to stay ahead‚ we go beyond FedEx Annual Report 2012 “I wIll make every Fedex experIence outstandIng.” — The Purple Promise When the going gets tough‚ FedEx shows the spirit and determination that have always set us apart. FY12 was a year of challenges marked by economic and political disruptions and lagging growth around the globe. To stay ahead‚ we go beyond — in the way we manage our business‚ deliver the quality service our customers expect and create solutions for a more sustainable
Premium United Parcel Service
business model generation & design workshop business model innovation CNU TECH SUMMER PROG 2013 2 3 paths for business model innovation* Business Model Innovation Industry model (IM) Innovation Innovating the industry value chain by: moving into new industries redefining existing ones or creating entirely new value chains * IBM study Revenue model (RM) Innovation Innovating how revenue is generated through: new value propositions pricing models Enterprise model (EM) Innovation
Premium Strategic management Business process modeling Management
Explain what is meant by a business model In general a business model describes in which way a company can generate revenue‚ and hereby makes profits from their respective operations. It is used by‚ for example‚ already established companies‚ which seek new forms of innovation strategies to put themselves in a stabile spot in the growing competitiveness among other companies. It is hereby also used by entrepreneurs‚ who are new to the business market‚ and want to be innovative and carve out their
Premium Marketing Strategic management Customer
Q 1.: What is unique about Zara’s business model? Zara has proved to be a maverick of its time it came at a time that the apparel industry was fragmented there was no integration‚ the costs incurred were enormous it was highly labor-intensive leading to outsourcing to save on costs and the business model prevalent was not proving to be highly successful as compared to the models of other industries. In came Zara and showed that strategic imperatives depended on how a retailer sought to create and
Premium Supply chain management Marketing Target market
SUCCESSFUL E-BUSINESS SYSTEMS - PAYPAL Archil Avaliani International University in Germany Supervisor: Prof. Keiichi Nakata ABSTRACT PayPal is an account-based system that allows anyone with an email address to send and receive online payments. This service is easy to use for customers. Members can instantaneously send money to anyone. Recipients are informed by email that they have received a payment. PayPal is also available to people in 38 countries. This paper starts with introduction
Premium Electronic commerce Credit card Money
NTT DoCoMo i-mode: Value innovation ASSIGNMENT -1: Business Models Q1) How would you assess the attractiveness of the telecom industry in Japan at the time of launch of i-mode services? What would you conclude from the Industrial forces analysis? The attractiveness of the wireless telecom industry at the time of the launch of the i-mode services can be gauged by analyzing the industry forces at that time. The important forces active at the time and their analysis is as shown below: . Threat
Free Mobile phone Internet
GN Resound Business Model; To appropriately recommend GN Resound on how to move forward with their decision making processes‚ it is important to understand the business-model as a whole. In particular the issue with retail – can be determined by once again clarifying how GN Resounds business model looks now and therefore be able to explain efficiently how their business model should look moving forward and which strategies GN should consider. To identify how GN Resounds business model is we have
Premium Marketing Retailing Sales
What is Business Model? The article “What is Business Model?” is written by Andrea Ovans‚ a senior editor in the Harvard Business Review. The article deals about the different views of about what is actually meant by business model. Different scholars do have their own thoughts about the meaning of business model which is crucial to the success of the business in this competitive business environment. Michael Lewis has defined the phrase business model as “a term of art”. He say that business model
Premium Management Strategic management Definition
Bharti Airtel: Business Model About Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel is the largest wireless service provider in the country‚ based on the number of customers as of March 31‚ 2010. After Zain acquisition‚ it has become one of the five largest mobile operators in the world. The combined entity has 180 million customers‚ $12.4 billion in combined revenues‚ and $4.7 billion in EBIDTA. Along with India‚ It has presence in Sri Lanka‚ Bangladesh and 15 African countries now. Bharti Airtel offers an integrated
Premium Telephone company Bharti Airtel Airtel
Karl Held Laura Gallas Ben Midthun Riley Eichhorn Zipcar: Refining the Business Model The idea for Zipcar began in 1999 when Antje Danielson approached Robin Chase with her new idea for a start up – car sharing. Danielson had observed the concept of car sharing on a vacation in Germany‚ which she noted was a trend throughout Europe. Chase agreed to partner with Danielson and they began to develop their business plan and to seek funding for it. The entrepreneurial opportunity is definitely
Premium Automobile Zipcar