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Portwest’S Future Strategy: Achieving €1billion Turnover – Portwest And The Global Workwear Market, Fiachra Coll, Damian O Reilly

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Portwest is a global manufacturer and innovator of workwear, safetywear and PPE and one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world. The company has pursed growth successfully for the last 20 years, successfully employing new market entry strategies along with strategic acquisitions to gain footholds in over 130 countries worldwide. The company has also maintained a vertically integrated supply chain, owning factories and distribution centres.

Growth can come at a cost- increasingly complex operations, a growing product portfolio and an increased exposure to risk in terms of business continuity. Should Portwest continue to aggressively target growth through new …

Jsc Bavarus: Scaling Projects For A Small Company Operating In Dynamic Environment, Ruta Ciutiene Dr, Evelina Meiliene

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JSC BAVARUS is small company operating in Lithuania. The company has been engaged in wholesale of textile products such as yarns, fabrics, needles and sewing threads for ten years already. The company exports textiles from foreign countries and sells to local furniture and textile companies. The rapidly changing business environment and the requirements of Industry 4.0 pose new challenges not only for manufacturing companies, but also for all business sectors. JSC BAVARUS face with challenges such as competition, processes digitalization, customers’ new expectations and others. Projects drive change in organizations and open and opens up growth opportunities. Therefore, students are …

New Market Entrance Projects For A Small Company: Responding Sustainable Development Guidelines, Ruta Ciutiene, Evelina Meiliene

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JSC “Žemaičiių virvės” is small company operating in Lithuania. The company has developed its activity in cord and rope production. To guarantee high quality production and to satisfy growing customer needs and requirements, the company pays considerable attention to new technologies. The company’s products are sold in the country’s supermarkets and supplied to foreign markets. An in-depth interview with the company's manager was conducted to identify the problems that JSC “Žemaičių virvės” faces. Projects drive change in organizations and open up growth opportunities. Therefore, students are introduced to core concepts such as projects, role of the projects aiming the development …