...Case Study Company: Sealed Air Company History: Sealed Air Company was founded in 1960 and is still a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging. They operate in 51 different countries combining a unique consultative sales expertise with a global network of science and innovation to demonstrate how better packaging makes the world a better place. This company works with food packaging, protective packaging, medical product packaging, shrink packaging, and specialty materials. Mission: Provide the most innovative products in the packaging industry to suit the needs of all different consumers. To ensure customer satisfaction is at its best. General Environment: 1) Demographics: This Company is designed for all businesses in need of packaging. It is also for all companies in need of specialty materials. 2) Cultural Trends: Global allowing all aspects of cultures to influence merchandise and security for all items being packaged. In different countries different methods may be used and this company will provide those methods depending on where materials and packaging is needed. 3) Economic Climate: Currently increasing due to the more innovative and global companies arising. This is also increasing due to the globalization of companies and outsourcing. 4) Political & Legal: Labor laws due to the governmental rules for workers, and code of conduct to ensure the company is run in the correct manor and show the rules for the employees. 5) Technological...
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...Sealed Air Written Memo Marketing To the question of whether Sealed Air should enter the uncoated bubble market, there are two possible results: If Sealed Air was to put uncoated bubble products into production, the sales might not be very satisfying because of the already crowded market of uncoated bubble products. The competition is fierce, and the many the consumers cannot tell the differences on quality, nor do they actually do the cost-savings mathematics. Price is their priority, so if Sealed Air’s uncoated bubble products are not cheaper than its competitors’, then entering this market would be a waste of money and human resources. Not to mention that the marketing cost for the new product line is obviously not going to be a small sum if they want to beat the competitors. On the other hand Sealed Air cannot lessen the effort on marketing for the coated bubble products, because they would have to explain to the public why they should buy the expensive products if Sealed Air’s less expensive uncoated bubble products are as good as advertised. If Sealed Air doesn’t enter the uncoated bubble product market, and instead use the money on research to find some way to reduce the cost of their coated products and foam-in-place packaging and other products, this can also be a way of increasing sales and raising profits. A leading company does not have to be present in every product category to ensure their revenues. According to given data, the biggest segment in...
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...Sealed Air Corporation Esettanulmány elemzés Tóth Veronika Neptun kód: HTS5P4 Tárgy neve: Marketing menedzsment Szemináriumvezető neve: Dr. Keszey Tamara Nóra Szeminárium időpontja: csütörtök 11:40-13:20 2014. október 5. A Sealed Air Corporation egy piacvezető vállalat a csomagolási rendszerek és megoldások területén. A cég 1971 és 1980 közötti +25 %-os forgalomnövekedése is jelzi a vállalat sikerességét az amerikai piacon. A csomagolóiparban élen járnak – az USA-ban 7 termelőüzemmel, 62 értékesítővel dolgoznak és jelen vannak a brit, a francia és a német piacon is Európában. A Sealed Air üzleti világának központjában a magas technológiai színvonal és innováció – a találékonysággal és hatékonysággal párban állnak, továbbá a piacon elsőként jelentek meg fogyasztóorientált szemléletmóddal. A csomagolóanyag piacon először ők vezettek be olyan termékvariánsokat, mint a zártcellás, könnyű párnázó anyag, a térkitöltő habcsomagoló és a komplett napenergiás futórendszer. A vállalat legkiemelkedőbb terméke az előbb említett párnázó anyag, mely az AirCap márkanévre hallgat, és egyediségét a záró bevonat adja a többi - versenytársak által előállított - buborékfóliás termékkel szemben. Bár piacvezető vállalatról beszélünk, mégis komoly kihívásokkal kell szembenéznie a Sealed Air-nek a 80-as évek elején. Az egyik fenyegető veszély, hogy – elsősorban az ár érzékeny európai piacon – folyamatosan esik a cég piaci részesedése, ugyanis ott megnőtt az olcsóbb csomagolóanyagok iránti...
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...Case Study – CVS There are five processes that occur during a prescription refill. Drop Off – This is when a customer gives the script the tech which will be placed the in a time slot that corresponds to the time the customer will be back to pick it up. Data Entry – This is when the tech will enter all required data about the customer and the prescription. Example: Customer info, Payment, insurance information etc. * Drug utilization review (DUR) – This station is to check to see if this drug is safe for the patient. It searches for all other drugs the customer may be taking and if they are ok to take together. It also will assess if this drug is ok to take based on the age, sex and other characteristics of the patient. * Insurance Check – After the DUR is complete and any hard stops were reviewed then the system performed an insurance check. Production - This is when the drugs are counted and verified by a certified tech. Quality Assurance – Everything is reviewed and approved by a Tech Pick up – The finished prescription was sealed in a bag waiting to be picked up The Problem – Customers are unhappy at the pick-up window when they cannot get their script filled do to a number of unresolved issues during the data entry stations. The Solution – It seems that there will always be issues in the process that will not be resolved before the customer comes back to pick up their script. Rather than having one line for pick up I would have two lines. One...
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...Study Case : Daisy ONG 23 May 2014 Dear Prof Kanesan Those 3 elements can be improved concurrently by the following example of study case, base on personal experience: The owner just received a key for a newly built luxury condo. His intention is to rent the unit out for minimum 5 years investment, and plan to sell the unit off after the log-in period from the bank, escape from paying Property Gain Tax of 30% and to rip the benefit of profit margin. Upon receiving the key, he initiated a project to renovate and refurnish the condo so that it's comfort enough to rent out at the rate desire. In this case, he applies the concept of Triple Constraints. He set the timeline for 2 months to get unit complete and ready to allow the tenant move in; with the cost constraints to RM100K; work to be done (scope) comprises of place all the furniture in 3 bedroom, kitchen and living room, electrical appliances for kitchen, some home decoration in contemporary style. Unfortunately, the potential tenant requested that they require the unit within a month time as they are moving in from overseas and to stay in hotel is not in their budget plan. The owner do not wish to miss the boat, and he accepted and sealed the contract with the tenant, meaning the owner left with 1 month to accomplish the task. By applying the Triple Constraints, the owner are in the situation where time has reduced and with the skills, he needs to be agile to well balance the 3 elements as follows: Time reduces...
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...Chicago Prime Packers Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co. Case Summary Brief summary In the case of Chicago Prime Packers, Inc, v. Northam Food Trading Co., the main dispute is between an American company (Chicago Prime Packers) and a Canadian company (Northam Food Trading). Both firms are wholesalers of meat products. In this particular case, Chicago Prime sold Northam ribs worth of $178,200.00. Later on, it was discovered that the ribs were spoiled and Northam did not pay Chicago Prime. There was a bench trial conducted on December 15, 16 and 17, 2003. The court examined the testimonies and the evidence presented by the parties and found that Chicago Prime is entitled to $178,200.00 for damages plus pre-judgment interest of $27,242.63. Facts Chicago Prime signed a contract with Northam to sell them pork ribs, which he acquired from another American company, Brookfield that actually processed the ribs. Northam sold the acquired goods to another company Beacon Premium Meats. The goods were delivered by Brown Brothers Trucking Company from a warehousing company that Brookfield uses, B & B Pullmann Cold Storage. The date of the pick-up of the goods was April 24, and Brown Brothers signed the First Bill of Lading stating that the ribs were “in apparent good order”, also mentioning that the content and quality of the content was unknown at the time of receipt. The next day, Brown Brothers delivered the ribs to Beacon where the Second Bill of Lading was signed. This stated...
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...CHILDREN`S STUDY HABITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TIFFANY YOUNG Department of Psychology Missouri Western State University Sponsored by: BRIAN CRONK (cronk@missouriwestern.edu) ABSTRACT Children`s study habits have been related to parental involvement for many years. Parental involvement includes many different situational factors, such as, how much time a parent studies with their child, how much time a parent allows a child to watch television, and if the parents smoke. In this study fourth grade children were given a survey about situational factors in relationship to their parents. The demographic information that was included was their age and gender. There were some significant differences of situational factors parents participate in compared to the study habits a child retains. INTRODUCTION Children’s study habits and the degree of parental involvement in studying seem to show differences in how they learn and how serious they are about learning. Some examples of what can influence children and their scholastic achievement are if their parents study with them, how much television they watch, and if they even like school. Luster and McAdoo (1996) believe that parents influence what a child brings to school and how well a child acquires school related skill throughout the school years such as working with a child on homework and this can influence other behaviors such as study habits that will affect the child’s achievement. Parent training interventions are...
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...booklet was guided by our experience writing proposals but also on our experiences as reviewers on institutional and granting agency review panels. The booklet is designed for health sciences researchers conducting quantitative, clinical research. However, the general concepts are applicable to most areas of inquiry. Writing an Effective Research Proposal 2 ELEMENTS OF A RESEARCH PROPOSAL ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Title Abstract Study Problem Rationale/Relevance of the Project Literature Review Specific Study Objectives Research Methods I. Study design II. Subjects Inclusion/exclusion criteria Sampling Recruitment plans Method of assignment to study groups III. Data collection Variables: outcomes, predictors, confounders Measures/instruments Procedures IV. Intervention V. Statistical considerations Sample size Data analysis Ethical Considerations Consent form Privacy of information Work Plan Budget Research team Dissemination Plan 3 ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Writing an Effective Research Proposal KEYS TO SUCCESS TO WRITING A GOOD PROPOSAL Overall Quality of the Study ∗ Good research question ∗ Appropriate research design ∗ Rigorous and feasible methods ∗ Qualified research team ∗ Research questions matches data collection/data analysis Quality of the Proposal ∗ Informative title ∗ Self-sufficient and convincing abstract ∗ Clear research questions ∗ Scholarly and pertinent background and rationale ∗ Relevant previous work ∗ Appropriate population and sample ∗ Appropriate...
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...DIAMOND MODEL IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY IN MEXICO AFTER TEN YEARS OF NAFTA SALVADOR BARRAGAN Master in Business Administration, IPADE Business School, 1996 BSc in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Panamericana, 1994 A Research Project Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Lethbridge in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT Faculty of Management University of Lethbridge LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA © Salvador Barragán, 2005 ii Abstract It has been ten years since the signature of the NAFTA agreement among Canada, U.S., and Mexico. For Mexico, this was a decisive step away from a protectionism model toward a free trade market. One of the main purposes for Mexico in joining NAFTA was to increase the competitiveness of its manufacturing sector, especially the automotive industry. In this paper, Porter’s Diamond Model of national competitiveness and some critiques that attempt to extend the usefulness of the model are analyzed. The Doubled Diamond and the role of MNEs in a host country are both examined through a case study research of the foreign-owned automobile industry in Mexico. The findings of this study show evidence of a broader role of MNEs than in the original framework, as well as the usefulness of the doubled diamond extension to explain alternative sources of competitiveness in early stages of development. iii Acknowledgments The culmination of this thesis can be...
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...Chapter 1 Case Study: Harmonix Embrace Your Inner Rock Star Little more than three years ago, you had probably never heard of Harmonix. In 2005, the video game design studio released Guitar Hero, which subsequently became the fastest video game in history to top $1 billion in North American sales. The game concept focuses around a plastic guitar-shaped controller. Players press colored buttons along the guitar neck to match a series of dots that scroll down the TV in time with music from a famous rock tune, such as the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated” and Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water.” Players score points based on their accuracy. In November 2007, Harmonix released Rock Band, adding drums, vocals, and bass guitar options to the game. Rock Band has sold over 3.5 million units with a $169 price tag (most video games retail at $50 to $60). In 2006, Harmonix’s founders sold the company to Viacom for $175 million, maintaining their operational autonomy while providing them greater budgets for product development and licensing music for their games. Harmonix’s success, however, did not come overnight. The company was originally founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy in 1995, focused around some demo software they had created in grad school and a company vision of providing a way for people without much musical training or talent to experience the joy of playing and creating music. The founders believed that if people had the opportunity to create their own music, they would jump...
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...June 2012 Chief Editor : Rina Sonowal Kouli Editor : Manogyan R. Pal Vol 56 Joint Director (Production) : V.K. Meena Cover Design : Ruby Kumari E-mail (Editorial) : yojanace@gmail.com (Circulation) : pdjucir_ jcm@yahoo.co.in Website : www.yojana.gov.in Let noble thoughts come to us from every side Rig Veda CONTENTS RETHINKING POLICY ON CHILD SEx RATIOS Mary E John ......................................................................................5 NCW: TWENTY YEARS OF EMPOWERING WOMEN Mamta Sharma ..................................................................................9 STREE SHAKTI Rashmi Singh ..................................................................................13 NORTH EAST DIARY ...............................................................18 EMPOWERING WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE Amrit Patel ......................................................................................19 EMPOWERED WOMEN, EMPOWERED NATION Shahin Razi .....................................................................................24 WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ACROSS INDIAN STATES Arundhati Chattopadhyay ...............................................................29 J&K wINDOw ..........................................................................56 AMENDING ARCHAIC LAWS TO EMPOWER WOMEN Moushumi Das Gupta .....................................................................52 WOMEN AND PANCHAYATI RAJ Nupur Tiwari ..................................................
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...Chapter 1 Case Study: Harmonix Embrace Your Inner Rock Star Little more than three years ago, you had probably never heard of Harmonix. In 2005, the video game design studio released Guitar Hero, which subsequently became the fastest video game in history to top $1 billion in North American sales. The game concept focuses around a plastic guitar-shaped controller. Players press colored buttons along the guitar neck to match a series of dots that scroll down the TV in time with music from a famous rock tune, such as the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated” and Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water.” Players score points based on their accuracy. In November 2007, Harmonix released Rock Band, adding drums, vocals, and bass guitar options to the game. Rock Band has sold over 3.5 million units with a $169 price tag (most video games retail at $50 to $60). In 2006, Harmonix’s founders sold the company to Viacom for $175 million, maintaining their operational autonomy while providing them greater budgets for product development and licensing music for their games. Harmonix’s success, however, did not come overnight. The company was originally founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy in 1995, focused around some demo software they had created in grad school and a company vision of providing a way for people without much musical training or talent to experience the joy of playing and creating music. The founders believed that if people had the opportunity to create their own music, they would jump...
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...THE ON OT C OP YO CASE STUDY HANDBOOK RP OS T ON OP YO RP OT C OS T THE ON OT C Write Persuasively About Cases OP CASE STUDY HANDBOOK How to Read, Discuss, and William Ellet Harvard Business School Press Boston, Massachusetts YO RP OS T Copyright 2007 William Ellet All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 11 10 09 08 07 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permission of the publisher. Requests for permission should be directed to permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu, or mailed to Permissions, Harvard Business School Publishing, 60 Harvard Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02163. The copyright on each case in this book unless otherwise noted is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and they are published herein by express permission. Permission requests to use individual Harvard copyrighted cases should be directed to permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu, or mailed to the Permissions Editor, Harvard Business School Publishing, 60 Harvard Way, Boston, MA 02163. ON OT C Case material of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration is made possible by the cooperation of business firms and other organizations which may wish to remain anonymous by having names, quantities, and other...
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...1/22/07 3:37 PM Page i RP OS T ElletFM.qxp THE DO N OT C OP YO CASE STUDY HANDBOOK 1/22/07 3:37 PM Page ii DO N OT C OP YO RP OS T ElletFM.qxp 1/22/07 3:37 PM Page iii RP OS T ElletFM.qxp YO THE OP CASE STUDY HANDBOOK How to Read, Discuss, and OT C Write Persuasively About Cases DO N William Ellet Harvard Business School Press Boston, Massachusetts 1/22/07 3:37 PM Page iv RP OS T ElletFM.qxp Copyright 2007 William Ellet YO All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 11 10 09 08 07 5 4 3 2 1 OP No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permission of the publisher. Requests for permission should be directed to permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu, or mailed to Permissions, Harvard Business School Publishing, 60 Harvard Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02163. The copyright on each case in this book unless otherwise noted is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and they are published herein by express permission. Permission requests to use individual Harvard copyrighted cases should be directed to permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu, or mailed to the Permissions Editor, Harvard Business School Publishing, 60 Harvard Way, Boston, MA 02163. OT C Case material of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration is made possible by the...
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...CONTENTS: CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems CASE STUDY I-1 IMT Custom Machine Company, Inc.: Selection of an Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-2 VoIP2.biz, Inc.: Deciding on the Next Steps for a VoIP Supplier CASE STUDY I-3 The VoIP Adoption at Butler University CASE STUDY I-4 Supporting Mobile Health Clinics: The Children’s Health Fund of New York City CASE STUDY I-5 Data Governance at InsuraCorp CASE STUDY I-6 H.H. Gregg’s Appliances, Inc.: Deciding on a New Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-7 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (B): Cleaning Up an Information Systems Debacle CASE STUDY II-1 Vendor-Managed Inventory at NIBCO CASE STUDY II-2 Real-Time Business Intelligence at Continental Airlines CASE STUDY II-3 Norfolk Southern Railway: The Business Intelligence Journey CASE STUDY II-4 Mining Data to Increase State Tax Revenues in California CASE STUDY II-5 The Cliptomania™ Web Store: An E-Tailing Start-up Survival Story CASE STUDY II-6 Rock Island Chocolate Company, Inc.: Building a Social Networking Strategy CASE STUDY III-1 Managing a Systems Development Project at Consumer and Industrial Products, Inc. CASE STUDY III-2 A Make-or-Buy Decision at Baxter Manufacturing Company CASE STUDY III-3 ERP Purchase Decision at Benton Manufacturing Company, Inc. CASE STUDY III-4 The...
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