Business Strategy The OMV Case Date: 23 October 2013‚ Vienna Task 1: Industry Attractiveness: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Risk of entry (low) The risk of entry in the downstream oil industry for the CEE markets can be considered rather low because of several market entry barriers. First‚ the refining industry requires high upfront capital investments for construction of oil refineries. Second‚ the large incumbent firms enjoy important economies of scale which gives them a competitive
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For the exclusive use of X. LIU CASE: A-165 DATE: 09/00 (REV’D. 05/07) SEARS: ACCOUNTING FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS Sarah Simons picked up the 1999 Annual Report for Sears‚ Roebuck and Co.‚ which had just been delivered to her office. As an analyst for a major brokerage‚ she was responsible for providing investment advice regarding companies in the retail industry‚ including Sears. She looked over the income statement‚ noting that net income grew by 39 percent over the previous year‚
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Date: Kingsford Value Proposition | For (customer)‚ (company) offers its (product)‚ which unlike the (competition) provides the owner with (benefit). | 5Cs | 4 P’s | Customer * Barbeque Grill owners – * 80% of owners were young‚ from large and high income families * > 50% of the owners were MED-HI users * 60% of the owners were men * Popular grilling events – July 4th‚ Labor Day‚ Tailgating | Product * Kingsford Charcoal – for grilling * Invented by Henry Ford
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Problem Statement Sainsbury’s implementation of LMUK’s Nectar loyalty program is one of its largest outsourcing collaboration in history. Although the partnership has been proven to be successful‚ Justin King ponders over whether Sainsbury’s should continue to work with LMUK or go solo and develop its own loyalty program. Benchmarking with other grocery chains‚ the group chief executive is wondering if Sainsbury’s should continue to invest £120 million on Nectar or shift the investment to other
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be considerably higher or lower than the current projections‚ depending on the experience of this age group. We suspect that the variability of the HSE projections is greater than most practitioners who use the model would currently assume to be the case. In producing our estimates‚ we have used data collected via an anonymous survey from all major UK insurers‚ representing the majority of the UK market. We have also developed a simplified model of the emergence of asbestos-related diseases‚ to help
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Davor Rameša k0956979 Netflix case Executive summary What is Netflix’s strategy in the on-line movie rental market? What are Netflix’s sources of competitive advantage? Identify the competences key to the success of Netflix’s strategy and explain why. Netflix was a late entrant to the movie rental market and it was a first mover in the on – line movie rental market. Netflix’s strategy in the movie rental market is differentiation from traditional movie rental stores
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Two types of Pharmacy Customers • Light Users o Filed ~5 scripts per year o ~6.6 Mn defectors • 69% of switchers due to location • 13% due to service • Heavy users o Filled ~40 scripts per year o ~540k defectors • 44% of switchers left due to service ‚ followed by price at 33% Revenue per script 59.72 per script Revenue lost from defection 3‚000‚000‚000+ 24% of revenue lost improvement in service • only 13% of light users defected because of service so defection reduction
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DECISION TREE If VPJ serves the need and availability is there with the expected price and size required then consumers will go for VPJ. If it does not serve the need of the consumers‚ the consumers will go for other products. USERS | HEAVY USERS | LIGHT USERS | | SINGLE JAR | MULTIPLE JAR | SINGLE JAR | MULTIPLE JAR | PERSONAL | XXX | | XXX | | BABY | XXX | XXX | XXX | | HOUSEHOLD→ | XXX | XXX | XXX | | ALTERNATIVES
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The company however faced crisis in the mid 1990’s due to various brand extensions‚ which fragmented the LEGO brand. This case study gives an insight into how did LEGO deal with its branding and rebranding issues as well as strategic problems that happened in the mid-1990s and the solutions it implemented with regard to their integrated brand communication programme. The case also provides an understanding of the impact of the solutions on the brand in the long term. QUESTION 1. (a) Critical analysis
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Operational Management: John Deer Case Study The company that has been chosen for this case study is John Deere Equipments. This company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and was incorporated in 1868 as Deere & Company. John Deere started this company as a one-man blacksmith shop and it is now a worldwide corporation that has its offices in more than 160 countries and employs more than 46‚000 people. John Deere is one of the oldest industrial companies in the United States and it is guided by the
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