Product and Service Standards

Term Paper # 99485

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Business > International
Business > Law

This paper researches how product and service standards will affect Armstrong Holdings' expansion into the Mexican market.

1,855 words () | 8 sources | APA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at Armstrong Holdings, Inc, a company that operates various divisions within the commercial and residential building supplies industry. The paper relates that Armstrong has operations in the Mexican market in both flooring and ceiling products, but is intent on expanding its ceramics line of products into that market as well. The paper discusses how Armstrong has to meet product and service standards in the Mexican market, fulfill World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) restrictions and comply with Mexican labor laws.

Outline:
Abstract
Executive Summary
Overview
Product & Service Standards
International & Legal Frameworks
Impact on Armstrong
Conclusion
Recommendations

From the Paper:

"Armstrong Holdings, Inc. operates various divisions within the commercial and residential building supplies industry with a concentration on flooring, ceiling, and cabinetry products. These commercial and residential building products are in high demand because they are central to any office or residential structure and while some markets are experiencing a slow down in growth, other markets are seen as growth markets. Armstrong Holdings, Inc. is considering expanding its ceramic products line into other international markets with a focus on the Mexican market. Mexico, despite its reputation as a developing market has a thriving economy and a population of approximately 107 million individuals. Since Armstrong Holdings, Inc. already has a construction products division in Mexico City, it is believed this greatly reduces the resource requirements necessary to establish its ceramic product line in that market."

Sample of Sources Used:

Armstrong 2004 annual report. (2004). Investor Relations (online). Retrieved September 24, 2006 from: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files//otcbb/ ACKHQ.OB/reports/AR2004/ArmAnnualReport2004.pdf
Boscheck, R. (2002). Market Drive and Governance: Re-Examining the Rules for Economic and Commercial Contest. London: Routledge.
Butler, E. W., Pick, J. B., & Hettrick, W. J. (2001). Mexico and Mexico City in the World Economy. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Corporate fact sheet. (2006). Armstrong Holdings, Inc. (website). Retrieved September 24, 2006 from: http://www.armstrong.com/corporatena/index.html
Fry, E. H., & Bybee, J. (2002). NAFTA 2002: A cost/benefit analysis for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 1+.

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Product and Service Standards (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Product-and-Service-Standards/99485