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John Smith has been thinking of starting a gasoline station business. Smith owns a piece of...
John Smith has been thinking of starting a gasoline station business. Smith owns a piece of land near the intersection of two highways. But there are already a few gasoline stations nearby. He thinks that the annual returns will depend on two variables, the size of the station and a demand factor applicable to the area. After careful analysis, Smith develop the following payoff table: in thousands (K) SIZE DEMAND Goed $50 S80 S 100 $ 300 Small 2 Medium...
Midwestern Hardware must decide how many snow shovels to order for the coming snow season. Each...
Midwestern Hardware must decide how many snow shovels to order for the coming snow season. Each shovel costs $15.00 and is sold for $29.95. No inventory is carried from one snow season to the next. Shovels unsold after February are sold at a discount price of $10.00. Past data indicate that sales are highly dependent on the severity of the winter season. Past seasons have been classified as mild or harsh, and the following distribution of regular price demand has...
SYNOPSIS The product manager for coffee development at Kraft Canada must decide whether to introduce the...
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This case presents two phases of a large business transformation project involving the implementation of an ERP system with the aim of creating an integrated company. The case illustrates some of the challenges associated with integration. It also presents the obstacles facing companies that undertake projects involving large information technology projects. Bombardier and Its Environment Joseph-Armand Bombardier was 15 years old when he built his first snowmobile...
John Smith has been thinking of starting a gasoline station business. Smith owns a piece of land near the intersection of two highways. But there are already a few gasoline stations nearby. He thinks that the annual returns will depend on two variables, the size of the station and a demand factor applicable to the area. After careful analysis, Smith develop the following payoff table: in thousands (K) SIZE DEMAND Goed $50 S80 S 100 $ 300 Small 2 Medium...
Midwestern Hardware must decide how many snow shovels to order for the coming snow season. Each shovel costs $15.00 and is sold for $29.95. No inventory is carried from one snow season to the next. Shovels unsold after February are sold at a discount price of $10.00. Past data indicate that sales are highly dependent on the severity of the winter season. Past seasons have been classified as mild or harsh, and the following distribution of regular price demand has...
SYNOPSIS The product manager for coffee development at Kraft Canada must decide whether to introduce the company's new line of single-serve coffee pods or to await results from the product's launch in the United States. Key strategic decisions include choosing the target market to focus on and determining the value proposition to emphasize. Important questions are also raised in regard to how the new product should be branded, the flavors to offer, whether Kraft should use traditional distribution channels or...
How can we assess whether a project is a success or a
failure?
This case presents two phases of a large business transformation project involving the implementation of an ERP system with the aim of creating an integrated company. The case illustrates some of the challenges associated with integration. It also presents the obstacles facing companies that undertake projects involving large information technology projects. Bombardier and Its Environment Joseph-Armand Bombardier was 15 years old when he built his first snowmobile...
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