Introduction: Pacific Brands Limited is the largest supplier of everyday essential brands in Australia and New Zealand, retailing and distributing some of the biggest brands like Berlei, Hard Yakka, Bonds, Sheridan, Holeproof, Kayser, etc. The purpose of this case study is to analyse the fundamental issues relating to Pacific Brands strategy to close all seven of its Australian factories, and source its merchandise from southern Chinese factories resulting in the layoffs of 1850 Australian workers
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A) Problem Statement: Pacific Brands Cases Study, IBA 111, SP1, 2013. The global financial crisis forced businesses to implement aggressive strategies focused on minimizing expenditure to ensure survival. Australian company Pacific Brands responded by moving manufacturing offshore in a bid to lower production overheads. This structural change manifested with the closure of seven factories and inevitable local job losses. In contrast to these actions the companies CEO and higher levels of management
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CASE STUDY 2 : PACIFIC BRANDS : Re Building Brands Module 3: Internal Environment Pacific Brands Limited (Pacific Brands) is an Australia based provider of everyday essential brands. The company manufactures, sources, markets and distributes underwear, hosiery, socks, intimate apparel, workwear, corporate uniforms, bed linen, quilts, pillows, mattresses, foams, footwear, carpet underlay, fashion apparel, and sporting apparel and goods markets. Business Strategy Pre-2009 The company
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Pacific Brands Case Study Contents Introduction 1. Problem Identification 1.1 Cost Reduction 1.2 Structural Reorganisation 1.3 Ethics and Social Responsibility 2. Problem Analysis 2.1 Cost Reduction 2.2 Structural Reorganisation 2.3 Ethics and Social Responsibility 3. Recommendations 4. Bibliography Introduction Pacific Brands is an Australian based textile retail business that operates throughout Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Asia. Within the following
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Organization Ethics Reputation and Customer Loyalty: Perception of Muslim Customer Sharia Banking Asia-Pacific Management and Business Application 1(1) 69 – 80 ©UB 2012 University of Brawijaya Malang, Indonesia http://apmba.ub.ac.id Sunaryoa* Zakaria Baharib a Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia; b Center for Islamic Development Management Studies, School of Social Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Abstract The majority of the Indonesian
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Page 1 – ASIA PACIFIC 2012 Copyright © ESOMAR 2012 “SO MANY DIFFERENT SUNS” HOW SUCCESSFUL BRANDS HIT THE CONFLUX OF AFFORDABILITY AND ASPIRATION Shobha Prasad • Sangeeta Gupta INTRODUCTION All of us are familiar with the current industry focus on emerging markets. It is also no surprise that the larger consuming population in these markets lies not at the top end, but towards the middle and lower ends of the income pyramid. This is also where marketers struggle the most – how should the
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Marinelle Briones June 16, 2012 S38-Markma Using the SPADE method, analyze Giordano Holdings Limited, Inc. Case I. SITUATION Jimmy Lai was born into poverty in Guandong, China. He was exposed to many western retail businesses that encouraged him to join the retail market himself. He thought of using a pizza parlor name to open his own clothing chain. Lai founded Giordano in Hong kong in 1981. Giordano’s success is measured by the company’s relentless focus on its
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On Shelf Availability in Asia Pacific 2011-2012 A study into the current state of OSA in Asia Pacific and the case for change In conjunction with The ECR On-Shelf Availability Working Group The ECR On-Shelf Availability Working Group Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) Efficient Consumer Response Asia Pacific (ECR AP) is an independent joint trade and industry body, which is co-chaired by representatives from the retail sector and the manufacturing sector. It promotes the use of Efficient
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Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Management Review__________________________________________ ISSN 2319-2836 Vol.2 (6), June (2013) Online available at indianresearchjournals.com FACTORS AFFECTING PURCHASE DECISION OF CARPENTERS FOR LAMINATES UMA SHANKAR SINGH*; SRITAM KUMAR PADHI** *PH.D. (FULL TIME RESEARCH SCHOLAR) INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTER STUDIES SIKSHA „O‟ ANUSANDHAN UNIVERSITY BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA, INDIA **MBA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTER STUDIES SIKSHA „O‟ ANUSANDHAN
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Asia Pacific J Manage (2008) 25:667–683 DOI 10.1007/s10490-007-9073-0 A strategic analysis of surging Chinese manufacturers: The case of Galanz Gloria L. Ge & Daniel Z. Ding Published online: 10 November 2007 # Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2007 Abstract Recent years have witnessed the surging of Chinese manufacturers, as China has become the world’s factory floor. This paper presents a case study of one of the most successful manufacturers in China, the Galanz Group, now the world’s
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