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Essays 301 - 330
In eleven pages this paper argues that autocracy or dictatorship is inferior to participatory management in this consideration of ...
In twelve pages business is discussed in terms of competitive intelligence techniques and their value, with applications, advantag...
1993, p. 63). This essay investigates customer value management and applies the concepts to the practices Marks and Spencer seem ...
In eight pages the Russell sportswear corporation is examined in a consideration of how it manages its systems of information tech...
In five pages this paper examines the corporate benefits of supply chain management and also discusses startup costs and possibl...
In ten pages this paper examines the effective marketing strategy of Southwest Airlines which helps it maintain its competitive ...
In ten pages this essay presents an overview of the history, 1993 corporate catastrophe and subsequent recovery, SWOT analyses of ...
In twelve pages this paper presents a Phillip Morris company marketing audit in an examination that includes such topics of discus...
In three pages competitive prices and limit pricing are examined in a criticism of Sylos Labini and Bain who maintain companies sh...
In fifteen pages 3 sections designed to answer student posed questions regarding information technology and the workplace includes...
In ten pages this paper discusses a proposed Tesco's expansion into the Japanese market in a discussion of competitive advantages,...
among other large operations, according to a recent University of Michigan survey" (Currie, 2000). Much of the dissatisfaction am...
comes to supply management, suppliers in a JIT system need to deliver frequent and small shipments when required, without inventor...
middle of the 20th century (actually, following the end of World War II, when statistician William Deming took his "14 Points," in...
time, this meant that there was no back up stock, and any faults could hold up the production line. The benefits of this were t...
* Manufacturing flexibility is essential (Green and Inman, 2000). * Customers define quality (Green and Inman, 2000). * Team effor...
to another. These giant ships can carry far more cargo than those most commonly used, effectively shortening the time that liner ...
a certain commodity or service are best served by trading with other countries (Hodge and Nordas, 1998). Furthermore, the higher t...
same activities but doing them differently (Porter, 1996). Porter asserts that strategy is the only thing that will help a compan...
not have to wait (Eagles, 2000). This is a simple example of a lean operation. Dell may also be seen as an example, with the way t...
Hence, Porter makes a good point in that it is true that even with a superior management paradigm, profitability becomes illusive....
for consumers (Anonymous, 1999). In one example, when Lands End (a mail order clothing supplier in the U.S.), talked about winter ...
in it (especially on the Internet). The problem is, however, that "privacy" is one of those concepts that is difficult to ...
power of purchasers and suppliers (Porter, 1980). Porter does not see these external factors as working alone, they act in relati...
In nineteen pages Dell is discussed in terms of background and competitive advantages in an assessment of the company's informatio...
same level of centralisation. This is a selective centralisation, combined with decentralisation, usually facilitated by internal ...
to choose a destination, "put a plan in place, and move from where we are to where we need to go. From an IT and an implementation...
not the only indicator, but there have also been new competitors that are starting to the market share and reducing overall demand...
chain, they are firm infrastructure, human resource management, technological development and procurement (Porter, 1985). At all l...
where it is the sports utility vehicles that are increasing in sales, the revamping and re-launch of a small car was the result of...