CASE: GS-63 DATE: 09/15/08 UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN: MATTEL’S TOY RECALLS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT We apologize to everyone affected by this recall, especially those who bought the toys in question. We realize that parents trust us with what is most precious to them—their children. And we also recognize that trust is earned. —Robert Eckert, CEO of Mattel, Inc.1 On August 2, 2007, Mattel announced a voluntary worldwide recall of 83 products in its Fisher- Price toy lines, including characters
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let alone prevented, all of them can be managed far more effectively if we understand and practice the best of what is humanly possible. Crisis management is no longer only for those assigned to the task; it is for each and every person. Every experience of a disaster has shown how ordinary people have to rise to the challenges of a crisis. Crisis management efforts should be directed towards helping the organization recover and rise from the embers of the crisis and ensure continuity. The field
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supplied extra-long-staple cotton just reduce their use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides. A mandate like that could be catastrophic for the farmers and their villages. Most of Esquel’s cotton came from Xinjiang, an arid province in northwestern China that depends mainly on underground sources of water. The traditional method of irrigation there was to periodically flood the fields—an inefficient approach that created a perfect
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Contents Preface Acknowledgments ix xiii PART ONE OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 1. Strategic Management The Nature and Value of Strategic Management Dimensions of Strategic Decisions 4 Formality in Strategic Management 9 Benefits of Strategic Management 11 Risks of Strategic Management 11 The Strategic Management Process 11 Strategic Management as a Process 16 Summary 18 Key Terms 19 Questions for Discussion 19 2 3 PART TWO STRATEGY FORMULATION 2. SM_Prelims
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H 9B12C047 FOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE 2008 CHINA MILK SCANDAL1 Vivien K.G. Lim, Rashimah Rajah and Smrithi Prasad wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission
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4: In the next phase of the project constructing the dam itself should HG employ someone whose main function is that of liaison between its corporate culture and the culture of its host country? If so, is Martin the right person for the job? Answer: Given the importance and the size of the project, as well as the many pitfalls that will surely be encountered along the way, it seems only logical to employ someone who is extremely well versed in the culture of Uganda to serve as a liaison with HG’s
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Maytag Analysis Report Yi Ye For: J.M. Walecki BUS 525 ECONOMICS OF THE FIRM Date: 07,24,2013 Abstract Introduce and analysis the Maytag. Solve some problems also mention some theory. From this nine following part : Nature of Product/Service, Market trends, Production/ Supply Process & Costs, Structure of the industry/ Market, Government role, Business environment, Firm/industry location, Business & Pricing Strategies and Entrepreneurial ability of managers. Abstract………………………………………………………………………………2
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which started in the 2009 and is predicted finishing in 2014. Through gathering the perspectives and expectation of five stakeholders for this project: the Tianjin Binhai airport‘s top manager, the project manager, Civil Aviation Administration of China, the airport internal staffs and passengers, the strengths and weaknesses of the stakeholder management in the Phase II project management. The strengths mainly reflect firstly, the good understanding of the airport managers and staff for the demands
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Faculty of Economics Seminar paper on the subject: English 4 Crisis management June, 2012 Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public. The study of crisis management originated with the large scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980. Three elements are common to most definitions
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Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Istanbul, Turkey, July 3 – 6, 2012 Car Recalls: A Problem Unique to Toyota or For All Car Makers? Kamrul Ahsan School of Management and Information Systems, Faculty of Business and Law Victoria University Australia Abstract Often automobile recalls are drawing media and public attention. Influenced by Toyota’s recent automobile recalls 2009-2010 this research conducts an empirical study on historical
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