Andy Crummel MGT 337 Professor McCammon 4/8/2013 Zappos’ Case Analysis 1. What are Zappos’ core competencies and sources of competitive advantage? How sustainable are they? What role does corporate culture play in these questions? I identified quite a few core competencies within Zappos that allow them to distinguish themselves from their competitors. First off‚ they have a very unique return policy‚ such that they allow the customer 365 days to return the product‚ in addition to paying
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Case Analysis: JetBlue 1. What are the most strategically important internal resources and capabilities? JetBlue’s internal resources and strategy has set them apart from the major airline companies as well as regional airline companies. JetBlue uses a Hybrid Carrier model that gives the airline company a niche in the industry by allowing low cost to the customers without depriving them of a full service flight. JetBlue’s has differentiated themselves by providing travelers with snacks and beverages
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ABE JUNE 2013 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FIAT AUTOMOBILES S.p.A OVERVIEW Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A manufactures and markets automobiles‚ light commercial vehicles and related products in Italy‚ Europe‚ South America and Turkey. The company was formally known as FIAT Auto S.p.A and changed its name to Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A in February 2007. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Turin‚ Italy. Fiat Automobiles S.p.A operates as a subsidiary of Fiat S.p.A.
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Alvarez: A Case Study I. Executive Summary Alvarez‚ a mechanic in Canalven‚ has been with the company for 25 years and is five years away from retirement. He is good at his tasks and has a good understanding of the machineries‚ displayed by his ability to develop high quality machines for the plant use. He is very energetic and very proud of his job and his capabilities‚ so proud that he inscribes his name in bright yellow to every machine that he developed and assembled. This caught the
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NIKE ANALYSIS The Weight Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is the firm’s cost of capital. We can think of WACC as an average representing the expected return on all of the companies’ securities. It is an extremely important number for both corporations and usually financials advisors. Corporations use this number as a minimum for evaluating their capital projects or investments. So if for example the WACC of a firm is 10% and the return on investing in a project is 4.5%‚ then the company would not
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B2B MARKETING CASE ANALYSIS ON KONE: THE MONOSPACE LAUNCH IN GERMANY Submitted By: Ajay Yadav (09PGDM065) Bhoopendra Singh (09PGDM078) Sampreeth Kumar (09PGDM105) Shivendu Kumar Singh (09PGDM110) In order to enhance its financial position in a saturated elevator market and intense global competition‚ KONE developed the Monospace elevator that uses revolutionary technologies. It has various benefits‚ such as being the most energy efficient‚ not requiring oil and therefore eliminating
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Case Analysis 2 In Case Study Two‚ I analyzed the conversation between Vic the CEO of Nuf Fun and Hinde‚ the Assistant Head of Product Development about Carvers‚ the product designer in the Product Development Center. The conversation consisted of carvers inability to work effectively with the product development team. Hinde stated that the team felt that they couldn’t go to Carver with an idea‚ because he would tell them to fill out the forms in the procedure manual. While in the meantime‚ he’s
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Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Purpose Dominoes was found in 1960 and headquartered in Ann Arbor‚ Michigan. Domino’s Pizza Inc. is the market leader in the United States pizza delivery and second largest pizza company in the world based on number of units. The company offers a wide variety of pizza products as well as pasta‚ bread sticks‚ boneless chicken and wings‚ desserts and soft drinks. As of the beginning of this year‚ 2012‚ Domino’s had 394 company-owned stores and 4‚513 franchised
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Subway Case Analysis SUBWAY® is the market leader in sub and sandwich shops offering a healthier alternative to traditional fast foods. SUBWAY’s® annual sales exceeded $6.3 billion dollars‚ while countless awards and accolades have been bestowed its chain over the past 40 years. SUBWAY® had 7‚825 units worldwide with 7‚750 units in North America whilst its rapid growth has attracted many investments and brought it many competitors such as KFC and Burger King. Recent initiatives to attract customers
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Chapter 6 - Disney Case Analysis 1. What Disney does best to connect with its core customer is that it has an inviting brand personality and it is not bias or prejudice in the markets it targets. Disney’s target market consists of all cultures‚ ages‚ social classes‚ rich‚ middle class‚ or poor‚ they have a product out there for everyone. Disney does a great job at influencing its main reference group‚ family‚ especially children. When you or I think of Disney‚ we think of a place of wonder‚
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