Simulations Games And Experiential Learning in Action, Volume 2, 1975 OMSIM: AN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT GAME George A. Johnson Idaho State University Thomas E. Hendrick University of Colorado INTRODUCTION This paper describes a new game oriented towards a production/ operations management environment called OMSIM [4] (Operations Management SIMulation). The authors have been developing and refining OMSIM for the past three years and are currently subjecting it to extensive classroom testing on over
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Strategy? 58 Why Companies Engage in InternationaLBusiness Expanding Sales 60 , Acquiring Resources 60 Minimizing Risk 60 60 Modes of Operations in International Business Merchandise Exports and Imports 62 Service Exports and Imports 62 Investments 63 Types of International Organizations 63 Why International Business Differs from Domestic Business 64 Physical and Social Factors 65 The Competitive Environment 67 Looking to the Future: 61 Three Ways of Looking at Globalization 68
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Introduction………………………………………………….3 Ryanair’s Background……………………………………..3 Ryanair’s external environment analyses (PESTEL)…3 Ryanair’s internal strategic capabilities (SWOT)……...4 Ryanair’s strategic choice (Porter’s five forces)………5 VRIO framework……………………………………………..5 Rumelt’s criteria……………………………………………..6 Ryanair’s implementation of low cost strategy………..6 Recommendations………………………………………….6 Conclusion…………………………………………………...7 Reference List……………………………………………….7 Appendix………………………………....…………………..8 12.1 Presentation’s
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Comprehensive Industry Analysis | COMPUTER (HARDWARE & SOFTWARE), CONSUMER GOODS, E-COMMERCE, ENTERTAINMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES | | SBI Superstars present a production of Group 2’s analysis on the specified industries. | | Tajuan K. Griffin – ChairMarcus Bourgeois – Co-ChairArica McCullumMichael LatsonRicardo CopelandDavid BercklerAyokunle Ojutalayo Ifeanyi Korie Karen JohnsonRobensky Theodore | 7/21/2010 | | ------------------------------------------------- Table of
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far from the $18.8 billion it collected in 2012. The $8.2 billion the firm invested in new deals during 2013 was also on par with the prior year, when it invested $8 billion. That, executives said, is a problem. "We really do need to step up the investment pace above the $8 billion," Mr. Conway said, adding that Carlyle, like its rivals, has been hampered by the
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The paper touched on the Motivation for the increased reliance on project financing to fund investments, advantages that project finance has over traditional corporate finance, the major short-comings of project finance and a typical project finance transaction. Table of Contents Assignment 1 1 Abstract 2 A. Introduction 4 B. Why is project financing being increasingly relied on to fund investments? 4 C. What advantages does it have over traditional corporate finance? 6 D. What are the
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it is clear that the transference of brand management expertise and competence is the principal dimension of parenting advantage in the Gucci Group. Originality/value – From an examination of the Gucci Group’s brand management strategy, resource investments and business development activities, the paper proposes a model of the luxury fashion brand. This multi-dimensional model identifies the components of the luxury fashion brand, locates their inter-connections and illustrates how these collectively
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: TEMPLATE NAME: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Proctor and Gamble® was founded in 1837 by William Proctor and James Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today the company is the world’s largest producer of consumer goods with over 300 brands in over 180 countries. The company has a significant advantage over its competitors because of market position and brands that everyone knows such as Tide®, Pampers®, Gillette®, Olay® and many more. The company’s purpose is to “provide branded products
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: TEMPLATE NAME: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Proctor and Gamble® was founded in 1837 by William Proctor and James Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today the company is the world’s largest producer of consumer goods with over 300 brands in over 180 countries. The company has a significant advantage over its competitors because of market position and brands that everyone knows such as Tide®, Pampers®, Gillette®, Olay® and many more. The company’s purpose is to “provide branded products
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E R 2 | S PRING 2007 Journal of APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE A MO RG A N S TA N L E Y P U B L I C AT I O N In This Issue: Valuation, Capital Budgeting, and Disclosure Enterprise Valuation Roundtable Presented by Ernst & Young 8 Panelists: Richard Ruback, Harvard Business School; Trevor Harris, Morgan Stanley; Aileen Stockburger, Johnson & Johnson; Dino Mauricio, General Electric; Christian Roch, BNP Paribas; Ken Meyers, Siemens Corporation; and Charles Kantor, Lehman Brothers. Moderated
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