...Ans-1) In this case the issue at hand was that Bombardier needed to implement ERP across the organization. The visioning phase where it was recognized to have a "One Company" approached helped the implementation to sucess.It was more like a business transformation than a technology implementation. Bombardier should have taken the step as they have failed in the last attempt. They defined a vision for the project, made functional councils for the guidance of every functions. But there was communication gap between the various departments and so the employees were unaware of the progress of the work. Ans-2) Bombardier expected the following outcomes with the successful implementation of the ERP project: 1.Integration of the testing facilities:The user training and the communication would have helped in the real time information transfer. 2.Data Management:The data was prioritized and channeled to increase efficiency across the departments. 3.Status Checking:The scorecard system was used to track the proects at hand and to report project status.This helped status meetings and provided key information to the senior management 4.Monitoring and Change modifications:The usage of materials across the projects can be supervised and the shortfall of the materials in a project Ans-3) After the visioning and the project definition stage the project teams were made. The teams had learnt from the previous ERP implementation mistakes and they had made necessary changes to the modules...
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...Problem (Issue) Statement Introduction Bombardier had an acquisition based growth strategy, first of all it went on to become a key player in the Transportation industry. Then it slowly diversified into the Aerospace industry too. It went on to become the third largest designer and manufacturer of commercial aircraft in the world, followed by Boing and Airbus. Its Aerospace industry was further organized into four product and service lines which included services such as aircraft charter, fractional ownership of business jest, aircraft maintenance and pilot and maintenance training. Bombardier’s rivals were doing very well and it had to face fierce competition from companies like Embracer and Gulfstream. In addition to all these, the aerospace industry was very volatile as airline travel was subjected to economic and the socio-political conditions as well as the willingness of the public to purchase the airline tickets. Moreover regional and low-cost carriers were growing much faster than their legacy carrier counterparts. Business Problems As the company now was offering a range of products and services and had a global presence their growth by acquisition strategy was giving troubles and posing challenges for the firm. Bombardier used to inherit the data, processes and systems of each company it used to acquire which in turn created inefficiencies in data sharing and labor mobility. The cost of information systems ownership also used to get multiplied due to the increased...
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...competing companies when offered a good work environment. This case study throws light on one such aspect where a mass attrition was avoided by the top management by strategic and lateral thinking. Pedagogical Objectives • How a manager dealt with such a challenging project with support of his team of 14 fresh trainees • How he managed to save the project and bring about some wonderful changes to glide through the difficult times • How innovation and teamwork can change things for an organisation. Industry Reference No. Year of Pub. Teaching Note Struc.Assign. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) OPS0022 2008 Not Available Not Available the ERP software package, and the problems they faced during the entire exercise. Pedagogical Objectives • To analyse the software systems failure at Cisco system in 1994 • To understand the importance of ERP based system • To discuss CISCO’s restructuring process. Industry Reference...
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...1.0 Executive Summary Air Africa is an establishing private limited African budget airline based on passenger and cargo air transportation service linking the whole southern and northern African region. We provide cheap and fast routes service to destinations within Africa with the aim to ease pressure on the middle and low income earners and give them an experience of also flying than resorting to bus and trains. Air Africa has healthy projected sales by the third year hopefully the market entrant would have been accepted and plans to transport 40 000 people monthly. It was started to provide and add and ease the transportation gap in the regional market. From our research we saw that there are some African routes which are not served or underserved so our Airline has targeted such destinations. Our customers are business executives and women who are involved in round tables were they sell products in different parts of the region to enhance cultural diversification. School children travelling within Africa to further education will not have the hassle of travelling by bus for long distances for example from Zimbabwe to Namibia which is a two day journey by road and will cost around US dollars 100. Tourist travelers who will be on the search of the African passion and wild life, Africa is well known for the BIG 5 and also possessing some wonders of the world and that’s the most rewarding trip of Africa to meet its people. Air Africa will cut the gap between the...
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...COMPANY PROFILE Dell Inc. REFERENCE CODE: 8E2C53C7-29AC-4848-9511-9B752758E3B4 PUBLICATION DATE: 24 Sep 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Dell Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts...............................................................................................................3 Business Description...........................................................................................4 History...................................................................................................................6 Key Employees...................................................................................................11 Key Employee Biographies................................................................................12 Major Products and Services............................................................................20 Revenue Analysis...............................................................................................21 SWOT Analysis...................................................................................................22 Top Competitors.................................................................................................28 Company View........................................................
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...businessratioreport ©Key Note Ltd. 2011 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, stored in an electronic retrieval system or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright and Patents Act 1988. Published by Key Note Ltd. 5th Floor Harlequin House 7 High Street Teddington Richmond Upon Thames TW11 8EE t: O845 504 0452 f: O845 504 0453 e-mail: reports@keynote.co.uk Stringent efforts have been made by Key Note Ltd. to ensure accuracy. However, due principally to the fact that data cannot always be verified, it is possible that some errors or omissions may occur; Key Note Ltd. cannot accept responsibility for such errors or omissions. Details supplied by Key Note Ltd. should only be used as an aid, to assist the making of business decisions, not as the sole basis for taking such decisions. Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS) Under the new Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2004 it is unlawful for a business to make an unsolicited sales & marketing call to a corporate subscriber if they are either registered with CTPS or have requested NOT to receive such calls. Key Note holds and regularly updates (at least every 28 days) their data in accordance with the regulation and ensures their data is compliant, as of the date created. However it is the responsibility of the caller to ensure this data is up to date and as such Key Note do not hold themselves liable for any subsequent...
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...CHAPTER 3 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying Chapter 3, you should be able to: Distinguish between process costing and job-order costing and identify companies that would use each costing method. 2. Identify the documents used in a job-order costing system. 3. Compute predetermined overhead rates and explain why estimated overhead costs (rather than actual overhead costs) are used in the costing process. 4. Record the journal entries that reflect the flow of costs in a job-order costing system. 5. Apply overhead cost to Work in Process using a predetermined overhead rate. 6. Prepare schedules of cost of goods manufactured and cost of goods sold. 7. Compute under- or overapplied overhead cost and prepare the journal entry to close the balance in Manufacturing Overhead to the appropriate accounts. 8. (Appendix 3A) Explain the implications of basing the predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity rather than on estimated activity for the period. SYSTEMS DESIGN: JOB-ORDER COSTING OVERAPPLIED/UNDERAPPLIED Cris Griffiths Guitar Works of Saint Johns, Newfoundland, focuses on repair work and building custom guitars. Late one night while disassembling yet another guitar, Griffiths had a vision of a single bracing piece instead of the three-dozen separate internal reinforcements acoustic guitars typically have. “It was a simple idea that was easy to flesh out, but turning it from an idea into...
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...sustained growth through foresight ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010 Vision Global recognition for size, culture and quality, while nurturing nature and society. Mission Supporting the nation’s growth in power and steel with speed and innovation. Core Values l Crystal clear l Passion for excellence l Drive with leadership l Young thinking l Challenging status quo Contents Vice Chairman’s Statement.....................................02 Highlights 2009-10.....................................................04 Board of Directors........................................................05 Notice...............................................................................06 Directors’ Report..........................................................11 Management Discussion and Analysis......................22 Report on Corporate Governance...............................38 Auditors’ Report.................................................................48 Standalone Accounts.......................................................50 Consolidated Accounts...................................................79 Shri O. P. Jindal August 7, 1930 – March 31, 2005 O. P. Jindal Group – Founder and Visionary Only a life lived for others is a life lived worth while An industrialist par excellence under whose aegis the O P Jindal Group grew from strength to strength. But for the world at large Late Shri O P Jindal was much more than that. He was also a leader of masses, some one who...
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...B2B Brand Management Philip Kotler ´ Waldemar Pfoertsch B2B Brand Management With the Cooperation of Ines Michi With 76 Figures and 7 Tables 12 Philip Kotler S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing Kellogg School of Business Northwestern University 2001 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60208, USA p-kotler@kellogg.northwestern.edu Waldemar Pfoertsch Professor International Business Pforzheim University Tiefenbronnerstrasse 65 75175 Pforzheim, Germany waldemar.pfoertsch@pforzheim-university.de ISBN-10 3-540-25360-2 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-25360-0 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Control Number: 2006930595 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springeronline.com ° Springer Berlin ´ Heidelberg 2006 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered...
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...Doing Business in Vietnam: 2011 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2011. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. • • • • • • • • • • Chapter 1: Doing Business in Vietnam Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment Chapter 5: Trade Regulations, Customs and Standards Chapter 6: Investment Climate Chapter 7: Trade and Project Financing Chapter 8: Business Travel Chapter 9: Contacts, Market Research and Trade Events Chapter 10: Guide to Our Services Return to table of contents Chapter 1: Doing Business in Vietnam • • • • Market Overview Market Challenges Market Opportunities Market Entry Strategy Return to top Market Overview • Vietnam is a true emerging market, offering ground floor and growing opportunities for U.S. exporters and investors. Vietnam’s economic growth rate has been among the highest in the world in recent years, expanding at an average about 7.2 percent per year during the period 2001-2010, while industrial production grew at an average of about 12 percent per year during the same period. Vietnam registered GDP growth rate of 6.7 percent in 2010 and was one of only a handful of countries around the world to experience such levels of economic growth. Moving forward, inflation remains a main risk to Vietnam’s economy, which the Government...
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