Essays Tagged: "Motorola"

The evalution of the microprossesor

.(or the centralprocessing unit)and without the microprocessor the computer is more orless useless. Motorola and Intel have invented most of themicroprocessors over the last decade. Over the years the ... st decade. Over the years their has been aconstant battle over cutting edge technology. In the 80's Motorola wonthe battle, but now in the 90's it looks as Intel has won the war.The microprocessor 680 ...

(5 pages) 88 0 3.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Business: Strategy. Case study examining Motorola.

Note information in case is time sensitive, so some of the material may be outdated.MOTOROLACASE STUDYJune 19, 2002INTRODUCTIONMotorola began in 1928 as the Galvin Manufacturing Compan ... nductors, computer microprocessors, high capacity telephone systems, and between 1980 to the 1990's Motorola became a world leader in cellular telephones and wireless communications. Unfortunately, 19 ... elephones and wireless communications. Unfortunately, 1996 through 1999 proved to be hard times for Motorola. Innovations by rivals in wireless communication decreased the demand for semiconductors an ...

(15 pages) 1779 2 3.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

TQM- Six Sigma at Honeywelll.

Rick Schroeder, AlliedSignal's vice president of operations, brought his Six Sigma experience from Motorola to his new employer. By 1999, AlliedSignal was five years into its Six Sigma program, which ...

(8 pages) 458 0 2.6 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

With reference to specific advertisements you have seen, explain what techniques have been used and why.

and also it makes more memorable, which is useful when shoppers see the Carte Dour logo in markets.Motorola - The mobile phone rings in a record shop. The tune sung and hummed throughout the whole ad ...

(2 pages) 36 0 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Synopsis of the article: Kodak still in picture

the film business". There were two men to watch in Kodak's future:a)CEO George M.C. Fisher- had put Motorola back on top, and brought to Rochester the less than reassuring awareness that while Fuji's ...

(4 pages) 280 1 1.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Analysis of Motorola and Nokia

For the analysis, I selected Motorola and Nokia. The two companies control a dominant share of the cellular handset market. Succe ... wide position, and recognize trends in their financial results and in the tastes of their customers.Motorola Cash Flow, Revenue and Income AnalysisOver the past three years, Motorola struggled mightil ... s and net profits year-over-year from 2000 to 2001 and 2002 as summarized below (EDGAROnline, 2004):Motorola Revenue and Net Profit SummaryYear Revenue ($ million) Net Profit ($ million)2000 37,580 1, ...

(7 pages) 841 0 4.4 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Motorola's Mike Zafirovski A track record of Solid Results

Mike Zafirovski, Motorola's President and Chief Operations Officer, and seemingly the companies answer to getting bac ... Officer, and seemingly the companies answer to getting back on top of the market. In April of 2001 Motorola made headlines in that the company showed its first loss in fifteen years of an excruciatin ... mpany's CEO, announced a change on their executive team. "Mike Z" formerly of GE, who had been with Motorola for two years, had been appointed President and COO. In an effort to calm and assure stockh ...

(3 pages) 39 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

What are the main plans and strategies that Mike Zafirovski has adopted in order to turn Motorola around? Is he succeeding?

oute for the other roles of supervision and collaboration. Preparation enhances decision-making. At Motorola, Mike Zafirovski (Mike Z.) succeeded in turning the company around by following a few simpl ... uture and an understanding of confrontations from someone in the executive offices, like Mike Z. at Motorola. The mission that Mike Z. set forth for the company was to "achieve modest goals that appea ...

(3 pages) 75 0 3.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Motivation at Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola

fferent organizations. The three organizations that will be analyzed are Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola that are named in the top Fortune 500 companies. These companies build on the principle tha ... achieve against goals they helped to create."Lastly, one key issue that surfaces when one analyzes Motorola's organization is its approach to running its different business and divisions. Motorola re ...

(9 pages) 294 0 4.5 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Motorola and Nokia Company Financial Analysis

For the analysis, I selected Motorola and Nokia. The two companies control a dominant share of the cellular handset market. Succe ... wide position, and recognize trends in their financial results and in the tastes of their customers.Motorola Cash Flow, Revenue and Income AnalysisOver the past three years, Motorola struggled mightil ... s and net profits year-over-year from 2000 to 2001 and 2002 as summarized below (EDGAROnline, 2004):Motorola Revenue and Net Profit SummaryYear Revenue ($ million) Net Profit ($ million)2000 37,580 1, ...

(7 pages) 448 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

SIX SIGMA IN FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR (M) SDN BHD

satisfaction and improvement being the driving forces.Six Sigma was established in 1987 through the Motorola Six Sigma quality program. The program gained publicity when Motorola won the Malcolm Baldr ... consolidated through process controls.2.0 IntroductionFreescale® Semiconductor (FSKL), formerly Motorola's semiconductor sector, is a leading global semiconductor company focused on providing embe ...

(32 pages) 361 0 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Motorola

Motorola (MOT: 22.50, -0.45, -2.0%) can relate to the sour market reception. The numbers it released ... : Average selling prices, or ASPs in industry parlance, declined slightly.That's right. Now, I know Motorola said as much in its report last week, but seems this price decline actually is an industryw ... lts show that the company has freshened up its product lineup, particularly in North America, where Motorola was running obnoxious circles around it. Unit sales in North America rose 22% in the quarte ...

(3 pages) 69 0 3.7 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Current event Report: Motorola

The article that I chose was from the Wall Street Journal that discussed Motorola's planning to launch a system that will allow people to use their cell phones as credit car ... be able to purchase products by simply waving your cell phone over a scanner at the cash register. Motorola is hoping that in the future that this service will play the same role as a credit card. Mo ... come up with new sources of revenue to make up for the falling calling rates and market saturation.Motorola will have to deal with some obstacles. First, they will have to cut a deal with a wireless ...

(1 pages) 69 1 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Macintosh vs. Windows

essors used in windows are being improved more quickly than the Power PC chips that Apple uses from Motorola. Apple has some catching up to do at the high end of the market. Speed differences, however ...

(1 pages) 47 1 2.6 Aug/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

International Marketing Plan: Motorola

ositioning, Targeting, Segmentation (STP)The segmentation criteria created by the marketing team at Motorola contains many different elements appreciated by various consumers. One element is versatili ... gments of the market can be entered because to the increase use and dependability of mobile phones. Motorola will use several marketing strategies to promote the EO4a. Consumers will be targeted with ...

(5 pages) 208 0 4.6 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Strategic Analysis of Siemens Mobile Phone

is the fourth largest handset player so the slice for Siemens is even smaller compared with Nokia, Motorola and Samsung. Siemens must have some special spots to attract customers in order to make mor ... ts1. Many producersThere is not only one handset producer in the world and some of them like Nokia, Motorola and Samsung have more global market shares than Siemens. They grab the seat in the mobile p ...

(6 pages) 148 0 4.5 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Regional and Country Analysis-Saudi Arabia

Production IntroductionMotorola started its business in 1928 as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and by Year 2006, Motorola ... a became world number two mobile phones makers. The recent successful launch of MotoRazr is part of Motorola's mission statement to strive for more a creative and trend-setting design in Motorola's en ... d trend-setting design in Motorola's engineering concepts. Inspired by the successful Razr project, Motorola is planning to launch a high-end custom-design cellular phone in the oil-rich country of Sa ...

(7 pages) 69 0 3.5 May/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

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ial aid and you still really want to go to college, you can always go into the military or work for Motorola, they both path for about eighty percent of your education, so all you really have to do is ...

(2 pages) 979 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

"sonny's Blues" Character Analysis

oo have envy toward my brother. My brother is only 21 and he has already worked in Microsoft and in Motorola. He will finish his graduate?s degree from the University of Michigan next year and will ma ...

(1 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Motorola's spin off of Iridium

Motorola?s decision to spin Iridium off as a separate company was both a good decision and a bad dec ... s a separate company was both a good decision and a bad decision for them to make. On the good side Motorola placed themselves in a low risk position in which they would reap the benefits of the many ... up and the success of this company would call for. And this knowledge could have been available had Motorola not cast them out into the market on their own.Iridium?s target markets were composed of ad ...

(1 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies