1)Summary - Can you pick out and condense the main ideas of what you've read - namely can you tell me what you read in your own words? 2) Analysis - can you tell me why this is important, how it might be used, or what it may be applied to in this class or the real world. Guidelines: Assignment submissions should include the following: Summary should be 150 words Analysis should be 100 words.

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1)Summary - Can you pick out and condense the main ideas of what you've read - namely can you tell me what you read in your own words?
2) Analysis - can you tell me why this is important, how it might be used, or what it may be applied to in this class or the real world.
Guidelines: Assignment submissions should include the following:
Summary should be 150 words
Analysis should be 100 words. 

 

A small bicycle company, Super Sized Cycles, manufactures and adapts bicycles for riders who are too big for
conventional bikes. The business had sales last year of $104,000. Though Joan Denizot, the founder, has
increased sales through her Web site every year, she remains barely in the black.
Her bikes, which range from $699 to $3,395, feature broader, sturdier wheels and tires, wider seats and pedal
placement, and strong steel frames. She said one model can support riders weighing as much as 550 pounds.
Over all, she sells about 100 bikes a year. Several of the bikes she sells are made by an American manufacturer
and upgraded to her standards. That is the case with the Big 29er, which has wheels three inches bigger than
on standard bikes and can accommodate riders as tall as 6-feet-7. However, Ms. Denizot is relying on two
models of her own design, A New Leaf and Time of Your Life, that sell for $2,070.
Until recently, all of these models were produced in the United States. But that drove up costs and prices,
prompting complaints from customers. Last year, Ms. Denizot had 70 of her New Leaf bikes manufactured in
Taiwan. She was extremely pleased with the workmanship on the first shipment of bicycles from Taiwan. And
she was even happier with the per-bike price. Though one-time upfront costs tied to overseas sourcing pushed
her costs up, Ms. Denizot says she believes she could soon be paying $550 per bike, fully assembled.
Currently, she pays $400 to $500 just for her custom bike frames, which are made in lowa and then shipped to
the Vermont workshop of her master assembler, where the manufacturing costs of her American-built bikes
rise to $1,250. On the other hand, manufacturing in the United States enables her to provide a level of
individualized customer service not easily matched by producing her bikes overseas.
Transcribed Image Text:A small bicycle company, Super Sized Cycles, manufactures and adapts bicycles for riders who are too big for conventional bikes. The business had sales last year of $104,000. Though Joan Denizot, the founder, has increased sales through her Web site every year, she remains barely in the black. Her bikes, which range from $699 to $3,395, feature broader, sturdier wheels and tires, wider seats and pedal placement, and strong steel frames. She said one model can support riders weighing as much as 550 pounds. Over all, she sells about 100 bikes a year. Several of the bikes she sells are made by an American manufacturer and upgraded to her standards. That is the case with the Big 29er, which has wheels three inches bigger than on standard bikes and can accommodate riders as tall as 6-feet-7. However, Ms. Denizot is relying on two models of her own design, A New Leaf and Time of Your Life, that sell for $2,070. Until recently, all of these models were produced in the United States. But that drove up costs and prices, prompting complaints from customers. Last year, Ms. Denizot had 70 of her New Leaf bikes manufactured in Taiwan. She was extremely pleased with the workmanship on the first shipment of bicycles from Taiwan. And she was even happier with the per-bike price. Though one-time upfront costs tied to overseas sourcing pushed her costs up, Ms. Denizot says she believes she could soon be paying $550 per bike, fully assembled. Currently, she pays $400 to $500 just for her custom bike frames, which are made in lowa and then shipped to the Vermont workshop of her master assembler, where the manufacturing costs of her American-built bikes rise to $1,250. On the other hand, manufacturing in the United States enables her to provide a level of individualized customer service not easily matched by producing her bikes overseas.
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