E-BUSINESS ANALYSIS OF REAL ESTATE COMPANIES Delvin Grant‚ DePaul University‚ USA Email: dgrant2@depaul.edu Emna Cherif‚ DePaul University‚ USA Email: emcherif@gmail.com ABSTRACT We analyzed the e-business websites of Realestate.yahoo.com‚ Realtor.com‚ and Zillow.com. We looked at the similarities and differences between them and how e-business components help differentiate one company from another and the role this plays in contributing to their success. We looked at which business model components
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Evaluating the cement industry – porter’s model July 3‚ 2005 I have been trying to assess the cement industry on the five factor model and have been able to come to the following evaluation Entry barrier – Entry barriers are not too high in the industry. The technology is easily available. The only constraint is capital which a big player will have access to. The key barriers would be - economies of scale which would favor the bigger players - Brands are not so critical. price plays a big
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Piracy: The New Business Model Through the digitalization and advancement of network structures such as server-based‚ peer-to-peer (P2P)‚ and torrent file sharing on the Internet; it is now easier than ever to illegally copy a digital product. Producers and distributors of a digital product can easily make duplications of the original and distribute them either legally or illegally over the Internet. Furthermore‚ an individual can duplicate and distribute a digital product through personal devices
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Neuroscience Institute have been studying signs of sugar addiction in rats for years. Until now‚ the rats under study have met two of the three elements of addiction. They have demonstrated a behavioral pattern of increased intake and then showed signs of withdrawal. His current experiments captured craving and relapse to complete the picture. "If bingeing on sugar is really a form of addiction‚ there should be long-lasting effects in the brains of sugar addicts‚" Hoebel said. "Craving and relapse are
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Subject: Dell’s Direct Business Model Date: 04/08/05 Will Dell’s direct business model continue to provide a competitive advantage as fellow competitors Compaq‚ IBM‚ and HP emulate Dell’s direct model? Dell’s direct business model bypasses the dealer in the supply chain and sells computers directly to customers‚ building each to order. Dell does not manufacture the computer components; they merely assemble computers based on components that are available in the market. Dell’s use of technology
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Karl Held Laura Gallas Ben Midthun Riley Eichhorn Zipcar: Refining the Business Model The idea for Zipcar began in 1999 when Antje Danielson approached Robin Chase with her new idea for a start up – car sharing. Danielson had observed the concept of car sharing on a vacation in Germany‚ which she noted was a trend throughout Europe. Chase agreed to partner with Danielson and they began to develop their business plan and to seek funding for it. The entrepreneurial opportunity is definitely
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Bringing Out the Fittest in You! GROUP NO. - 3 CONTENT 1. Executive Summary 2. Business Description 3. Services and Offerings of business 4. Potential for business 5. SWOT analysis 6. Competitors Analysis 7. PESTLE Analysis 8. Market Segmentation 9. Market Strategy 10. Financial Analysis 11. Future Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ProFitness will provide fitness ‚body building & weight loss programs to its members on a profit making basis. ProFitness will offer low cost services
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The Sugar Revolution In the seventeenth century both in the English and to a lesser extent in the French islands‚ a change occurred in the basic cash crop. This change was so rapid and far-reaching that ‘revolutionary’ is a fitting word to describe it. It ranks in importance with emancipation‚ for the sugar revolution changed the Lesser Antilles completely. It was not just that sugar replaced tobacco as the chief crop: the population changed from white to black; the size of landholdings changed;
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A brief History The first oil deposits in India were found in Digboi‚ Assam in 1889. That is when India’s journey in the Petroleum Industry began. Post Independence‚ Oil India Limited was formed which was a joint venture involving the Indian Government and the British owned Burmah Oil Company (presently known as BP) whilst the Indo-Stanvac Petroleum Project in West Bengal was between the Indian Company and the American Company SOCONY-Vacuum (presently known as Exxon Mobil). This changed in 1956
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The Textile Industry and Related Sector in India Source: New Cloth Market The Textile Industry and Related Sector in India Source: New Cloth Market This market research study on Textiles and related sectors in India has been commissioned by Italian Trade Commission (Trade Promotion Section of the Consulate General of Italy)‚ Mumbai‚ for which Ace Global Private Limited‚ a consultancy company based in New Delhi‚ has been appointed. The main objectives of the market research are to carry out
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