1. How did Philips become the leading consumer electronics company in the world in the postwar era? What distinctive competence did they build? What distinctive incompetencies? In anticipation of the impending war in the late 1930s‚ Philips transferred its overseas assets to two trusts‚ British Philips and the North American Philips Corporation. It moved most of its vital research laboratories to England and its top management to the United States. Isolated from their parents and supported
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Loctite Corporation – International Distribution Fifty years of business has been good to Loctite‚ a manufacturer and marketer of adhesives‚ sealants‚ and other related products. Most recently‚ the company has started thinking about its international distribution strategy in Hong Kong; Loctite has turned to its already-established and successful ventures in other foreign countries to explore its potential strategies and find a model for success in Hong Kong and ultimately greater China. Currently
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detrimental to the business. c. Superior IT systems can only provide a temporary competitive advantage on account of the fact that technology is always changing. Although Wal-Mart may have the best technology systems right now‚ this may not be the case in 5 years if they choose not to update their systems. Although Wal-Mart has the capital to continue to stay abreast with the newest and best technology‚ continual implementation of these systems can be cumbersome even for a company as big as Wal-Mart
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To: Donald Janus From: XXX Date: XXX Subject: Advising a price promotion plan for Culinarian cookware [pic] Culinarian is a strong brand that is ready for a successful 2007. We have reviewed the marketing mix of push vs. pull tactics‚ compared them to the industry‚ and examined past performance in this area. Most importantly‚ we have examined 2004’s price promotion and drawn conclusions that have allowed us to make recommendations for this coming year. Outlined below are our
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The Article Summary This article explained about how Panasonic overcome their difficulties in expanding their market in China‚ and the failure to make China as a manufacturing based by using competitive advantage strategy and local adaptation. The journey was started in 1978 when Deng Xiaoping visited Japan to ask for help for modernizing China’s industries. So in 1987 Panasonic established the Beijing Matsushita Color CRT. Panasonic started to understand the Chinese market when the market of home
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Discussion and Interpretation of Results The addition of HBr to 1-hexene created a 2-bromohexane‚ as indicated from the ethanol silver nitrate test and sodium iodide/acetone test. The observations when the product was subjected to these tests were similar to what were observed with the 2° bromide compound. When subjected to the silver nitrate test‚ the product produced a precipitate at the same rate of the 2° bromide compound‚ and the product produced a hue of yellow that was also similar to the
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Optical Distortion Inc. – Questions for Discussion 1. What characteristics of the ODI contact lens are likely to make it appealing or unappealing to different types of chicken farmers? [If desired‚ this question can be rephrased to include a specific reference to literature on diffusion of innovations.] Advantages: reduction in mortality due to cannibalism among chicken from 25% to 4‚5% decrease in egg-production loss (savings on egg-production) savings on feed expenses fast process of installing
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BLADES‚ INC. CASE Assessment of Future Exchange Rate Movements As the chief financial officer of Blades‚ Inc.‚ Ben Holt is pleased that his current system of exporting “Speedos” to Thailand seems to be working well. Blades’ primary customer in Thailand‚ a retailer called Entertainment Products‚ has committed itself to purchasing a fixed number of Speedos annually for the next 3 years at a fixed price denominated in baht‚ Thailand’s currency. Furthermore‚ Blades is using a Thai supplier for some
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THE COMPANY Founded in 1903‚ the Harley-Davidson Motor Company set out with a goal of “taking the work out of bicycling” (Austin‚ 2003‚ p.1). Despite beginning in a shed just 17 years prior‚ Harley-Davidson was able to rapidly transform into the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer by 1920. Along with the establishment of a dominant worldwide presence‚ Harley-Davidson forged a defining company image. Company CEO Jeff Bleustein described Harley-Davidson’s image as “a little bit special‚ a little
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Apple Assignment 2007/2008 _________________________ Historically‚ what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? • Industrial design/Hardware design. • Apples focus and vision. • Integrated approach with software‚ hardware and service. • Patents covering technology‚ “look and feel”‚ interfaces and methods. • Strong legal team to enforce the above. • Dedicated market shares. • Ease of use. • Strong brand. • Brand loyalty. • Marketing. • Steve Jobs. Analyse the structure of
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