Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1) Please describe the sources of Wal-Mart's Competitive Advantage in discount retailing! The global player Wal-Mart operates in 14 different markets all around the world, serving 176 million customers every week. Today, the second biggest company of the world, concerning turnover which amounts to 312,427 million US-$, categorizes its operational facilities into five divisions. Among those divisions are the Wal-Mart discount stores, offering convenience and low-priced…

Introduction On a daily basis we all encounter all forms of technology. There are several technological corporations in the current industry but one stands out….Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an international corporation, situated in Cupertino, California. The company designs, manufactures and markets consumer electronics and computer software products. Apple is well known for its hardware products such as Macintosh computers, the iPod, the iPhone and its innovative software such as the Mac OS X operating…

Case 1-1: Ribbons an’ Bows, Inc. Note: This case is unchanged from the Twelfth Edition. Approach This is an introductory case and it should be taught as an introductory case. There will be plenty of time in the course for the students to learn the correct form of financial statements and details of accounting standards. In short, the instructor should be prepared to allow a variety of formats for the financial statements and tolerate some “not quite correct” accounting. The instructor…

Case Study ABC Inc. The common perception of a recruiter is evolving quickly in the workplace (Boswell, 2001). Where once recruiters viewed as a tool to acquire candidates, modern recruiters have greater responsibilities to their clients. These responsibilities can include tasks, such as organizing paperwork, completing pre-screening measures, and even occasionally preparing training curriculum (Darrell, 2002). Recruiters are further required to provide quality screening of candidates and ensure…

Patagonia, Inc. is an American clothing company based in Ventura, California. It was founded by Yvon Chouinard, originally as a small company called Chouinard Equipment that made climbing tools and gear. It now focuses on manufacturing durable top of the line outdoor based apparel for those who enjoy being outdoors as well as general apparel. The change from manufacturing climbing equipment to producing outdoor apparel was due to the environmental concerns of Mr. Chouinard. The equipment that was…

Jitendra Kumar Chaurasiya PCOM no. : 166 IIM Lucknow KPCL Case Study Solution Problem at hand: This case is about KCPL which was started in 1945, by Mohan Kumar Gupta. It started business in the candy industry but subsequently moved to “Glucose biscuit” Industry with “MKG” brand. There were two national player “A-one and International biscuits” in the market. In year 1986-87 the company incurred losses. A-one with sales over 1200 tonnes/month wanted to increase its production capacity by…

Case Name, Citation, Year Sandhu v. Solutions 2 Go Inc., ONSC 2073 (2012) Facts of the Case The plaintiff, Ms. Madeena Sandhu, was hired by Solutions 2 Go Inc. on November 7, 2005. Around June 2006, the defendant, Solutions 2 Go announced a profit sharing bonus plan for its employees, however, it was not in writing. Solutions 2 Go’s fiscal year is from April 1 to March 31. Employees who worked for the full fiscal year received a full share of the profit sharing bonus. Employees who worked more…

Case Study The Case Study concerning MacFarlane solutions is an interesting one to note down regarding strategic planning in an organization. From the information given, it appears that the small business expanded merely due to the insight of Bill MacFarlane and the planning that he gave forward. (McDonald 2011 pg. 736) Bill started off after working in a firm and having an experience of more than forty years. He specialized in what he knew and then gave forward what he was good out. There was…

Case Analysis: APPLE INC.: IPODS AND ITUNES Donna Martinelli TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY September 3, 2014 Table of Contents Executive Summary..................................................................................................3 Introduction………………………………………………..………………………………..3 Defining the Challenge...............................................................................................3 Analyzing the case data....................…

I. OVERVIEW/ INTRODUCTION As a tropical country, the Philippines has untapped vast potential of solar energy; yet in 1980’s, solar application is beyond the bound of possible solutions in rural, remote areas in the country. Thus in February 27, 1981, Federal Republic of Germany and Republic of the Philippines entered into a contract to develop applications of solar energy in the Philippines. This project was called the Philippine German Solar Energy Project (PGSEP) which was funded by the…