THE PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT PART A: The European Tour Operators Case Introduction The first part of the Portfolio Assignment will include an analysis of the external environment of two large travel companies‚ Thomas Cook and TUI. The three models that will be included and discussed in the first part of the assignment are PESTEL‚ Porter’s Five Forces and Industry Life Cycle. These three models should be done for both of the companies. For this assignment I should also briefly discuss the overall attractiveness
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mobile phone market are maturity‚ customer demand is decline. ⅱInternal Analysis Based on the result of VRIO analysis (table I)‚ Samsung has substantial competitive advantages in DRAM market. According to invest an amount of capital in R&D and strong leadership‚ Samsung as a leader occupied largest market share in DRAM market over 13 years (Siegel and Chen 8). Table 1: Samsung’s VRIO Analysis Valuable Rare Hard to imitate Efficient Organization
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Skechers USA Inc. is the one of popular shoes manufacture and retail in United States and worldwide‚ operating 450 stores which includes: concept stores‚ factory outlet‚ warehouse outlet‚ in the United States and international (Skechers‚ 2015). Skechers USA Inc. operates in the U.S. manufacture and shoe retail industry. Skecher USA Inc. provides the variety of apparel‚ footwear‚ accessories for men‚ women‚ and children. The external analysis includes the macro and industry environment. Three major
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are Apple Inc’s strengths in terms of resources and core competencies in their home market? 10 Marks Resources: technology/innovation capabilities‚ skills and creativity of employees‚ global company with financial strength. Draw from VRIN/VRIO model. Core competencies: in technical innovation‚ legendary user friendliness‚ new product development & previous market penetration success (1.4 million iPhones sold in the first 4 months of launch in developed markets). Core competency should
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Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Ownership advantages 3 2.1 Toyota Production System (TPS) and Just-In-Time (JIT) management 3 2.2 Resource – based view: core competencies of Toyota 4 3. Internalization advantages 6 4. Location advantages 7 4. Conclusion 8 References 9 Appendix 10 1. Introduction As the leading auto manufacturing company‚ Toyota is not only the symbol of Japan‚ but also the one of the best business models for MNCs expansion overseas. Since the company was established
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1. The PESTEL framework: Political factors: · The federal tax credit was summed up to 7‚500$ for what is called qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles. · The U.S. government imposed taxes and at the same time boosted in investment by supporting it through the $1.3 billion invested in the hydrogen powered research. · The government also imposes regulations which might form/deform the shape of the industry thus affecting it negatively positively. Economic factors:
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Introduction Nucleon‚ a small biotechnology start-up company is in the process of human trials for their first potential product‚ i.e.‚ CRP-1. Nucleon has to decide among several alternatives on producing CRP-1 for their long-term survival in the intensively competitive and high-stakes drug industry. Industry Analysis -Porter’s Five Forces The Pharmaceutical industry has several high entry barriers as shown in figure 1. Economies of scale‚ product differentiation‚ government policy and capital
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A CROSS- OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN KUCHING‚ SARAWAK LAMBAT ANAK LINDONG UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA 2007 A CROSS-CASE STUDY OF THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN KUCHING‚ SARAWAK LAMBAT ANAK LINDONG Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA June 2007 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research undertaking was truly an exercise in endurance and patience‚ more
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Table of Content 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………...…2 2. External Analysis (PESTLE‚ Porter’s Five Forces)…………………………….……..3 3. Internal Analysis: (SWOT analysis‚ VRIO analysis‚ Value Chain)......……………....9 4. Recommendation (Corporate Strategy)……………………………………………...14 5. Recommendation (Business Strategy)……………………………………………….16 6. Recommendation (Functional Strategy)……………………………………………..18 7. Implementation……………………………………………………………………....20 8. Conclusion ……………………………………………………..…………………
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incorporate a Focus differentiation strategy where focus is on the higher end of the jeans market‚ yielding stronger profit margins due to price premium. 3. What are Levi’s unique resources/core competencies? Levi bodes well in all aspects of the VRIO framework: Valuable: Has a history of Brand Loyalty and Recognition and remains number one internationally in its markets. Rare: Has a strong branding image. Levi’s is marketed as “authentic” and “genuine” and enjoys customer support. Inimitable:
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