CIO - Nike Rebounds Page 1 of 8 Features Nike Rebounds Christopher Koch 12 July, 2004 10:54:58 How (and Why) Nike Recovered from Its Supply Chain Diaster Too many Air Garnetts. Too few Air Jordans. Nike lost money, time and a measure of pride when its demand-planning software led it astray. How did it recover? Patience, perseverance and, most important, an understanding of what it was trying to accomplish in the first place READER ROI The limitations of demand-planning software How
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pressures which reduce their profit margin. Background of NIKE Company Nike Company is one of the largest retailers that involved in Malaysia’s retail sector. It involves in the athletic footwear retail industry as its primary main focus is on supplying sportswear. It is the leading retail marketer of sport apparel, athletic shoes and a major manufacturer of sporting equipments in the world. Nowadays, besides selling sportswear, Nike also involves in selling of casual and fashion footwear in order
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P1 According to Philip Kotler,” Marketing is human activity directed at satisfying needs and wants through the change process.” Public Sector – The public sector is the sector in economy that is controlled by the state and provides basic products and services that private sectors don’t or can’t provide. The public sector includes governments, police, military, public education, etc. Private Sector – On the other hand, the private sector is not controlled by the state and is being run by different
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hot topic. Many companies, such as Nike, over the last couple of decades has been in the spotlight for partnering with “sweatshop” type factories abroad. A “sweatshop” type factory consists of an unsafe, dirty or hazardous work environment, long work shifts, child labor, and low/minimal wages. Nike’s move of partnering with factories abroad was an innovative trend to save money for the company as well as make their shareholders wealthier. In turn it made Nike billions, but the global ethical downside
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to getting rid unacceptable labour practices in cocoa production. c) Is it not the role of government to regulate how industries are run and to prevent these practices from recurring? The role of a government is to legislate what is wrong and right, and to guarantee that the given rules are followed. The rules are to be supposed to secure the wellness of people. Not following the rules should give consequences. The given legislate in this case is
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(i) Identify any THREE (3) unethical issues in your organisation. Nike (figure 1) is a very well-known company which produce quality shoe and athletic wear around the world. It is founded by an athlete named Philip Knight and his couch Bill Bowerman (Figure 2) in January 1964. Its slogan called ‘Just Do It’. The quality and standard of its products have been strongly recognised by people, even though Nike’s products are considered expensive, yet its performance makes it valuable. i. Inhumane
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such as job security, workplace safety, temperature, ventilation and other standards, working hours, breaks, vacations, worker compensation and unemployment benefits discrimination against women, older workers, cultural and religious minorities human rights violations such as child and prison labor environmental standards. As is the case in the United States, the “independent contractor” status can only be supported through clear, legally defensible criteria, such as the amount of control the “contractor”
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SCM and ERP Software Implementation at Nike – From Failure to Success D o This case was written by Ruchi N. Chaturvedi, under the direction of Vivek Gupta, ICFAI Center for Management Research (ICMR). It was compiled from published sources, and is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. 2005, ICFAI Center for Management Research. All rights reserved. No part of this publication
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Nike Business Strategy By singkboy | Studymode.com Nike’s Gameplan for Growth that’s Good for All | Management Innovation eXchange Page 1 of 29 M-Prize winner This story is one of ten winning entries in the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge, the third and final leg of the Harvard Business Review / McKinsey M Prize for Management Innovation. Story: Nike’s Gameplan for Growth that’s Good for All by Lorrie Vogel - General Manager of Considered Design at Nike Inc. Co-Authored by Agata Ramallo
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1. Comment on three unethical practices that china has been accused, do you think that these practices were necessary for china’s economic survival? China has been accused of various unethical practices in a host of industries. Overall, Chinese business ethics are built on the basis of "guanxi," a fundamental principle and practice underlying the whole of the Chinese social fabric. Guanxi places relationships and the moral obligations flowing from those relationships above other considerations
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