Contents 1. Introduction 2 1.1 The overview of Amazon.com 2 1.2 Amazon’s business model and primary business 2 2. Strategic position of Amazon 3 2.1 PESTLE analysis 4 2.2 Industry and competitive environment analysis — Porter’s Five Forces Model 7 2.3 Internal environment analysis- SWOT 11 3. Suitability of Amazon’s corporate strategy 12 3.1 Growth through lower cost structure and lower prices. 12 3.2 Creating value for customers by using their technology expertise 14 3
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build solid businesses that harness the power of the internet. Amazon.com is one such e-business. It reaches millions of people worldwide and by utilizing smart business practices; Amazon.com staked its claim to a piece of cyberspace and became a billion-dollar business. Its success can be attributed to being an e-business that is innovative‚ smart‚ and quick to react to the changing consumer interests. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the pros and cons of Amazon’s growth and diversification
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Biodiversity: Deforestation Deforestation is a threat to biodiversity because deforestation increases the chances of animal/plant extinction. In the Amazon‚ around 17% of the forest has been lost in the last 50 years. Causes of Deforestation Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forest in order to make the land available for other uses such as… For fuel Space for housing and urbanization To create commercial items such as paper‚ furniture‚ and homes To create rare and highly priced
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imitate for competitors. There exists a strong relation between organizational learning and innovation and the innovation is important as a source of competitive advantage. One of the variables of
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INNOVATION Innovation is about "bringing ideas into life. Innovation is linked to performance and growth through improvements in efficiency‚ productivity‚ quality‚ competitive positioning and market share. Innovation takes place at different levels from modest improvements on an existing product or process to dramatic and even historically significant breakthroughs in how we relate to the world. In all cases‚ the capacity to innovate will be a function of our commitments‚ what we want to accomplish
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Smart Products and Services A smart products is an electronic device‚ generally connected to other devices or networks via different protocols such as Bluetooth‚ NFC‚ WiFi‚ 3G‚ etc.‚ that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. It is widely believed that these types of devices will outnumber any other forms of smart computing and communication in a very short time‚ in part‚ acting as a useful enabler for the internet things. Uses of Smart Services Minimize maintenance and repair
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STRUCTRAL APPLICATION OF SMART MATERIALS presented by: Ashok kumar singh INDEX : 1. INTRODUCTION 2. WHAT ARE THE SMART MATERIALS? 3. SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMA) 4. CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE (CFRC) 5. CONCLUSION 6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7. REFERENCES 1. INTRODUCTION The development
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A smart city uses resources efficiently and provides solutions sustainably. It provides solutions that are cost effective which reduces the carbon footprint. These solutions include the implementation of green buildings‚ electric powered vehicles and the use of alternate renewable energy sources. Smart cities are based on integrated systems that interact to form an efficient and productive economy. A smart city is a city that is developed to reduce negative environmental impact. It is
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Study Amazon provides an array of products and services to businesses and individuals worldwide. As an online retailer and third-party‚ Amazon‟s products range from books and music to furniture and clothing. This e-business operates under several business models‚ all of which are designed to capture and retain customers while keeping up with evolving technological customer demands. Amazon‟s online retail services allow businesses to sell their products on the same platform as the Amazon retailer
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Rainforest Case Study: The Amazonian Rainforest Habitat types of the forest: Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Guyana‚ Bolivia‚ Suriname and French Guiana. The rainforest is made up of several different layers. These include: The emergent layer Most of these trees are broad-leaved‚ hardwood evergreens. There is a lot of sunlight here‚ these trees receive the most‚ and
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