Category: Business

  • Attention to the international competitiveness

    Nowadays, the worldwide economy is developing much faster and quicker. Numerous countries start to pay much attention to the international competitiveness. A growing number of people start to look into how to develop up the high competitiveness in international market. And some scholars put forward some theories to support the worldwide market. For example the…

  • Optimizing Project Success: Navigating Organizational Structures

    Matrix Project: Striking a Balance The matrix structure, a marriage of the functional and pure project structures, arises as a strategic response to the limitations of its predecessors. Within this dynamic framework, functional managers and project managers wield equal powers, creating a power-sharing arrangement that defines the unique character of the matrix structure. However, this…

  • Training Organizations and Fitness Centers

    Quality Training, a Registered Training Organization operating for the past 12 months, strives for a delicate equilibrium between profitability, sustainable growth, and corporate responsibility. This essay embarks on a comprehensive analysis of Quality Training’s business plan, unraveling its strengths, identifying weaknesses, and proposing strategic measures to surmount obstacles. Strengths Unveiled Quality Training emerges as a…

  • The four stage model of Hayes and Wheelwright

    In their four-stage model, Hayes and Wheelwright (1984) categorize different types of organizations based on their attitude towards their operations. The four stage model is underpinned by their belief that an organization’s operations can provide a source of competitive advantage. It can only do this if the operations function is managed strategically. A stage 1…

  • Reynolds Construction Case Study

    1. Ben Lawson’s Custom Fabricators, Inc., creates value for Orleans by making the custom control panel for the elevators. Later on, the business has grown bigger. Ben’s company provides special brackets and panels for the plant. Since “outsourcing”, Ben also makes the entire control panel, complete with the buttons and the wiring harness. 2. Ben…

  • Business Process Reengineering

    Essential rethinking and extreme style to accomplish dramatic enhancement in expense, quality, service and shipment (Hammer & & Champy, 1993; Manganelli & & Klein, 1994). It indicates that business procedure reengineering involves numerous steps that change the entire organisation procedure. This is done to decrease the expense of production of a service or product, increasing…

  • Supply Chain Issues and Action Plan for Avion, Inc.

    What parts of the supply chain are most closely involved with the situation in this case? What is the responsibility of each part in order to maintain a smooth flow of material? They are Foster Technologies as the supplier, and Avion, Inc. as the buyer. To maintain a smooth flow of material, it is the…

  • Curled Metal – Case Study.

    Executive Summary Situation analysis: CMI is looking to diversify its portfolio. It wants to introduce a new high performing cushion pad into the pile-driving market. CMI will initially target small engineering/construction and independent pile-driving contractors. CMI will have the first-to-market advantage, as there are currently no direct competitors for metal pads. In terms of channels,…

  • Corporate Governance and Financial Engineering: Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Features

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was executed in 2002 for the enhancement of the finical sector through the support of checks and balances. There were concerns concerning the accounting standards. According to the Act, numerous modifications had actually to be made in the monetary reporting and business needed to be examined. Much of the business governance has…

  • Yakka Tech Inc. Strategic Analysis

    What symptom(s) in this case study suggest that something has gone wrong? In this case study, the symptoms that suggest that something has gone wrong are the customer complaints regarding the poor quality services continue to increase with growth of Yakka Tech’s customer service business that has nearly doubled over the past five years, the…