...Harley Davidson Case Study Case study of Harley Davidson Alan Potrus California Baptist University Author Note: This paper was made for Professor Joe Putulowski in accordance to week 6 assignment instructions for The Harley Davidson Case Study. Intro CEO Jeff Bleustein had his work cut out for him at the end of 2003 when he reviewed the company’s financial statements for the year. It was Harley Davidson’s 100 year anniversary and there were many festivities set out for that year that would eventually attract millions of participants. Sales and profits had broken previous records for the eighth consecutive year. HD has been performing so well it made a 180 degree turn in comparison to its numbers in the early 80’s when it was putting out 40,000 bikes a year and struggling with a mountain of debt. Jeff now had to figure out how to continue the uprising of profits. Because of this, Bleustein had little opportunity to reminisce about Harley’s 100 year celebration. Jeff set a target of 400,000 motorcycle sales by 2007. Jeff knew that in order to achieve this goal he needed to set a prestigious strategy plan that would accommodate the market for motorcycles and possibly attract new customers into the motorcycle market. Harley-Davidson’s Strategy Bleustein began preparing a strategy review with his top management team. They discussed the different forces that would cause HD to fall off course. It is interesting...
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...(http://www.thecasesolutions.com/) (http://www.thecasesolutions.com) Posted on Home (http://www.thecasesolutions.com) >> Business Case Studies (http://www.thecasesolutions.com/business-case-solutions) >> American Greetings ← Previous Post (http://www.thecasesolutions.com/simons-hostile-tender-for-taubman-22197) Next Post→ (http://www.thecasesolutions.com/yokohama-corp-ltd-a-22201) American Greetings Harvard Case Solution & Analysis AN INDUSTRY IN DECLINE Greeting card industry was faced massive changes as it had attained maturity and was now in decline. Overall greeting card sales had been contracting in the U.S. for some years and negative growth was expected in the next five years to 2015 (Exhibit 4). Hallmark was the largest card company in the U.S. that was privately owned by the Hall family with $4 billion of revenues. The organization had expanded its operations in more than hundred nations and thus it was well-diversified geographically. Overall, the U.S. card industry was contracting with 9% reduction in last six years and the trend was expected to continue with a minimum of 4% decline over next 4 years and 16% in a worst case scenario. Major cause and diver of this decline in demand was changing social interaction norms and advent of alternative forms of communications through social networking and digital imaging. Increase in use of these alternatives by the populace to express their love and keep in touch with their close ones was reducing the need to send paper based...
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...iButterfly Case Study Title : Honda’s Activa i flies high with Dentsu Digital’s iButterfly Background Very often product launches end up being routine affairs with little or no innovation. The typical press meet starts with a keynote, followed with an audio visual telecast, unveiling of the product, a Q&A session followed by lunch. Launches like this are hardly memorable and certainly not engaging for the attendees. Page 1 of 4 Brief Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India wanted to do something different for the launch of their new scooter Activa i. Something that captured the imagination of the Press – An idea that could sync up with the brand’s proposition of “Ready to Fly” Idea Dentsu Digital had the perfect solution to add a interactive and engaging twist into the launch through iButterfly – an augmented reality mobile app that allows people to virtually catch butterflies and trade them in for surprise gifts. They say “Mobile marketing technology is best when it is intuitive, simple and human like. The Dentsu Digital iButterfly mobile application is all that and more as the invitees at the Honda Activa i launch discovered to their delight. Execution Two days before the launch, an emailer was sent to the participants of the media event asking them to download the iButterfly India app and a teaser butterfly “Ready to Fly?” was released to mark the countdown to the main event. Page 2 of 4 On the day of the launch, hundreds of butterflies filled the venue where the...
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...ACCOUNTANCYS (Hons) MGT 4201 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JANUARY 2016 SESSION GROUP ASSIGNMENT (20%), A. GROUP ASSIGNMENT’S TASKS You are required to read the attached case study thoroughly. Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Troubled Times Increase H-D’s Reliance on International Sales Task You are required to write a term paper answering the below-mentioned questions based on the given case-study. Question 1 With reference to Porter’s Generic Strategies, which generic strategy is Harley Davidson using? Illustrate your answer with relevant theory or case scenario information. (10 marks) Question 2 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy you identified in Question 1) above for all the countries described in the case. You need to use case scenario information or relevant theory to illustrate/support your answer. (15...
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...read online. So if you need to download Pinnacle manufacturing solution manual pdf gxukzaf then you've come to the right website. We have Pinnacle manufacturing solution manual epub, pdf and kindle formats. We will be happy if you come back to us again. Auditing pinnacle case answers - free eBooks Auditing pinnacle case answers download on Caa2011-2.org free books and manuals search Banbury Impex Case Study http://www.caa2011-2.org/auditing-pinnacle-case-answers/ Pinnacle manufacturing auditing case solution Pinnacle manufacturing auditing case solution download on iubmb-2013-3.org free books and manuals search - CHAPTER 8 8 40 PINNACLE MANUFACTURING SOLUTION http://www.iubmb-2013-3.org/pinnacle-manufacturing-auditing-case-solution/ Pinnacle manufacturing case solution - free Pinnacle manufacturing case solution download on iubmb-2013-3.org free books and manuals search - TIVO HARVARD CASE SOLUTION http://www.iubmb-2013-3.org/pinnacle-manufacturing-case-solution/ Auditing Class Case Study Pinnacle Manufacturing Latest Auditing Class Case Study Pinnacle Manufacturing Solutions Chapter 16 into habitats baystat240 owner manual bendix ws 20 california tax http://www.platformusers.net/rt/auditing-class-case-study-pinnacle-manufacturing-solutions-chapter-16/ Solution For Pinnacle...
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...Breakdown time Reduction of Case Differential Machining Line By practicing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) A Dissertation Proposal for Management Programme By Manoj Kumar Rana Enrolment Number: 17070745420 Under the guidance of Sudhir Sharma Gurgaon-122001 SYNOPSIS 1. Introduction— 1.1 Self-- I am Manoj Kumar Rana is presently working with Corwn Berger ,Kenya. I was working in Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd, Gurgaon as a Assistant General Manager – Quality System. My role was to implement Continuous improvement tools is the organization 1.2 Organization: Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd. Gurgaon is India’s largest steering systems manufacturing concern. Company has been awarded “Deming Prize” in December 2003. It is the first company in North India, which is awarded by Deming Prize. Sona Koyo is an ISO/TS16949:2002, ISO 14001 certified company and is in technical collaboration with JTEKT corporation Japan, which is world’s largest steering systems manufacturer. Sona Koyo has been awarded the TPM Excellence Award in the year 2008 by Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) for recognition of excellence in operation by following TPM practice in the organization Major Customers-- Maruti Udyog Ltd., Hyundai Motors India Ltd., Toyota Kirloskar Motors Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd., JTEKT Japan, General Motors (U.S & India), Fuji Autotec (France), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Lotus Club car UK. 1.3 Mission of the company is “Create a Company That...
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...Research Project Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Lethbridge in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT Faculty of Management University of Lethbridge LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA © Salvador Barragán, 2005 ii Abstract It has been ten years since the signature of the NAFTA agreement among Canada, U.S., and Mexico. For Mexico, this was a decisive step away from a protectionism model toward a free trade market. One of the main purposes for Mexico in joining NAFTA was to increase the competitiveness of its manufacturing sector, especially the automotive industry. In this paper, Porter’s Diamond Model of national competitiveness and some critiques that attempt to extend the usefulness of the model are analyzed. The Doubled Diamond and the role of MNEs in a host country are both examined through a case study research of the foreign-owned automobile industry in Mexico. The findings of this study show evidence of a broader role of MNEs than in the original framework, as well as the usefulness of the doubled diamond extension to explain alternative sources of competitiveness in early stages of development. iii Acknowledgments The culmination of this thesis can be seen as a successful project. An analogy with Porter’s Model, one of the premises to have a successful industry is to have supporting and related industries. In the case of this thesis is not the exception. There has been...
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...Qualitative case studies in operations management: Trends, research outcomes, and future research implications Mark Barratt, Thomas Y. Choi ∗ , Mei Li Department of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4706, United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Our study examines the state of qualitative case studies in operations management. Five main operations management journals are included for their impact on the field. They are in alphabetical order: Decision Sciences, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Journal of Operations Management, Management Science, and Production and Operations Management. The qualitative case studies chosen were published between 1992 and 2007. With an increasing trend toward using more qualitative case studies, there have been meaningful and significant contributions to the field of operations management, especially in the area of theory building. However, in many of the qualitative case studies we reviewed, sufficient details in research design, data collection, and data analysis were missing. For instance, there are studies that do not offer sampling logic or a description of the analysis through which research outcomes are drawn. Further, research protocols for doing inductive case studies are much better developed compared to the research protocols for doing deductive case studies. Consequently, there is a lack of consistency in the way the case method...
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...PREPARATION - When it came to resume building, I mentioned my internship (which was in Samsung), projects I did and the co-curricular activities - I was confident about my aptitude and was focussing mainly core and analytics. - I didn’t prepare for GD but finally had to give GD in Coca Cola, ITC and Schlumberger. So you can never be too sure of what comes your way during the placements. PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE - I started my placement journey by getting shortlisted in Capital One on Day 1. They shortlisted 125 candidates on the basis of resume. Then they took a case study interview and reduced the number to 30. Then again took an aptitude test but finally didn’t give offer to anyone. - Then came Coca Cola on Day 2. They organised GD in the groups of ten each and then there was a single interview of about half an hour which mainly consisted of HR based questions. The topic of the GD was “Are Engineering students wasting time in studies ?”. The interview mainly focussed on the commitment to work with them and asked whether I did any activity depicting leadership skills. - Coca Cola shortlisted candidates with medium profile like moderate CPI with few extracurrecs. I had a target of gettng placed in Qualcomm from second year itself. It came on Day 2 and I got a call from Qualcomm in the middle of the interview of Coca Cola so I could not take their call. Immediately after this I went for the Qualcomm interview but they were not happy and asked me to leave without much interrogation. The...
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...CONTENTS: CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems CASE STUDY I-1 IMT Custom Machine Company, Inc.: Selection of an Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-2 VoIP2.biz, Inc.: Deciding on the Next Steps for a VoIP Supplier CASE STUDY I-3 The VoIP Adoption at Butler University CASE STUDY I-4 Supporting Mobile Health Clinics: The Children’s Health Fund of New York City CASE STUDY I-5 Data Governance at InsuraCorp CASE STUDY I-6 H.H. Gregg’s Appliances, Inc.: Deciding on a New Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-7 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (B): Cleaning Up an Information Systems Debacle CASE STUDY II-1 Vendor-Managed Inventory at NIBCO CASE STUDY II-2 Real-Time Business Intelligence at Continental Airlines CASE STUDY II-3 Norfolk Southern Railway: The Business Intelligence Journey CASE STUDY II-4 Mining Data to Increase State Tax Revenues in California CASE STUDY II-5 The Cliptomania™ Web Store: An E-Tailing Start-up Survival Story CASE STUDY II-6 Rock Island Chocolate Company, Inc.: Building a Social Networking Strategy CASE STUDY III-1 Managing a Systems Development Project at Consumer and Industrial Products, Inc. CASE STUDY III-2 A Make-or-Buy Decision at Baxter Manufacturing Company CASE STUDY III-3 ERP Purchase Decision at Benton Manufacturing Company, Inc. CASE STUDY III-4 ...
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...beginning of the 21st century, its CEO/ Chairman, Yang-Ho Cho undertook various transformation initiatives - for instance, improving service quality and safety standards, technology integration, upgrading pilot training, better business focus; putting in place a professional management team, improving corporate image through sponsorship marketing, etc. He gave a new corporate direction in the form of '10,10,10' goal. However, Korean Air is held up by a slew of challenges. Among which are inefficiencies of - Chaebol system of management, possible clash of its cargo business with its own shipping company, limited focus on the domestic market and growing competition from LCCs. How would Korean Air manage growth as a family-owned conglomerate? The case offers enriching scope for analysing a family business’s turnaround strategies, with all the legacy costs involved. Pedagogical Objectives • To discuss the (operational) dynamics of Korean Chaebols - their influence/ effects on the country’s industrial sector and the economy as a whole • To analyse how family-owned businesses manage the transition phase - from a supplier-driven economy to a demanddriven economy • To identify all the possible reasons for Korean Air ’s turbulent times and assessing whether they are controllable or not • To critically evaluate Korean Air ’s transformation efforts - in terms of growth, productivity and cost cuts, especially the efficacy of '10,10,10' goal in a family-run business • To identify various challenges...
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...contemporary organizational issue you find intriguing. Use one field site or example for the entire paper. Also, be explicit about the level issue. For example, if you are using the concept of personality then it is an individual level issue. A list of concepts and their related levels is provided in a separate document. Focus of paper-related requirements: Outline: Submit a formal outline for your paper, complete with references. The purpose of the outline is to help you organize your content, which also results in increased clarity, improved logic, and better structure of the paper. There may be adjustments from this document to your final paper, but at this stage the paper should not require major revisions. Final Paper: Use a case study format for the structure of your paper. Identify and analyze issues using course concepts, and propose recommendations for the organization you are focusing on. Use of course concepts 1. Use a minimum of 8 concepts for the paper. Include a list of the concepts you used at the beginning of the paper. 2. Briefly define each concept you use within the text (a paragraph or two). 3. For each concept, write a diagnosis at one level (e.g., the person level). For example, you might write “The employee misses work frequently due to stress from conflict with her supervisor.” Note, stress and conflict would require definitions.) 4. For each concept, write a solution or solutions. Identify the level(s) you addressed in Step 2...
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...Calendar Overall for Case-Study Presentation & Mid-Term Exam – MGT 4760 (Strategic Management) Sem 1, 2012/2013 Sec 8 (M-W) No. | Week | Topics | Class Day | Date | Schedule | Details | | 1 | Chapter 1: The Nature of Strategic Management | 1- Mon 2- Wed | 10/912/9 | | | | 2 | Chapter 2: The Business Vision and Mission | 3- Mon 4- Wed | 17/919/9 | | | | 3 | Chapter 3: The External Assessment | 5- Mon 6- Wed | 24/926/9 | | | | 4 | Chapter 4: The Internal Assessment | 7- Mon 8- Wed | 1/103/10 | Quiz 1 (Chapter 1.2.3) | | | 5 | Chapter 4: The Internal Assessment | 9- Mon 10- Wed | 8/1010/10 | | | | 6 | Chapter 5: Strategies in Action | 11- Mon 12- Wed | 15/1017/10 | | | | | BREAK(22/10 – 28/10) | 13- Mon 14- Wed | 22/1024/10 | | | | 7 | Chapter 5: Strategies in Action | 15- Mon 16- Wed | 29/1031/10 | Case Presentation Session 1Case Presentation Session 2 | Group 1:L: Lia Hilaliah (Case Study 3)Group 2:L: Mas Syairah bte Mohamad (Case Study 5) | | 8 | Chapter 6: Strategy Analysis and Choice | 17- Mon 18- Wed | 5/117/11 | | (Mid-Term Exam 7/11 Wednesday)Seminar Room 1.1 | | 9 | Chapter 6: Strategy Analysis and Choice | 19- Mon 20- Wed | 12/1114/11 | Case Presentation Session 3Case Presentation Session 4 | Group 3:L: Mohamed Sheikh (Case Study 9) Group 4:L: Izzati Nor binti Salleh (Case Study 14) | | 10 | Chapter 7: Implementing Strategies: Management and Operations...
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...ARCTIC MINING CONSULTANTS Case Synopsis Arctic Mining Consultants is a mining company that deals with mineral exploration. In this case study, the project given is staking 15 claims in Eagle Lake, Alaska. The project Manager was Tom Parker, who has a wide experience and specialized knowledge in all nontechnical aspects of mineral exploration. He is a geological field technician and field coordinator for Arctic Mining Consultants. He assigned his previous field assistants John Talbot, Greg Boyce and Brian Millar to help him complete the project. The job required them to stake at least 7 lengths each day in order to be completed on time. However, the whole team has became very tense and agitated, especially Tom Parker, as the deadline was just around the corner and there’s still many to be finished within the limited time. The problem became worse with the way Tom managed and treated his team. The only motivation to the team was the $300 bonuses promised by the company when the job is done on time, otherwise, they might wished to give up already. This happened because working as a field assistant and in long-working hours only giving them low wages, which is considered unreasonable compared to what they have to do. During the eight hard days, everything had actually proved the strengths and weaknesses of each of the team members, including Tom. Case analysis symptoms 1) What symptom(s) exist in this case to suggest that something has gone wrong? The symptom(s) to suggest...
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...Running head: CASE STUDY XYZ Case Study XYZ: An Examination of Project Procurement Management Practices Group 12 John Doe Jane Smith Bobbie Sue University of Maryland University College Project Procurement Management, Semester XXXX, Section XXXX Professor Stephen R. Guth MMMM DD, YYYY [No Abstract or Introduction required for this assignment] The Inception Phase Rating Scale: 5—Excellent, 4—Very Good, 3—Good, 2—Poor, 1—Very Poor |Project Management Area |Inception Phase | |Scope Management | | |Time Management | | |Cost Management | | |Quality Management | | |Human Resource Management | | |Communication Management | | |Risk Management | | |Procurement Management | ...
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