‚ and foreign subsidiaries as ways of expanding international sales? a. If I were the CEO of Harley- Davidson‚ I see only upsides from joint ventures and foreign subsidiaries as types of insourcing. I say this due to the fact that the countries like Germany and Japan each had a helpful hand in the production of our motorcycles. That being said co ownership by both the
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Case#2 Harley Davidson Case Study Harley-Davidson is an American motorcycle manufacturer with a rich history and cultural tradition. It was founded in 1903 in Milwaukee‚ WI. Around mid-1980’s‚ the company was facing problems with product quality and enlarged global presence‚ hence the management realized the need for an integrated management system that will not only improve the company’s processes but also fit within its budget and enhance its profits. This caused the start of the process to
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Harley Davidson: Improving Quality Questions: 1. Analyze Harley Davidson’s customer survey. What information is it trying to gather? What are its research objectives? 2. What recommendations would you make to Harley Davidson with regard to contract method and sampling plan for data collection using this questionnaire? 3. How can the data collected from this questionnaire be analyzed to obtain useful insights for Harley Davidson management? 4. In addition to or instead of the survey‚ what
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Harley-Davidson has become a household name in the United States and is a brand that has acquired an almost mystical power (Austin‚ Sole‚ Cotteleer‚ 2). The Harley-Davidson motorcycle business has been around for 95 years and to this day‚ people will still wait up to two years for their turn at receiving their own Harley. The demographic of Harley-Davidson customers ranges from “riders in their forties with grown child no longer at home to young‚ reckless and ‘born to be wild’ (Austin‚ Sole‚ Cotteleer
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The Strength of Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson‚ Inc.‚ the only U.S. motorcycle manufacture still in business‚ dominated the superheavyweight motorcycle market with a 62.3 percent share while Honda had 16.2 percent‚ Yamaha had 7.2 percent‚ Kawasaki had 6.7 percent‚ Suzuki had 5.1 percent‚ and BMW had 2.5 percent in 1990 (592&596). The company also had a number of international markets. Actually‚ in 1990‚ approximately 31 percent of the sales were overseas. The company had made efforts to
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