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Case Study Analysis: Zipcar
(1) WHO ARE THE MAIN PLAYERS IN THE CASE? | Summary: Who: Robin Chase CEO and Co-founderWhen: October 14, 2000What: Option 1: Reach out to other investors Option 2: Create a new business model Option 3: Close the businessMain Players: * Robin Chase * Antje Danielson - * Corporate PresidentOthers * Glenn Urban – Dean and mentor to Chase * JohnSnow – Consulting Firm * Paul Covell – MIT engineer * Investors CircleAlliance Partners: * Dan Holland – Venture partner * Transit Stations * AP reporter – press coverage Competitors: * Europe car sharing companies - Swiss Mobility CarSharing, Drive Stadtauto * Rental Car Companies –
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It has everything a consumer leaving in a busy area of a metropolitan area can ask for. Convenience, cheap, and accessibility. This is everything that a customer living with out a vehicle in an area that a car is needed periodically can ask for.Weaknesses: To start up a business like this as Chase realized you need a lot of capital. Finding the money and investors that believe in your company is going to be the hardest thing to do. To lease new cars or not have enough cars for the demand of new customers can also be a hindrance in the growth of this company. Other areas of concern that need to be addressed are the costs and insurance and liability exposure that renting a car to somebody can have. With multiple of even a few wrecks or fatalities can easily close the doors to a company like Zipcar that is just getting started. Opportunities: The Zipcar company is a company that can be very easily started once the right infrastructure is in place and can even be pitched to investors as a franchise store. That can be duplicated in other areas of the country. There is not current niche for the type of people that Chase is targeting and is untapped market place with the proper marketing plan.Threats: Rental car companies can also offer rental of cars on an hourly basis. They can pick up customers as well. This is not advertised but can be done. Most importantly if Boston or New York, or Chicago have a very efficient Public
By definition the term progressive mobility means a “series of planned movements in a sequential manner beginning at a patient’s current mobility status with a goal of returning to his/her baseline” (Vollman, 2010). Much simpler explained it means for us nurses to get our patients moving. Challenging nurses to use the patient’s current musculoskeletal abilities and help them progress towards their old or new individual baseline has many benefits other than the building of physical strength. This brief summary will explore the purpose, benefits, costs and target population involved in a progressive mobility project in the Intensive Care Unit including the basis upon which the program will be evaluated. Progressive Mobility benefits the
Meals on Wheels, an organization that feeds elderly who can’t feed themselves, is planned to get some of its funding cut off with the president’s new financial plan. Meals on Wheels has been feeding the unfortunate since the 1950’s (Carroll A10), leaving this organization to rely on public funding is not a solution to government spending. This organization improves the diets and lives of many elderly by giving them food for their specific needs, and giving them someone who comes and visits. Older people should not be just ignored, their resources are important too. These are grandparents and parents that need, or will need, this kind of help. President Trump can not pretend that the elderly are not people too, considering he himself is seventy. Defunding such companies and institutions will lead to a path of ignorance and uncaring mindsets, and there is something to be done about it.
We live on dirt roads, which don't have many cars on it. one way to improve the roads would be to trim trees and trim areas around intersections, so you could see better. Another improvement would be to have the potholes filled in.
Jody Doyle has been involved in cattle and tree farming his entire life. He lives in the small town of Saffell, Arkansas just down the road from his cattle farm. Jody runs about 100 head of cattle give or take. When working with his tree farming business (co-owner of Eddie Doyle and Son Trucking) he is the tree cutter. He makes sure that every tree he cuts down is marked by the landowner.
These number will be used for predicting future financial statements later in this case study.
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Two Portland based women, Liz Connelly and Kali Wilgus, were forced to shut down their burrito cart after they received ten death threats due to cultural appropriation and "recipe stealing" allegations. Connelly and Wilgus travelled to Puerto Nuevo in Mexico in December and learned the traditional recipe and techniques used to make authentic Mexican tortillas. Upon their return the pair opened their own burrito cart where they utilized the knowledge and skills they acquired in Mexico. Connelly and Wilgus fell victim to scrutiny following an interview where Connelly stated, "I picked the brains of every tortilla lady there in the worst broken Spanish ever, and they showed me a little of what they did"
Since the wealthy class decided whether or not what was considered fine art, many contemporary artists began to rebel against these practices and began creating work that not only included lower class members of society but also addressed many of the issues they were facing in their societies such as homelessness. During the mid-1980s, many contemporary artists began taking their works out of the museums’ and galleries and started presenting them in the city streets, poverty stricken ghettos and urban communities. By doing this they were able to reach a broader audience outside of high-class society. Artists such as, Krzysztof Wodiczko, was one of the first artist to take his work out of the museums and into the streets.
In today’s competitive economic climate, most project managers and organizational leadership has concluded the importance of the positive impact that project management leadership has contributed to the organization and on their projects and programs. This positive impact has caused most organizations to implement Project Support Offices (PSO). Within the Project Support Offices (PSO) there will be an understanding of the importance of the as-is and the to-be process is to managing projects and programs. The Project Support Office (PSO) uses this very effective technique in transforming vision into results. This technique is used to develop and populate an As-Is and To-Be diagrams. The As-Is diagram depicts the present state of the organizations, project or program process, culture, and capabilities. The To-Be diagram depicts the desired future state of how the organizations process, culture, and capabilities will look in the future. This case study reviews the goals confronted by the Pizza Delivered Quickly (PDQ) business while further developing the multiple related sub-systems to achieve the Pizza Delivery Quick (PDQ) requirements and be able to manage the project (Wysocki, 2012).
Meals on Wheels is an excellent solution to hunger for elderly people. They currently feed around 500 people a week. The volunteers and employees work tirelessly with people from their community and other organizations to ensure that the elders they are helping get all the things they need which include food, company, and that there house is in order. They go out of their way to go above and beyond. For instance, Meals on Wheels is not open on holidays, but the employees go to other organizations that are open, help pack food, and then they go drive it to the people who have do not have family’s house. All the people who work at the Meals on Wheels based in Asheville are kind and extremely willing to help you out even if they do
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RentMyCar is in the business of providing low-cost car rentals, and thus it is compulsory for the firm to comply with federal and state laws pertaining car driving. In general there are two major umbrellas of insurance, liability insurance and comprehensive & collision insurance. Liability insurance coverage follows the driver no matter whose vehicle is being operated, provided it is an eligible vehicle. All states, except for New Hampshire, require at least liability coverage. Liability coverage protects the insured (i.e., follows the driver) when the insured operates a vehicle owned by someone else. RentMyCar will offer non-owner car insurance policies, such policies are designed to protect individuals who don't drive regularly, but require liability coverage for the times they do drive a car. There are several factors that may determine the cost of a non-owner insurance policy. The amount of coverage, location, driving history and the estimated frequency with which one plans on using a car. RentMyCar will charge a membership fee per tier,
Upon receiving first round financing of $1.3 million, Zipcar is, as CEO Robin Chase describes, “poised for action”. The measures that the company intends to take moving forward will likely determine its future viability as the dominant player in the relatively untapped market of car sharing in North America. Currently, Chase is testing the concept in the single market of Boston, and has ambitious goals to break into other markets along the East and Mid-coast by the end of next year. Having received preliminary positive customer responses, Zipcar has potential to establish a secure market foothold and revenue traction; however, the start-up company is not without problems, namely the short lead time on their competitive edge, the
In consequent, they have limit cash to pay for daily operating costs that get higher every day and they would finally have to go out of the business. Second, there is challenge of finding convenient parking lots for its vehicles especially in densely populated cities such as New York and London. A start-up business may find it difficult to anticipate cost of parking. Moreover, there are different preferences of car in different markets. It is hard for a start-up company to meet every need of the consumers. Finally, the limitation of technology makes it hard for a start-up company to catch up with the big players in the market. It’s probably because of the limited capital and inability to access to such innovation. With advanced technology, the big players can easily operate their businesses and provides much convenience more than a start-up company, which results in a great distance between them to catch up with. Such first mover as Zipcar can avoid uncertainties by creating barrier to entry, avoid lockingin to inappropriate models, and have minimal upfront costs. They focused positioning of the Zipcar brand and clear communication of its value proposition. Moreover, they emphasize on the high quality service and consistent performance. Although Zipcar is not the first car share venture in the U.S., the company had
We live in a technology driven world, almost everyone own a smartphone today. Uber and its competitors are allowing us to use an app on our smartphone to call for a cab. When a rider request a ride, the app gives you an estimated time of when the driver will arrive. It also calculates the fare and take the money out of your account. Whoever came up with the Uber idea is genius. Uber is beneficial to both the riders and the drivers. Uber created jobs for a lot of individuals, also for people who has a job but want to make extra money can drive Uber. The riders get high quality service for a fair price. In addition, the Uber app is easy to use and to understand. Increasing the amount of cars on the road results in faster pickup time which is