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Business Mathematics 13th Edition by Gary Clendenen,Stanley Salzman
Edition 13ISBN: 978-0321955050Business Mathematics 13th Edition by Gary Clendenen,Stanley Salzman
Edition 13ISBN: 978-0321955050 Exercise 1
GENERAL MOTORS
www.Gm.com
Facts:
• 1908: Founded
• 1982: Built huge factory in Spain
• 2009: Files for bankruptcy
• 2010: Emerges from bankruptcy
• 2013: Over 200,000 employees
In some respects, General Motors (GM) is the story of globalization. It was one of the most successful companies in the world in the 1960s under the gifted manager Alfred Sloan. As it expanded globally, some of the jobs that had gone to Americans were moved overseas, partly to be closer to where vehicles were sold but also to cut costs. Labor costs were much lower in other countries.
Gasoline prices increased sharply during the 1970s and many Americans turned away from GM products and bought cars from Toyota, Honda, or Nissan. Americans were interested in the smaller, high-quality cars built by the Japanese. The weakened state of GM and the financial crisis of 2008-2010 forced the company to file for bankruptcy in 2009 when the U.S. government stepped in to help. But the company has since recovered.
Ben James received a bachelor's degree in statistics and a master's degree in business administration. He has worked at GM for several years. Among other things, he studies data such as that shown in the following two figures and develops equations to forecast demand.
What can you learn from the two figures?
www.Gm.com
Facts:
• 1908: Founded
• 1982: Built huge factory in Spain
• 2009: Files for bankruptcy
• 2010: Emerges from bankruptcy
• 2013: Over 200,000 employees
In some respects, General Motors (GM) is the story of globalization. It was one of the most successful companies in the world in the 1960s under the gifted manager Alfred Sloan. As it expanded globally, some of the jobs that had gone to Americans were moved overseas, partly to be closer to where vehicles were sold but also to cut costs. Labor costs were much lower in other countries.
Gasoline prices increased sharply during the 1970s and many Americans turned away from GM products and bought cars from Toyota, Honda, or Nissan. Americans were interested in the smaller, high-quality cars built by the Japanese. The weakened state of GM and the financial crisis of 2008-2010 forced the company to file for bankruptcy in 2009 when the U.S. government stepped in to help. But the company has since recovered.
Ben James received a bachelor's degree in statistics and a master's degree in business administration. He has worked at GM for several years. Among other things, he studies data such as that shown in the following two figures and develops equations to forecast demand.
What can you learn from the two figures?
Explanation
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First figure is a graph of new vehicles ...
Business Mathematics 13th Edition by Gary Clendenen,Stanley Salzman
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