SHOPRITE PTY LTD Background The Shoprite Group of Companies started from small beginnings in 1979 with the purchase of a chain of 8 Cape-based supermarkets for R1 million. In 1983 the Group opened its first branch outside the Western Cape – in Hartswater in the Northern Cape and expanding in other provinces too. Shoprite was listed on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa with a market capitalisation of R29 million It then owned 33 outlets. Two years later Shoprite ventured over
Premium South Africa Western Cape Johannesburg
Vertical Integration as Organizational Ownership: The Fisher Body-General Motors Relationship Revisited BENJAMIN KLEIN University qfCalijbrnia‚ Los Angeles I have always considered my work with Armen Alchian and Robert Crawford (1978) on vertical integration to represent an extension of Coase ’s classic article on "The Nature of the Firm." By focusing on the "hold-up" potential that is created when firm-specific investments are made by transactors‚ or what we called the appropriation
Premium Contract Contractual term
H&M’s value chain: The value chain‚ made by Michael Porter‚ is really important to see how a company structure is created. The value chain is constituted by two parts: support activities (firm infrastructure‚ human resource management‚ technology development‚ procurement) and primary activities (inbound logistic‚ operations‚ outbound logistic‚ marketing and sales‚ service). (Johnson et al. 2011‚ p.97-99) Support activities: * Firm infrastructure: H&M is present in 44 markets in the
Premium Supply chain management Supply chain Logistics
The Value Chain of Coca Cola Company Analyzing the value chain of Coca Cola is helpful to create a better understanding how profit is made. Information not only Coca Cola needs. Shareholders‚ consumers and other groups witch interact with Coca Cola have a better overview on the process how value is generated in this Company. In all function of a company value is created: production‚ marketing‚ product development‚ service‚ information systems‚ materials management‚ and human resources. In each
Premium Coca-Cola Thums Up Diet Coke
The Brand Value Chain(BVC) is a structured approach to assessing the sorces and outcomes of brand equity and the manner by which marketing activities create brand value. It provides insights to support the various decision makers in the company and stresses that every member of the company contribute to this branding effort. It believes that the value of rand ultimately resides with customers. There are several steps to this when we look at this value creation process. * Step I) Firm invests in
Premium Brand Brand equity Brand management
Table of contents 1 Key figures about Zara 1 2 Exogenous factors during Zara’s foundation and globalization 2 3 The method of Zara 2 4 Bibliography 4 Key figures about Zara Zara‚ main subsidiary of the La Coruna (Spain) based Inditex Group Inc.‚ was founded in 1975 and has become world’s largest clothing retailer in 2008 (Clark & Keeley‚ 2008). On the way to the top of the global retail industry it passed some decisive events that transformed the formerly founded pyjama and dressing
Premium Globalization Retailing
Subject: Dell’s Value Chain Case 1. How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? Dell encourages suppliers to focus on their individual technological capabilities to sustain leadership in their components. Suppliers are also pressed to drive down lead times‚ lot sizes‚ and inventories. Dell constructs special Web pages for suppliers to plan based on actual end customer demand. On the distribution side‚ Dell uses direct sales‚ primarily
Premium Supply chain Marketing Sales
The Ford Motor Company’s Supply Chain Management Landon Orchard 292 Windermere Court West‚ London‚ Ontario‚ Canada 519-661-7006 Landon Orchard is currently an undergraduate business management major at Ashland University‚ Ashland‚ Ohio North Central Ohio APICS Chapter Full-time undergraduate student The Ford Motor Company’s Supply Chain Management 2 The Ford Motor Company’s Supply Chain Management ABSTRACT The influx of foreign automobiles that flood the United States market is higher than
Premium Supply chain management Automotive industry Management
Cathay Pacific’s Value Chain Operations Cathay Pacific believes that their business is selling experience to the passengers. The emotional bonding with the passengers is the key to building loyalty and one of the major factors that encourage the customers to repurchase the airline products. The biggest difference of Cathay Pacific to its competitors is its people. The employees at Cathay Pacific are the ones who bridge the gap between product development and customer expectation. The passengers
Premium Cathay Pacific Airline Cargo airline
(2003) 1–23 Value chain analysis in interfirm relationships: a field study Henri C. Dekker∗ Amsterdam Research Center in Accounting (ARCA)‚ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam‚ De Boelelaan 1105‚ 1081 HV Amsterdam‚ The Netherlands Received 20 October 2001; accepted 4 December 2002 Abstract Interfirm relationships introduce new challenges for management accounting. One such challenge is the provision of information for the coordination and optimization of activities across firms in a value chain. According
Premium Supply chain management Management accounting Costs