Executive Summary Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages for Harley-Davidson of replacing scanners and bar codes with RFID. Compare and contrast the issues of Wal-Mart when they tried to implement RFID in their supply chain. Outline the issues Harley-Davidson will face when they begin using RFID. Develop and present an approximate timetable for the adoption of RFID with specific recommendations about where Harley-Davidson should implement it first. Some of the advantages of using RFID over scanners
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Case 16 – Harley Davidson Strategic Audit of a Corporation III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Natural Physical Environment: Sustainability Issues 1. What forces from the natural physical environmental are currently affecting the corporation and the industries in which it competes? Which present current or future threats? Opportunities? a. Climate‚ including global temperature‚ sea level‚ and fresh water availability b. Weather related events‚ such as severe
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of Michael Porter’s Generic Strategies in the Romanian Hotel Industry Ovidiu N. Bordean‚ Anca I. Borza‚ Răzvan L. Nistor and Cătălina S. Mitra‚ Abstract— Porter’s generic strategies remain one of the most widely accepted typology of strategic options for businesses. Using a survey a sample of 69 hotel managers from the Nord-West part of Romania was questioned about their current strategic practices. A factor analysis revealed that hotels are pursuing only two strategies that can be identified
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Case#2 Harley Davidson Case Study Harley-Davidson is an American motorcycle manufacturer with a rich history and cultural tradition. It was founded in 1903 in Milwaukee‚ WI. Around mid-1980’s‚ the company was facing problems with product quality and enlarged global presence‚ hence the management realized the need for an integrated management system that will not only improve the company’s processes but also fit within its budget and enhance its profits. This caused the start of the process to
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for People with Disabilities (PWD). Currently they have more than 100 disable full time workers. (Giant Malaysia‚ 2009) We will be analyzing the current market situation and IT position of Giant‚ how IT can be used to help Giant in their future strategy and why systems risk security and recovery is important for Giant in this assignment. Current Market and IT Position Current Market for Giant Giant is located throughout Malaysia‚ heavily in Kuala Lumpur‚ whereby it has its own known slogans
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Case Analysis Harley Davidson Question 1: What are the strengths and weaknesses of Harley-Davidson? Strengths of Harley-Davidson 1. Strong brand image. Over 110 years‚ Harley-Davidson have created strong brand image in the world. It is not only because of the high quality and performance motorcycles that provides great riding experience‚ but also due to the special life style that it brings to its customers. It also keeps sponsor and hold national and local rallies and activities to enhance
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Case Study 3: Revving Up Sales at Harley Davidson 1. Explain how Talon helps Harley Davidson employees improve their decision making capabilities. Harley Davidson uses an information system named Talon to help improve their decision making capabilities. Talon is responsible for the inventory‚ warranties‚ vehicle registration‚ and point of sale transactions for the Harley Davidson dealerships. The system is able to generate par orders which helps with the companies ability to only get what is necessary
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the potential to be‚ it’s competitive advantage. Michael Porter‚ believed that the basis for this advantage falls under 3 base strategies of Cost leadership‚ Differentiation and Focus. With the use of his generic strategy model‚ a firm‚ understanding where its competitive advantage lies‚ can then formulate and implement an effective business strategy geared towards the sustainability of this advantage. The 3 bases‚ formed 5 generic strategies : Cost Leadership‚ strongly speaks towards the production
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Harley Davidson: Improving Quality Questions: 1. Analyze Harley Davidson’s customer survey. What information is it trying to gather? What are its research objectives? 2. What recommendations would you make to Harley Davidson with regard to contract method and sampling plan for data collection using this questionnaire? 3. How can the data collected from this questionnaire be analyzed to obtain useful insights for Harley Davidson management? 4. In addition to or instead of the survey‚ what
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1. Background The Harley Owner Group (H.O.G)‚ a factory sponsored motorcycle enthusiasts club was established in 1983. The group was primarily formed in order to enhance the Harley Davidson brand experience by bringing the company closer to its customers and also to promote a positive brand image by controlling the negative influence of the biker gangs that many felt dominated the sub-culture. By the end of 1999 the H.O.G counted half a million members and about 166‚667 members were considered
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