Founded in 1906, Cemex is one of Mexico’s few truly multinational companies, with market-leading operations in Mexico, Spain, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Philippines, Panama, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Colombia, and a significant presence in the Caribbean, Indonesia, and the southwest United States. It is the largest cement company in America and one of the three largest cement companies in the world, with revenues of $4.8 billion and close to 65 million metric tons of production. Cemex and its subsidiaries
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Case Study: Cemex A Digital Firm in the Making Question 1: How did digital technology transform the way Cemex ran its business? Because of the vision of the grandson Lorenzo Zambrano, Cemex moved from a very manual mode of operation to one where its processes were now done with the use of technology. With this in mind we can identify how Cemex was impacted by the use of digital technology below: (a) They were better able to manage “unforecastable demand”, relative to its competitors.
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Tutorial 5 Due Date: 16th November 2015 Group 27-28-01 Nadia Anienditha (S2930420) Wildan A. Wiharsanto (S2934450) Chanphicmean Ny (S23020916) International Business Program Faculty of Economics & Business CASE 13.1 CEMEX: Growing and growing stronger? 1. What are the dynamics of industry concentration in the cement industry? Has internationalization led to higher concentration in the industry? Did the low consolidation level provide a rationale for international
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Management Information Systems and Concepts CASE ANALYSIS Cemex: Incorporating IT into a Cement Company’s Strategy Founded in 1906, Cemex is one of Mexico’s few truly multinational companies. It is the largest cement company in the Americas and one of the three largest cement companies in the world, with revenues of $3.7 billion and close to 51 million metric tons of production. Cemex and its subsidiaries engage in the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of cement, ready-mix
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Cemex’s Foreign Direct Investment In little more than a decade, Cemex, Mexico’s largest cement manufacturer has transformed itself from a primarily Mexican operation into the third largest cement company in the world behind Holcim of Switzerland and Lafarge Group of France with 2007 sales of $21.7 billion and more than $2.6 billion in cash flow. Cemex has long been a powerhouse in Mexico and currently controls more than 60 percent of the market for cement in that country. Cemex’s domestic success
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create common culture and common processes ➢ Standardized of business processes, technology, and organizational structure across all countries while simultaneously granting countries certain operational flexibility b) Illustrate how CEMEX has managed to attain a high level of operational efficiency throughout its distributed operations without a complex organizational structure. • Developed core competencies • Learning through the process of acquisition and integration
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Case Study: Cemex A Digital Firm In The Making Case Study: Cemex A Digital Firm in the Making Question 1: How did digital technology transform the way Cemex ran its business? Because of the vision of the grandson Lorenzo Zambrano, Cemex moved from a very manual mode of operation to one where its processes were now done with the use of technology. With this in mind we can identify how Cemex was impacted by the use of digital technology below: (a) They were better able to manage “unforecastable
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9-701-017 REV: NOVEMBER 29, 2004 PANKAJ GHEMAWAT The Globalization of CEMEX Geographic diversification enables us to operate in multiple regions with different business cycles. For the long term, we are trying to ensure that no one market accounts for more than one third of our business. Yet we do not diversify simply to balance cyclic downturns and upswings. We do not see volatility as an occasional, random element added to the cost of doing business in an interconnected global marketplace
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT CASE STUDY IGB40402 MANAGING DIGITAL FIRM INSTRUCTION: Read the case study carefully and answer the questions. Any plagiarism will be penalized and no marks will be given. Duration: Monday 17th October 2011 – 21st October 2011 Late submission will not be entertained. CEMEX: A Digital Firm in the Making Cemex, based Monterrey, Mexico, is a 98-year old company that sells cement and ready-mix concrete products. It has 53 plants around the globe in countries including
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A Case Study – CEMEX PROBLEM STATEMENT As the third largest manufacturer of cement, CEMEX’s goal is to fully satisfy the building needs of its global customers and create value for its stakeholders by becoming the world’s most efficient and lucrative building-solution company. To achieve this goal, CEMEX should implement several strategies. First, the company should focus on a differentiation strategy by expanding the scope of its business beyond producing and selling cement and concrete. By providing
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