Industry Case Studies Samples For Students

International Business - H&M

H&M is ranked as one of the world’s largest clothing companies and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. As a clothing industry, the company has to ensure it captures the latest fashion trend in order to match the market demand for clothing industry. This is crucial because today’s customers tend to be trendy in terms of the type of clothes they wear. Given the changing dynamic of the fashion culture, the industry has to be cost effective in terms of their production to keep up with the customer’s demand. H&M is large clothing industry, which means it has ...

Nucor is a rare company, which lives on a spirit of teamwork. The illustration of this is through its management philosophy, incentive plans, and organizational design. All employees participate in the incentive plans. In comparison to many companies, embracing a compensation plan that focuses on rewarding employees for success in teamwork adequately fits the organizational model. For this reason, companies, which have these plans, continue taking diverse approaches towards structuring the team-based pay. On the other hand, HR professionals within the company levels use the plans as an effective way of rewarding team performance. However, they are to be careful and reasonable ...

Elio engineering is a partnership arrangement with the founders being Paul Elio and Hari Sankara. Paul was a student of the General Motors institute. He had come up with various designs and ideas of which he thought would revolutionize the motoring industry. Some of these inventions were a bike he had designed and patented, but did not take off. He also had sketched a new seat design, which was later named the NC seat. The NC stood for “No Compromise” because the new seat design made possible simultaneous progress on cost, weight, and performance. However, all this did not appeal to him because ...

The five force analysis is key in establishing the competitive environment of any business entity. In this case, this analytical tool will help in shedding light on the nature of the business environment that China Airlines finds itself in-the airline industry.

Threats from existing competition within the industry: The China Airlines has in the recent past faced completion from various existing airlines within its regional airline industry. Taiwanese airlines (Eva airways) and Chinese Low-cost based carriers have over the years offered substantial competition to the China Airlines. The competition has made the airlines review its business model in order ...

Introduction

Silver Ship Company designs and constructs marine equipment for different companies in the marine industry. The company also repairs marine equipment including boats for other companies in the industry. This paper focuses on the company`s strategy within the workboat and military boat industry. The paper highlights a brief history of the company, the executive summary, and recommendations in the long and short terms for the company.

Brief History

In 1985, Mike McCarthy started the Silver Ships Inc after he ended his career in the fishing industry. The fishing industry offered him a chance not only to develop a successful career but also to ...

Introduction

Coca-Cola is a giant in the soft-drink industry. It is an autonomous company that traces are foundation from 1886. Coca-Cola came to existence after a pharmacist called Dr. John S Pemberton from Atlanta came up with a refreshing drink that was sold at soda fountains. Later, Frank M. Robinson named the refreshing drink ‘Coca-Cola.’ In 1992, Coca-Cola produced PowerAde as the official refreshment drink in the Olympic Games. By 2007, Coca-Cola ventured in the production of energy drink and vitamin water has made the company profile improve significantly. Despite the challenges that are experienced in the industry, Coca-Cola company is known to ...

1. Porter's Five Forces analysis: the book publishing industry.
The largest book publishers are Global companies from many nations. Below is a snapshot of the twelve largest book companies in the world ("World's 60 Largest Book Publishing Companies"). Random House is number five on the list.
All of the large firms face similar challenges and opportunities. The Porter’s Five Forces Analysis for Book Publishers is below.
2. What are the merits to consolidation in book publishing? How large or small are these benefits?
Jeremy Greenfield of Forbes magazine writes that book publishers thought that their ...

What is the BIG idea?

Michael Collins founded Big Idea Group with the purpose of turning ideas into reality. This is because the company would provide resources, experience, and access significant in the development of the idea. He established the firm to enhance an intermediary between inventors and buyers of ideas. These interactions enabled him to network with them and earned money from the activity. Collins believed that the process of taking ideas as a resource and transforming them into worthwhile products was beneficial in the child’s industry and other sectors. He had several questions concerning the success of his company. He wondered whether ...

The mobile phone industry is much less concentrated today than it was in 2005. Does this make the industry more or less competitive? Why or why not?
The mobile phone industry has become extremely competitive. In 2005, there were few companies producing mobile phones. This means that the competition was only limited to a small number of companies thus the industry was less competitive. The introduction of new mobile phones from new companies has provided buyers with a wider selection of choices. This has increased competition in the sense that, companies are forced to develop mobile products that will attract ...

Job Company Base Pay

Administrative assistant: A $25000
B $31000
C $30000
D $33000

E $29000

F $28000
Average $29000 3% Lead $30000
Base pay
Benefits manager: A $62000
B $61500
C $60000
D $64000

E $63000

F $66000
Average $63000 3% Lead $65000
Base pay

Operations analysts: A $55000

B $57000
C $56000
D $58500

E $59000

F $54000
Average $57000 3% Lead $59000
Base pay

Payroll assistant: A $35000

B $34000
C $35000
D $35000

E $36000

F $29000
Average $34000 3% Lead $35000
Base pay
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Individual Questions for Case Analysis

Introduction
Activision was one of the leaders in content development and publisher of interactive software for various game platforms. It had generated $1510 million revenue in the year 2007 with record increase in net income by 115%. Company’s success lies in the creating sequels.
Vivendi Games was one of the diversified groups of companies in the entertainment industry. It acquired two video game developer companies mainly Sierra and Blizzard in the year 1998. Blizzard was known for its subscription based business model. This case is based on the merger of Activision and Blizzard which created a unique ...

The music industry has undergone tremendous changes; the whole business model has been transformed and the internet has taken over each and every aspect of the business. Old competencies become irrelevant while it has become a necessity for the businesses to quickly adopt the new ones. The need for A&R staff has been eliminated by the concept of the MP3 to make the music in the digital format. Similar to the other businesses, the elimination of the barriers to entry has given rise to more competition and opened up more chances of innovation in the industry. The compilation and distribution ...

Overview of Marcus’ Case

The case is about an automobile parts company which is expanding into Hongkong. The human resource manager is supposed to come up with a staffing solution for his company in order for the global operations to kick off.

Key issues

The key issues include; an expansion of Banks Industries into a global player, staffing of the offshore operations and a challenge in determination of the best strategy for this expansion from the point of view of the HR Manager. In addition, the plant will start in the next six months.

One of the alternatives for Marcus is filling of executive positions with employees from ...

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Supply Chain and Logistics Industry in UAE Economy
Article Summary
The greatest contribution of any organization is the supply chain and logistics which increases the pace of globalization. (Business Intelligence, 2012) The freedom score of the United Arab Emirates’ is 71.4% making it the 28th freest in the 2014 index. It is for this reason the UAE is ranked second in the Middle East. With an objective of further growth, the UAE recently organized a Global Logistics and Supply Chain Summit in Dubai. The main aim of the meeting was to address the challenges which are faced by ...

JetBlue is a relatively new airline in the United States. JetBlue has produced impressive financial results at a time when the other airlines were suffering from losses. The company instead of targeting the masses selected to target a niche market and specialize in the underserviced airline routes. It currently stations its planes in secondary airports to avoid competition and get better treatment from the airports, and has been promptly acquiring new aircrafts in response to its growing popularity and increasing number of passengers.

SWOT Analysis

Strengths:
- Balances cost cutting well with high levels of customer service
- The company does not ...

Introduction

For over 50 years, Strong Tie Ltd has essentially focused on making structural products, which help individuals build stronger and safer buildings and homes. This company is among the largest suppliers of the structural building products throughout the world. The connectors that the company produces are typically steel devices, which customers use to support, strengthen, and connect the joints in the commercial and residential construction projects. These connectors enhance the durability and safety of the structures in which the customers install them and help in saving labor costs and time. In addition, the standardized connectors contribute to the structural ...

Abstract

This paper discusses the theories that explain the manner in which businesses execute their strategies and outlines the process of adopting measures that increase performances in international business. The paper outlines the application of the resource-based view and the industry based view. Then, it relates the application of the institution based theory as proposed by Peng, Jiang, and Wang (2008). The institution-based view forms the third leg of the tripod evaluation in examining international trade. The combination of the resource-based perspective, the industry-based perspective, and the institution-based perspective forms an essential tripod strategy to determine the performance and strategy ...

Porter’s Five-Force analysis is an examination that helps a company or an individual in determining whether to invest in a certain industry. The analysis examines the level of competition that exists in an industry, the potential of new entrants, the possibility of introducing substitute products, and the bargaining power of buyers and sellers in the industry (Truxal 54). These factors when combined inform an investor about the profitability of investing in an industry. Therefore, it means that the porter’s framework acts like a SWOT analysis because it identifies the strengths and weaknesses that exist in a market. An analysis of the ...

Analysis of Fast Food Industry: McDonald’s

A porter’s model is a powerful tool for understanding where power lies in any particular industry or business. It helps the businesses to understand their position in the market, the steps they need to take to improve their sales by beating the competition and become the market leaders. There are five basic components in the porter’s model, they are: 1. Threat of New entrants 2. Threat of substitutes 3. Competitive Rivalry 4. Power of buyers and 5. Power of Suppliers. If we look at today’s fast food industry then we can easily apply porter’s model and ...

Market structures Franchise firms are granted the rights to operate their businesses in particular locations. They include companies dealing with fast foods, automobiles, financial services, cleaning and other products. The MacDonald’s is one of the largest franchise firms operating in the restaurant industry. The company deals in fast foods, with over 35000 branches worldwide. The firm, just like any other businesses is faced with stiff competition, but it has remained in the company due to the business strategies it employs to beat the competition. It advertises its products on the billboards, television, radio, newspapers, and it is involved ...

Emerging Markets: Brazils quest for Comparative advantage

Why is Brazil’s agriculture so competitive? Why do its manufacturing industries lack competitiveness?
Brazil is one of the world’s leading countries in agriculture. It is a significant player in such products as beef, poultry, soybeans, sugar and coffee – in which the country is top producer, exporter or even both, according to the case. What is more, Brazil provides more than half of world-wide ethanol export.
The main reasons for such a high Brazil’s agriculture competitiveness are climate conditions: lots of sunshine, soil and water. What is more, Brazil possesses the biggest territory in the South America ...

Possible future with Brazil

BRF has a string foundation for growth and expansion in Brazil. The company should take advantage of the experience that its parent companies Sadia and Perdigao have of about 70 years each in the food industry. The company should create a human resource master plan to help iron out the ideological differences between the employees from both companies because this will be a solid launching pad to help BRF harness the benefits of synergy emanating from mergers and acquisitions. BRF has experienced impressive growth in the recent years with frozen meals and frozen pizza categories of food growing by 99% and 75% ...

Business

Executive Summary
Problem Statement
Nucor needs to build traction for improved profitability in a slowly recovering steel industry amidst continued challenges of price volatility, cheap foreign imports and global steel oversupply.

Analysis

Improving Global Steel Outlook
The global steel industry is slowly recovering while the global economy is edging away from recession. In the forthcoming year, the World Steel Association forecasts that global steel production will increase by 3.3% to 3.4%. For the first time since 2011, all major steel consuming countries have shown positive growth. For the first time since 2006, the growth rate in China (about ...

Synopsis of the Company

The proposed company is a hotel booking business with headquarters located in Kuwait. The owners of the business would establish a small office (local agent) to serve as a home-base for crucial personnel: administration, human resources, information technology, finance and accounting. Majority of the operations would be undertaken online through designing an official website and data-base that would generate booking transactions. As such, the company is projected to earn through commissions from affiliate hotels for every booking or reservation completed.
The mission of the company is to serve travelling clients with hotel accommodations through making reservations online. Since most of contemporary ...

MEMORANDUM

RE : MONFORTE DAIRY
Executive Summary
This discussion is an analysis of Monforte Dairy and recommendation of strategies that the company can implement in order to exploit growth opportunities. Presently the company strengths are attributed to customer loyalty and brand awareness. Recently, the company suffered a huge amount of inadequate capital exposing a weakness for the company as loan lending banks considered the situation as risky.
The setback, however, presents an opportunity for the company to grow in the artisan cheese industry as well as introduce new products. With reference to produce, Monforte is faced with limitations on ...

Executive summary of the case

The case study starts with a brief history of Mc Donald’s; how it came into being. McDonald’s “competency center” in each country uses their acquired to knowledge to innovate and develop strategies for growth of the company. The case focuses on the company’s Switzerland strategy. In 2001, McDonald’s diversified into hotel industry in Switzerland by setting up two hotels in Zurich and Lully. The hotels were operated under the brand name of "Golden Arch Hotel”. They were positioned as 4 stared hotels that were highly modern and technologically advanced in terms of interiors of the hotel ( ...

Executive Summary

Lego Corporation is one of the oldest toy companies in the world. Its history can be traced back to as early as 1916. It has been largely known for its Lego Bricks, one of the most popular and profitable toys that company has ever released. Recently, however, the company has started to show signs of deterioration, mainly because of laggard growth in the industry and poor sales from its frequently diversified toy products. The objective of this paper is to discuss the different points of analysis applicable to Lego Group’s toy division and some alternative options or steps ...

Economic evaluation involves the business aspect monitoring and analysis in a company. This analysis is intended to carry out comprehensive auditing of the profit and/or loss making aspects of the company. The end result is expected to put the management of the company in the know that theirs is a profit or loss making venture. During such evaluation, several aspects are considered especially the financial aspects. The analysis is intended to identify the various needs of the company and try to propose practical solutions to the identified needs of the company. Such solutions may include a change in the structure of the ...

Introduction

Business performance emanates from the comprehension of the diverse issues that may impede on their operational mandate. As such, through an inclusive approach towards analysis of both the internal and external environment, successful outcomes are bound to prevail. Thus, from the analysis of Chipotle, it has been highly frontward within the fast food sector in regards to profitability and the business operational model. Accordingly, through investment into distinctive performance approach, the company has sustained market reach and growth both in US and other countries. Elle’s visionary leadership approach has been pivotal for Chipotle. Nonetheless, there are various challenges ...

India: An Automobile Hub in the Making

Part 1
Prior to 1991, India had protective investment policies that prevented foreign direct investment to flow into the country. For the financial stability, India depended on the bilateral loans from politically closer countries. Foreign firms were allowed to have equity less than forty percent and that too were overlooked by government authorities. The laws were against propagation of foreign brands, but Indianised hybrid brands were allowed for example Hero-Honda, Maruti –Suzuki, etc. Because of the restrictive trade and investment practices, India was not connected to technologies available in the developed countries. Also, India lost many labor –intensive ...

Executive summary

Airlines industry is marked by innovations and dynamism. With technological advancement, increased attractiveness of the industry and increasing liberalization in airlines industry, have made the airline industry highly competitive. The low cost carrier industry is going through its best growth phases presently. With level of competition is increasing with every airline company trying to gain share of profit from this industry. Price wars are increasing. To offer the services in a cost effective manner, the challenge faced by the low cost airlines is to reduce their operating costs. The companies adopt different strategies based on their product and service offering ...

Executive Summary

Although Sunset Grill at Blue is experiencing a remarkable growth rate, managing demand during the peak periods such as weekends is still a major challenge. Customers have to wait for long to the extent that some resort to alternative restaurants. The management, therefore, is considering various ways of increasing service efficiency to reduce the queues and maintain its large customer base. After analyzing various options available, this study recommends that Sunset Grill at Blue should adopt a policy of hiring part-time workers and alternative services to help in enhancing service delivery and reducing the queuing time on weekends.

Background
Since its ...

1. Immense amount of resources of a company goes into planning the structure of the company. The costs and benefits of every form of structure are weighed. For example, it is often difficult to choose between centralization and decentralization or between a tall hierarchy and a short one. All of these factors are given so much consideration because they ultimately determine the amount of productivity of employees. A firm’s success depends on the willingness of its employees to steer it on a prosperous path. Therefore, it is absolutely indispensable to take care that the employees do not go through a burnout.
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Background:

American Airlines were the pioneers in the developing of complex reservation management systems. It was the year 1968; when the American Airlines first introduced the SABRE computerized reservation system. These linked all of the reservation agents that existed across the globe. This system provided the Company the ability for the accumulation of consistent and timely data on reservations. The Company introduced an automated overbooking process in 1968.

Issue(s) Identified:

The American Airlines Company that was once a pioneer in airline industry has been facing some serious issues. An assessment of the overall assessment and issues can be summarized as:
When we ...

Analysis of an Organization

Abstract
Procter and Gamble is a manufacturing company that produces consumer’s goods that are widely classified. Procter and gamble is a multinational company. William Procter founded the company with the help of James gamble who was a soap maker. The company purchased British soap manufacturers in 1930; by 1935 the company established a factory in Philippines.
The company focuses on making the world better by manufacturing everyday products that people use on daily basis. The market capitalization of Procter and Gamble exceeds the gross domestic product of various countries. The company has its products in over one hundred and eighty ...

Abstract

This entire analysis reveals the fact and effectiveness of the Energy market and its regulations. The entire analysis is revealing that regulations are important for the companies operating in a certain market for their core effectiveness. Liberalization, which is one of the dominating factors found in the market, will affect the economies particularly. It is also evaluated and confirmed through this entire analysis that competition is increasing in all over the world, and in different industries of the world, and among them the name of Energy market is one of them. European Union (EU) is trying to empowering the Energy ...

Introduction

This report will analyze the scope, prospects and challenges of Venice as a tourist destination in the 21st century and beyond. Venice, a city in Italy has been chosen for this report mainly because of its great historic and cultural importance in the eyes of tourists due to its symbolic museums, churches, architecture, recreational spots, scenic beauty, historic buildings, canals, bridges, etc. Moreover, this city has also been chosen for this report due to availability of various research journals and reports on Venice. The tourism mix of the city will give an insight into the seven P’s that dominate the ...

For : Prof. Muhamad Ali

President, Katen Mills, Inc
Electronic storage industry
This memorandum presents to you some sustaining innovations and disruptive innovations that have affected the electronic storage manufacturing industry for the past 10 years. Sustaining innovations that has helped the industry are the creation of Nanotechnology that enabled the production of storage devices that are smaller but with bigger capacities. On the other hand, the industry has also been affected the presence of the cloud computing technology.
Nanotechnology is an emerging technology that is focused on designing and producing systems on a molecular scale. It is considered a sustaining innovation in ...

What is happening to the packaging industry at the time of the case?

At the time of Sonoco’s case, the packaging industry was experiencing dynamic changes. Firstly, the packaging industry focuses on the environment. Secondly, the packaging industry is facing intense global competition due to the turbulent economic conditions. According to the case, the packaging industry is experiencing high innovation levels and development. Lastly, the packaging industry is experiencing reduced demand for its products due to the 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crises (Sonoco Case Study page 3).

Cindy’s objectives

Cindy’s first objective was to increase the General Manager’s responsibility about the management of talent in the organization. The second objective was to ...

The article talks about that Honda Power Company is spending $750 Million in its Ontario based plant. In return the Ontario government will share the 10 percent in the investment cost Honda’s development effort to develop a new car.
The reason given in the article for the government giving backing to this investment is that fact that recently a giant in the industry, Ford Motor Company has shut down its operations resulting in the loss of 300,000 jobs in the Canadian economy.
The article talks about that the auto industry is declining in Canada due to the ...

KaBloom is a flower store that focuses on providing top quality flower products to its customers at affordable price. The company came to existence in 1977 and the founders were David Hartstein and Thomas Sternberg. Today the flower store owns more than 30 retail shops that sell cut flowers, plants and bouquets. It offers these services through its toll-free number and website. It has most of its stores in Boston are but it has also stretched to other states of America and in Columbia District (kabloom.com all).
KaBloom passion for flowers is to create good memories for its customers. ...

Nucor business model is designed to take care of the factors driving the steel markets in the USA. The strategic of Nucor plan to expand operations through acquisitions and joint ventures, global leadership and environmental management. Production of value-added products, effective raw material strategies, commercialization of new technologies and organization to ensure maximum capitalization on this industry are strategies that have enabled the company to achieve heights. The material strategy aimed at creating a greater controls over all the inputs by using scrap substitutes in all the plants owned by the Nucor wholly or jointly. These would increase the production ...

VICTORIA HEAVY EQUIPMENT LIMITED

VICTORIA HEAVY EQUIPMENT LIMITED

Issues:

Victoria Heavy Equipments stands as the second largest manufacturer of mobile cranes in the world. This success is evident enough to prove that it is a successful company. However, there are certain issues that exist in the organization and which can be identified as:
- Inability to reach the customers: There is a major issue in its reach to its global and regional audiences. Evidences suggest that customers are buying similar products from other companies in Washington and that to at a higher price.
- The rate of increasing costs greater than sales rate: The sales ...

The market for banks is fast changing with new product, new markets and new players. Not only are these, but also the ways previously consumers and banks interacted changing. It is hard to say how much more change are we going to see in the banking industry. What we can say is that only unchangeable element in the banking industry. Other factors, people, things, interactions and relationships are changing.
Denecker et. al (2014) states in his article that banks are constantly changing as a result of new technology. New technology is making old process obsolete and slow and, therefore, ...

1. Advantages and disadvantages of a company being part of a multinational conglomerate like Cadbury as opposed to being an independent company
Various benefits accrue to companies from being part of a multinational company. Among them is that they are more competitive while attached to a more major company as opposed to being independent. The larger multinational company has a large market and is popular that it has a competitive advantage than the independent companies. There is also the benefit of increased bargaining power, while using the name of a multinational company, any small company within it can negotiate better terms for any business deals. ...

Introduction

In this paper, the casino industry in the United States will be analyzed using the Porters Five Forces model. In this process, the attractiveness of the casino industry in the United States will be established. The casino industry consists of firms that deal with gambling, and games, and at the same time providing hotel services to the clients. The firms that do not deal with gambling have not been included in the analysis and industry analysis.

Casino industry analysis in the US

Internal rivalry
In the United States, the casino industry has become hyper-competitive. It is because of the trend that most of the ...

The document will analyze financial positioning of ClineKinds Inc that has proposed a loan of its future operation. The goal set for the purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the financial information of the chosen company in order to have in-depth understanding about the company’s positioning. It is also due to identification of the company’s performance are eligible to acquire further loans for its future operations.
Currently, ClineKinds have requested the commercial banks for another loan of $300,000 for at least five years and more. In order to expand its business operations, introduce new ...

Dear John,

Please find the below report analyzing different costing techniques and how they can be effective to your company.
It is my sincere hope that the contents of this paper will be useful to Mahir International now and in future.

Intern,
Mahir international.

Executive Summary.3

Introduction 3 & 4
Part A: Calculations (in excel) 7 -12
Part B: Analytical Discussions 4 - 7
Recommendations 6.

References12

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Executive Summary
Mahir industrial works with giving unique design for valves and stands at a better position than any other industry. There is loyal customer base that is a result of high-quality valves. ...

Brand positioning is the marketing activity of identifying a gap or opportunity, and developing a solution based on research, supporting data and segmentation. Positioning relates to strategizing in the tactical or developmental phases of carrying out an objective in attaining the organization’s goals; such as an increase in sales volume, brand recognition or target reach in advertising.
Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier in Singapore. Operating from Changi airport, it has a strong presence in South and East Asia and the Kangaroo route markets. It’s amongst the top 15 carriers in terms of passenger revenues and 10 for a number of ...

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Background of Trucking Deregulation in the US

Trucking was primarily a highly regulated industry in the United States (US), mainly because rail freight was initially preferred for transporting goods, particularly heavy materials. The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 imposed a restriction on the entry of new players in the trucking industry and the specification of certain truck routes under the administration of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). Yet, the emergence of antitrust laws towards the 1950s and the growing financial stability of the trucking industry led to the passage of the Reed-Bullwinkle Act. The Reed-Bullwinkle Act further oversaw the growing prosperity ...

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Business

- General Environment
Globally, it seems that Brazil is in a recession, its economy has contracted in the last 6 months. Eurozone is very close to a recession and the outlook looks very pessimistic. However, there are also certain positive indicators that could help stay recession for a while. They include indicators like trade surplus, lower Euro, lower levels of unemployment, easier lending standards and banks eager to lend. Faltering growth worldwide, increasing geopolitical risks, are pushing the US growth rates southwards. As the dollar inched way up north the commodity prices have ...

Business

The U.S.-Vietnamese Catfish Dispute
The U.S.-Vietnamese Catfish Dispute
- Advantages and Disadvantages for the U.S. to protect its Catfish Industry
There are some advantages for the U.S. to protect its catfish industry by imposing an extensive inspection on imported catfish from Vietnam. Primarily, the domestic catfish growers in the U.S. will have a bigger profit as the importation of catfish from Vietnam will be limited. It was also proposed that the imported fish must have different names than those fishes that are sold locally. This is to comply with the consumers’ right to know what he or ...

Dear Mr. Kaihan,

The marketing strategy course involved learning about marketing paradigms, marketing mix, orientations to marketplace, dimensions to the business environment, market proposition, competency, competitive advantage, sustainable competitive advantage among others. Paradigms are the systems of thought that inform the conventional ideas of how industry and competition should work (Smith, Session 2, slide 17). The course considered the following paradigms; Krippendorf: outthinkers’ habits that are based on frame shifting, disrupting the mindset and shaping perceptions. The second paradigm is the Rapaille paradigm, which deals with the science of selling (market researches and codes) and pricing approaches (dwells on the psychology of ...

Introduction2

The opportunities and challenges of the biofuel industry..3

The demand of farm and food products by biofuel4

Socio-political and economic factors of biofuel4
Technological impact of biofuel5
Legal and regulatory factors surrounding the development of biofuels6
The ethical debate surrounding biofuels6
Food security in a growing world population7
The future of biofuels in Canada8
Conclusion..8
Work cited..9
Biofuel
Introduction
The change in preference on the type of fuel needed across the globe has been influenced by the need to have enough fuel to sustain its demand. The global supply may not be enough to sustain the worldwide demand. Fuel ...

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Video game is an enormous industry, and the initial video games can be dated back 3 decades ago. Since then there has been a drastic change in the gaming technology. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are the emerging players in this domain, and these companies have not only slowed down the pedal of Mattel, Atari and Coleco, but have also progressed rapidly in other technologies apart from the video games. The lone person who can be credited for the birth of the video game industry is ...

- Situation Audit:
Overview: Tesla Motors, named after Nikola Tesla was founded in 2003. The founders first created an expensive sports car: The Roadster, the profits from which were used to produce less expensive car, the Model S and the profits from this model would be further used to produce an even cheaper car. The products of Tesla Motors have thus been the Roadster, which is no longer available in the market, Model S which is currently in market and the third cheaper model which is under development.

The SWOT analysis consists of critical issues underlying the Tesla ...

Question 1

On august 31, 1969 in the United States District Court M.D. North Carolina, Greensboro Division the United States of America as plaintiff, seeks to restrain and prevent the alleged violation of section 1 of the Sherman Act. The complainant, United States of America accused defendants of exchanging among themselves information involving price that have been charged, quoted, or contracted to charge to particular customers. The defendants were allegedly doing this with the aim of restricting price competition among themselves in the corrugated containers business in the Southeastern United States. However, the complaints of price fixing and violation of Sherman ...

Introduction

The Eastman Kodak Company was founded by George Eastman in 1880, after he invented the formula of dry-plate along with a machine that prepared these plates. In merely four years’ time, Kodak became a household name as the photographic plates were replaced with a film roll that were more user-friendly. Eastman emphasized that this film rolls made the product “as convenient as the pencil”, and the first ever marketing campaign for the company was launched with the slogan, “You press the button, and we do the rest.” The guiding principles for Kodak were identified as: mass production at a low cost, extensive advertising, ...

Use clear headings and titles and use spacing well..don’t give us huge unbroken blocks of text.
- Perform a five forces model of competition analysis on the Movie Rental Industry today
- For this industry (not Netflix as a company), rate the power of each force as strong (high), medium, or weak (low) Create one graph or chart that lists the name of each force and your rating.
Rivalry among competing firms – Strong; Bargaining power of buyers – Strong; Threat of new entrants – Moderate Strong; Bargaining power of suppliers – medium; threat of substitute products – medium;
- For each ...

TRUE RELIGION CASE STUDY

True Religion Brand Jeans industry is a company that manufactures and sales jeans, usually of denim brand. The company began in 2002 by Kim and Jeff Lubell. It started selling its jeans in upscale departments’ stores and later changed to retail stores, opening several branches in the country. The company recorded a high financial performance but its actual profits graph showed that it was not stable; full of booms and recessions. The profits were affected by various factors such as the consumer moves and the rise of costs of the supplier of raw materials. Despite all these problems, the company still ...