Midterm Case Analysis — Document Transcript 1. Paige Rudolph MKT 463 Midterm April 30, 2003 Augustine Medical, Inc. Case Analysis Company Background In July 1987, Dr. Scott Augustine, an anesthesiologist, founded Augustine Medical, Inc. (AM) in Minnesota. Their goal was to develop and market products for hospital operating rooms and postoperative recovery rooms. Through experience, he discovered that hospitals needed an innovative approach to warming post-surgery patients. Dr. Augustine developed
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JOBBERSWORLD SURVEY Lubricant Quality JobbersWorld is a Petroleum Trends International, Inc. publication. JobbersWorld conducted a survey last month examining the perceptions of its readers with regards to the quality of lubricants in the US market. The survey comprised seven closed‐ and open‐ended questions. Although we received well over 500 responses to the survey, this report presents data on the 373 complete responses to the survey. Below are the results and observations of the survey.
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Company History: Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. is a world leader in the manufacture, marketing, and servicing of mining equipment for both surface and underground operations. Until the year 2000, when it sold its Beloit Corporation subsidiary, Harnischfeger was also a major manufacturer of machinery for the pulp and paper industry. The company is represented in markets around the world, including Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Southeast Asia, and in South Africa, Canada, and the United States
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Diesel Locomotives – Efficiency in Motion Since the early 1900’s, diesel technology in locomotives has changed the railroad industry. Although the diesels were slow to catch on, the diesel locomotive proved to be more powerful, safer, more efficient and have less maintenance than steam powered locomotives. Today, modern diesel electric locomotives have further stretched the benefits of diesel technology. Incredibly, freight trains have increased their fuel efficiency by 80 percent over
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This case discusses the astounding growth of Crocs, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic shoes, from 2003 through early 2007. Much of the company’s growth was made possible by a highly flexible supply chain which enabled Crocs to build additional product within the selling season. The normal model used within the fashion industry was to take orders well in advance of each selling season, and produce to those orders, with relatively little additional production. If demand was far in excess of this production
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Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business Environment Nitha Calixte Business and Society Professor Said June 1, 2016 Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business Environment Apple Inc. was founded in 1977. To date, this company has continually offered a wide range of products to meet the growing demands of customers all over the world. Apple not only produces and sells computer software and cellphones; they also distribute consumer electronic products around the globe. Increasing
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Apple Inc. is one of the most profitable companies in the world and its Apple logo is recognized as a house hold name. “Apple Computer was incorporated in 1977 and went public in 1980.” (Finkle & Mallin, 2010) You cannot talk about Apple without talking about its co-founder Steven P Jobs. Both go hand and hand because without the vision and leadership of Steve Jobs, Apple would not exist nor have an array of products under its belt. “Jobs co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak in 1976. After
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Started in 2013 by two application developers in their home office, the Toggle Boggle Company was built upon an idea. The idea pertains to the compatibility of multiple display devices, almost all of them with some level of computing power that run proprietary applications like Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Facetime, and Skype. These application developers realized that a growing demand was building to realize compatibility between a smartphone, a tablet and a television. Why can’t I browse the web
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Revenue FY05: $ 13.7 billion ( 12% increase from FY04) Manufacturing: Nike brand had 137 factories in Americas (including US), 104 in EMEA, 252 in North Asia and 238 in South Asia. Subsidiaries: Cole Haan Holding, Inc, Bauer Nike Hockey, Hurley International LLC, Nike IHM, Inc, Converse Inc, Exeter Brands Group LLC. Forecasting & Planning In the modern supply chain, forecasting is necessary for Nike to manufacture items for inventory and that are not made to order. Nike will use material forecasting
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TOYOTA- The Rise of a Global Corporation Submitted By: (12010121196) Ms. N AMULYA REDDY (12010121213) Ms. NIKITA SINGHANIA (12010121276) Mr. REUBEN JOSEPH (12010121032) Mr. AMIT KUMAR JENA (12010121057) Ms. ARPITA DEB (12010121316) Ms. SAYONEE DATTA Submitted To: Dr. Ravi Raj Kumar. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At an outset we would like to express our profound gratitude to all the people who helped us directly or indirectly in completing the project. We thank Alliance University, the institution
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