www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 5‚ No. 7; July 2010 Competitive Advantages and Strategic Information Systems Mahmood Hemmatfar‚ Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University‚ Brojerd Branch‚ Iran Mahdi Salehi‚ Ph. D. (Corresponding author) Assistant Prof. Department of Accounting and Management Ferdowsi University of Mashhad‚ Iran Tel: 98-912-1425-323 E-mail: Mahdi_salehi54@yahoo.com Marziyeh Bayat‚ Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University
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ZigBee ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small‚ low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4-2003 standard for Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs)‚ such as wireless light switches with lamps‚ electrical meters with in-home-displays‚ consumer electronics equipment via short-range radio needing low rates of data transfer. The technology defined by the ZigBee specification is intended to be simpler and less expensive than other
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more complex for international businesses; . explain how national circumstances can affect global strategy; * describe the stages in carrying out a STEP analysis. | Introduction Strategic planning is made more difficult by the rate of change‚ complexity and associated uncertainty in the environment. Sanchez and Heene (1997) stated that ‘In dynamic environments‚ building and leveraging competences requires flexibility in acquiring
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Although Alliance Supermarkets utilizes a point-of-sale system to track its inventory levels and keep constant records for each location’s on-hand quantities‚ the firm still experiences several problems with regards to effective and efficient inventory management. As stated in the case study‚ “sudden changes in demand for a particular item can catch the company by surprise as it bases inventory replenishment on historical demand patterns. Further‚ demand patterns and preferences may vary from one
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Chapter 2—Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage TRUE/FALSE 1. The manufacturer of Macho brand martial arts products was implementing a strategic plan when it sponsored a local karate tournament for teenagers. ANS: F Such a short-range decision is typically a tactical plan or operating decision‚ not a strategic plan. PTS: 1 OBJ: 02-1 TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking KEY: CB&E Model Strategy MSC: BLOOMS Level III Application 2. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‚ a large property insurance company
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strategy. Most text books and courses on strategic management and planning have adopted and promoted the design view of strategy. There are a number of claimed advantages of developing strategies through highly structured and formal planning systems and steps in an organisation. The main advantages are as follows: · First‚ formalised planning provides what many would term a logical and certainly a structured means of analysis and thinking about complex strategic problems. There is no doubt that strategy
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The SonyEricsson alliance In 2001‚ the mobile phone terminal market world was shaken by the announcement of the agreement between two « giants » of their respective worlds. On one side the telecommunication reference Ericsson‚ on the other the entertainment and communications company Sony. As the result of the strategic alliance‚ an agreement focused on their respective mobile phone terminals businesses bringing to life a new joint venture aiming to gain consistent market shares during the
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Laura Ashley and Federal Express Strategic Alliance Laura Ashley is a global clothing and furnishings retailer based in the United Kingdom. They have grown at a very fast rate from operating 231 retail stores in 1986 to 481 stores in 1990. Unfortunately‚ its profits were not increasing as expected due to the inefficiency of its logistics management. There was an over dependence on in-house manufacturing‚ SBUs operated as stand-alone businesses with independent inventory and systems which means duplicated
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Networks among Students Introduction Social networking is an online platform where people can develop social networks. The people having same interest are able to share ideas and opinions to a vast network with the help of such sites. There are many social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram where people can find and connect to their old friends. These sites have decreased the geographical boundaries between two persons
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Relational and Alliance Perspectives 1. Introduction This summary provides a review of the strategic management. . It will first develop an understanding of relational and alliance perspectives‚ secondly it will demonstrate an awareness of the literature covered and finally highlight the implications. 2. Context a) Understanding of relational and alliance perspectives Ghoshal (1987)‚ in an attempt to define “global strategy” finds that the concept of global strategy has been linked
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