An implementation of the AIM and DRIVE method
Essay - 31 pages - Logistics
Based on industry benchmarks, Bob's Farm Stores is spending more than it needs to on its purchasing process. We believe that they could save a total of $1,065,462 by implementing three strategies, namely 1) implementing a mid-tier ERP system, 2) consolidating the number of annual purchase orders...
Foxtel TCO Analysis
Case study - 50 pages - Logistics
Sourcing in China started with low-tech products but it has evolved beyond that, says Jim Hemerling, a senior vice president in The Boston Consulting Group's Shanghai office. "Now, in addition to traditional products, another huge area is consumer electronics. I believe the next big wave will...
Foxtel TCO Analysis - publié le 22/11/2006
Case study - 50 pages - Logistics
"Sourcing in China started with low-tech products but it has evolved beyond that," says Jim Hemerling, a senior vice president in The Boston Consulting Group's Shanghai office. "Now, in addition to traditional products, another huge area is consumer electronics. I believe the next big wave...
Making 'inn'-roads into Indonesia : Potentials and risks of launching a hotel chain in Indonesia
Market study - 50 pages - Business strategy
Since I first started studying at the university level, I often went abroad to work, perfected language skills, or simply took some time off. It was only last year that I have had the opportunity to carry out an internship. After the Licence year at the University of Evry, France, I worked for...
Volvo's Modern Management
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Volvo Group is a manufacturer that develops trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. It also provides solutions for financing and services. Volvo as international company has its presence in Western Europe...
Volvo's Modern Management - publié le 22/11/2006
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Volvo Group is a manufacturer that develops trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. It also provides solutions for financing and services. This international company is not only present in Western Europe...
Impact of Internet Channel on Auto Insurance Industry - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 22 pages - Business strategy
The influence of internet on the insurance industry is increasing in accordance with the spread of internet retailing. Quotes submitted and policies purchased through internet grew 23% and 29% respectively from 2004 to 2005. The proper adoption of a strategy in line with the changing trends of...
Impact of Internet Channel on Auto Insurance Industry
Essay - 22 pages - Business strategy
The influence of the internet on insurance industry is increasing in accordance with the spread of internet retailing. Quotes submitted and policies purchased through internet channel grew 23% and 29% respectively from 2004 to 2005. The proper adoption of a strategy in line with the changing...
US seaports: how to avoid congestion in the future? - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 13 pages - Logistics
The continuous increase of port congestion in the San Pedro Bay is persuading the importers to relocate the port of entry for their goods. However, both the ports at Long Beach and Los Angeles provide facilities and services that cannot matched by any other ports. This reports first aims to...
US seaports: how to avoid congestion in the future?
Essay - 13 pages - Logistics
The continuous increase of port congestion in the San Pedro Bay is pushing every day more importers to relocate the port of entry of their goods. However, both ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles provide facilities and service that can not be found in any port. This reports first aims to present...
Total Productive Maintenance
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) relates to managing activities that are productive and implemented by each individual in an organization. The main focus of TPM is to maximize the overall equipment effectiveness of the asset which is utilized to produce the goods and services. TPM was an...
Total Productive Maintenance - publié le 21/11/2006
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) manufactures activities that are productive and implemented by everyone in the organization. The main focus of TPM is to maximize the overall equipment effectiveness of the asset which is utilized to produce the goods and services. TPM focus on establishing...
Supply chain security in the United States
Essay - 16 pages - Logistics
A global supply chain links the United States and the rest of the world. Across the time, the focus has been put on reducing the costs of transport, and therefore resulted in a decrease of the ship crew, customs duty and requirements. However, Sept 11 posed a clear threat on global exchange, and...
SERVQUAL: a tool to measure service quality - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 7 pages - Logistics
Services are unique performances between the buyers (customers) and the sellers (service or product providers). Companies which provide better quality can gain competitive advantage. The level of service quality is the difference between perceived service and the client's expectation. So we...
SERVQUAL: A tool to measure service quality
Dissertation - 7 pages - Logistics
SERVQUAL consists of a model developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry (1986) which helps measure service quality through a series of steps. It concentrates on the notion of perceived quality. “Perceived quality refers to a consumer's judgment about a product's overall excellence”...
Global Logistics: Ikea's global supply chain model
Case study - 28 pages - Logistics
The decisions regarding the supply chain design highly depends of the kind of products or services a company is dealing with. Issues such as the sourcing location or the distribution method will be affected by a whole range of requirements given by the nature of the products. In the first part...
« EU loses a landmark sugar case at the WTO », by SAPA-AP & Blomberg, business Report, 29 April 2005 - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 9 pages - Management
Trading of agricultural products is on the increasing in the global market. In a quite a few countries (mainly third world countries), agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy and plays a very important role. To control the trade of agricultural products and to limit unfair practices,...
« EU loses a landmark sugar case at the WTO », by SAPA-AP & Blomberg, business Report, 29 April 2005
Essay - 9 pages - Management
The trade of agricultural products is increasing a lot all over the world. In many countries (mainly the poorest ones), agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy and plays a very important role. To control the trade of agricultural products and to limit unfair practices, international...
What skills does it take to "manage" cross-cultural M&A?
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
Mergers and acquisitions continue in spite of an alarming failure rate as they rarely manage to benefit the shareholders. Most completed takeovers damage one party: the company making the acquisition. Many studies conducted have reached similar conclusions: around 65% of takeovers harm the...
What skills does it take to "manage" cross-cultural M&A? - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
Comment réussir des fusions-acquisitions "cross-culturelles"? Mergers and acquisitions continue apace in spite of an alarming failure rate and evidence that they rarely manage to benefit shareholders. Most completed takeovers damage one party: the company making the acquisition. Many studies...
Stock index futures (CME® S&P 500® futures)
Essay - 8 pages - Stock exchange
Stock index futures - The first stock index contracts were traded at the Kansas City Board of Trade on February 24, 1982. This introduction was followed (the same year in April) by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). These new contracts were based on the S&P 500 index. These two brand new...
Microfinance: the Challenge of Accessing Global Capital Markets
Essay - 9 pages - Finance
The main theme of this project is the facilitation and development of microfinance, which is the “provision of loans, savings, insurance, payments, and other basic financial services to low-income populations” . The project is dedicated to identifying and evaluating existing options for...
Microfinance: the Challenge of Accessing Global Capital Markets - publié le 15/11/2006
Essay - 9 pages - Finance
The main theme of this project is the facilitation and development of microfinance, which is the "provision of loans, savings, insurance, payments, and other basic financial services to low-income groups? . The project is dedicated to identifying and evaluating existing options for microfinance...
The tend offer on Marionnaud
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
Bernard Marionnaud is a family company. It is the history of Marcel Frydman (73 years old) who decided 20 years ago to buy a perfume shop for his wife with only 100 000 Francs. But he realised after a while that he was very interested in this shop and desired to buy some others to make more...
Operational auditing
Essay - 11 pages - Audit
According to the Institute of Internal Auditors, Internal Auditing could be defined as "an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisation's operations. It helps an organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic,...
Tourism in Nord-Pas-De-Calais: Evaluation and recommendations
Market study - 26 pages - Business strategy
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais is located in the north of France (Appendix 2) and is bound by three borders, the Sea, a border with Belgium and a border with the French area Picardy (Appendix 3). The surface of the territory is 12 414 km2 i.e. 2.3% of the French territory. Its littoral edge is...
Management Accounting Change in the French Public Sector: A New Institutionalist Perspective
Essay - 29 pages - Accounting
In the public sector management accounting change is often associated with the implementation of New Public Management (NPM) principles. This article uses the new institutionalist perspective to analyze the implementation of a new performance measurement and management system in a large French...
How does marketing communication build and maintain strong brand?
Essay - 12 pages - Communication
The challenge for a lot of companies nowadays is to adapt their traditional functions and operations to the new world. They have to integrate marketing. Today, it is important to build a relationship with the customers. This is the key to finding, developing and having loyal customers, so...
Internationalisation process of firms: theories; motives and influencing factors
Essay - 23 pages - Business strategy
In today's world, "globalization" is a very commonly used term but there are many ambiguities with respect to its definition, when the phenomena was born and why is it so important for companies? Although this term is imprecise, literature enables us to define it using two very distinct...
Danone global strategy
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Danone is one of the world leaders in the food industry. The group focuses on three worldwide business lines: Fresh Diary Products, Beverages, and Biscuit & Cereal Products. Its turnover in 2005 was 13.02 billion Euros. We have chosen this group because Danone seems to be a very dynamic firm. In...
