Lean enterprise: An overview
Presentation - 30 pages - Business strategy
This presentation will give you a brief idea about a lean enterprise. It will cover some points such as what a lean enterprise is, the origin of the concept and how and when the western world caught up with the idea. It will cover the 7 points that need to be looked at when deciding upon the...
The strategy of Coca-Cola in China
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
Chinese “Economic Reform and Opening up” policy was started in 1978; in the same year, the Coca-Cola Company returned to the Mainland market, becoming the first foreign enterprise who entered Mainland China after 1949. Therefore, its 30-year exploration can be regarded as an epitome and...
Fundamentals of organization development
Presentation - 24 pages - Business strategy
Organization Development is a process of planed change that aims at enhancing the congruence between the organization, its structure, strategy people & culture. It also helps to develop creative solutions & self renewing capacity. Organization Development is a long term effort and is led and...
Business process re-engineering (19 slides)
Presentation - 5 pages - Business strategy
The purpose of re-engineering is to "make all your processes the best-in-class." BPR echoes the classical belief that there is one best way to conduct tasks. In the early 1900's, Henri Fayol originated the concept of re-engineering: "To conduct the undertaking toward its objectives by seeking...
www.DreamShare.com : "The place to share your dreams
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
Globally our concept is quite similar to the one of our competitors (Myspace, Facebook etc), so in the way we are a community Website. However, we propose one main innovation: the travel dimension. That is our USP. We are unique because we link the community and the travel website aspects. By...
Importance of patterns for managing companies, study of the product life cycle
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
The best way to manage a company is to be competitive. The competition is growing due to the globalization, which has caused the arrival of so many new emerging markets such as China. This is why companies are looking for an efficient management for both staff and marketing mix in order to be...
The Chinese motorcycle industry
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
The motorcycle industry in China was born in the 1950's, with the foundation of the Beijing Motorcycle Factory. Today, China is the largest producer in the world, accounting for nearly half of the world's total production. The first Chinese motorcycle was developed in 1951 to meet the country's...
Chronodrive.com
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
Chronodrive is a company which mainly deal food and hygiene products. It aims at supplying necessary products for families with children. The special feature of the company is that they use the internet to sell its products. Effectively 98% of the orders are made by its website, the rest are made...
Explanation of the factors that might influence an entrepreneur's decision to start up another new venture following the failure of their business
Business plan - 4 pages - Business strategy
Each year in the United Kingdom over 300 000 businesses have set up, and 300 000 have closed down. Half of these new businesses cease trading within three years of being created, lowering small businesses average life down to five years. Among the failed businesses, only 10% close involuntary...
Business plan for product innovation: The Big Bip Company
Business plan - 7 pages - Business strategy
A problem statement is a clear concise description of the issue that needs to be addressed by a problem solving team and should be presented to them (or created by them) before they try to solve the problem. When bringing together a team to achieve a particular purpose efficiently, provide them...
Golden Moments Group Limited
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
Golden Moments Group Limited is an international operating supplier of “unique experiences”. The company was founded in 1998 in the United Kingdom by the twin brothers Steve and Paul Cheatle. After that it has grown by introducing the concept on new development markets. At this moment...
Seeff Properties: Marketing and strategy analysis
Thesis - 27 pages - Business strategy
Seeff is the premier South African property and Real Estate Company. Founded in 1964 by Geoffrey Steeff, the company has grown from a small family business to one of the leading professional property and real estate companies in SA. Today, the youngest son, Samuel Steeff is the chairman and the...
An analysis of the current use of inter-organizational information Systems in the Irish grocery industry
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
The population for this survey consisted of all Irish-based food & drink suppliers, who directly supplied to one of the five major retailers in the Republic of Ireland. Of the 350 or so companies which qualified for this survey, almost 1/3 responded to the mailed questionnaire; a further...
Case study: Renault - published: 11/05/2009
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
Since Carlos Ghosn's arrival as the head of Renault in 2005, there have been many movements in the strategies of Renault. These changes were particularly implemented in the 2009 contract. Three directions were given: Quality(Laguna III in the top 3,in quality of product and...
Carvel Ice Cream: Developing the Beijing market
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
By 1994, Carvel created a joint venture in China, ‘Beijing Carvel Food Company Limited'. In 1997, sales went over 6 million Rmb (US$ 725,000). Considering that overall economy growth rate was 8% per year between 1998 and 2000, and that inflation was negative (-1,4%), I make the assumption...
Nespresso's strategy
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
How Nespresso made it to turn a basic product into a luxury one through its CRM strategy? Drinking coffee is such a common habit that brands always offered all the elements to enjoy this beverage at home; the coffee, the machine, the filters… As a result, the quality and taste can never...
Report and recommendations: Cathay Pacific
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
The framework of this research is based on Hazleton's taxonomy. Thus, the aim of this research is to apply the theory to the company, Cathay Pacific Airways. Cathay Pacific is successful using its current strategies that are cooperative problem-solving, informative and promise rewards for...
How to promote a new form of selling books for the EFE Company?
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
With analyse-experts, EFE is not only selling a product on the Internet, it is also selling a new concept of using e-books rather than printed books. The distinction may not have been understood. That is why we decided to have three different objectives. First of all, we have to understand why...
Marketing plan: Roquefort Papillon
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
Roquefort Papillon cheese is very famous in France. Because of its reputation it can gain popularity in other countries very quickly. Roquefort Papillon wants to develop its image as a brand in different countries to increase its market along with its sales figures. This product will be a dairy...
H & M's strategy
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
H&M offers fashion apparel while maintaining a focus on low prices. The company has more than 1069 stores spread across 21 countries. All H&M stores are owned and solely run by H&M. The company has approximately a hundred designers who work with a team made up of 55 pattern designers, about 100...
Enterprises direct from other countries and the Indian economy
Thesis - 25 pages - Business strategy
The notion of control implies the ability to direct an enterprise and determine its strategy. This ability can be exercised by an investor with a majority shareholding (more than 50%). The aggregate “nationally-controlled enterprises” includes enterprises controlled by the reporting...
The ITC group in a growing FMCG sector
Tutorials/exercises - 50 pages - Business strategy
Well-established distribution networks, intense competition between the organized and unorganized segments characterize the FMGC sector. It is expected to grow by over 60% by 2010. That will translate into an annual growth of 10% over a 5-year period. It has been estimated that FMCG sector will...
PEST analysis
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
PEST stands for political, economic, social and technological features of a business environment which might influence or even threaten the company. This allows detecting all nuisance or hindrance factors to business development. The political arena has a huge influence upon the regulation of...
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd: Crafting a three-way cross-border, cross-shareholding alliance
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
Baosteel is the most modern and profitable steel maker in China. The Chinese giant is, however, in a critical situation: From one side, Baosteel is facing a need for capital to achieve its projects. From the other, the Chinese market became more attractive since China's entry to WTO because China...
A look at the small scale industries
Thesis - 22 pages - Business strategy
Small scale industry is widely recognized as a powerful instrument for socioeconomic growth and balanced sectoral development. One of the distinctive characteristics of small scale sector is that the development of these industries would create broader employment opportunities assisting...
Sales-side process automation to improve integration: An exploratory research
Dissertation - 51 pages - Business strategy
The customer has always been important. Peter Drucker, the dean of management consultants, once remarked: “Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two and only two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results: all the...
The impact of manufacturing flexibility on management control system design
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Before presenting and analyzing the research undertaken by Mrs. Abernethy and Mrs. Lillis on the impact of manufacturing flexibility on management control system, we estimate that it is important firstly to know more about the careers of these two professors. On the section of their book...
SWOT Analysis - ESPN 360
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Nearly thirty years ago, ESPN aired as the first 24-hour sports network. The station had limited success at first by showing mostly unpopular sports, but the channel eventually grew as it began broadcasting highly rated sports such as American football. Since the network first aired, ESPN has...
Business communication: Vivendi
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
Vivendi is a worldwide company with a large portfolio of products and services. The company is divided into business units like environment and of course the core activity that we will interest us: the Video Games industry. The market knows an important growth with emerging markets like India and...
A construction project: The Millau Viaduct
Thesis - 17 pages - Business strategy
The project of a viaduct over the Tarn Valley and the city of Millau in Southern France was a major issue for many years among the French population and the Ministry of Transport. It aimed at providing a solution for the severe traffic jam that occurred every summer, and its by-product,...
