The Leisure- Cruise Industry Major: Marketing Porter’s Six Forces I. Threat of New Entrants: Low * Barriers to entry: High * High Capital Requirements: The capital required to start up a cruise line is one of the key factors contributing to this industry’s high barriers to entry. With the average cost of building a cruise ship rising‚ the amount of capital needed to start up a cruise line is estimated at one billion dollars. Therefore discouraging any new entrants into the industry.
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Evolution of Organizational Structure Axia College Centuries ago‚ formal organizations were ran by the pyramid system where their orders flow from top to bottom and their performances flow from the bottom up. There was no democracy within the organization. Those that were at the bottom of the pyramid had no say so in whatever job or task they were given from the higher power. Many felt distant from those that were in higher power with all the limitations and restrictions that were implied.
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The Rio de Janeiro Carnival - Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil The Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro is a world famous festival held before Lent every year and considered the biggest carnival in the world with 2 million people per day on the streets. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1823. The typical Rio carnival parade is filled with revelers‚ floats and adornments from numerous samba schools which are located in Rio. ur number one is Rio Fest. The first records of Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro
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My Singapore with Cruise (July – Sept’13) 5 Nights & 6 Days Destination: Singapore Singapore Blessed with a tropical climate‚ Singapore is warm throughout the year and anytime is a good time to visit this vibrant place. The wettest months are November and December while the hottest are May and June. However‚ to capture the true essence of the city‚ the festival season is considered by many as a good time to explore Singapore. Whether it is culture‚ cuisine‚ arts or architecture‚ Singapore
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1. What is the minimum number of passengers Health Cruises must sign up by November 20th to break even? [show your calculations] Fixed Cost = 220000+10000+65000 = 295000 Variable cost per passenger = 200 Revenue = 1500 per passenger X # of passengers (# of passengers = x) Revenue – Cost = Profit 1500x – (200x+295000) = 0 x = 226.92 rounded up to 227 passengers to break even 2. Should Health Cruises go ahead with the cruise since 200 people have signed up by November 14th?
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AIDS‚ condoms and carnival Durex in Brazil OUTLINE • • • • • • • • • Aids’ and condoms history Brazil’s global environment PESTEL SSL activities Export and supply process Marketing mix SWOT analysis Conclusion Recommendations References INTRODUCTION Problem formulation Was it a good idea for Durex to enter the Brazilian condom market? CONDOM MARKET IN BRAZIL SIZE Commercial market: 660 000 000 (6.6 million) Government hand-outs: 1 000 000 000 (1 billion) BRANDS MARKET
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Global Business and Ethics by J. Renee’ Maples MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility November 16‚ 2009 Jamie Dorman‚ Professor Global Business and Ethics In the bona fide world‚ much deliberation must be addressed before business decisions are made. When making business decisions‚ one must carefully consider cost and effectiveness. “Some businesses can argue that to make business a decision based on the simplicity sense of ethics‚ without lecturing economics
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overhead costs from the linear is $2603.23. 2.3 Cost Prediction 2.3.1 Increased Labor Hour Prediction If John Cruise was to raise the labor hours for Island Wheels Ltd to 8500 hours‚ then the overhead costs would stand at $81400 [(44000+(4.4*8500)] and $84432 [46862+(4.42* 8500)] when used High Low method and Regression analysis respectively. 2.3.2 Increased Machine Hour Prediction If John Cruise was to raise the machine hours for Island Wheels
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Tide of Growth- Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Corporation Headquarters: Florida‚ USA Revenue: $10.9 billion (2011) Attracts about 10 million guest annually The emergence and growth of the cruise industry were mainly contributed by the arrival of new jet technology in 1960s. The shipment was transferred to cargo planes. Taking the advantage of this global change‚ in 1972 Ted Arison founded Carnival Cruise Lines with the ´´fun concept´´ and has made it become the largest cruise company nowadays
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Inside Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Page 1 Royal Caribbean is a $4 billion company that began in 1969 in Norway. It’s the second largest cruise line on the market behind Carnival that makes up 27% of the world’s cruise market. Edwin Stephan and Arne Wilhemsen merged their ideas together to present cruises to the Caribbean for wealthy people living in Florida. Three Norwegian shipping companies established Royal Caribbean Cruise Line: Anders Wilhemsen
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