Rossignol is a major producer of alpine skis and snowboards. It has a long history dating back to 1907 and produces around 850,000 pairs of skis per year. Maintaining high quality across its large-scale production is a key challenge. The document discusses quality management techniques Rossignol uses like the house of quality, Deming cycle, and business process reengineering to centralize IT systems. It also provides suggestions like increasing quality control and adopting techniques like Six Sigma and Kaizen to further improve quality.
a study on the original product (Chuck Taylor All Star Converse) and the Duplicate product (North Star from Bata)
Note- North Star is a cheaper substitute of All Stars.
This is our team work. We tried to analyze advertisement strategy of Woodland . We gave some new advertisements too. I hope this will help you guys. Enjoy learning! Cheers!
In 2009, Crocs was in big trouble. After sales took off in the mid-2000s, it struggled to keep up with demand, reaching $847 million in revenue in 2007. When production finally caught up, it went overboard, ending up with mountains of shoes and no one to buy them just as the economic downturn hit. That made the company lose $185 million in 2008, which drew shareholder lawsuits and auditors who said Crocs might not be able to pay off its debts.
The future will see a lot of machinery makers; some will be based in Asia; some in Europe and some in the Americas. It will become a lot more difficult to guess which offer high tech and high prices or low tech and low prices simply by looking at their country of origin, says David Shaw, CEO of Tire Industry Research, in an exclusive interview with Rubber Machinery World.
a study on the original product (Chuck Taylor All Star Converse) and the Duplicate product (North Star from Bata)
Note- North Star is a cheaper substitute of All Stars.
This is our team work. We tried to analyze advertisement strategy of Woodland . We gave some new advertisements too. I hope this will help you guys. Enjoy learning! Cheers!
In 2009, Crocs was in big trouble. After sales took off in the mid-2000s, it struggled to keep up with demand, reaching $847 million in revenue in 2007. When production finally caught up, it went overboard, ending up with mountains of shoes and no one to buy them just as the economic downturn hit. That made the company lose $185 million in 2008, which drew shareholder lawsuits and auditors who said Crocs might not be able to pay off its debts.
The future will see a lot of machinery makers; some will be based in Asia; some in Europe and some in the Americas. It will become a lot more difficult to guess which offer high tech and high prices or low tech and low prices simply by looking at their country of origin, says David Shaw, CEO of Tire Industry Research, in an exclusive interview with Rubber Machinery World.
Roces IDEA is the first ski boot able to grow along with your child. Through the patented “6 in 1” device the size of the boot can be easily adjusted.Roces is innovating the ski world through the technical knowledge acquired in the skating industry. The outcome is IDEA a true revolution in kids skiing.
Schroeder, R. G., Goldstein, S. M., & Rungusanatham, M. J. (20.docxkenjordan97598
Schroeder, R. G., Goldstein, S. M., & Rungusanatham, M. J. (2013). Operations management in the supply chain: Decisions and cases (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Memorandum
Design4Practice (D4P) Program
To: EGR 186 Students
From: Jennifer Wade
Re: Carbon Footprint
This assignment is due Tuesday, December 8th.
The Carbon Footprint Analysis measures the impact of individual lifestyles on the environment. The calculation is generally tied to the amount of fossil-fuel derived energy a person uses in daily life, and to the quantity of material goods consumed. The output of the Carbon Footprint calculation is generally expressed in terms of equivalent kilograms of CO2 (kg CO2e).
· Choose 1 Carbon Footprint Calculator from each column in the table below.
Tons CO2 / Year
lbs CO2 / year
# of Earths
CoolClimate Network
EPA
Global Footprint Network
Carbon Independent
PG&E
World Wildlife Fund (UK)
The Nature Conservatory
American Forests
Conservation International
Carbon Footprint TM
UniSource Energy Services
Many of these sites will ask you to make a donation to offset your carbon footprint.
You are under NO OBLIGATION to make a donation.
· Calculate your carbon footprint at each site and record the answer in a table format (you may want to answer the question based on your family rather than on the way that you are living as a student). Record the calculator name and your results. Additionally, provide a description of how your carbon footprint was calculated.
Calculator Name
Footprint Results
Description / Example Questions
· In no more than 1-page, compare and contrast the three calculators you used.
· Do you think the questions that were asked were valid?
· Do you think that the result is a fair and adequate representation of your lifestyle?
· What would change in the calculators to make the answer more realistic?
· Is this website pushing a particular point of view?
· Based on the results of the calculations and from your own personal knowledge, what one or two things could you do to reduce your carbon footprint?
· Choose the calculator that you thought was the most accurate and adjust your answers so your footprint is reduced by at least 25%. Is this something that you can realistically do? Explain.
Page 2
Page 1
If the products sell extremely well, we will
build more in season, and will be back on the
shelves in a few weeks. And we'll build even
more, and even more, and even more, in that
same season. We're not going to wait with a
hot new product until next year, when hope-
fully the same trend is alive.
-Ronald Snyder, CEO of Crocs, lnc. 1
On May 3, 2007, Crocs, Inc. released its results for the
first quarter of the year. The footwear company,
which had sold its first shoes in 2003, reported reve-
nues of $142 million for the quarter, more than three
times its sales for the first quarter of 2006. Net in-
come, at $0.61 per share was more than 17 percent
of sales, nearly four times highe.
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TemplateP 10-04Name:Section:Enter the appropriate amount or item in the shaded cells. Use the drop-down lists when available.An asterisk (*) will appear next to an incorrect entry in the outlined cells.Leave no cell blank. Ensure to enter "0" wherever applicable. Round PV factors to three decimal places.1.a.Net present value methodYearNet Cash Inflows012% Factor=Present Value0000=00000=00000=00000=00000=0Total present value0Less purchase price of machine0Net present value0b.Accounting Rate of Return=000Average Annual Net IncomeAverage Annual Cash inflows=000Average Investment CostTotal Investment=0Residual Valuec.Payback period methodTotal cash investment0Less cash flow recovery:Year000000000Unrecovered investment0Payback period is0years2.Net present value0Accounting rate of return0Payback period0years
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Solution
P 24-04_SolName:SOLUTIONSection:Enter the appropriate amount or item in the shaded cells. Use the drop-down lists when available.An asterisk (*) will appear next to an incorrect entry in the outlined cells.Leave no cell blank. Ensure to enter "0" wherever applicable. Round PV factors to three decimal places.1.a.Net present value methodYearNet Cash Inflowsx12% Factor=Present Value1$ 75,000x0.893=$ 66,975270,000x0.797=55,790365,000x0.712=46,280460,000x0.636=38,160425,000x0.636=15,900Total present value$ 223,105Less purchase price of machine250,000Net present value$ (26,895)b.Accounting Rate of Return=Average Annual Net Income/Average Investment CostAverage Annual Net IncomeAverage Annual Cash inflows=$ 11,250/$ 137,500Average Investment CostTotal Investment=8.2%Residual Valuec.Payback period methodTotal cash investment$ 250,000Less cash flow recovery:Year1$ 75,000270,000365,000440,000(250,000)Unrecovered investment0Payback period is3.7years2.Net present value$ (26,895)Accounting rate of return8.2%Payback period3.7years
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Enter as a negative value.
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Round answer to one decimal place.
Enter all amounts as positive values in this column.
Enter as a negative value.
Schroeder, R. G., Goldstein, S. M., & Rungusanatham, M. J. (2013). Operations management in the supply chain: Decisions and cases (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
If the products sell extremely well, we will
build more in season, and will be back on the
shelves in a few weeks. And we'll build even
more, and even more, and even more, in that
same season. We're not going to wait ...
Roces IDEA is the first ski boot able to grow along with your child. Through the patented “6 in 1” device the size of the boot can be easily adjusted.Roces is innovating the ski world through the technical knowledge acquired in the skating industry. The outcome is IDEA a true revolution in kids skiing.
Schroeder, R. G., Goldstein, S. M., & Rungusanatham, M. J. (20.docxkenjordan97598
Schroeder, R. G., Goldstein, S. M., & Rungusanatham, M. J. (2013). Operations management in the supply chain: Decisions and cases (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Memorandum
Design4Practice (D4P) Program
To: EGR 186 Students
From: Jennifer Wade
Re: Carbon Footprint
This assignment is due Tuesday, December 8th.
The Carbon Footprint Analysis measures the impact of individual lifestyles on the environment. The calculation is generally tied to the amount of fossil-fuel derived energy a person uses in daily life, and to the quantity of material goods consumed. The output of the Carbon Footprint calculation is generally expressed in terms of equivalent kilograms of CO2 (kg CO2e).
· Choose 1 Carbon Footprint Calculator from each column in the table below.
Tons CO2 / Year
lbs CO2 / year
# of Earths
CoolClimate Network
EPA
Global Footprint Network
Carbon Independent
PG&E
World Wildlife Fund (UK)
The Nature Conservatory
American Forests
Conservation International
Carbon Footprint TM
UniSource Energy Services
Many of these sites will ask you to make a donation to offset your carbon footprint.
You are under NO OBLIGATION to make a donation.
· Calculate your carbon footprint at each site and record the answer in a table format (you may want to answer the question based on your family rather than on the way that you are living as a student). Record the calculator name and your results. Additionally, provide a description of how your carbon footprint was calculated.
Calculator Name
Footprint Results
Description / Example Questions
· In no more than 1-page, compare and contrast the three calculators you used.
· Do you think the questions that were asked were valid?
· Do you think that the result is a fair and adequate representation of your lifestyle?
· What would change in the calculators to make the answer more realistic?
· Is this website pushing a particular point of view?
· Based on the results of the calculations and from your own personal knowledge, what one or two things could you do to reduce your carbon footprint?
· Choose the calculator that you thought was the most accurate and adjust your answers so your footprint is reduced by at least 25%. Is this something that you can realistically do? Explain.
Page 2
Page 1
If the products sell extremely well, we will
build more in season, and will be back on the
shelves in a few weeks. And we'll build even
more, and even more, and even more, in that
same season. We're not going to wait with a
hot new product until next year, when hope-
fully the same trend is alive.
-Ronald Snyder, CEO of Crocs, lnc. 1
On May 3, 2007, Crocs, Inc. released its results for the
first quarter of the year. The footwear company,
which had sold its first shoes in 2003, reported reve-
nues of $142 million for the quarter, more than three
times its sales for the first quarter of 2006. Net in-
come, at $0.61 per share was more than 17 percent
of sales, nearly four times highe.
TemplateP 10-04NameSectionEnter the appropriate amount or item i.docxmattinsonjanel
TemplateP 10-04Name:Section:Enter the appropriate amount or item in the shaded cells. Use the drop-down lists when available.An asterisk (*) will appear next to an incorrect entry in the outlined cells.Leave no cell blank. Ensure to enter "0" wherever applicable. Round PV factors to three decimal places.1.a.Net present value methodYearNet Cash Inflows012% Factor=Present Value0000=00000=00000=00000=00000=0Total present value0Less purchase price of machine0Net present value0b.Accounting Rate of Return=000Average Annual Net IncomeAverage Annual Cash inflows=000Average Investment CostTotal Investment=0Residual Valuec.Payback period methodTotal cash investment0Less cash flow recovery:Year000000000Unrecovered investment0Payback period is0years2.Net present value0Accounting rate of return0Payback period0years
Enter as a negative value.
Round answer to one decimal place. Ignore "%" in your response. Example "25.6"
Round answer to one decimal place.
Enter as a negative value.
Round answer to one decimal place. Ignore "%" in your response. Example "25.6"
Round answer to one decimal place.
Enter all amounts as positive values in this column.
Enter as a negative value.
Solution
P 24-04_SolName:SOLUTIONSection:Enter the appropriate amount or item in the shaded cells. Use the drop-down lists when available.An asterisk (*) will appear next to an incorrect entry in the outlined cells.Leave no cell blank. Ensure to enter "0" wherever applicable. Round PV factors to three decimal places.1.a.Net present value methodYearNet Cash Inflowsx12% Factor=Present Value1$ 75,000x0.893=$ 66,975270,000x0.797=55,790365,000x0.712=46,280460,000x0.636=38,160425,000x0.636=15,900Total present value$ 223,105Less purchase price of machine250,000Net present value$ (26,895)b.Accounting Rate of Return=Average Annual Net Income/Average Investment CostAverage Annual Net IncomeAverage Annual Cash inflows=$ 11,250/$ 137,500Average Investment CostTotal Investment=8.2%Residual Valuec.Payback period methodTotal cash investment$ 250,000Less cash flow recovery:Year1$ 75,000270,000365,000440,000(250,000)Unrecovered investment0Payback period is3.7years2.Net present value$ (26,895)Accounting rate of return8.2%Payback period3.7years
Round answer to one decimal place. Ignore "%" in your response. Example "25.6"
Enter as a negative value.
Round answer to one decimal place.
Enter as a negative value.
Round answer to one decimal place. Ignore "%" in your response. Example "25.6"
Round answer to one decimal place.
Enter all amounts as positive values in this column.
Enter as a negative value.
Schroeder, R. G., Goldstein, S. M., & Rungusanatham, M. J. (2013). Operations management in the supply chain: Decisions and cases (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
If the products sell extremely well, we will
build more in season, and will be back on the
shelves in a few weeks. And we'll build even
more, and even more, and even more, in that
same season. We're not going to wait ...
Our portfolio of industry-leading and distinctive products includes Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft, Can-Am on- and off-road vehicles, Alumacraft, Manitou, Quintrex, boats and Rotax marine propulsion systems as well as Rotax engines for karts and recreational aircraft.
Viral Promotion as a part of Viral MarketingAliaksey Narko
What is a virus? And what is virality all about? Why do some pieces of information (ads in this case) get shared like crazy and others die soon after the beginning of their lifecycle? How do some companies spend several hundred dollars on the ad spot and grow from startups to the leaders of the market? Do people still think that the amount of money spent on the advertisement are strictly proportional to the outcome from the ad campaign?
These and many other answers to the questions can be found in my Master Thesis "Viral Promotion as a part of Viral Marketing." The answers are based on books, articles from the internet, and, more importantly, from the independent research, based on the questionnaire, taken by over 100 people from 27 different countries!
Enjoy reading and broadening your knowledge about non-medical viruses!
Group Project
Hollywood Motion Picture Cluster Analysis
Prepared for Microeconomics of Competititiveness class (Licensed by Harvard Business School) at Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
Picturesque Poland-presenting a business plan of the company during Entrepreneurship class with prof. Mostefa Ider at WSB-NLU in Nowy Sacz,Poland,2011
By Aleksey Narko,
Natalia Swierczek
and Chen Kun
Presentation for International Marketing class
Discussing Franchising on the examples of McDonals and Subway in US and Poland
Created by:
Aleksey Narko
Natalia Swierczek
Mapping Innovation:
What is innovation and how do you leverage it?
Aleksey Narko presentation for Innovation Management class at WSB-NLU
Professor:dr Michał Jasieński
Aleksey Narko
II year Management
Econometrics Final Project
I took the data set about the wealth of nations and in particular the dependence between the population and total wealth of the country (nation).
Source: http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/wealth-of-nations
2011 WSB-NLU
Professor: Jacek Leskow
Memorandum Of Association Constitution of Company.pptseri bangash
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A Memorandum of Association (MOA) is a legal document that outlines the fundamental principles and objectives upon which a company operates. It serves as the company's charter or constitution and defines the scope of its activities. Here's a detailed note on the MOA:
Contents of Memorandum of Association:
Name Clause: This clause states the name of the company, which should end with words like "Limited" or "Ltd." for a public limited company and "Private Limited" or "Pvt. Ltd." for a private limited company.
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Registered Office Clause: It specifies the location where the company's registered office is situated. This office is where all official communications and notices are sent.
Objective Clause: This clause delineates the main objectives for which the company is formed. It's important to define these objectives clearly, as the company cannot undertake activities beyond those mentioned in this clause.
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Liability Clause: It outlines the extent of liability of the company's members. In the case of companies limited by shares, the liability of members is limited to the amount unpaid on their shares. For companies limited by guarantee, members' liability is limited to the amount they undertake to contribute if the company is wound up.
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Capital Clause: This clause specifies the authorized capital of the company, i.e., the maximum amount of share capital the company is authorized to issue. It also mentions the division of this capital into shares and their respective nominal value.
Association Clause: It simply states that the subscribers wish to form a company and agree to become members of it, in accordance with the terms of the MOA.
Importance of Memorandum of Association:
Legal Requirement: The MOA is a legal requirement for the formation of a company. It must be filed with the Registrar of Companies during the incorporation process.
Constitutional Document: It serves as the company's constitutional document, defining its scope, powers, and limitations.
Protection of Members: It protects the interests of the company's members by clearly defining the objectives and limiting their liability.
External Communication: It provides clarity to external parties, such as investors, creditors, and regulatory authorities, regarding the company's objectives and powers.
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Binding Authority: The company and its members are bound by the provisions of the MOA. Any action taken beyond its scope may be considered ultra vires (beyond the powers) of the company and therefore void.
Amendment of MOA:
While the MOA lays down the company's fundamental principles, it is not entirely immutable. It can be amended, but only under specific circumstances and in compliance with legal procedures. Amendments typically require shareholder
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey throu...dylandmeas
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey through Full Sail University. Below, you’ll find a collection of my work showcasing my skills and expertise in digital marketing, event planning, and media production.
Unveiling the Secrets How Does Generative AI Work.pdfSam H
At its core, generative artificial intelligence relies on the concept of generative models, which serve as engines that churn out entirely new data resembling their training data. It is like a sculptor who has studied so many forms found in nature and then uses this knowledge to create sculptures from his imagination that have never been seen before anywhere else. If taken to cyberspace, gans work almost the same way.
The world of search engine optimization (SEO) is buzzing with discussions after Google confirmed that around 2,500 leaked internal documents related to its Search feature are indeed authentic. The revelation has sparked significant concerns within the SEO community. The leaked documents were initially reported by SEO experts Rand Fishkin and Mike King, igniting widespread analysis and discourse. For More Info:- https://news.arihantwebtech.com/search-disrupted-googles-leaked-documents-rock-the-seo-world/
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Cracking the Workplace Discipline Code Main.pptxWorkforce Group
Cultivating and maintaining discipline within teams is a critical differentiator for successful organisations.
Forward-thinking leaders and business managers understand the impact that discipline has on organisational success. A disciplined workforce operates with clarity, focus, and a shared understanding of expectations, ultimately driving better results, optimising productivity, and facilitating seamless collaboration.
Although discipline is not a one-size-fits-all approach, it can help create a work environment that encourages personal growth and accountability rather than solely relying on punitive measures.
In this deck, you will learn the significance of workplace discipline for organisational success. You’ll also learn
• Four (4) workplace discipline methods you should consider
• The best and most practical approach to implementing workplace discipline.
• Three (3) key tips to maintain a disciplined workplace.
"𝑩𝑬𝑮𝑼𝑵 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑱 𝑰𝑺 𝑯𝑨𝑳𝑭 𝑫𝑶𝑵𝑬"
𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬 (𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬) is a professional event agency that includes experts in the event-organizing market in Vietnam, Korea, and ASEAN countries. We provide unlimited types of events from Music concerts, Fan meetings, and Culture festivals to Corporate events, Internal company events, Golf tournaments, MICE events, and Exhibitions.
𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬 provides unlimited package services including such as Event organizing, Event planning, Event production, Manpower, PR marketing, Design 2D/3D, VIP protocols, Interpreter agency, etc.
Sports events - Golf competitions/billiards competitions/company sports events: dynamic and challenging
⭐ 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:
➢ 2024 BAEKHYUN [Lonsdaleite] IN HO CHI MINH
➢ SUPER JUNIOR-L.S.S. THE SHOW : Th3ee Guys in HO CHI MINH
➢FreenBecky 1st Fan Meeting in Vietnam
➢CHILDREN ART EXHIBITION 2024: BEYOND BARRIERS
➢ WOW K-Music Festival 2023
➢ Winner [CROSS] Tour in HCM
➢ Super Show 9 in HCM with Super Junior
➢ HCMC - Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Festival
➢ Korean Vietnam Partnership - Fair with LG
➢ Korean President visits Samsung Electronics R&D Center
➢ Vietnam Food Expo with Lotte Wellfood
"𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬."
1. FINAL PROJECT
By Aleksey Narko
Index: 18782
Subject: Quality Management
2. Company profile
"Have you ever made lasagne? Well, it’s the same for skis… it’s no more complicated than
that!” Julien Vigouroux, Sales Manager in Dynastar.
Skis Rossignol like when things go downhill at least when their skis and snowboards do so.
Being one of the biggest producers of Nordic, alpine equipment, snowboards as well as
accessories and outdoors the company unites the brands such as Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, and
Look. Moreover it has the longest company history in the industry which started in 1907. The products of
the company have been worn by many Olympians and world champions since 1936 Winter Olympic
games. In 1972, Rossignol became the world’s leading ski manufacturer. Headquartered in Voiron, a
small town in southeastern France, the company was among the first to make skis in France and was an
early leader in ski technology and design. Rossignol has 2 factories in Europe (France and Spain) and
Dynastar factory in the US producing in total 850000 pairs of skis per year. By 2000, almost 40 percent
of all downhill skis sold throughout the world were manufactured by Rossignol. The company is a
subsidiary of Chartreuse & Mont Blanc, itself owned by Australia's Macquarie Group. The key to the
company’s success is continuous development process and investing money in new technologies in an
unstable market with lots of competitors.
Quality issues
"A layer of paste, a layer of meat, a layer of béchamel sauce and cheese. That makes really good
skis, we just have to heat it up and it all slides down all on its own!"
Julien Vigouroux, Sales Manager in Dynastar.
First skis were created by human beings around 4000-5000 years ago. These first skis were
probably used for hunting, travelling, military maneuvers and practical means of transportation.
First skis created for recreation were built in 1850s. At this time there were just few enthusiasts
who were experimenting on constructing a new way to have fun. The skis got more popularity in
the early 1900's when its quick development process started to take place.
First materials used to build skis were different kinds of wood such as ash, pine and larch chosen
for their flexibility and resilience. Than in order to protect wood it started to be laminated. But
the progress didn’t stop at this point. Soon enough the ski manufacturers started to experiment
with different kinds of metal such as aluminum and even titanium, fiberglass, plastic, Kevlar,
carbon, etc. Nowadays we can see a mixture of all these materials used in ski production. The
facilities for ski production also changed a lot: from small sheds full of saws and hammers to the
multimillion factories full of employees and clever machines. The main issue of Rossignol
company is how to produce high-quality skis according to all the standards, tastes of the
customers, change in fashion and design, “quickly-running” technologies, lots of competitors,
etc.
3. The main quality issue for the ski-producing company like Rossignol is how to make good-
quality skis and control all the processes of multimillion factories. They need to take care about
the design trends, have a look on their competitors to compare the products. Moreover they need
to invest millions in research and development, improving the quality and usage of materials and
using new technologies. In the 21 century Rossignol factory mainly consists of high-technology
machines and people who operate them. How to control their performance? How to build durable
skis that won’t break a month after buying? How to make the skis that would fit different people
that will be using them in a great variety of conditions? These are the important questions that
the quality managers of Rossignol answer every day.
Producing skis is quite similar to cooking lasagna. You never get a perfect dish from the first
time. The same is happening with skis. The combination of the materials, form, size and other
aspects of production are checked all the time. This highly-technological process is very
complicated. The first pairs of skis go through different tests to check their week and strong
points and find the mistakes before actually being put on the production line in huge quantities.
This is how the piece of wood becomes the piece of technological art.
Quality Management problems and techniques.
"One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment
. . . ; If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along."
Franklin D.Roosevelt
House of quality
House of quality is a good technique to find the companies weak and strong points as well as to
compare it with the competitor’s effectiveness and find out what can and should be improved. It
shows the relationships between the customers desires and engineers (companies) capabilities.
This technique can help Rossignol see their strengths and weaknesses and change in a better way
in order to get a bigger market share. First of all is to find the main competitors of the company.
It has many of them, big almost fully-automized firms like Atomic, Fischer and Salomon to the
small companies producing hand-made skis like Aluflex.
According the World Cup brand Ranking 2006-2010, which shows the Ski Champions and the
equipment they are using Rossignol takes the second place in the combined table of ski
manufacturers. It shows that there are more men and women wearing Atomic skis and less
wearing Salomon ones compared to Rossignol.
4. This is why I have chosen these companies to be the main competitors for my company X
(Rossignol) in the house of quality.
When we take the part including customer requirements I have chosen the price, comfort,
reliability, look and durability to be the most important. From the engineers’ perspective unit
cost, quality, performance, design and durability are the most significant factors.
Two circles represent strong correlation, one represents small correlation and line means no
correlation at all.
5. A letter represents Atomic company
B is for Salomon
X stands for Rossignol
The price affects the performance of the skis a lot. The cheaper the skis the worse will be their
performance in different conditions, because the quality of the materials would be not so good
and skis won’t go downhill as good as their more expensive competitors. The design is also
influenced by the price. The less you pay for your skis the less attractive and fashionable they
look. Durability of the skis also depends on the quality of the materials and the price as well
therefore cheap skis usually live less than their expensive opponents.
The comfort of the skis depends a lot on their quality. The better the materials used in the
production process are the better you feel when you use your skis. The performance also affects
comfort a lot. The more problems you have when you go downhill the less comfortable you feel.
Reliability depends a bit on the quality of the materials as well as the performance factor. The
better the quality of the ski materials and the more confident you feel when you use them the
more you rely on them when having fun going on mountains and cliffs.
The look of the skis depends a lot on the design and modern trends. Ski industry is like clothing
one, both have designers that get their inspiration from daily life. It is also affected by the price.
The more you pay-the more beautiful they are!
Durability is dependent on the cost. But it is weak dependence because modern technologies
don’t give almost any chance for even the cheapest skis to break unexpectedly. The more
important fact is the quality of the materials: either it is fiberglass with wood and carbon or
titanium with Kevlar and wooden base. Durability also depends a lot on the performance. It is
quite natural: the better they perform- the longer they live.
When we take into account competitive evaluation of the brands Rossignol has no competition
at all in their look and comfort they bring to their owners. They are modern, colorful, well-
projected and designed. Moreover those skis appeal to different age groups from the very young
children to the older professionals. When it comes to comfort Rossignol is also the absolute
winner. They spend 13 million dollars on modernization of their factories for the period of 2012-
2013. What for? To buy new machines and train their employees in order to bring their
customers better, more comfortable skis.
Rossignol got three when it comes to the price factor. Maybe because they value their brand
name and don’t make any effort to change the formula: “quality not quantity”. Moreover most of
their factories are situated in Europe where they are getting access to more qualified labor and
quicker availability of new technologies which brings extra costs.
Rossignol is on the 4th position when it comes to reliability and durability. It comes from the fact
that not all 100% of customers are satisfied how the firm performs in those aspects. But these
factors will never satisfy the customers- there is always a way to improve.
6. How can Rossignol improve their situation? From my point of view they can change the places
of Manufacture to the places with cheaper labor and better price and availability of natural
resources. These places can be found in Asia, such as China or India, but unfortunately they have
their own drawbacks which are making the process more complicated. More important fact is to
improve the quality control in order to get better feedback from the customers and get new
clients. The third feature is improving the experimental base while testing the skis. This means
improving the relationship between the number of tests and the number of broken or bad-quality
skis. Another factor is employing more creative designers. In today’s world everything is based
on creativity, people want to be different from the others and look fashionable. That is why the
necessity for more creative stuff appears. Another factor that Rossignol can improve is to use
new, more durable and quality materials to make their skis “immortal” after long usage in
difficult situations.
According to the engineering perspective the most important factors in producing Rossignol skis
are design and quality. The brand is extremely successful because it is working all the time
improving the mixture of those elements, by using brand-new techniques, technologically-
developed machines and professional workers in their production process. The other components
that got 4 points each are durability and performance. According to the customer’s feedback they
are very happy when it comes to Rossignol ski performance in different nature and weather
situations. Furthermore modern materials used in ski production nowadays almost never break
and fail to perform according to the expectations. Unit cost doesn’t care Rossignol manufacturers
a lot. They are on a good price way offering the great variety of their customers goods of high
price and good prices compared to the competitors.
7. When it comes to the dependence between the factors, unit cost of the skis depends a lot on the
quality of the materials used. This tendency is the same in all the products, not only skis.
Performance of the skis depends on the quality and price which are strongly connected with each
other. The better, more expensive, quality skis you have-the better you feel when you use them.
That is why the pair of skis used by the Olympic champions can easily cost more than a thousand
dollars. Durability has also strong correlation with the quality, which is also natural. When the
company uses the most advanced technologies and materials it can easily create strong and at the
same time flexible skis, which can be used even in the most difficult situations.
Wheel of Deming
In the Rossi production of the skis employees implement also the quality technique known as the
wheel of Deming which consists of four parts such as plan, do, check and act.
Plan: First of all engineers, using computer programs, plan the skis should look like. It comes to
everything from the types of materials used, color and design of the skis to the time necessary to
bake the skis in a special machine so that they perform well and be durable enough.
Do: After planning a small sample of skis is produced for testing.
Check: Than different types of tests take place. Engineers painstakingly check the final
product’s shape and flexibility, using special tests that measure the precise shape of the ski under
different loads, as well as measuring the strength of the ski every 5 cm along its length. If the
skis are not within the special limits, the adjustments are made to the production line, rerun the
tests until everything is ready for the main production process.
Act: Once all the kinks in the production has been worked out, the factory goes into full
production, which is limited when it comes to the skis for the Olympiads and professional
sportsmen and consists of about 10 pairs coming out of each mold per day.
Business process reengineering
Rossignol Company is a very big organization with more than 1100 employees who work in 20
sites worldwide. Company has 15 offices in Europe, North America and Asia. Rossignol’s
annual turnover is 270m. In order to manage such a big organization the company needs good IT
base. But the problem with it was to combine all the decentralized IT services to a central
location in order to reduce the money spent on it without affecting the employee productivity and
application performance. Each regional office of the company had its own IT resources. There
was a lot of mess with this because of the great number of servers, enterprise planning systems
and domain controllers which were extremely difficult to control one by one. The idea was to
centralize in order to increase the ease of operating and reduce the exploding costs.
The decision was made to use Riverbed technologies to centralize the Enterprise Planning
Systems to a central location and optimization of WAN performance. Wan in this case is the
geographically dispersed telecommunications network which is used by the Rossignol company
to store, transfer and exchange information.
Riverbed Steelhead appliances helped the company optimize the WAN network and decrease the
latency associated with many file formats. After this improvement employees could get the
necessary document from the network in 4 seconds instead of 50 like it was before.
Moreover the change in the IT eliminated the necessity to back up data by the local stuff; it is
done automatically at the end of the day by the new appliances. It means that the information
became more secure. Furthermore it also improved the application performance which now
enables the company employees do their job quicker and more effectively.
8. In addition the company implemented an e-commerce program 4 years ago with the help of the
Shopatron Company. E-commerce represents buying and selling products on-line. The company
decided to use this technique because it represents the fastest growing consumer sales channel in
the world. It is not surprising taking into consideration the growing number of computers and
internet being used nowadays. The program was mainly oriented for the retailers which were
very excited by the implementation of the new technique in the sales between them and
Rossignol. Moreover the program helped to improve partnership relations between both sides.
Nevertheless the biggest result was seen from the sales side. They increased by 40%. Moreover
the company got the ability to sell their products to the most important skiers and improve the
transparency of the whole selling process. The other important issue was that the retailers
became more confident in a brand as their quality parts and products supplier.
Both of these reengineering techniques were used mainly in order to reduce costs and increase
efficiency. If the company like Rossignol wants to be competitive at the market it needs to use
modern methods such as IT transformation and going online as business is never standing at one
place, but continuously moving forward, especially in such an unstable field as sportgoods
production.
Personal suggestions to the company:
If I was the director in Rossignol Company I will put more emphasis in the quality control of my
company. Of course it is extremely hard to exist in such an unstable industry were trends are
changing so rapidly, where you depend on the modern trends, research and development,
designers and many other forces in order to create a product which is not perfect, but at least
very close to being it.
It was quite hard to find enough information about Rossignol quality management, maybe
because this is like the industry producing goods for the army, where there are lots of
competitors and everything is kept in secret. From my point of view the company should be
more open to the changes and their customers. They should listen to their feedback and improve
their products according to it. They should try to implement more quality management
techniques to become more competitive.
For example Rossignol can use Six Sigma in the production process and set their goal to 3,4
pairs of defective skis per million. Of course will be more difficult than with Motorola (the
company that first implemented this technique) mobile phones as skis are bigger and more
difficult to transport and store. Moreover ski production is mostly mass-production business
where it is quite hard to implement such changes and get such perfect results.
Moreover the company can easily use Kaizen technique to improve their quality and focus on the
issues which are very important in delivering high-quality products to the customer such as
purchasing and logistics, as the mistakes are not only made in the production line, but also
outside of the factory.
All this techniques are very valuable in improving the quality of Rossignol products. Moreover
the company should remember that the best way for the company is not to focus on one
technique, but to combine and mix the usage of a number of different quality management
instruments.