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    Supply Chain Management of Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc.

    Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc., owns the Utah Jazz, one of the most successful franchises in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Led since the late 1980s by forward Karl Malone and point guard John Stockton, the Jazz have appeared in the NBA playoffs every year since the 1985-86 season...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jayco Inc.

    Jayco, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of recreation vehicles (RVs), including travel trailers, truck campers, and motorhomes, and is the second largest producer of towable RVs in the world. The company also performs van conversions and is active in Australia through an affiliated company, Jayco...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jay Jacobs, Inc.

    Jay Jacobs, Inc. operates a chain of fashion stores that sell contemporary men's and women's sportswear and outerwear, including fashion denim, dress and casual pants and tops, dresses, coats and jackets, and related accessories. In 1995, when the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jason Incorporated

    Jason Incorporated is a miniconglomerate, active in three distinct business segments--motor vehicle products, power generation products, and industrial products. In the motor vehicle arena, Jason is a major supplier of insulation materials used in the manufacture of many cars and trucks. Through...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jarvis plc

    CEO Paris Maoyedi has transformed Jarvis plc from a tiny, money-losing construction firm in the early 1990s to one of the United Kingdom's leading facilities management and infrastructure services firms. Between 1995 and 2000 alone the company's revenues have soared from less than £80 million to...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

    Jardine Matheson is one of the oldest names in East Asia, and Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is an international group of companies with operations mainly in Asia, centered around Hong Kong and China. Of British origin, Jardine Matheson played a key, and rather dubious, role in the founding...
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    Supply Chain Management of Japan Leasing Corporation

    The Japan Leasing Corporation is one of the largest commercial leasing companies in Japan. The company is owned by a diverse combination of Japan's largest companies. This owners' club, which consists of about 80 corporations, includes Ricoh, NEC, Hitachi, Komatsu, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Marubeni...
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    Supply Chain Management of Japan Broadcasting Corporation

    The Japan Broadcasting Corporation, better known as NHK, is Japan's national public broadcasting network, as established under the 1950 Broadcast Law. The company is administered by a board of governors appointed by the prime minister and is supported by public fees, which are collected from...
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    Supply Chain Management of Japan Airlines Company, Ltd.

    Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. is the largest airline in both Japan and Asia. Japan Airlines (JAL) operates a worldwide system serving 75 cities in 29 countries. Its fleet of jets numbers 135, with the vast majority being Boeing models, including 79 747s and 21 767s. JAL carries approximately 35...
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    Supply Chain Management of Janus Capital Group Inc.

    Janus Capital Group Inc. (formerly Stilwell Financial Inc.) is a holding company for businesses that offer a variety of asset management, shareowner, software, and related financial services to registered investment companies, retail investors, institutions, and individuals. The company's...
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    Supply Chain Management of JanSport, Inc.

    JanSport, Inc., is the leading designer and maker of backpacks, shoulder bags, luggage, and laptop bags. The company is a subsidiary of VF Corporation, better known for its blue jeans lines, including Lee, Rustler, Wrangler, and Rider. JanSport also offers apparel, designed by another VF...
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    Supply Chain Management of J&R Electronics Inc.

    J&R Electronics Inc. is the largest home entertainment/computer superstore completely based in New York City. This privately owned company includes J&R Computer World and J&R Music World. J&R's retail outlets are all located on one short street in downtown Manhattan. From Audio to Office...
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    Supply Chain Management of James Hardie Industries N.V.

    Australia-based, Netherlands-registered James Hardie Industries N.V. is one of the world's leading manufacturers of fiber-based cement products and technologies for the construction industry. The company is especially strong in the United States, where it is market leader and where it generates...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jamba Juice Company

    Based in San Francisco, Jamba Juice Company has more than 350 company and licensed stores spread across 23 states and the District of Columbia that serve some 20 varieties of smoothies, 24 to 32 ounce drinks that the company positions as healthy meal replacements. Most of the blenderized...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jalate Inc.

    Jalate Inc. is a well-known designer, developer, manufacturer, and marketer of moderately priced women's knit sportswear, dresses, woven sportswear, and other apparel, primarily in junior sizes, under the "Jalate" label; dresses under the "Zanoni" label; and children's apparel under the "Jalate...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jaguar Cars, Ltd.

    Jaguar Cars, Ltd., is one of the most famous luxury automobile manufacturers in the world. With its sleek lines, leather interiors, and smooth engines, Jaguar is the car of choice for wealthy brokers who work on Wall Street in New York and the nouveau riche in Japan who shop on Tokyo's Ginza...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jacuzzi Inc.

    A wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Industries, Jacuzzi Inc. is the originator and world's largest manufacturer of whirlpool baths, with which its name has become synonymous. Jacuzzi was founded in 1915 and remained a family owned and operated company until 1979 when it was bought by Kidde Inc...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jacor Communications, Inc.

    Jacor Communications, Inc., a media holding company, is the second largest radio company in the United States measured by the number of total stations and the third largest in terms of total revenues. As of March 1998, it owned, operated, or represented 195 radio stations in 49 markets, as well...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jacobson Stores Inc.

    Jacobson Stores Inc. operates specialty department stores catering to upscale shoppers with sophisticated tastes. Located in affluent communities throughout Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, and Florida, Jacobson's stores feature fashion apparel for men, women, and children, as well as...
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    Supply Chain Management of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. designs, builds, and operates on a contract basis a wide variety of processing plants primarily for use in the petroleum, minerals, and environmental waste industries. Jacobs Engineering was moving in the 1990s from a medium niche in the world of industrial...
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