Coffeemaker

great example of this is the house built by a DC-based startup called SmartThings. Alex Hawkinson, the head of the company, currently has over 200 connected objects in his home that he resides in (Wasik). The range of these devices go from the coffeemaker he uses to brew his morning cup to even the A/C unit, which he turns on by sending a message from his phone in order for it to start up whenever he leaves the office. Hawkinson can also control and observe various aspects of his company all by…

In business, there are many factors involved in the channel of distribution for any product. The way in which a company’s product will travel from producer to consumer is one of the most critical decisions a business will have to make. In some industries, businesses have taken advantage of a variety of ways to manufacture and distribute their products. A great example of where this is in effect is in the coffee industry. Among all commodities, coffee is the second most traded product in the…

Picture waking up on your sixteenth birthday, only to find out your sister has run away to be with her boyfriend in New York. All she left behind is a note and your crying, worried parents. That is the situation in which Caitlin O’Koren found herself in Sarah Dessen’s Dreamland. Caitlin and Cass, her sister, were extremely close, but Caitlin did not have any idea she was leaving, nor did anyone else in her life. All of her family and friends were in shock that Cass, who seemed to lead a perfect…

Introduction The Sara Lee’s Corporation was an American buyer merchandise organization situated in Downers Grove, Illinois. It had operations in more than 40 nations and sold its items in more than 180 countries around the world. Sara lee cooperation is a real American maker of solidified prepared merchandise, crisp and handled meats, espresso, hosiery and knitwear, and family and shoe-mind items.With the declining benefits around the world, Sara Lee's lessened its specialty units in 2006. A…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…