Ashesi University College Competitive Strategy Course Code: BUSA 405 Semester One: 2010/2011 Marking Scheme Mid Semester Exams Lecturers: Anthony Ebow Spio and Robert Ahomka-Lindsay Section A (40 Marks) Provide Short and concise answers 1 Explain the term sustainable competitive advantage and why it is so important to a winning business strategy. (5 marks) Suggested Answer A company achieves sustainable competitive advantage when an attractive number or buyers prefer its products/services
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Blankets‚ by Craig Thompson is a story about a Christian boy‚ who lived in a Christian family with a very religious mother. Craig is the main character and Phil is his little brother. Growing up‚ Craig and Phil had to share a room and sleep in the same bed. They would always fight for the blankets and keep eachother awake. When their dad heard them stirring up commotion‚ they would be split up and one would have to sleep in "The Chubby Hole". The Chubby hole was a dark room‚ they call the forgotten
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Jet Blue Airways; Managing Growth 1. Jet Blue´s Business- level strategy; value and cost drivers Jet Blue uses to create and maintain ist competitive position Founded by the discount airline veteran David Neeleman in 2000‚ JetBlue Airways has quickly become one of the largest discount airlines in the United States. Starting primarily by serving the East Coast‚ the airline has since expanded throughout the country and entered the international market. The reasons for its early success are
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Jet skis Thesis statement: Jet skis should be banned from some waterways because they are loud‚ create environmental mess‚ and harm animals. INTRODUCTION I. Jet skis can be fun‚ but they are also hazardous. A. Jet skis are popular. 1. More than 1.3 million jet skis (also called personal watercraft) are in use‚ with annual sales of about 200‚000—one-third of all boat sales. 2. Some people love them and want to use them
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Number of Days In the simulation I have the breakdown column which is column B which displays 13 days. The second column which is column C displays the random numbers. The random numbers will be used to calculate the time between breakdowns. The random numbers are determined by entering the formula =RAND(). Once we have the random numbers now I have the ability to determine the time between breakdowns. Weeks between Breakdowns The time between breakdowns allows you to estimate the time between
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increases the interest rate to avoid inflation during past years. HM-Treasury in November 2003 forecasted the economy to grow by 2.6% form 2004 to 2005 and slow down marginally to 2.4% from 2006 to 2007. Section 1 Company Profile British Airways Plc (BA). The Group ’s principal activities are the operation of international and domestic scheduled and charter air services for the carriage of passengers‚ freight and mail and the provision of ancillary services. The Group ’s global alliance includes
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Blue Nile Case Questions 1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Which one of the five competitive forces is the strongest? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. The competitive forces that are confronting Bule Nile and other online retail jewelers are strong. The threat of new entrants is high because the brick-and-mortar stores have a low cost of entry into the online retail of their jewelry. The threat of substitutes is
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Harvard Business School Case 9-110-031 1.1 Should Gentry Lee recommend launch or delay for the Mars Biological Explorer (MBE) mission? Gentry Lee should recommend the launch for the MBE mission. As stated in the case study‚ Gentry Lee is introduced to the project with a significant amount of experience working with NASA and interplanetary exploration missions (Kaplan and Mikes‚ 2010). Multiple review boards took place to discuss in detail the consequences and likelihood
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of the experiment are: 1. To demonstrate pump performance when connected in series and parallel 2. To show shut off point of pump in series and parallel ABSTRACT / INTRODUCTION Pump is a general term for any fluid machine; used to transfer and add energy to fluid in a system‚ either at the same level or to a new height. There are some fundamental parameters used to determine the performance of a pump. The mass flow rate of fluid is the obvious primary pump performance
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PrFan Blades Rolls Royce is unique for its patented manufacturing process of its hollow wide-chord titanium fan blades. To make these fan blades light and strong the fan blades are made from titanium 6-4 alloy with a hollow internal “Warren–Girder” structure. This is done using 2 processes namely Superplastic forming and Diffusion bonding. The manufacture process starts with 3 sheets of forged titanium. A material called stop-off is printed onto 2 of the sheets which will stop them from joining
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