culture allowed Donna to make decisions “above her pay grade” and thus demonstrate her ability to perform at higher levels of responsibility. Place yourself in Dubinsky’s position. Why did she respond the way she did to the JIT proposal? Donna could never understand why the JIT proposal was even being discussed. She didn’t see any problems in the distribution area‚ and thought this was a cost cutting measure by Jobs because the Mackintosh division was underperforming. Donna never understood why the
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Part A 3) Why did Motorola acquire Sound buzz? What synergies will be created Through this partnership. Motorola is the global leader in mobile entertainment‚ has successfully completed its acquisition of Soundbuzz‚ a leading pan-Asian music provider. I think it will opens the door for Motorola to extend its successful Greater China music platform‚ MotoMusic‚ to India and Southeast Asia. The acquisition of Soundbuzz establishes MotoMusic as the leading music platform in the Asia-Pacific region
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Implementation Lean Logistics‚ simply put‚ can be described as a way to recognize and eliminate wasteful activities from the supply chain in order to increase product flow and speed. In order to achieve Leaner Logistics; organizations need to implement leaner thinking. Lean production involves eliminating waste and using less labors‚ materials‚ time and space. That’s why it is save production. This in turn reduces costs. Harley-Davidson Motor Company‚ the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer
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CASE STUDY San Marino Unified School District Wireless LAN (WLAN) Empowering Students and Teachers with Streamlined Access and Opportunity “Our goal was to choose a new system that would get information to student and faculty users faster and easier‚ with access virtually everywhere on and off campus.” - Stephen Choi‚ Director of Technology‚ San Marino Unified School District Situation: Quest for Higher Performance CUSTOMER PROFILE Located in central Los Angeles County just south of Pasadena‚
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bankruptcy‚ making it one of the 20 largest bankruptcies in U.S. history. What went wrong? How did Iridium shift from being a leading-edge technological marvel to a billion-dollar business blunder? Why did such a successful‚ and innovative‚ company as Motorola seemingly stumble to such a degree? This article attempts to answer these questions. The first part of the article describes the Iridium strategy and the major problems that arose in both its conception and implementation. The second part of the
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Due to the technological changes‚ the inventory management system has improved as compared to the existing time. The common inventory management systems are Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and Just in Time (JIT). Besides Just in Time (JIT)‚ there are automatic replenishment inventory and vendor or supplier managed systems that can be used to predict competitive position of the firms. They are also established positive relationship and important strength towards predicting
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EFFICIENT JIT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Nissan Motor Company Ltd is one of the biggest automobile manufacturing companies in the world. It ranked 5th number overall in automobile industry. It was founded by Mr Yoshike Aikawa in 1933 with the name Tobata Casting Ltd but in 1933 the name was changed to Nissan. It’s headquarter is in Japan. In 1962 it entered into European market. Currently‚ the company has net income more than $300 billion. Since Nissan adopted Just In Time (JIT) based
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production demand I believe was a bit low. B2. The Just in Time (JIT) method‚ would have been an extremely efficient way to start up my business and overall operational efficiency‚ because it would require the smallest amount of inventory and cost‚ which would have helped maintain budgets at a minimum. Since JIT is a system that operates on a “parts and supplies delivered just as needed in the quantity needed” (Wesley‚ 2010). JIT would have eliminated my spending also by looking out and keeping
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1. How effective was Ko in defining and framing a vision for Motorola Penang? In what ways were her efforts similar to and different from the example of Charles Schwab citied earlier? * How did Ko resolve the dilemma of where visions come from? Where did she find her vision? Ko wants to her team both defining and framing a vision‚ because that will embrace visions best and see with their own eyes. Ko struggled with the most effective way of making her vision a reality. She engaged many of her top
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with the increasing volume of claims‚ which leads to the disappointment of their customers. Sally Cook‚ the manager of Claims Processing‚ suggested using a new kind of system‚ the JIT system. This new kind of system requires for the training of the managers and employees for them to able to be multi-skilled. JIT system also required for the restructuring of the company. If this new system will be implemented well‚ it will help with the current problem faced by the company and will in turn enhance
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