UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS W/ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781266514548
Author: Nickels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 3, Problem 1VC
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Case summary: EBC is cycle manufacturing Company and in the early 2000s many bicycle manufacturer started manufacturing of mountain and speed bikes but they engaged in use of stick with cool, upright bike perfect for cruising City Street which make bikes more comfortable. As a result bike of EBC became more famous. They decided to open its manufacturing site in Taiwan where they can easily export bike to neighboring AN Country’s nation like C Country. They also started to import bikes into the US Country which is actually cheaper for them than producing on its home soil. EBC is rapidly growing day by day but T a multi corporation bought EBC and now they can use the T’s established distribution network to reach new markets more quickly and effectively.
Characters in the case: The characters in this case are EBC a cycle manufacturing company and T a multi corporation with offices in Wisconsin, the UK Country and the G Country.
Adequate information: EBC is doing well in the market because of their uniqueness in model. Customers prefer their bikes more so they decided to enter into global market with better technology which will give them
To discuss: The advantage gain by EBC using contract manufacture in Taiwan to produce its bikes.
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