The Merger of Thomson and Reuters, the Two Major Information Sources
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Not a month goes by without one hearing some sort of rumors in the media regarding the merger between two companies. The frequency of mergers has increased in recent years. These changes in the global entrepreneurial landscape pose new questions regarding the relevance of the global economic...
How is the supply chain positioned within the organization?
Case study - 3 pages - Management
The supply chain refers to all the physical or information flows and processes involved in the provision of the products to the customer. In other words, the supply chain comprises of all links in the logistics process. We must distinguish the supply chain of the company from the supply chain...
Portrait of the company, Ericsson
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
It seems important to clarify that companies do not communicate about the brand products but on the characteristics and the quality of the product itself. Ericsson is the largest supplier of mobile systems in the world and supports all major standards for wireless communication. They...
Presentation of McDonald's strategies in France
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
In more than half a century of existence, this leader of American fast food has made a global mark and became the largest fast food chain, serving 46 million customers a day. It is a multinational company with over 30,000 franchisees in 121 countries, which recorded a turnover of $20.46 billion...
French large companies in the automobile sport
Market study - 8 pages - Business strategy
This is a summary on French companies in the fast paced world of motor sports. These companies include the likes of the Renault, Peugeot and Michelin. The Renault RS01 appeared at the Grand Prix of Great Britain in1977 with Jean-Pierre Jabouille driving. Initially, the Formula 1 project was...
Strategic management of De Beers
Essay - 18 pages - Management
In 1888, De Beers Mine appeared following the emergence of global monopoly of De Beers over 90% of the prevailing world market for rough diamonds for over a century. In 1933, Ernest Oppenheimer founded the Diamond Corporation Ltd., which includes most of South African producers and the Central...
Unilever: Corporate Sustainability Report
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Sustainability has become the buzz word in many companies and industries in recent years. All major organizations operate some form of sustainability program, as there will be certification of the amount of documentation on their website. But most of them also publish their responsible attitude...
Distribution and franchising
Presentation - 26 pages - Business strategy
Distribution is the process of moving a product from its manufacturing source to its customers. Producer and wholesaler have a strong link and some obligations toward the other. The choice of the distribution channel is essential to the success or the failure of a brand. There are several...
Cartier's global operations
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
The famed watch and jewelry House of Cartier, one of the classiest brands in the industry, can trace its origins back to 1847, when Louis-Francois Cartier opened a small jewelry store in Paris. Over the years, the brand has evolved to become the official jeweler of the Royal courts of England,...
Logistical evaluation of Igeho Basel 2011
Essay - 8 pages - Management
IGEHO is the International Exhibitions for Hotels, Catering and Extra-domestic consumption. IGEHO offers an overview of a humongous range of products and services and also provides a great platform for networking to anyone who is professionally a part of the Food and Hotel industry. IGEHO till...
Kompan: Supply chain
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Now Kompan has a flexible production platform - modular product architecture, which is suitable for a large number of product variations . It enables the mixing of different components and creating different end-products, making the customization easier. A great advantage of this type of product...
Global Logistics: Ikea's global supply chain model
Essay - 17 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...
The situation of the French energy market within the European Union: Case study
Thesis - 6 pages - Services marketing
Since its conception, the EU has been aware of the importance of energy issues. The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, served as the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) as the foundation for the modern-day European Union. EU aims...
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...
Exporting products from United Kingdom to Russian market
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
We are a British company specialized in luxurious umbrellas. Our turnover was of £845,000 in 2007. Nowadays we export our products in all of Western Europe; our biggest customers are France and Italy. Our firm is now a big company and it is carrying on to growth. We wish to extend our market and...
Research Project - Effects of Procurement Ethical Practices on Performance of Procurement Department At Adc In Kitale Town
Diploma Thesis - 12 pages - Management
Ethical practices mean being in accordance with rules or standards for right conduct or practices. Procurement codes of ethics in public institutions in Kenya are associated with fairness, understanding of unbiased treatment to suppliers, integrity, due diligence, confidentiality of...
Hospital rankings online in the US: What methodologies?
Thesis - 8 pages - Medical studies
In France, we know the rankings are published regularly by the weekly Le Point (rankings of hospitals, clinics, maternity clinics). To date, the online rankings are virtually nonexistent in France. In the U.S. however, in a context where health is more in tune with market forces and consumerism...
Inventory control management system
Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Computer science
The project “INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGEMENTSYSTEM” is designed using Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2005 as front end and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 as backend which works in .Net framework version 2.0. The coding language used is C# .Net. An inventory management system automatically...
McDonald's and the McCafe coffee initiative
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
McDonald Canada opened in 1976, after decade of operating in Untied States. McDonald Canada was first McDonald restaurant to be opened outside United States. Company's strategy was the same as in every country : be the first runner and leader in market, although food preparation, menu and...
The relationships among information sharing, process integration and supply chain responsiveness
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
How to survive and develop in this hyper competitive environment has become a major concern for many companies. To deal with the increasing uncertainty, manufacturers need to respond the customer demands quickly. But manufacturers can not improve supply chain responsiveness by themselves, they...
Analysis of organizational boundaries: A case study of the automotive industry
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Until the sixties the French automotive industry was operation on the principle of industrial integration. Gradually, however the industry was be inclined to break this mode of operation in light of the transformation of the market and the pressure it brings with it. Automobile manufacturers...
Airbus, A380 - Company profile
Case study - 41 pages - Economy general
Airbus is one of the world's leading suppliers of commercial aircraft. This 100-seater boasts a major portion of the market share of annual deliveries worldwide. Its market share has grown from 15% in 1990 to 52% in 2003. On December 31, 2003, its backlog of orders (1,454 aircraft)...
E-Tourism in Europe. The E-CRM and ITCs adoption issues: how to retain customers?
Case study - 37 pages - Economy general
E-tourism offers the potential to make information and booking facilities available to a large number of consumers at a relatively lower cost. Among its several advantages are that it enables the tourism sector to make large scale savings on the production and distribution of print and other...
SWOT Analysis - Matching Dell
Case study - 2 pages - Services marketing
Statement: The exceptional performance of Dell Computers in recent years, illustrates an innovative response to a fundamental competitive factor in the personal computer industry-the value of time. Dell's strategies of direct sales and build-to-order production have proven successful in...
Nokia: Fierce competition in the cell phone industry: Is it a risk for the leader?
Dissertation - 30 pages - Services marketing
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation. They focus on the key growth areas of wired and wireless telecommunications. Nokia is currently the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, with a global device market share of 38,6% in 3Q 2007. We will focus...
Porter's Five forces - Orange mobiles
Case study - 2 pages - Services marketing
The quality of the strategy and the nature of the Orange Group will be established with the analysis of Porter's five forces. Indeed, by examining them, it is possible to identify the key success factors of the sector and to understand the elements to master in order to outdo the competition....
Supply chain management at Honey Baked Ham of Ohio
Case study - 4 pages - Logistics
A company presents different issues concerning its supply chain system. As we can see, there are 51 stores spread in 10 states. This seems to be a lot to manage for only one operator working out of Ohio. 9 of the 10 markets are over 1,000 miles away. We can also see that the different stores...
SWOT Analysis - Veolia
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The core business of Veolia is of course the distribution of drinking water. The company offered various services in the area of water that flowed from this craft. With the acquisitions of competitors and suppliers (horizontal strategy), the company has consolidated its position in the...
The Sourcing and Procurement Strategy of Sanofi- Aventis
Case study - 29 pages - Business strategy
Sanofi Aventis, a multi-national pharmaceutical company, uses purchasing structures and procedures that aim to cover all activities and all types of purchasing. The structure is based on placing the purchasing responsibility on entities and business units, under the supervision of a central team....
PESTEL analysis and Porter's Five Forces - Innocent Drinks Company
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Companies utilizing proactive approach cannot distance from conducting regular environment scanning to avoid hurried reactionary response to emerging trends. Performing a PESTEL analysis facilitates knowledge finer details of the external environment. In that view, the PESTEL analysis of Innocent...
