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- 6301: Cola Wars
- ... now find themselves asking, "Where will sales of the next 10 billion cases come from?" The answer lies in the developing world, where income levels and appetites for Western products are at an all time high. Often, the company that gets into a foreign market first usually dominates that country's market. Coke patriarch Robert Woodruff realized this 50 years ago and unleashed a brilliant ploy to make Coke the early ... they do not perceive Coca-Cola as a premium brand in the Russian market. Moreover, they see it as a "foreign" brand in Russia. Lastly, while Coca-Cola's bottle and label give it a high-class image, it is unable to capture market share. Romania is the second largest central European market after Poland, and this makes it a hot battleground for Coca-Cola and Pepsi. When Pepsi established a ...
- 6302: Creaitve Story: Desert Island
- ... a towel. First, I clogged the bathtub drain with a towel, and laid the mattress on top, and floated it out to the coral. Next, I stacked the tables, so that they reached 60 ft. high. Standing on top of the stack, I flew the kite out to the coral, and snagged it tightly. Pulling the string taunt, I tied it around the table leg, and looped the belt around it, forming a harness. I climbed into the harness and pushed off. I slid downwards along the string for hours, till I finally neared the 10 ft. high coral. At the last second, I slid out of the harness and landed on the mattress I had previously sailed out to sea. I bounced of the mattress 15 ft. in the air, clearing the ...
- 6303: Colgate Palmolive
- ... in annual sales from $40 million to $832 million and now make up 11% of Colgate sales. After the takeover of Mennen Co. the price of Colgate-Palmolive Co. rose from 49.13, the 1991 high, to 60.63, the 1992 high. Their sales also increased by 947 million from 6060 million in 1991 to 7007 million in 1992. The net income also increased drastically from $125 million to $477 million. And lastly, the takeover increased the ...
- 6304: Role of Government in Mixed Economies Such As Australia
- ... government to improve resource allocation and efficiency. By doing so they improve productivity, international competitiveness, economic efficiency and long-run economic growth. A growing economy provides an environment in which the success of MER is high. The government uses macroeconomic policies to provide this type of environment. There are three main objectives to MER, they are: 1) To raise the supply potential of the economy. This will lead to higher economic ... the private sector pricing structure. These reforms are paying off with lowered costs, improved productivity, and improved returns but the reform process has been slow. Problems such as a low level of labour productivity and high domestic cost structure have seen labour market reform to be focusing on enterprise bargaining. This process allows for individual workplace agreements and wage increases are more in line with economic circumstances and productivity improvements. Enterprise ...
- 6305: General Motors - Financial Ratio Analysis
- ... 622 150,592 163,861 Net income ($ mil.) 2,466 5,659 6,933 Income as % of sales 1.8% 3.8% 4.2% Earnings per share ($) 2.13 6.20 7.28 Stock price - high ($) 57.13 65.38 53.13 Stock price - low ($) 32.00 36.13 37.25 Stock price - close ($) 54.88 42.13 52.88 P/E - high 27 11 7 P/E - low 15 6 5 Dividends per share ($) 0.80 0.80 1.10 Book value per share ($) 5.28 11.64 18.05 Employees 750,000 692,800 709,000 ...
- 6306: Intel
- ... 1995 was driven by Pentium microprocessor and board-level unit volume growth, new factories coming into production, shifts in process and product mix, and in the fourth quarter of 1995, by costs associated with unusually high reserves related to inventories of certain purchased components. Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 1994 included the impact of a $475 million charge, primarily to cost of sales, to cover replacement costs, replacement material ... range of gross margin percentages for the coming quarter. Actual results may differ. Longer term gross margin percentages are even more difficult to predict. To implement its strategy, Intel continues to build capacity to produce high- performance microprocessors and other products. The Company expects that capital spending will increase to approximately $4.1 billion in 1996. This spending plan is dependent upon delivery times of various machines and construction schedules for ...
- 6307: Internationalization of Accounting Standards for Consolidation - Japan: A Case Study
- ... world. No one country can claim to have a uniquely correct set of rules. The United States has the longest history of standard setting. It has the largest standard setting organization which is characterized by high standards of professionalism. But, even the rules of the United States exhibit compromises between different interests of a kind which could have reasonably been decided otherwise. Furthermore, no unanimity exists among U.S. accountants about ... together once a month and discuss matters of mutual interest to the member corporations. These are backed up with meeting of directors and of upper level managers. (6) Interfirm business within the group has a high priority. (7) Holding companies at the top are prohibited so the relationship between the firms in these groups is based on cooperation not control as would be the case in the U.S. Each of ...
- 6308: Total Quality Management In Construction
- Total Quality Management In Construction The major new element in world market competition is quality. During the 1970's and 1980's, the Japanese and their U.S. companies demonstrated that high quality is achievable at lower costs and greater customer satisfaction. It was the result of using the management principles of total quality management (TQM). More and more U.S. companies have demonstrated that such achievements ... companies and some in the United States have demonstrated that there is a more effective way to manage, quite different from the autocratic model: It is employee involvement in quality improvement. These companies also introduce high quality at lower cost as a competitive element, thereby changing the competitive equation for everyone. TQM is a way to continuously improve performance at every level of operation, in every functional area of an organization ...
- 6309: Needham
- ... think its all right. A man has a right to get his board, and to take twenty five dollars a week to help him through college. (263) The summer does not belong to the school it belongs to the student. If a player wants to play ball in the summer let him, what better a summer job then playing baseball with friends. Players are not signing million dollar contracts to ... summer. During the time this article was released, college sports were taking over the nation. This article must have opened a lot of eyes and disappointed a lot of people. Opened the eyes of the school board and polititians and really disappointed the athletes whose names were released. I can only imagine what todays media would have done to a story like this.
- 6310: Ellen Foster
- ... know I am in your car is what I thought to say to her. I figured she would warm up to me. But all she asked on the way to her house was when does school start again? Lord it just ended and I sure am looking forward to the summer at your house I said for the icebreaker. I asked you when school starts. I do not need the commentary is what she said back to me hot. So September. I said September. I said my answer quick and on time like the army way. I saluted in ...
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