Case Study: The Case Of TEOCO

Economies of scale: Timken has started consolidating operations into global business units to reduce costs. They have expected annual savings of $80 million by the end of 2007 after Torrington’s acquisition.(case) As large size is usually expected to yield production economies if manufacturing operations can be amalgamated, marketing economies if similar distribution channels can be utilised, and financial economies if size confers access of capital markets on more favourable terms.(book).Moreover, by reducing the combined sales forces, Timken expected to realize significant purchasing synergies by giving much large volume to a reduced list of suppliers in exchange for price reductions. One analyst estimated that those

Integration could also benefit business competitiveness in that it is an extremely fast way for a business to grow. In many industries the ‘first mover advantage’ is crucial to any business that wants to capitalise on other areas of the industry that have not yet been exploited. If one firm manages to utilise the first mover advantage other firms may be left behind and so may struggle to compete in a certain area. However if a firm was to buy out competition then they would have less of a problem trying to establish themselves in the area. Asda recently took over Netto for a figure of £778mil. The move saw Asda instantly take over the 193 Netto stores across the UK many of which are small high street shops compared to the typical supermarket stores that Asda currently operates. The move will allow Asda to compete with other high street stores such as Tesco express and Sainsbury’s division of small high street stores. Without the takeover Asda would have found it incredibly difficult to establish themselves in this area of the industry. However Asda now have bought into an number of stores that will be situated across the UK and will be able to compete with the likes of Tesco and Sainsbury’s. The takeover has also gained Asda a further 0.7% share in the market

New Jersey v. T.L.O. is an interesting case that took place in New Jersey around this area. In Piscataway High School, two girls were caught smoking cigarettes in the bathroom. One of them, which is referred to as T.L.O. At the school, smoking in the restrooms was a violation of school rules. They were caught and were escorted to the assistant vice principal. Through a meeting, an unwarranted search of T.L.O.’s purses leads to an incriminating searched and confession. T.L.O, found it unfair that they could search her for other items unrelated. She filed suit against the juvenile court to state that they can’t used that form of evidence to convict her. The juvenile court found Choplick’s search to be constitutional. T.L.O appealed to the New Jersey Supreme court and there they had a different opinion. The

As companies continue to try to come up with a plan for remaining profitable, some are overlooking one of their best opportunities due to their short sightedness and obsession for short term gain. It is the very asset which most firms claim is their most important and the one which provides them their competitive advantage. It is also, in some companies, the asset which is most mistreated and neglected as it is the most costly. It is the company’s employees. I don’t know of any company which would not state that employees and their knowledge of the company, its products and services, processes,

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With those occupational areas (from the OTPF) listed above, what are some intervention strategies/methods or strategies to help Mark. Name at least 5 strategies or provide a treatment plan outlined for Mark.

The vice principal notified T.L.O'S mother and turned the evidence of drug dealing over to the police. They took T.L.O down to the police station where she admitted to selling marijuana on school property. T.L.O was charged as a juvenile with criminal activity, Based on T.L.O’s confession and all the evidence in her purse that state of New Jersey brought charges against her. T.L.O attorneys said the evidence of drug dealing found in her purse could not be used as evidence in court because it was obtained through an illegal search and seizure. T.L.O argued in juvenile court that her fourth amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizures had been violated.

For this case study I am going to discuss 3 health promotions, the 3 health promotions I will be discussing are; obesity, exercise and smoking. All 3 of these health promotions are from a patient whose care I was involved with for a number of weeks. I have gained full consent from the patient and their relatives. In relation to the Data Protection Act 1998 (Legislation.gov.uk, 1988)

In a high school in New Jersey, a teacher found two girls smoking in the bathroom and alerted the principal. One of the girls confessed to smoking but the other, T.L.O., didn’t confess. The principal searched T.L.O’s purse and found marijuana which clarified she was selling as well as smoking. T.L.O. was taken to the police and confessed to her actions. Since she confessed and had evidence in her purse of the crimes she’d committed, New Jersey charged her. In a court for juveniles, T.L.O. claimed that her Fourth Amendment rights, not allowing unreasonable searches and seizures, were violated. The court believed the school, and T.L.O. then went to the New Jersey Supreme Court with her case, which agreed that it was an unreasonable search and

In 2010, the Tavazo brothers were thinking about how to keep on growing and started to analyse opportunities for further expansion. One potential source of growth is represented by the chance of expanding its current business within Canada and Iran, through the retail or wholesale channels. One plus point of this strategy is that it would let the company to maintain the same organizational structure without introducing revolutionary changes, which would be costly to make. Indeed, focusing on these two markets would let the company to grow constantly and would allow the management to produce gradual changes to the organization alongside with its expansion. However, a potential downside of the strategy is given by the nature of the Tavazo

The goals of mergers range from reducing the number of competitors, to access of new products (Belcourt et al., p 330). Statistics show that 80% of new product developments fail (Howells, 2011), partly due to challenges and conflicts with human resources functions. Mergers and acquisitions are the fastest way to enter new markets. “It is estimated that 1/3 of all mergers fail due to faulty integration of diverse operations and cultures,” (Chhinzer, 2013). Therefore, the success of a merger or acquisition lies in the ability to guide, motivate, retain, and effectively use

dynamic and responsive, involves less time as compared to organic and more finance. Inorganic growths strategies like mergers, acquisition, spinoffs and takeovers are regarded as important factors that help companies expand, cut competition, increase customer base, employ new technology and increase in size fairly quickly. The company results in achieving substantial growth in good time. Tesco has taken 45 acquisitions though taking stakes in 20 companies and has 30 divestitures throughout this period. Although its main focus is UK supermarkets initially, however it has diversified its business into areas such as clothing, electronics, furniture, petrol, software, and telecom.

Difficulty in finding similarities in markets or operational capabilities; Tata has more than 100 operating companies in seven main business groups doing business in 80 countries: chemicals, information systems and communications, consumer products, energy, engineering, materials, and services. It’s difficult to find similarities in markets or operational capabilities, so they need more effort to develop to different strategies for different markets especially for consumer products. More complex and challenging process of managing strategically it face.

As Tektronix decided to implement the new Oracle ERP system, the company chose to introduce it in phases, based around the specific functionality or a particular geographic region. Implementing in phases, or in waves as Tektronix called it, allowed the company to experience regular feedback on specific areas of implementation, allowing time to adjust processes and scheduling as needed. The phased approach enabled the company to achieve frequent victories, which kept team and employee morale high throughout the process and provided encouragement to the Board despite the high cost and long timeline of the overall implementation.

1. Evaluate the economics of Gulf's exploration and development program in net present value terms. How do Gulf's outlay for exploration and development compare to cash returns Gulf generates from these activities.