Dirt Bikes USA Running Case Study Samantha Vinciguerra Geric Brodt Jeff Fedyk Phil Cyr Table of Contents Management Analysis of a Business……………………………………………………...3 Analyzing Financial Performance………………………………………………………...4 Performing a Competitive Analysis………………………………………………………6 Analyzing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Desktop Software Assets……………8 Redesigning the Customer Database……………………………………………………..8 Using Internet Tools to Increase Efficiency and Productivity…………………………..10 Table
Dirt Bikes USA Case Study Chapter 1Management Overview of Dirt Bikes Introduction of Dirt Bikes Dirt Bikes USA, a small company headquartered in Carbondalewas founded in 1991 by Car Schmidt and Steven McFadden, two young but experienced bikers with engineering backgrounds who saw that dirt bikes were becoming very popular in the Unites States as both sporting and racing motorcycles. In the early time, they developed frames for dirt bikes that were more suited to off-road handling and used it
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DIRT BIKES There are two basic types of motorcycles. One type is made for riding on smooth surfaces like roads or paved race tracks. These motorcycles are called road bikes. They are heavier, faster, and more powerful than off-road bikes. Off-road motorcycles, or dirt bikes, are lighter than road bikes. Dirt bikes are built to handle rough terrain like dirt, mud, and rocks. Not all people use dirt
Understanding Information System Requirements a) What are the company’s goals and culture? Dirt Bikes has very ambitious goals that when fulfilled will make them a top company. The company aims at innovating cutting edge technology to propel them to the top by improving on their services and products. They also aim at increasing their sales in both international and domestic markets (Bonini, 193). Dirt Bikes USA was founded by Carl Schmidt and Steven McFadden on a very democratic and employee-friendly
TABLE OF CONTENT I. DIRT BIKES USA COMPANY I. IS REQUIREMENT AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE II. COMPETITIVE STRATEGY III. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: 1. rent or buy decision for hardware and software 2. CUSTOMER DATABASE 3. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 4. E-COMMERCE STRATEGY 5. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 6. COMPONENT PRICE CHANGES. I – DIRT BIKES USA COMPANY: Dirt Bikes USA is Dirt Bikes production company based in California. It was founded in 1991 by Carl Schmidt
Dirt Bikes USA Background: Dirt Bikes USA was founded in 1991 by Carl Schmidt and Steven McFadden. These two entrepreneurs saw the increasing demand for Dirt bikes, and took the initiative to capitalize on their idea. These two former bikers took their knowledge of dirt bikes and their love of the sport and developed on that foundation. Their idea was to give the customer a product that was aptly suited for the specific needs of the customer. Also the duo wanted to give something more than just
Audience Analysis Paper COM/285 10/18/2010 Barbara Schifano Audience Analysis Paper Whenever giving a presentation it is important to properly communicate with your audience. In order for a presentation to be affective, the speaker must know who they are presenting to in order to inform, persuade, or entertain them. In order to be successful in getting your message across it benefits the speaker to have information about their guest such as their interest, likes and dislikes. You never
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Efficient Communication Tools For a business, like Dirt Bike, to work as efficiently as possible there has to be an organized way for the employees to communicate; this communication efficiency must occur both between the employees themselves and customers. Current technology has made it easier for companies to introduce cost effective communication systems, but sometimes the costs can still be prohibitive. For a small company that does not have a very deep profit margin, it is necessary to seek