...(PS2): The China Question Group: Thant Sin Naing, Myat Thu Khine, Yu Thwe Phyo, Kaung Myat Win, Aye Mon Khaing, Ywet Nu Wai Hlaing Situation Analysis: Being a specialist in the clean up of two waste streams: the remediation of soil contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and recovering usable oil from industrial sludge using Thermal Phase Separation (TPS) technology in North America, PS2 attracted State Environmental Protection Agency of China in early 2008. Strengths * Internationally proven world class TPS technology * Management is familiar with international markets * Extract up to 90 % of oil from industrial sludge * No harmful air emissions * Mobile, onsite remedial technology * Modular design, easily deployed, avoid transportation cost * Reusable, resalable contaminants * Own fuel source generation to fire the system * Fewer greenhouse gas emissions | Weaknesses * Still in immaturity stage * Insufficient employees * No Guarantee that JV will work * Low capacity (20,000 tons) * Not in a good locations compared to its competitor * Limited paten lifetime (will expire in 2019) | Opportunities * High entry barrier * New regulations for soil treatment market in Canada * Deadlines for ending the use and long-term storage PCBs * result in strong demand for PS2’s TPS technology * Exclusive rights to use TPS in Canada & US in 2002 & in China in 2009 * Environmental pollution became big issue in China * Exclusive...
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...MEMORANDUM To: James C. McKeon, Executive Vice President – World Marketing From: Matt Bridges Re: Case #4: Best Buy Inc., Dual Branding in China Date: December 2, 2013 The Situation: The situation presented was Best Buy Inc., the number one retailer of consumer electronics (CE) in the United States, had acquired ownership in the Chinese company Five Star, the third largest CE chain retailer in China. The problem occurring from this ownership of Five Star was the international expansion of Best Buy and how it would be handled while expanding into China. In 2002, Best Buy had acquired 100% ownership of the largest Canadian CE chain retailer, Future Shops, in their beginnings of international expansion. Senior vice president, John Noble, was at the head of the Best Buy International and steered the company to implement a dual-brand strategy in launching Best Buy into Canada. What this means by dual-branding was that even though the two retailer were owned and operated by the same mother company, they went into a head-to-head competition as separate entities of the single companies. This was the first of this strategy that Best Buy had ever implemented and it was deemed to fail because the company was not used to this type of operation. But within the first year of full competition between the two brands, upper management had seen this tactic become very successful. In the decision of how to approach this situation there was much controversy on how this would...
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...Mount Royal UniversityINBU 3301-007 | Market Entry Analysis | VIH Aviation | | Cassandra BianchiniMichael HaShoaib HasanLeo LamTaylor Smith | 12/1/2011 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY VIH Aviation has built credibility for its well trained staff, well maintained equipment, safety standards, and technological developments. The performance of the organization has caught the attention of some foreign firms, and additional business ventures will analyzed. China’s second-largest airline has proposed a joint-venture offering shares, profits, cultural know-how for equipment and managerial know-how. Australia’s HNZ group has proposed an acquisition and has offered their staff, equipment, and cultural know-how in exchange for technological expertise and heavy equipment. Finally the sister corporation VIH Cougar in the Gulf of Mexico could be further expanded. The analysis completed was a competitor analysis; Bristow, PHI, and CHC are all industry leaders bringing their own expertise to the table. Bristow is one of the largest companies in the industry and recently started using TCAS2’s (traffic collision avoidance system) for new equipment. PHI dominates the North American oil and gas market, and has the most air time experience of all firms. CHC also has strong ties with oil and gas firms, but after a significant loss they are looking to be acquired by another firm. Overall the helicopter industry is growing due to the new exploration sites for oil and gas, and many opportunities...
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...China’s Voice Grows The unemployment rate in China has dropped a whooping six percent over the past decade. More than eight million people were given opportunities to compete in a fast-paced, challenging global community. This has allowed China to evolve and to be more competitive. Technology, jobs and global partnership have been the motivators in granting economies like China to be more profitable and in turn enabling Article #1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be experienced. Centuries ago, when a soldier lost a limb in battle, he lost it forever; today with modern technology, that soldier would be able to obtain a replacement that works just as well as the original body part. The quality of that soldier’s life has significantly improved moving from being challenged and not being able to perform daily functions to being able to live a better quality of life. For China, technology has allowed its challenged limb to function more efficiently than it did before. In other words, technology changed the way China operates today. Over the consecution of the past few years, China has tapped into alternative solutions to gain a competitive advantage amongst the industrial world. To get from Beijing to Shanghai, the tariff is going to cost a mere $86 travelling at 300km an hour. All this is conceivable, thanks to China’s cutting-edge bullet train. In fact, if you were to drive that mileage, it would take approximately 12-13 hours, compared to the three-hour train...
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...International Trade Economics Assignment 1 Question 1 a. Trade in services occur when there is no physical movement which is opposite to trade in goods. Based on case study of South African citizen visiting NZ, the modes of Trade in Services that would result from the transactions and activities of this individual are: mode1. Cross-border when South African citizen purchase a ticket online (IT services), mode2. Consumption abroad which has result after person has moved abroad as tourists to consume the respective services and mode4. Movement of natural persons that has accrued when person have had attended business meeting in NZ. In other words this mode can be described as supplying by nationals of one member in the territory of another, requiring the physical presence of the service provider in the host country or skilled worker using his services in another country. b. Trade between the countries, economic cooperation, expansion of communications, international division of labour bear in itself notable mutual benefits for trading courtiers. The world economy is a result of economic interaction and integration. To penetrate into an essence of economic relations between the different countries, it is necessary to highlight the most common factor that would result in trade. The gravity model, in its basic form, assumes that only size and distance are important for trade in the following way: Tij = A x Yi x Yj /Dij • where Tij is the value of trade...
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... International Operations Home Depot operates in several different areas internationally. The United States opened up a Home Depot store in 1978 and has 2,200 local retail stores. A store opened up in Canada in the year 1994. Now, Canada has 180 retail stores along with 10 different provinces. Home Depot also expanded throughout the United Kingdom in 1999. Mexico has 107 Home Depot retail stores and the first store was built in 2001. Lastly, South America’s first Home Depot store was built in the year 1998. Scope & Capacity Home Depot has a lot of agreements and forms required in order to have a business relationship with different companies. In order to make sure that every Home Depot store is on the same page, every company has to keep an appropriate software and systems update. “Suppliers are required to setup and maintain an environment to facilitate electronic exchange based on the appropriate governing standards body. Suppliers are also required to transmit an electronic acknowledgement within the set time to support the business.” When a supplier becomes Home Depot’s supplier, they are expected to be fully engaged in the requirements of the Business to Business program within 90 days. All direct import programs for the Home Depot USA and Canada will be subject to the Direct Import Supplier Compliance (DISC). The focus of the DISC program is guaranteed early executions, quality products, and timely release of accurate documentation. The key requirements...
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...Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Issue Identification 4 Slowing Growth in NAFTA Trade 4 Continuation of NAFTA Strategy versus Expansion into Latin America 4 Taking Advantage of Economic Growth in Asia and Emerging Markets 4 Expanding Overseas 4 Environmental & Root Cause Analysis 5 Slowing Growth in NAFTA Trade 5 Continuation of NAFTA Strategy versus Expansion into Latin America 5 Taking Advantage of Economic Growth in Asia and Emerging Markets 5 Expanding Overseas 6 Alternatives and/or Options 6 Slowing Growth in NAFTA Trade 6 Continuation of NAFTA Strategy versus Expansion into Latin America 6 Taking Advantage of Economic Growth in Asia and Emerging Markets 7 Expanding Overseas 7 Recommendations and Implementation 7 Slowing Growth in NAFTA Trade 7 Continuation of NAFTA Strategy versus Expansion into Latin America 7 Taking Advantage of Economic Growth in Asia and Emerging Markets 8 Expanding Overseas 8 Monitor and Control 8 Executive Summary Since Canadian National Railway Company (CN)’s privatization by the Canadian government in November 1995, CN has not stopped growing its sales, profits, cash flow and, as a result, market value. Privatization and deregulation of the rail industry led to some of CN’s success, but CN had to cut costs and increase revenues. Cutting costs meant reducing workforce and closing or selling unprofitable tracks. It also meant investing in more efficient rail equipment and technology. Increasing revenues required focusing...
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...1. The current relationship between Canada and China Luo Zhaouhui, the Chinese Ambassador to Canada, interesting explains on The Globe and Mail (2015) that, “Developing China-Canada relations is like sailing against currents. You either advance or recede.” Diplomatic ties between China and Canada have been established for 45 years and counting. Strategic partnerships between the two countries have held strong for over 10 years (Zhaouhui, 2015). The strong ties between the two countries are reflected through current statistics. As of 2014, about 100,000 Chinese students attend educational institutions in Canada. Chinese is considered the third most spoken language in Canada with over 1.3 million Chinese-Canadian residents (“Bilateral Relations”, 2015). 2. The standard practices and business etiquette in China Labelling and stereotyping can be very detrimental in cross-cultural situations; special care must be taken to ensure the team avoids that habit. The strongest armour against generalizations would be to educate our VCC negotiating team about standard Chinese practices in business and the negotiation process. The Chinese business culture places significant value on building relationships and getting to know the team individually. Personal connections would lead to friendships and friendships would lead to open trust and harmony – values emphasized in Chinese businesses. As a team, we need to recognize that in order to be successful in negotiating we must first build an...
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...growth, the distribution of wealth, and global warming. Oil is vital to the functioning of the economy of individual countries as well as the global economy. It plays an essential role in transport systems (ground, air and sea), agriculture, chemicals, and the military. Thousands of products are made using oil including plastics, pesticides, paints, inks, synthetic fibers, solvents, medicines, and other vital everyday use products. The reality is that oil is all around us, even when it is not being used in vehicle or other transport engines. Since oil is a finite commodity, concerns about when the supply of oil will decline and run out is of paramount importance and concern. The world’s supply of readily accessible oil is declining simply because more oil is being extracted than being discovered. New technologies that gain access to reservoirs previously hard to access may extend the life of these reserves. However, demand for oil in developed countries such as the United States, Europe, Japan and China are greater than ever before. India, another populous nation with a growing economy will further escalate the demand for oil. As such, geo-political issues exist, primarily due to the uneven distribution of oil deposits around the globe. The size and scope of the oil industry is global and has clearly defined players; there...
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...company located in Canada that Kathryn had worked with as a consultant. She described her actions after the company’s owner asked Kathryn to invest: I sold all my possessions and borrowed money. I’m not sure the company had ever hit breakeven, but I saw potential. Everyone thought I was crazy for buying into it, but it had such a great name and reputation. With a manufacturing business, you need to hit a certain point before you breakeven, and they were on the cusp. With the phone receiver in one hand and a bottle of aspirin in the other, Kathryn wondered about her decision to become CEO of the company. She began reviewing the company’s supply chain to see whether she could make improvements: Kathryn’s notes on the Bravado! supply chain: • • • • • • Design – Create own product with in-house designers. Materials requisition and payment – Find sources of materials and pay for them; suppliers will require a cash outlay six months before delivery. Materials – Receive materials, store them in our offices. (Fabric on big bolts is stored offsite). Some raw materials have to be checked for quality before sending them to the factories. Distribution – Ship material to between 3 and 5 local factories. Case in case: Judy Leissner, CEO of Garment assembly – Factory handles this part of the process. China-based Grace Vineyard, recounts Quality control – Verify quality of final garments before her experience in building relationships shipping them. abroad, “I grew up in China and...
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...China TRADE Marketing Ricardo Fu MGMT 3105V GBC – Global Business in the 21st Century Walden University Instructor Juan Ortiz October 21th 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS china TRADE marketing 4 Introduction 4 Business Concept 4 Vision 4 Mission Statement 4 Goals and Objectives 4 Market Analysis…………………………………………………………...…5 Domestic Market Opportunities 5 Foreign/Global Market Opportunities 5 china marketing Introduction China Trade Marketing will be a marketing research company focus on the guidance to trade in China to those companies that are interested to make business in this oriental country. It main purpose of this paper is to show the reader how this company will be structure in terms of vision, mission, goals and objectives. Also we will see the target market or the niche that China Trade Marketing focuses and considering the different opportunities and cultural aspects. Business Concept The name China Trade Marketing emerged from the specialization of the company that is consulting, marketing and research. Nowadays China has become a potential country in which different manufactures moved there due to a low cost labor. Foreign companies saw the opportunities to reach that market but they don’t have the right tools such as language and broad geographic knowledge to start make business in China, that’s why China Trade Marketing, Ltd born. Vision Being one of the first companies to effective support for successful internationalization of...
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...Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions Source: http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.html 1. Power Distance (PDI) This dimension expresses the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. The fundamental issue here is how a society handles inequalities among people. People in societies exhibiting a large degree of power distance accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and which needs no further justification. In societies with low power distance, people strive to equalise the distribution of power and demand justification for inequalities of power. < an example of Power Distance by Geert Hofstede 2. Individualism versus collectivism (IDV) The high side of this dimension, called Individualism, can be defined as a preference for a loosely-knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of themselves and their immediate families only. Its opposite, Collectivism, represents a preference for a tightly-knit framework in society in which individuals can expect their relatives or members of a particular in-group to look after them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty. A society's position on this dimension is reflected in whether people’s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “we.” < 3. Masculinity versus femininity (MAS) The masculinity side of this dimension represents a preference in society for achievement...
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...Developing Location.. whats here why is it here Region (imaginary- formal, function and perceptual) Place Landscape 2.1 What is globalization 2.2 what are the connections between globalization and geographical ? 2.3 why do some people or groups oppose globalization Political geography 3.1 spiritual organization-states nations 3.2 the modern nation-state 3.4 Geopolitics and critical geopolitics. 3.5 supranational organizations and the future of the state Understanding the current world map POLITICAL GEORAPHY study the effect of political actions on humans geography. spatial analysis of political phenomenon moving around people are going around. Ex china going to Afghanistan for resources The study of states- their groupings and global relations. France cannot stand the US.. their relationship is lost Territory, sovereignty, and boundaries TERRITORITALITY a country’s or local community’s sense of property and attachment toward its territory, as expressed by its determination to keep it inviolable and strongly defended (text pg 53) it’s a space of something its our natural action to protect or control our territory.. and meaning of territory. Must all the land be owned? Ex even when we went to the moon we had to plant a flag and say it was ours SOVEREIGNTYexclusive control over territory a principle of international relations(all the states agree) that holds that the final authority over social, economic, and political matters should rest with...
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...seventies, Saputo acquired several production operations and food distributors, and developed its national distribution network, positioning itself in Canada as a leading producer of mozzarella. During the 1980's, Saputo established itself outside of Canada for the first time with the acquisition of 2 plants in the United States. In 1997, the Company completed its initial public offering in TSX. Saputo’s immediate family controls 35 per cent of the company, while his extended family including aunts, uncles and cousins controls roughly another 25 per cent. In 2006 Saputo enters the European market by acquiring controlling interest in a cheese producing company based in Germany. In 2007 Saputo once again enters the European market by acquiring controlling interest in Dansco Dairy Products Limited based in Wales, in the United Kingdom. On February 25, 2013, the Company announced the closure of its facilities in Europe. On January 22, 2014, Saputo has passed the critical 50 per cent mark in its takeover target Warrnambool Cheese and Butter. Saputo's holding in WCB is currently 52.7%. Structure The company operates its business through two sectors and five divisions, the Dairy Products Sector and the Grocery Products Sector. The Canada, Europe and Argentina (CEA) Dairy Products Sector consists of the Dairy Products Division (Canada), the Dairy Products Division (Europe) and the Dairy Products Division (Argentina); The USA Dairy Products Sector consists of the Dairy Products Division...
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...Expanding Horizons and Forging Cooperation in a Resurgent Asia SAARC 2015 The New Delhi Statement on SAARC 2015 and Asian Resurgence © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, March 2007 Published by: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung India Office K-70B, Hauz Khas Enclave New Delhi Email: fes@fesindia.org Edited by: Kant K. Bhargava and Mahendra P. Lama Designed and printed by: New Concept Information Systems Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi ISBN 81-7440-065-6 Contents Foreword Preface Background Paper Inaugural Address by I.K. Gujral Group Reports New Delhi Statement Annexures: (i) Programme (ii) List of Participants & Special Invitees (iii) List of Written Papers and Presentations Related Publications iv vi 1 17 23 45 56 71 Foreword As part of its programme for the promotion of regional cooperation in South Asia, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung organised the Conference on SAARC 2015: Expanding Horizons and Forging Cooperation in a Resurgent Asia in February 2007 in New Delhi in collaboration with Ambassador Kant K. Bhargava, former Secretary-General of SAARC, and Prof. Mahendra Lama, Chairman, Centre for South, Central, South East Asian and South West Pacific Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The main thrust of the Conference was that the SAARC as an entity and its member states must prepare themselves well for leveraging the opportunities arising from the current resurgence in Asia. The Background Paper for the Conference was prepared...
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