...Allentown Material Corporation – Electronic Product Division Entity / Player Attribute Allentown Materials The holding company Corporation Other divisions enjoys protection in market due to high cost entry barriers. But electronics div is not doing well, as market condition changed. The group as integrated / overlapping functional groups no differentiation between departments. EPD needs different structure due to the nature of business. Allentown Electronic Product Electronic Product Division Division Interesting point They have several divisions such as Plastics, Food and electronics and EPD performs poorly due to decline market, due to reduce defence contracts. Most of Allentown Groups are directly controlled by management because of the proximity and presence. Culture is built differently in manufacturing driven company. There is poor relationship between divisions leading to problems in decision making, product development, and performance as a whole. Don Rogers – Vice Pres Allentown Electronic Products Division (EPD) Tom Noles – Director Organizational Effectiveness Allentown Materials Corpn. Don Rogers seeks help from Tom Noles Tom has come to study the company problems. Noles conducts study by having meetings and is ready with OE (Organizational Effectiveness Department) Poor relationships and communication is resulting in bad performance. But teams think it is because of bad market condition. - Decline in Defence markets - Need to enter consumer market where the...
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...ventures – chemical, electronics, ceramics, and construction materials. The diversification into the various industries as noted above was very successful, as by the 1950 to early 1970’s following the second world-war Asahi’s glass and construction materials business accounted for more than 50% of its total revenue, and its chemical business at 40% and other business segments including electronics and ceramics contributing to 10% of the company’s total revenue. By 1992, the company’s glass (flat glass) business segment contributed 56% of total sales and revenue making it the most profitable segment out of the four diversification business segments. I believe AGC’s diversification was much needed post the second world-war, as it helped serve as the foundation to emerging technologies and manufacturing of newer consumer products – cements, automotive lighting, paints, chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons – CFC for refrigerators and air conditioners. Following the oil crisis in the early 1990’s, AGC management – then President Mr. Sakabe decided to focus on the company’s electronic segment business because of its growth potential and having some expertise in the electronic industry. Furthermore, AGC top management had a goal of developing electronics to generate 10% of the company’s revenue within the next 10-years after its decision in the early 1990’s to focus on the electronics industry. In hindsight, the decision to focus on the electronics segments proved to be...
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...Case Study #3: Contract for the International Sale of Goods ------------------------------------------------- A chip off the new block Semicontronics is an Australian manufacturing company that has been in the business of semi manufactured electronics for over a decade. Semicontronics has a solid reputation for meeting customer demands for quality products on time and on budget. The majority of Semicontronics customers are international, mid-market manufacturing companies that produce generic electronics such as cell phones, digital media players and game consoles. Retail stores in foreign countries purchase the generic products and rebrand them for sale. Recently, Semicontronics has been approached by Phoneson to act as a supplier in their supply chain. Based in Japan, Phoneson is an original design electronics manufacturing company specializing in high-end mobility devices including cell phones, navigation systems and PDAs. Phoneson is impressed with Semicontronics’ reputation and wants Semicontronics to supply several components for its next release of legacy products. Phoneson has a reputation for producing best in class brands of electronics, and is recognized for cutting edge technology and aesthetic design. It has built a loyal following from electronics enthusiasts in its native Japan as well as other Asian and European electronics markets. Phoneson wants to extend its brand into the highly competitive North American market and sees standard Internet and GPS...
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...Case Study #3: Contract for the International Sale of Goods ------------------------------------------------- A chip off the new block Semicontronics is an Australian manufacturing company that has been in the business of semi manufactured electronics for over a decade. Semicontronics has a solid reputation for meeting customer demands for quality products on time and on budget. The majority of Semicontronics customers are international, mid-market manufacturing companies that produce generic electronics such as cell phones, digital media players and game consoles. Retail stores in foreign countries purchase the generic products and rebrand them for sale. Recently, Semicontronics has been approached by Phoneson to act as a supplier in their supply chain. Based in Japan, Phoneson is an original design electronics manufacturing company specializing in high-end mobility devices including cell phones, navigation systems and PDAs. Phoneson is impressed with Semicontronics’ reputation and wants Semicontronics to supply several components for its next release of legacy products. Phoneson has a reputation for producing best in class brands of electronics, and is recognized for cutting edge technology and aesthetic design. It has built a loyal following from electronics enthusiasts in its native Japan as well as other Asian and European electronics markets. Phoneson wants to extend its brand into the highly competitive North American market and sees standard Internet and GPS...
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...Case Study #3: Contract for the International Sale of Goods ------------------------------------------------- A chip off the new block Semicontronics is an Australian manufacturing company that has been in the business of semi manufactured electronics for over a decade. Semicontronics has a solid reputation for meeting customer demands for quality products on time and on budget. The majority of Semicontronics customers are international, mid-market manufacturing companies that produce generic electronics such as cell phones, digital media players and game consoles. Retail stores in foreign countries purchase the generic products and rebrand them for sale. Recently, Semicontronics has been approached by Phoneson to act as a supplier in their supply chain. Based in Japan, Phoneson is an original design electronics manufacturing company specializing in high-end mobility devices including cell phones, navigation systems and PDAs. Phoneson is impressed with Semicontronics’ reputation and wants Semicontronics to supply several components for its next release of legacy products. Phoneson has a reputation for producing best in class brands of electronics, and is recognized for cutting edge technology and aesthetic design. It has built a loyal following from electronics enthusiasts in its native Japan as well as other Asian and European electronics markets. Phoneson wants to extend its brand into the highly competitive North American market and sees standard Internet and GPS functionalities...
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...Walmart’s Sustainability Strategy Case Study Question 1: “How is the company deriving value from its sustainability practices?” Walmart has been deriving value from its sustainability strategy through multiple factors. First of all, Walmart was able to create value by introducing new revenue streams from sustainable projects. For example the recycling initiative would create revenue stream that would otherwise not have been realized. Walmart has also created value by creating transparency within its own supply chain. By being directly involved with its suppliers, it was able to manage its supply chain. Walmart’s goal via its networks was to influence stakeholders, primarily its suppliers, to initiate sustainable practices that would be in line with Walmart’s values. By doing so, Walmart has to monitor every supply chain participants, and by doing so, they were able to eliminate redundant channels in the process. For example, instead of having a product manufactured and assembled in two different countries, Walmart was able to eliminate unnecessary channels by understanding the process, and thus creating a more efficient supply chain that is both innovative and cost effective. Another thing that they did was their overall cost reduction in the value chain processes. It was able to reduce inefficiencies in packaging, transportation, and waste, among other factors. By doing so, it sees the potential cost reduction in the long run. Furthermore, Walmart derived...
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...sources of revenue stem from small and mid-sized businesses and government agencies. The provision of management/outsourcing services supplements the top lines of these companies. The second sector is made up of office supply distributors. Their sales are derived from North American retail chains, domestic contract stationery businesses, and international operations. Retail chain business is supplemented by Internet-sourced orders, which are factored into the calculation of same-store sales, a key barometer of operating efficiency. Stocks in this group are relatively easy to analyze, given the straight forward nature of their businesses, the extended length of the product cycle versus most other technologically oriented industries, and the ease of determining market-share gains and losses. Pricing Wars As is the case in the electronics industry, prices for office equipment and certain supplies, notably ink cartridges, tend to decline over time. The two main reasons for this are decreases in the price of electronic components (a result of the shift of production to lower-cost countries) and to increasing manufacturing efficiencies. More important, competition from large players in the Computer and Peripherals and Foreign Electronics industries limits the growth of office products manufacturers. Office supply...
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...SWOT Analysis SWOT analysis is a tool which enables the organization to understand its position in the market. Therefore, here are the SWOT Analysis of Samsung to that give an idea of how the company is operating in currently. Strengths * Samsung is very advanced technologically. It has heavy assets of technology. It is known for its technologically advanced products such as mobile phone, tablet, TV/audio/video, camera, camcorder, home appliance, pc, peripherals, printer, memory cards and other accessories. * Samsung heavily invest in technology, product design and human resource. This is because human resource plays a major role for the success of every organization. If without human resource, there will be no product can be produced. Therefore, Samsung gives more important to the human resource. * Samsung is the best in terms of design features and technology. It was the first to introduced dual screen mobiles , 65k TFT/LCD colour phone, first phone with polyphonic ringtones, phones with rotating lens, thinnest and lightest note pad etc. * Samsung always makes innovations and tries to improve their products to attract more customers and seek more market share. It attracts customers by offering new and innovative design through understanding the customers by considering the types of designs which are suitable to customers and what they want or asked about. Weaknesses * Samsung does not charge high price for its products. Therefore, people often relate the...
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...PERSONAL DETAILS: NAME: CAROLYNE ADOYO MUMBO AGE: 28 YEARS. MARRIAGE: MARRED NATIONALITY: KENYAN CONTACTS : TEL. 0720-281406 / 0723270509 Email caro2006beta@yahoo.com CAREER OBJECTIVE Work towards archiving the best in my field, to improve the quality of production by working out for the reliable and effective means of production facility at an appropriate cost. Acquire knowledge in computer and networking engineering through research and application of the discovered. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND KENYA COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY ...
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...INTRODUCTION: Irfan, Tariq and Ajmal enterprise ITAE ITAE was established in June 1992. it deals in home appliances like iron, refrigerators, generators, fans, air condition units, washing machines, stabilizers. First we have started our business from small scale and now we are standing at strong position. At the start of the business in 1992 we have invested just $20,000, now it has been reached to $50,0000. The ownership structure is based on partnership ,and having 3 partners ,names are irfan khan ,ajmal khan , and tariq zeb ,they all have equal authority to take decision and manage the whole business .tariq is senior in all and have a lot of experience in business , irfan and ajmal support him and irfan and ajmal mostly follow the tariq decision On the starting stage of the business , itae face a lots of problem such as expert employees, economic problems ,financial problems , but with the passage of time itae get over with these problems . Itae is a international enterpriser and have a 2 outlets in Pakistan and 4 in afghanistan. Main branch is in Kabul (capital of Afghanistan ) All are going in boom position. Itae had good behavior and relations with customers so in return got positive response. Customer have good interest in our product and satisfy from quality, in Afghanistan top management follow the afghani culture strictly. Every year itae make annual report to check out the profit and lost of the enterprises. Profit and Loss equally distributed among all partners...
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...Amazon initiative will affect sales in different ways. Increasing the ability to provide same day delivery of products. Doing so amazon will have to put distribution centers in many states and with this the states and the government will make amazon start paying taxes. Even though its initiatives will affect them in a way it will also benefit much more. Another initiative is that they are now selling more kindle books. This is good business to them and they also show that by replacing paper books with electronic devices it helps the environment by cutting the usage of paper. By making strategic planning of lowering prices and giving what the costumer asks for it helps it gains popularity. Lowering prices offering discounts and many other stuff may not help them financially meaning that they won’t make a lot of profit of their products but in the sales business is not how fast you expand it but how much costumers you have. Costumers will be the main priority in a business because it will help you or destroy you. The foundation of amazon was built on the ability to transform. It has proven that when opportunities arise to serve new or existing customers, it manages to adapt new businesses while extracting value on existing ones. Amazon is planning a major roll-out of an online grocery business that it has been quietly developing for years, targeting one of the largest retail sectors yet to be upended by e-commerce. It could outperform similar online grocery services by delivering...
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...Computer Disposal Paper On April 15th 2011 Instructor Eileen Broadhurst There are many parts of the computer that can be hazardous to the environment in addition to simply taking up space in landfills. According to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, recycling and reusing electronic equipment reduces the amount of hazardous materials that may enter the environment. Recycling and reuse programs also reduce the quantities of electronic scrap being land filled in the state. (Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 2007). In this paper I will be talking about the proper ways of disposing computer. Since I was appointed by my boss, I will put together a team to work through the project. First we will determine which computers can be reused. My plans will be Computers that are less than five years old can be donated and reused to save some money on this project. Also at the end of the year the company worker can make some bonus. I will assign one of the team member to go from office to office and tagged all the older systems for recycling so that we can know what systems are going to be reuse or donated. Older computers are often too obsolete to be used in many capacities. Computers that are not internet capable can rarely be reused. Computers that cannot be reused will be sent to a recycling center to be broken down into their component parts and recycled. A computer that is not fully functional can sometimes be donated for educational...
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...Computer Disposal Paper Prepared By Nosakhare Ogiemudia On April 15th 2011 Instructor Eileen Broadhurst There are many parts of the computer that can be hazardous to the environment in addition to simply taking up space in landfills. According to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, recycling and reusing electronic equipment reduces the amount of hazardous materials that may enter the environment. Recycling and reuse programs also reduce the quantities of electronic scrap being land filled in the state. (Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 2007). In this paper I will be talking about the proper ways of disposing computer. Since I was appointed by my boss, I will put together a team to work through the project. First we will determine which computers can be reused. My plans will be Computers that are less than five years old can be donated and reused to save some money on this project. Also at the end of the year the company worker can make some bonus. I will assign one of the team member to go from office to office and tagged all the older systems for recycling so that we can know what systems are going to be reuse or donated. Older computers are often too obsolete to be used in many capacities. Computers that are not internet capable can rarely be reused. Computers that cannot be reused will be sent to a recycling center to be broken down into their component parts and recycled. A computer that is not fully functional can...
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...workstations, cabinets, furniture; printing of packaging materials; the distribution of consumer products, and investment holding. The Company is also engaged in plastic injection for furniture parts, and assembly and distribution of liquid crystal display (LCD). It exports its products to the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries include Kenmark Paper Sdn. Bhd., which is engaged in manufacturing plastic parts for wooden furniture and cabinets, and investment holding; Kenmark (Labuan) Limited, which is engaged in international trading, commission agent and investment holding; Phoenix International Group Limited, which is engaged in trading in electronic devices, and Billion Dynamic Sdn. Bhd., which is engaged in the assembling and trading of electronic devices. http://klse.i3investor.com/servlets/stk/bizbg/7030.jsp KENMARK INDUSTRIAL CO (M) BERHAD Previous company name Name change date Company Overview Kenmark Industrial Co. (M) Berhad is a Malaysian-based firm involved in the manufacturing and trading of computer workstations, cabinets, furniture, and related products in Malaysia. It is a publicly quoted company incorporated in September 1988, and has its registered head officelocated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The company’s common stock is listed on Kuala LumpurStock Exchange under the trading symbol KMAK. The company, together with its subsidiaries, also repairs and modifies moulds; prints packaging materials; as well as...
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...COMP 3513 Assignment # 4 - SOLUTION Petrie’s Electronics Case Questions Solutions 1. What do you think are the sources of the information Jim and his team collected? How do you think they collected all of that information? [3 points] * It says in the case that Jim and the team collected information through interviews. These interviews would have been with key stakeholders in the company. * It also says they collected information from loyal customers identified by the marketing departmentl; ie. focus group * Finally, Jim and his team collected information about existing systems. * Research competing companies, vendors, trade journals 2. Examine Table 5-1. Are there any requirements or constraints that you can think of that were overlooked? List them. Requirements: [2 points] * Another requirement might be that the overall program would be highly attractive and motivating to customers. * Another requirement might be that the client version of the system runs easily on a mobile phone. * Should allow Petrie Electronics to analyze data and easily present fundamental stats * Security of customer data; prevent customers cheating * Should facilitate promotion of program Constraints: [2 points] * Constraints might include needs for storage of transactions (millions of customers would generate millions of transactions over a few months) * Need to avoid complexity in both the loyalty program and the software system...
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