Individual presentation Carnival Corporation & PLC Carnival Cruise Line was founded in 1972 by Ted Arison‚ a former executive of norwegian cruise lines‚ and Meshulam Riklis‚ of american international travel services. After a year’s worth of incurred debt‚ Arison bought out Rilklis’s share of the company and it began to thrive. Carnival Corporation & PLC is now headquartered in Miami‚ Florida and considered the world’s largest travel leisure company offering cruise vacations to some of the
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Carnival Cruise Lines Strategic Audit Group 2: Michael Kenlan Karen Maxwell Brian McKearney Tara Murphy Zach Smith MIE 480‚ Spring 2010 North Carolina State University Table of Contents Table of Contents i Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 External Enviornment anaylsis 3 Porters Five Forces 3 Rivalry among Firms 3 Buyers 3 Substitutes 4 Suppliers 4 Other Stakeholders 4 Internal Environment Analysis 4 Carnival Cruise Line Business Model and Strategy
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Rivalry: (High) Carnival is the leading company within the cruise line industry‚ has a large fleet capacity and operates 11 of most recognizable cruise brand names. The cruise line industry is effectively an oligopoly market; in which the market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers. Carnival is constantly engaged in marketing and pricing battles with their competitors‚ making internal rival central to the industry. They are only few large competitors in the North American cruise industry
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This report will be based on the Spritzer Group‚ one of the largest bottled water producers in Malaysia (Spritzer‚ 2010). This report will contain an analysis and evaluation of Spritzer Group based on the annual reports which contains the financial statements of the last 5 years from 2007 to 2011. The methods of analysis will be categorized in the main four financial ratios of the company which is to measure the profitability‚ liquidity‚ efficiency and gearing. The profitability ratios will measure
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Consumer tastes for beer vary across the globe in markets that have strong brand preferences and are in diverse stages of development. Heineken must adapt its marketing strategy to meet the diverse array of preferences on a global scale while maintaining brand identity and building brand loyalty. Heineken must maintain a consistent branding strategy with central control from headquarters and build brand equity by utilizing market research to design advertising specific to local markets. Advertising
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The DuPont system is a way to determine how well firm has executed its business strategy as measured by the overall return generated for its owners. There are three key ratios that are subdivided from the DuPont system: the profit margin‚ asset utilization‚ and financial leverage. From the financial reports the return on equity (annual ratio report) for 2011 was 28.409%. Compared to the industry average of 17.62% Starbucks is exceeding by over 10% which confirms that the company is doing well in
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The way that our salon does its daily financial tasks is extremely inefficient. Time is wasted and money is lost everyday due to the inefficiency of our financial system. In its operation‚ the salon is missing the most important tool in any business today‚ a desktop computer. Customers are losing their trust in the business because mistakes are being made on their bills. By acquiring a computerized register and desktop computer‚ Hair 2000 Plus will operate more efficiently and effectively. Bills
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Sumber: www.southasia.oneworld.net Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) are the result of an agreement that was formed at the head office of United Nation‚ New York on 6-8 September 2000 and involved 189 countries who gather in United Nation. The agreement contains commitments to accelerate human development and poverty eradiction. The head of states as the representative of each country has an obligation to articulate and uphold human dignity‚ equality and
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Major customer: Campbell Arnott’s (Biscuits and Snack Foods) Arnott’s has developed in the recent 144 years‚ and it has been recognised as a piece of Australian history and a national icon. Today‚ Arnott’s has been one of the leading food companies in Asia Pacific region with a variety of produce covering sweet‚ snacks‚ soup and juices. Strengthening the market share of chocolate industrial is their next step to go. Arnott’s provide more than 4‚500 job opportunities for Australians‚ and other
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Nordstrom Inc. The economic crisis that started in 2007 affected the business of upscale department stores countrywide. Upscale department stores understand that the items they sell are considered discretionary items‚ so when there is an economic downturn‚ they are one of the first industries to be hit. When looking over the Nordstrom Annual Reports from the last few years‚ there are two things evident: this company has a lasting strategy and they work hard to continuously evolve this strategy
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