Using value-chain analysis to discover customers’ strategic needs David W. Crain and Stan Abraham David Crain‚ a marketing and strategy consultant‚ is visiting professor of marketing at Whittier College‚ CA‚ and former Director of Marketing at Fluor Corporation (davidwcrain@aol.com). Stan Abraham is professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at Cal Poly Pomona (scabraham@ csupomona.edu) and author of Strategic Planning: A Practical Guide for Competitive Success (Thomson South-Western‚ 2006).
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definition of the Supply Chain 2020 research initiative‚ and this thesis’ position within that overall project. Additionally‚ this chapter discusses the motivation and methodology behind this paper as well as provides an outline for future chapters. 1.1 Thesis Scope The Supply Chain 2020 Project is a multi-year project initiated by the Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The major research goal for the Supply Chain 2020 Project is to identify
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VALUE CHAIN AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF PT.TOYOTA (BASED ON THE THEORY M. Porter) COMPANY PROFILE * PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia * Headquarters Jl. Yos Sudarso‚ Sunter II‚ Jakarta 14330‚Tel (021) 6515551 (hunting)‚Fax (021) 6515360 Established: July 15‚ 2003 * Paid-in Capital: Rp. 400 000 000 000 * Shareholders: PT. Astra International Tbk (51%) & Toyota Motor Corporation (49%) * Toyota Dealer Network 5 Primary Dealer: * PT Astra International‚
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Disneyland Resort Paris: a development after understanding local cultures The case Disneyland Resort Paris: Mickey Goes to Europe introduced readers to the development of Disneyland Paris during fifteen years. Even though Disneyland Paris had a terrible start in 1994‚ it had a great improvement and bright future in 2007. The reason for its failure and success is the same: culture. Forgetting to respect local culture caused Disneyland to lose market and revenue in Paris‚ while adjusting its operations
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Value-Chain Analysis to Identify Resources and Capabilities at Under Armour The resource-based view (RBV) of a firm lies primarily in the application of bundle of valuable interchangeable and intangible or tangible resources at the firm’s disposal. For a firm to transform a short-run competitive advantage into a sustained competitive advantage requires these resources be heterogeneous and immobile. This is perhaps the biggest struggle Under Armour faces – the challenge of maintaining a differentiated
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Disneyland A World Journey 11008326 Fan Yuen Ching‚ Jane 11008350 Ho Li Shan‚ Hailey 11017368 Tang Wing Lok‚ Renee 11050438 Huang Yiyi‚ EE 13509969 Corbion Morgane Alexandra 13050044 Tong Hui‚ Anna Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 The Walt Disney Company 6 Disneyland 6 Disneyland in the United States 7 Tokyo Disneyland 9 The Project 9 Behind the Miracle 10 Disneyland Paris 13 The Project 13 Mistakes over Mistakes
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VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF GRAPE CROP FROM NASIK‚ MAHARASHTRA Submitted by Ms. Pallavi Balaso Mane Roll No. 20‚ PGDRDM 8th Batch National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj‚ Hyderabad. Executive Summary Value chain analysis (VCA) focuses on three key areas: First‚ the dynamics of information in the value chain‚ from final consumption through to primary production and input suppliers and back again. Second‚ the creation and flow of value‚ in the eyes of the final consumer‚ at each
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Applying the principles of the value chain (ie. adding value within each and at the interface between business processes to create value for the end consumer) can assist companies in achieving this. A winning company always works for improving and adding values to its business in Zero Time. To attain its business activities‚ the companies perform the primary activities supported by the supporting units. In this assignment paper we will try to see how BSRM adds values in their supporting activities
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As a kid‚ I had the privilege to visit many amusement parks‚ the most common being Lagoon and Disneyland. While they are both amusement parks‚ they are similar in ways and quite different in many ways as well. There are many specific things that make them alike. Lagoon and Disneyland have many ‘shoot and win’ or ‘pop a balloon’ style games. They also‚ like most amusement parks serve ‘fair food’‚ such as funnel cake and fried pickles. From corndogs and pretzels to cotton candy and snow cones
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Hong Kong Disneyland Theme Park HT114003 1C o Laam To Man Chun Chan Ka Chun Chiu Ka Hin Wong Ching Wai Hung Chi Chung Yau Kwok Fung Contents 1. Background 2. Vision 3. History & Future 4. SWOT analysis 5. PEST analysis 6. Marking Mix (Product ‚ promotion ‚ place ‚ price) 7. Conclusion Background • September 12‚ 2005 • 126 hectares • Reclaimed land in Penny’s Bay ‚ Lantau Island • Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort ‚ Jin Wenhao • Ownership : Disney 47% HKSAR 53% Vision A
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