Case Write-up Sunshine Foods Problem Sunshine Foods biggest problem is their declining profits. They also have had minimal growth and have high overhead costs‚ which are a large part of their declining profits. Causes Sunshine Foods has three major areas that need to be address in order to increase their profits. First‚ their motto: “As long as new products look like they will increase the company’s sales volume‚ they are introduced.” This is causing the company to take on too many products
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Guidelines for your case write-up: What follows is a pretty exhaustive outline for case preparation. You are likely to work on plenty of cases while at Bocconi and may already have done so. I have found that this detailed outline steers students towards the right approach and outcome. A. Preparation 1. Read cases carefully and analyze all statistical data. It may be useful to read the case two‚ three or more times if necessary. Most cases are short‚ but loaded with relevant facts. 2. Determine
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General Guidelines for Case Write-up Why Cases? • Case studies contain real or hypothetical business situations. • Provide tools to effectively: -Apply theories to real business situations -Generate solutions to real business problems Steps to Complete a Case Report • Read the case carefully • Determine the main problem and any associated problems • Establish the important relevant facts • Analyze the situational factors (external‚ internal)
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PAGODA.COM CASE STUDY WRITE UP July 14‚ 2012 Executive Summary Pagoda.com‚ an internet service provider‚ needs to make a decision as to whether or not the company should outsource its online help desk service to a firm in New Delhi‚ India. Pagoda.com caters to individual consumers and small businesses who require a high level of service and are willing to pay a premium for it. Pagoda.com offers state-of-the-art email applications and web building
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eReading: Amazon’s Kindle Case Write-Up In 2007‚ when the average consumer was inundated with a multitude of choices relating to their entertainment options‚ Amazon had just released the Kindle‚ a new electronic reader. Amazon had been extremely secretive in the lead up to the launch‚ and there was a tremendous amount of concern regarding how the Kindle would affect the publishing industry. From the brick and mortar bookstores‚ to textbook manufacturers to the I-Phone‚ any company involved in
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Gadget Toys Case Write-Up Gadget Toy Company is faced with a choice between two options to reduce project time for their new toy line. Gadget must cut down project time in order to meet their Christmas deadline that is 19 weeks away. Analysis shows that there are two critical paths for the current process‚ which is 20 weeks long and includes the following critical activities: obtain funding approval (A)‚ finalize engineering (B)‚ build dies/tools (D)‚ raw material delivery (K)‚ initial production
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Gone Rural Case Write-Up 11/19/14 1. How would you advise Ms. Thorne concerning growing her organization‚ being financially viable and achieving her mission? In order to grow her organization‚ our group advises that Ms. Thorne invest a total of R1 million in new additional facilities to double the operating capacity of the company. In order to grow the company and expand into foreign markets‚ the company needs to build another facility. It was made clear that the limiting factor in production
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Apple PowerBook Case Write-up After the failed release of Apple’s first miniaturized computer‚ the Portable‚ the company was faced with the likelihood of losing significant ground in the mobile computing market if it didn’t bring a product to market at record speed. Apple had anticipated the Portable would be competitive enough to maintain market share until its longer term “Companion” project was complete. However‚ thirty-six months remained until Companion would be ready. Weak sales coupled
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Executive Summary The case discusses the Royal Ahold’s the major events that led to the demise of a great European company. The case presents some of the key issues in the areas of leadership‚ strategy‚ audit and accounting fraud that resulted in their disaster. The case identifies the problems made by the management in selecting the improper growth strategy and incentive plan that encouraged unethical behaviour from the senior management. The events presented touch and highlight management
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Bus4003 Retailer And Channel Management Belano case write up Group 3: Lam Chong Yan s116112 Ho Ching man s116078 So Ching Wai s116226 Yung Chi Fung s116309 Lee Kin San s116142 Wong Yan Ho s116284 Introduction Today‚ Belono is one of the most successful pioneer to get into China casual wear market when many of Hong Kong retailers were focus on the local business. By a vision of
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