Internal factors that account for this decline are the failure of the company to adapt to the changes in the environment such as the consumer preferences and technology, lack of differentiation applied to products and lack of effective cost leadership strategies to efficiently manage costs. Mission Statement: General Motors is devoted to be a leader in providing transportation products and services of such quality that its customers will receive superior value, its employees and business partners will
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* What are the strategic objectives for the Micra and the Nano? Strategy Objectives of Micra and Nano Objectives of Micra | Objectives of Nano | * Increase sales * Gain brand awareness * Become the Top1 seller in B2 category * Obtain popularity in social media | * Increase sales * Alter people from riding motorcycle to driving Nano * Let people involve social media of Tata * Gain attention from youth | Both Nissan and Tata wants to increase their sales in
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April 18, 2013 Consumer Goods Tesla Motors, Inc. Ticker: TSLA Recommendation: Buy Current Price: $43.75 Implied Price: $50.88 Investment Thesis Tesla offers a competitive product that takes advantage of the current global “green” trend in an industry of heavy concern Tesla is expanding in the United States and overseas while simultaneously offering new products that are already in high demand Management has a proven history of success and is passionate about
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(English Programme) MK 403: Logistics & Supply Chain Management Introduction This course is designed to provide an holistic view of logistics and supply chain management, examining the major concepts underlying the subject and many of the strategies, tools and techniques associated with the topic. Its primary focus is based on a number of principles. Creation of superior customer value through logistics, obtaining competitive advantage and cost control, collectively summarised through the
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widely debated. EMH states that no consistent excess return can be achieved since security prices fully reflect all available information (Fama 1970). Therefore, future prices cannot be predicted through technical analysis of past prices. If the hypothesis is true, passive investment strategy ought to be taken, because it is impossible to get abnormal return by aggressive trading. However, Jegadeesh and Titman show that stocks performed well over the previous 3 to 12 months tend to continue to perform
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Case 2–2 Sabor Inc. In mid-April, Ray Soles, vice president of supply chain management at Sabor Inc., had become increasingly concerned about the potential shortage of supply of marconil, a new high-tech raw material for air filtration. Sabor Inc.’s three suppliers, during the last two weeks, had ad- vised Ray Soles to sign long-term contracts and he was trying to assess the advisability of such commitments. SABOR INC. Sabor Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio, produced high-quality consumer and industrial
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2. SECONDARY PROBLEMS 2.1 Short Term A bid for Jaguar and Land Rover might present an even more daunting challenge for Ratan Tata. It would be an uphill climb to restore Jaguar’s luxury cachet, which was damaged by sharing basic designs with Ford. As the organization gets bigger and more diverse, talent and retaining the value system will pose the biggest challenge in Tata Group (Engardio and Lakshman 2007) 2.2 Long Term Succession “is a problem”. Ratan Tata is 69 years old, not married
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United States is worth $123 billion and has $5.2 billion in annual profit (IBIS World, 2015). It is spread across 3 main competitors. Toyota Motor Corporation, which holds 17.5% of the market share, General Motors Corporation, which holds 16.3% and Ford Motor Company, holds 11.3% of the market share in this industry (Mergent Online, 2015). Over the last 5 to 10 years the automotive industry in the United States has continuously fluctuated. As a result of the economic downturn, GM filed for Chapter
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Introduction Organizational mission is the basis of the organization on existence. It often reflects values and belief for top-managers working in the organization. Mission is wide definition of organizational mission. It is sometimes mentioned as a creed, the purposes, or the application for corporate philosophy and values. Good application inspires employees and provides with a reference point for an establishment of the bottom level of the purposes. It is necessary to be guided employees
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manufacturer in U.S. after GM and Buick. The industry Cadillac operates in is highly lucrative and money making (SWOT analysis of General Motors, 2013). The luxury cars do not make money by mass production rather by selling on premium prices. Here is the analysis of the industry Cadillac serves in and a discussion of its market structure (Automotive Strategy, Planning & Analysis: IHS Automotive, 2013). MARKET STRUCTURES The market structure tells the way business is done in an industry. The
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