Taiwan's Semiconductor Shortage: Origins and Geopolitical Future
Case study - 6 pages - International economy
Semiconductors have become a central factor in our 21st century. As technology is used in all fields of human activity, from refrigerators to laptops, from electric cars to artificial intelligence, and from solar panels to military weapons, the need for electronic chips has grown...
International marketing car industry - published: 06/08/2012
Case study - 17 pages - Brand management
If a French car manufacturer like Peugeot would like to launch a hybrid car on the American market, it has to know that it could be hard and there is few studies to know in order to be better and do not fail. An electric car is a really particular car that is...
The Evolution of Quality Management
Essay - 5 pages - Management
Quality plays an important role in the production chain. Companies have stepped in to the shoes of a customer to understand his point of view. Customer satisfaction depends on the quality and the image of the brand / company. The control of quality has evolved with the importance of customer...
The launch of Toyota green car in France: The Prius - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
The automobile market is facing a serious crisis, and Toyota must keep its share of the market and develop new products to reach new customers. The Toyota Prius is a fully hybrid electric car developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation. It was sold first in Japan in...
U.S Management & Leadership: Jack Welch's Leadership - publié le 03/02/2011
Case study - 4 pages - Management
There are no doubts that Jack Welch, former Chief Executive Officer of General Electrics (GE), is internationally reputed for his extraordinary leadership style and business acumen within one of the most powerful American companies, more precisely, General Electrics. He definitely...
International marketing plan for a French car manufacturer - published: 03/09/2013
Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy
First, I think that the most important motive is the opportunity offered by the American market. Indeed, even if I can't find any numbers of that, I'm sure that there are more cars per capita in the US than in France. This specificity of the North-American car market offer a...
Porsche and the marketing analysis
Case study - 30 pages - Services marketing
This document is dedicated to the automaker who was born in 1948 in the village of Gmund in Austria; the builder won all sorts of competitions, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans 16 times; the builder who has created a myth by his range of Cars: Ferdinand Porsche. Today everyone knows the...
International marketing plan for a French car manufacturer - publié le 03/09/2013
Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy
First, I think that the most important motive is the opportunity offered by the American market. Indeed, even if I can't find any numbers of that, I'm sure that there are more cars per capita in the US than in France. This specificity of the North-American car market offer a...
Reliable distributed generation: Key issues, challenges and roles in the Indian energy sector
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
In this paper the traditional approach in electric power generation is to have centralized plants distributing electricity through an extensive transmission & distribution network. Distributed generation (DG) provides electric power at a site closer to the customer, eliminating the...
The design and development of Michelin
Essay - 1 pages - Services marketing
Michelin has reinvented the wheel with Active Wheel technology. The new wheel features a series of devices which reduces consumption while increasing comfort and handling. The weight of 7 kg and technology is that of the wheel is 32 kg, which is below the recommended maximum weight of 35 kg. The...
Introduction to Jazz: Miles Davis, his life and music
Thesis - 3 pages - Television
Miles Davis is an American jazz composer and a trumpet player. He was born in Illinois in 1926 and died in California in 1991. Miles devoted himself to music throughout his life. He was and still is, even if dead, a key character in Jazz music. He has played all forms of Jazz, has created some...
Customer satisfaction with regard to Xerox photocopier: Xerox India Limited
Case study - 36 pages - Management
The documentation industry is expanding at a rate of more than 20% and the world majors have recognized the Indian market as a lucrative area. They are present in India either through joint ventures or through 100 percent subsidiaries. The high import duties, which had tilted the balance in favor...
Biological effects of ultrasound
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Medical studies
Medical sonography, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and ultrasound-enhanced systemic thrombolysis are just three of the medical applications of the natural phenomenon of ‘ultrasound,' high frequency sound waves that are undetectable to the human ear. Ultrasound waves have a number...
Schneider-Legrand merger: was Bruxelles "Wrong or Right"to block the merger? - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
This document will answer the following questions: Why did the European Commission decide to block the French merger? What was the opinion of Henri Lachmann (the CEO of Schneider Electric) about the veto? Is it usual to meet with this kind of refusal in Europe? What are the arguments...
Short term load forecasting using artificial neural networks
Thesis - 6 pages - Medical studies
Today's electric power industry is undergoing many fundamental changes due to the process of Deregulation. In the new market environment, the power system operation will become more competitive. Therefore the Utilities are required to perform optimal planning in order to operate their...
An overview of Kinetic Engineering Ltd & the Indian two wheeler industry
Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy
The Britannica Encyclopedia describes a motorcycle as a bicycle or tricycle propelled by an internal-combustion engine (or, less often, by an electric engine). The motors on mini bikes, scooters, and mopeds, or motorized velocipedes, are usually air-cooled and range from 25 to 250 cubic cm...
Alternate modes of personal travel
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Purdue's campus in West Lafayette is trying to achieve something that at this moment in time seems impossible. They are trying to make it a bus-free campus. However, given how public transportation has became a part of life just as much as breathing and eating it is understood that this is a task...
Strategic Analysis of the BIC Group
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
The BIC Group is a publicly traded company, founded on October 25, 1945, under the name of PPP (pens, mechanical pencils and accessories) by Marcel Bich with the help of Edouard Buffard. The company launched the BIC Cristal pen. The company grew rapidly abroad, especially during the 50s, and...
Discuss the shift away from the conglomerate form in the advanced industrial countries, and its persistence in most emerging markets performance?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Western business strategies are often held as models for emerging countries. Despite General Electric being the largest worldwide conglomerate, such success stories have become rather rare nowadays in the United States and Europe, although this is not true in Japan for cultural and...
Schneider-Legrand merger: was Bruxelles "Wrong or Right"to block the merger?
Case study - 5 pages - Economic politics
This document will answer the following questions: Why did the European Commission decide to block the French merger? What was the opinion of Henri Lachmann (the CEO of Schneider Electric) about the veto? Is it usual to meet with this kind of refusal in Europe? What are the arguments...
Five forces of the model to support AREVA (2010)
Thesis - 6 pages - Management
In order to deal with the consequences of globalization and the internationalization of trade, countries have come up with growing energy needs. Emerging countries are investing heavily in infrastructure and need electricity to power them.The United States alone account for 25% of global...
Switzerland and the watch making industry
Market study - 40 pages - Services marketing
For decades, Switzerland has been one of the most economically dynamic countries in Europe. Despite its persistence to stay on the outskirts of the European Union, it took advantage of several sectors such as banking and financial sectors and was more focused on the luxury market of Swiss watch...
Discuss the shift away from the conglomerate form in the advanced industrial countries, and its persistence in most emerging markets performance? - publié le 20/04/2007
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Western business strategies are often held as models for emerging countries. Despite General Electric being the largest worldwide conglomerate, such success stories have become rather rare nowadays in the United States and Europe, although this is not true in Japan for cultural and...
Market Research: The launch of a hybrid diesel engine by PSA group - published: 13/01/2009
Market study - 4 pages - Services marketing
In 2004, Toyota launched a hybrid car: Prius. The principle of this car is the addition of an electric motor to the traditional petrol engine. The objective is to request the electric motor with starting and low speed and to request the petrol engine at higher speeds....
The current brand situation: EDF - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
There are great modifications in the organization of the electric sector in Europe. It is agreed that the sector management must change and must adapt to the requirements of the European Unique Market, and that consequently the invisible power of the private market must replace the visible...
Market Research: The launch of a hybrid diesel engine by PSA group
Case study - 4 pages - Automotive marketing
In 2004, Toyota launched a hybrid car: Prius. The principle of this car is the addition of an electric motor to the traditional petrol engine. The objective is to request the electric motor with starting and low speed and to request the petrol engine at higher speeds....
A look at Electricite de France (EDF) - published: 17/05/2009
Thesis - 12 pages - Business strategy
There have been great modifications made in the organization of the electric sector in Europe. It is agreed that the sector management must change and must adapt to the requirements of the European Unique Market, and that the invisible power of the private market must replace the all too...
Leadership: Jack Welch, CEO of GE (1981-2001)
Essay - 13 pages - Management
The last decade has witnessed the rise of some very charismatic leaders. One of them, Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric (GE) from 1981 to 2001, was among the most admired and respected leaders. Named in 1999 by the Fortune magazine as ‘Manager of the century', Jack Welch was more...
Global marketing strategies for iron and steel industry
Thesis - 20 pages - Services marketing
Marketing planning helps you decide what products or services are required in your market, then how to sell them and what price to put on them. There are two primary methods of making steel, differing in terms of the process and raw materials used: the blast furnace route (BF) and the...
Organization of Lyon terminal inside the CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhône) - publié le 29/09/2009
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
The CNR or Compagnie Nationale du Rhône has several main activities: - First, it is an independent electricity producer. Thanks to its electric plants, the company produces around 16 billion kwh that have been sold directly to the European market since 2001. In order to do this, the CNR...
