INTRODUCTION Born in Sadalpur, Rajasthan, India on 15th June 1950 is the 8th richest man in India and 85th richest man on planet earth currently. He is no other than Lakshmi Mittal, CEO and chairman of Arcelor Mittal steel company. Originating from a middle class family who lived in a village deprived of basic necessities such as water and electricity at that time, Lakshmi Mittal has come a long way and proven that anyone can be successful. His journey in this field started when he was pursuing his studies in St. Xavier’s College as a business and accounting student where he worked at his dad’s small steel plant after classes. Through this he gained knowledge as well as experience, which was invaluable. HIS CAREER After graduating with …show more content…
Over the years he grew his business by buying over unprofitable mills, turning them into profitable ones. He opted for brownfield strategy instead of greenfield strategy because building from scratch would take a long time. His acquisition list grew from Sircasta in 1992,the third largest steel producer there, a steel plant in Kazakhstan and Germany in 1995 and the formation of Ispat Shipping and Ispat International Limited to support the growing business. When Mittal identified Kazakhstan, which is bordered by China he knew business in China was growing and China needed steel to build airports, highways and high rises. The state owned plant in Kazakhstan was in poor financial state and the president wanted to privatize it. Mittal grabbed the opportunity and purchased the plant at a minimum price of USD400million. Salaries of workers in the plant were not paid for months. Local railways station and trams were at a lost. Mittal used a regiocentric strategy where he employed Russian-speaking Indians managers to work and bought the local railway and tram services. In a year the plant was making profit, labour were paid every 15days and production
As our country reached the late 1800’s, Americans found themselves face to face with era known as the ‘Gilded Age’. Companies were created and grew rapidly during this time period. Some of the most famous entrepreneurs were John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, who seemed to be the perfect models for the ‘rags to riches’ story. Many people debate which entrepreneur was a better role-model. Due to his low prices, the high demand for his products, and the way he sought to eliminate any possible competition, John D. Rockefeller is clearly the better role-model for today’s entrepreneurs.
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Two amazing men who had great hopes of living the American Dream, Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. They both started from the bottom of the ladder, poor family, impoverished, and eventually climbed to the point where they became known as many of the men who created America. Their accomplishment started out when they were approached and challenged with difficult situations, but as clever entrepreneur. They were able to overcome the roadblocks, by taking enormous risks and strategic planning. These actions were very successful that it allowed their company’s budget to snowball to the point where they became one of the most wealthiest men on earth.
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Sincerely, Team Odyssey Exhibit 1 – Options Areas of Concern Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Financial Aspect Net loss of $2M – one time cost. Increase in annual cashflow: $4.9M to 5.6M; one time transferring cost of $25M Cost of upgrading,tool maintenance - $2M loss. On going performance lag on company - $4.64M Capital Intensive – Need $32M for building the new plant. Increase in annual cash flows : $3M Operational Aspect Products are transferred from job shop environment to batch shop.
Name of Industrialist: Henry Ford How did he acquire his wealth? He acquire his wealth by being a self-made man, that revolutionize the car industry in the 90’s. How he (or his related industries) treated workers? Ford manage to lowered the cost of manufacturing, while providing a wage correspondent to more than double of the previous average.
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