Polaris Industries is a manufacturer of powersports vehicles founded in 1954 in Minnesota. It started by making farm equipment but shifted to snowmobiles after employees created one for fun. Polaris has since expanded to produce ATVs, motorcycles, and other vehicles. It has grown significantly over 60 years to employ over 7,000 worldwide and generate $3.8 billion in annual sales. Polaris focuses on innovation, growth into new markets, and maintaining a lean manufacturing process to remain a leader in the powersports industry.
A Study under Prof. James Hogan for understanding Apple’s Supply Chain with focus on Apple iPhone, supplier selection and global supply chain management.
Marketing management case analysis of 'NIKE'. This PPT contains Nike's Acquisitions, Pros & cons and risk faced by NIKE and spokes persons of the NIKE. SWOT analysis of ADIDAS. Purely focused on Marketing Mix and SWOT analysis of NIKE and ADIDAS.
A Study under Prof. James Hogan for understanding Apple’s Supply Chain with focus on Apple iPhone, supplier selection and global supply chain management.
Marketing management case analysis of 'NIKE'. This PPT contains Nike's Acquisitions, Pros & cons and risk faced by NIKE and spokes persons of the NIKE. SWOT analysis of ADIDAS. Purely focused on Marketing Mix and SWOT analysis of NIKE and ADIDAS.
Save time and make the difference by using Porter’s Five Forces Templates in editable PowerPoint slides created by former Deloitte management consultants and talented designers.
This strategy tool will help you to assess the attractiveness of an industry or a market by analyzing the forces acting upon it.
My team and I did an in-depth overview of Nike's competitive position in the sports apparel and footwear industry as well as suggested strategies to help improve their performance.
This paper discusses IKEA’s corporate and business level strategy and how these strategies are best supported by operations strategies of IKEA. It also discusses how IKEA differentiated itself from its competitors. Paper highlights various operational trade-offs done by company. Paper, on later stage focuses on how supply network contributed to achieving company’s objectives and strategies.
Dell Direct Model & Virtual Integration
The Dell Direct Model
Dell's award-winning customer service, industry-leading growth and financial performance continue to differentiate the company from competitors. At the heart of that performance is Dell's unique direct-to-customer business model.
"Direct" refers to the company's relationships with its customers, from home-PC users to the world's largest corporations. There are no retailers or other resellers adding unnecessary time and cost, or diminishing Dell's understanding of customer expectations. Why are computer-systems customers and investors increasingly turning to Dell and its unique direct model?
Dell taking maximum benefits from various competitive strategies to counter act the competitive forces prevalent in the PC market.
• Price for Performance. By eliminating resellers, retailers and other costly intermediary steps together with the industry's most efficient procurement, manufacturing and distribution process Dell offers its customers more powerful, more richly configured systems for the money than competitors.
• Customization. Every Dell system is built to order. Customers get exactly, and only, what they want.
• Service and Support. Dell uses knowledge gained from direct contact before and after the sale to provide award-winning, tailored customer service.
• Latest Technology. Dell's efficient model means the latest relevant technology is introduced in its product lines much more quickly than through slow-moving indirect distribution channels. Inventory is turned over every 10 or fewer days, on average, keeping related costs low.
• Superior Shareholder Value. During the last fiscal year, the value of Dell common stocks more than doubled. In 1996 and 1997, Dell was the top-performing stock among the Standard & Poor's 500 and NASDAQ 100, and represented the top-performing U.S. stock on the Dow Jones World Stock Index.
Warehouse management is an essential piece of the supply chain process and creates a clearly defined breakpoint between the supply and demand aspects of any business.
Warehousing consists of two prime elements of cost and administration through: -
1. Minimize total operational cost
2. Giving the ideal degree of service
A warehouse can work in different forms from a single territory as a base receiving, storing and preparing for delivery to the complete commercial center to a mind-boggling organization central, regional and local facilities.
Chosen Organization is Wal-Mart since it is the largest retail corporation and has extraordinary supply chain management.
Project focusing on the distribution of the sports brand Nike understanding their various distribution channels and the selective paths that they choose for each country in order to benefit their business
Save time and make the difference by using Porter’s Five Forces Templates in editable PowerPoint slides created by former Deloitte management consultants and talented designers.
This strategy tool will help you to assess the attractiveness of an industry or a market by analyzing the forces acting upon it.
My team and I did an in-depth overview of Nike's competitive position in the sports apparel and footwear industry as well as suggested strategies to help improve their performance.
This paper discusses IKEA’s corporate and business level strategy and how these strategies are best supported by operations strategies of IKEA. It also discusses how IKEA differentiated itself from its competitors. Paper highlights various operational trade-offs done by company. Paper, on later stage focuses on how supply network contributed to achieving company’s objectives and strategies.
Dell Direct Model & Virtual Integration
The Dell Direct Model
Dell's award-winning customer service, industry-leading growth and financial performance continue to differentiate the company from competitors. At the heart of that performance is Dell's unique direct-to-customer business model.
"Direct" refers to the company's relationships with its customers, from home-PC users to the world's largest corporations. There are no retailers or other resellers adding unnecessary time and cost, or diminishing Dell's understanding of customer expectations. Why are computer-systems customers and investors increasingly turning to Dell and its unique direct model?
Dell taking maximum benefits from various competitive strategies to counter act the competitive forces prevalent in the PC market.
• Price for Performance. By eliminating resellers, retailers and other costly intermediary steps together with the industry's most efficient procurement, manufacturing and distribution process Dell offers its customers more powerful, more richly configured systems for the money than competitors.
• Customization. Every Dell system is built to order. Customers get exactly, and only, what they want.
• Service and Support. Dell uses knowledge gained from direct contact before and after the sale to provide award-winning, tailored customer service.
• Latest Technology. Dell's efficient model means the latest relevant technology is introduced in its product lines much more quickly than through slow-moving indirect distribution channels. Inventory is turned over every 10 or fewer days, on average, keeping related costs low.
• Superior Shareholder Value. During the last fiscal year, the value of Dell common stocks more than doubled. In 1996 and 1997, Dell was the top-performing stock among the Standard & Poor's 500 and NASDAQ 100, and represented the top-performing U.S. stock on the Dow Jones World Stock Index.
Warehouse management is an essential piece of the supply chain process and creates a clearly defined breakpoint between the supply and demand aspects of any business.
Warehousing consists of two prime elements of cost and administration through: -
1. Minimize total operational cost
2. Giving the ideal degree of service
A warehouse can work in different forms from a single territory as a base receiving, storing and preparing for delivery to the complete commercial center to a mind-boggling organization central, regional and local facilities.
Chosen Organization is Wal-Mart since it is the largest retail corporation and has extraordinary supply chain management.
Project focusing on the distribution of the sports brand Nike understanding their various distribution channels and the selective paths that they choose for each country in order to benefit their business