Essays on Japanese Company

Toyota is an automobile company which is recognized for its market appeal, innovation and quality. The company has been in the motor industry for a long time and has continued to perfect its production process over the years. Despite the stiff competition in the automobile industry, Toyota has managed to stay ahead of the competition by delivering quality to the consumer, but there are still numerous opportunities in the industry that the company can exploit to increase its market share further.

Brand History and Background

Toyota motor company became established in 1937 .Toyota first started out as a division of the Toyota Loom ...

Nike is an American multinational corporation that was founded as Blue Ribbon Sports (RBS) in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. At the time, Knight was a track athlete in the University of Oregon while Bowerman coached the track athletes at the University. Bowerman began the quest for lighter and long-lasting racing shoes for the runners while Knight wanted to make a livelihood while also making sure that he did not have to relinquish his dedication and love for athletics. As such, the desire for superior quality running shoes and Knights interest in his marketing strategy led to ...

Integration of ABM and ABC in Dow Chemicals Limited

The Dow chemical, an international chemical company, applied activity based costing in order to enable the global business to report the contribution margins according to the geographical area, specific products and customers. The management believed that the system would assist in better decision making in the use and the deployment of its resources. In the traditional accounting system, the costs were assigned to areas such as sales and purchases. However the method was inappropriate as it resulted to fluctuating cash flows since the main focus of costs was on prime costs. It did not provide the manager with accurate ...