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Cardinal Health Inc

Submitted by: Sadikchya Acharya

Business strategy
International American University
Kings College Bizulli Bazaar, Kathmandu Nepal

Submitted to: Prof. Raj Kumar Sharma

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The case introduces us to the Cardinal Inc which for now is the leading manufacturer in the products of medical it has its own pharmaceuticals. Company is one of the fortune 500 companies the head office is in Dublin, Ohio. So, talking about pharmaceuticals and medical products its wide services offers to more than one hundred thousand locations. it does has its own products of medical and surgical it almost includes all the types of the surgical apparel and other equipment. so, what we can conclude is it is the largest medical company it has a wide coverage of almost 75% of hospitals in U.S.it has not only given services alone it has also some of the tie ups with other companies, so they are proven to be the best ,biggest and cheapest medical suppliers in U.S. So, beginning of their starting was a long back nearly 45 years long history is what they carried with them with the name of their own in the pharmaceuticals company. it actually serves as the middle person as it connects the providers and manufactures, we can view them as a broker too. The employees are more than 30000 all around the world but during their starting they have developed themselves as the cardinal Foods inc which they later diversified in to the medical products. The long term vision of Cardinal is to be the top leader in the name of medical and Pharmaceuticals Company through continuous development, innovation, research and development, scanning environment whereas the mission of them are to retain, collect and to identify the biggest opportunities in the market place. They want to be best by serving through the best to the customers they will to win the heart of the customers through their excellent service.
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Bibliography: Agrawal, G. R. (2010). Strategic Management. Kathmandu: M.K. publishers. Teagarden, M. B. (2011). Cardinal Health Inc. In J. A. Pierce II, & R. B. Robinson Jr., Strategic Management (pp. 18-1 to 18-16). Mcgraw Hill Irwin. http: www.Cardinalhealth.com.html

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