UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Academic Year: 2010-11 Semester: B Marketing and Enterprise Business School 6BUS0297 Global Marketing Ethics and Culture Duration of Exam: Two Hours CASE STUDY: This Case Study should be released to the students at least 3 weeks prior to the examination. Ikea THE FOLLOWING ARE PROVIDED FOR THIS EXAMINATION: Number of answer books - One Case Study INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: • Ensure you write your candidate number on any sheets
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The idea of a jumbo airliner being capable of seating over 500 people almost seemed unreal. That is‚ until Airbus came along. This idea for the jumbo plane started as a joint venture with Boeing‚ but after it started Boeing backed out because of high costs and speculation of demand. Airbus pushed along and in 1999‚ they completed to rough draft of this plane. The problem with this plane that was obvious was first the overall cost of the plane. It was estimated to cost about 13 billion to launch.
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Memorandum - Airbus A3XX 2011/11/2 Ruowen Du 112013196; Siqi Deng 112110741; Xingzhou Li 112042165; Ying Liu 112015299; Yue Wu 112077129 1. Reasons that Airbus interested in A3XX A Revolution Adventure -- The first objective of this project is to fill the market gap by introducing a new type of aircraft. Airbus‚ with A3XX under the plan‚ is stepping into an area that Boeing has rarely touched‚ the very large aircraft (VLA) market. If Airbus well forecasts the future market‚ A3XX will be
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Airbus A3XX: Developing the World’s Largest Commercial Jet Introduction: From its inception in 1970‚ Airbus has maintained a reputation for innovative design and technology. Airbus has employed a “fly-by-wire” technology on all of its planes as an efficient alternative to computerized control for mechanical linkages. In addition‚ Airbus streamlined operations and features that have lead to better pilot utilization and lower training costs. These advances help explain why Airbus had received over
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Project Economics/ Feasibility The demand for very large aircraft (VLA) which is forecasted to be around 1550 planes including passenger jumbo jets and freight carriers in the next 20 year period provides an opportunity for Airbus to capture this market with its A3XX. The cash flow and commercial viability is analysed below. Discount Rate: 6% + 0.84*6 = 11.04% Growth Rate: 2% = inflation Tax Rate = 38% Year Units Sold Free Cash Flow PV of Cash Flow 2001 0 $ -682.00 $ -682.00 2002 0 $ -1
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1.Samsung’s Background Samsung started its business back in 1938‚ as an agricultural product producer. In 1969‚ Samsung became a low cost black and white TV manufacturer‚ known as Samsung Electronics Company (SEC). To support for its growing business‚ Samsung acquired a semiconductor business‚ and was set for a future in electronics business. During this period‚ Samsung focused on R&D‚ and supply chain to improve the quality of its products. In 1997‚ during the Asian financial crisis‚ SEC had
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Airbus: success or failure of the global strategy? TABLE OF CONTENTS | Problem Statement: Airbus: success or failure of the global strategy? 2 Methodology: 2 Analysis: 2 Company Introduction: 2 Airbus Corporate Strategy: 2 Boeing: 3 The essential items to deal with the global strategy (based on the PESTEL analysis) 3 Political: 3 Economic: 3 Socio-Cultural: 4 Technological: 5 Environment (Physical): 5 Legal: 6 Conclusion of the PESTEL analysis: 6 Porter’s five forces
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2/7/2014 Airbus case study Airbus case study Introduction (Facts). Airbus is the company that deals with the manufacturing of aircrafts in the market. It was formally established in 1970 as a European consortium. It has a head office in Toulouse; France operates out of over 160 international locations. It include 16 main development and manufacturing sites in France‚ UK‚ Germany & Spain and three wholly owned subsidiaries in China‚ Japan and North America. The Airbus benefits from a
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could pose as a strategic opportunity for Airbus which it could utilize to build a competitive advantage combined with its technological resources and capabilities. However‚ its assumptions of a drastic increase in VLAs demanded in next 20 years along with its ability to satisfy most of this are too optimistic. Provided that these assumptions (inc. breakeven points‚ initial order requirements) are normalized‚ A3XX is a project worthy to pursue for Airbus in order to exploit a neglected spot on the
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Introduction Background of Airbus Corporation Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturers. Consolidation of European defence and aerospace companies around the turn of the century allowed the establishment of a simplified joint stock company in 2001‚ owned by EADS (80%) and BAE Systems (20%). After a protracted sales process BAE sold its shareholding to EADS on 13 October 2006. Airbus employs around 57‚000 people at sixteen sites in four European Union countries: Germany‚ France‚ the
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