Discount Tire Do you need new tires? Discount Tire is the place for you. The Discount Tire CO was founded in Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 1960 by Bruce T. Halle and is known to be one of the largest wheel retailers today (Mackay‚ 2012). The condition of your tires is very crucial to every aspect of your driving ability. When your tires begin to bald you are at a serious risk for yourself and everyone around you. However discount tire does not just change tires‚ they also provide services such as air checks
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Green Tire Uniformity Measurement using High Speed Laser Profile Sensors Introduction Tire Uniformity refers to the dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires as strictly defined by a set of measurement standards and test conditions accepted by global tire and car makers. These measurement standards include the parameters of radial force variation‚ lateral force variation‚ conicity‚ plysteer‚ radial runout‚ lateral runout‚ and sidewall bulge. Tire makers worldwide employ tire uniformity
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Tires are an integral component of vehicles and are manufactured using raw materials such as natural rubber‚ nylon tire cord fabric‚ and carbon black. Rubber chemicals and synthetic rubber‚ including styrene-butadiene rubber and poly-butadiene rubber‚ are also used in manufacturing tires. Premium tires are high-cost tires which undergo several quality‚ durability‚ and speed tests‚ and are designed to deliver high performance. Premium tires are mainly used in premium class vehicles as they deliver
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Frank Seiberling in 1898 on the Little Cuyahoga River in Akron Ohio. He borrowed thirty five hundred dollars from his brother-in-law to start the company. The company was named after Charles Goodyear who discovered the rubber vulcanization process in 1839. The company started to build their first factory in 1902 in Akron. In 1903 Paul Litchfield‚ a factory manager received a patent on the tubeless tire. In 1904
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November 27‚ 2012 Business 100‚ AB Investors University of the Fraser Valley SD College Sector 32C‚ Chandigarh Dear Business 100 – XYZ Investors‚ We have responded to your request regarding an analysis of the Canadian Tire Corporation and in this report you will find the information about the Company and their recent corporate activity. We have identified various points that will be useful in your decision to invest in this company. We have included information regarding Canadian Tire’s history
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issues which impact its value chain – more precisely‚ its labour suppliers. Michelin Canada is trying to solve an upcoming skilled labour shortage in its Nova Scotia operations: the partnership is aligned with Michelin’s strategic goals. The key stakeholders with an interest in the partnership are listed below. We observe that the stakeholders‚ as a group‚ pursue both individual and social/collective interests: 1) Michelin: interested in securing a sustainable supply of skilled workers to fill
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Kate Rego Nicole Montanaro Outline of presentation Overview • Goodyear was founded in Akron‚ Ohio in 1898 by Frank and Charles Seiberling. • In 1992 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company were reconsidering a proposal from Sears‚ initially denied in 1989‚ to sell their Eagle brand tires. • Two factors contributed to the reconsideration of the sears proposal – decline in market share – Goodyear brand tires were being replaced annually at Sears Auto Centers. Industry
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CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION‚ LIMITED 2012 Annual Information Form February 21‚ 2013 ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION‚ LIMITED TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. Corporate Structure Description of the Business 2.1 Retail Business 2.2 Financial Services Business 2.3 Seasonality of the Business 2.4 Intangible Properties 2.5 Economic Dependence 2.6 Lending 2.7 Financing of the Business 2.8 Risk Factors 2.9 Employees 2.10 Social and Environmental Policies General Development of the Business
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Business Intelligence at Canadian Tire The overall purpose of Business Intelligence systems and software is to manage and analyze data in a manner that would support effective decision making. The BI initiative could help Canadian Tire to manage and analyze its data in a way that would allow the company to consolidate and integrate some of its information systems. The information provided in the case indicates that CTC is operating and supporting many different operation systems‚ mainframes‚ hardware
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1. How would you characterize the competitive environment in the tire industry in 1991? The tire industry is divided into two end-use markets: First is the original equipment tire market (OEM) in which tires are sold directly to the automobile or truck manufacturers. This market represents 25 to 30 percent of the tire unit production volume each year. Goodyear is the market share leader in this segment and captures 38 percent (1991). Within this segment‚ price is highly inelastic due to the
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