Ericsson (Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson) is a Swedish multinational provider of communications technology and services. The company’s offerings comprise services‚ software and infrastructure in information and communications technology for telecom operators and other industries‚ including traditional telecommunications as well as Internet Protocol (IP) networking equipment‚ mobile and fixed broadband‚ operations and business support solutions‚ cable TV‚ IPTV‚ video systems‚ and an extensive
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The Sony Ericsson joint venture is a case study that can be used to explore key international business strategies and concepts. 1. Sony & Ericsson’s motivations behind the joint venture (JV) The Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson‚ one of the “Big Three” mobile handset manufacturers in the 1990s‚ started to reach difficulty as it entered the new millennium. In 2001‚ Ericsson’s sales dropped by 52%‚ recording a $1.39 billion loss which preceded an announcement that would lay off 20%
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service. E. pool car service. 2. Air express companies place many small packages into specially designed cylinders that conform to the interior dimensions of a cargo airplane. This practice protects the smaller packages and helps to reduce distribution costs. The air express companies are practicing: A. Containerization. B. Piggybacking. C. Freight forwarding. D. Cylinderization. E. None of the above. 3. A major benefit of _____ is that it protects the products and simplifies handling
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Physical Distribution Management Part of logistics management‚ physical distribution is concerned with the transporting of merchandise‚ raw materials‚ or by-products‚ such as hazardous waste‚ from the source to the customer. A manager of physical distribution must also assess and control the cost of transporting these goods and materials‚ as well as to determine the most efficient way to store them‚ which usually involves some form of warehousing. Hence‚ physical distribution (PD) is concerned with inventory
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Revision of DTM for chapter 1 & 2 Function of physical distribution management and distribution channels 1) Definition of physical distribution management – Used in manufacturing and commerce to describe the broad range of activities concerned w/ the efficient movement of finished products from end of production line to consumer. * Emphasizes the flow of materials from the point of manufacture industrial user * Implies the control of the flow End consumers Products supply > Warehousing
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PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS A company the size of McDonald’s requires the value chain to be increasingly important. Not only does McDonald’s want to add value for the customers‚ but also the firm looks for ways to improve the operations that makes McDonald’s a more efficient business .McDonald’s is constantly striving to add value to the firm for their customers‚ and in doing so‚ the firm has created efficiency in getting the products to the customers quickly and as fresh as possible
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MARKETING CHANNEL Most producers do not sell their products directly to the final users; between them stands a set of intermediaries performing a variety of functions. These intermediaries constitute a marketing channel also known as Trade Channel or Distribution Channel. Marketing Channels are set of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption. They are set of pathways a product or service follows after production‚ culminating
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Reinventing Ericsson Ericsson had almost gone bankrupt when the dot-com bubble burst and the telecom market collapsed in late 2000. When Svanberg (first externally recruited CEO in 60 years) took over in April 2003‚ he launched yet another cost cutting package (after CEO Kurt Hellström in early 2003)‚ the fourth in two years. Svanberg wanted to do more than just restore the company to break-even‚ he wanted the latest round of cuts (coupled with revenue increases) to return Ericsson to profit. Svanberg
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REINVENTING ERICSSON I. Background Ericsson a Swedish telecommunication company told us on how the it’s survived in order to maintain sustainability the company to compete with other companies and also how to develop the technology to support company growing up. Company still saw telecommunications as a long-term market business with reason most of the people around the world think that communications is not just important but a necessity. As a long-term business Ericsson has to be
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Annual Report 2003 Year Ended March 31‚ 2003 Financial Highlights Sony Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries Year ended March 31 Yen in millions except per share amounts and number of employees Percent change Dollars in millions* except per share amounts 2002 2003 2003/2002 2003 FOR THE YEAR Sales and operating revenue Operating income Income before income taxes Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes Net income Per share data: Income before cumulative
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