Value Chain Flexibility with RFID: A Case Study of the Octopus Card Lam Tak Ming The Hong Kong Polytechnic University mslam@polyu.edu.hk Abstract: Octopus cards are an electronic payment system based on a wireless RFID technology developed in Hong Kong. Users simply hold their contactless smartcards over an electronic reader‚ and the payment is deducted from the card automatically. If users link their cards to their credit card to upload money
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and simplify IT management Achieve process consolidation internally and across the value chain Preserve investment of legacy inventory and cash-to-order management system for business partners Integrate with business partners’ IT infrastructure quickly and seamlessly Solutions and Services Phase 1: SAP ERP Central Component 5.0‚ SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI)‚ SAP NetWeaver Portal‚ SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM)‚ SAP Solution Manager‚ SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence
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The Value Chain in My Life Unit 1 Assignment Valda Dedrick Kaplan University GB570: Managing the Value Chain Professor Dr. Rita Gunzelman September 23‚ 2014 The Value Chain in my Life In order for a firm to create a competitive advantage it has to create a set of activities that can deliver value to the specific product and services that it offers to its customers. To describe the value chain in my life I need to compare it to a product. This will take place in my professional life.
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Chapter 3 Module Review Questions 4/17/2012 1. Which features of organizations do managers need to know about to build and use information systems successfully? What is the impact of information systems on organizations? * Define an organization and compare the technical definition of organizations with the behavioral definition. The technical definition of an organization is a stable‚ formal social structure that takes resources from the environment and develops them to outputs. The
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make‚ ship‚ and sell fashion as speedilyy as Zara. Case 8: Value Chains 1) What sorts of conditions and motivations best explain how MNEs in the West traditionally develop value chains? Do these same principles apply to decisions made by emerging markets MNEs? 2) Looking out over the next decade‚ estimate the likely standards of value creation. How would you advise a company like IBM or Cisco to configure and coordinate its value chain? Would you give the same advice to a company like Tata or Safricom
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Chapter 1: Global marketing in the firm I. Introduction to globalization Globalization: reflects the trend of firms buying‚ developing producing and selling products and service in most countries and regions of the world. Benefits for the firm which do an international expansion: New and potentially more profitable markets Increase the firm’s competitiveness Facilitates access to new product ideas‚ manufacturing innovations and the latest technology Internalization: doing business in many
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Define value chain with an example of a value chain: Definition: A value chain is the whole series of activities that create and build value at every step. The total value delivered by the company is the sum total of the value built up all throughout the company. Michael Porter developed this concept in his 1980 book ’Competitive Advantage’. Description: The significance of the value chain: The value chain concept separates useful activities (which allow the company as a whole to gain competitive
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF TECHNOLOGY TO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (Theodore W. Schille) • According to Schille.. “An essential component of managing technology is recognizing the role that technology plays in the competitive success of a firm in a free market economy‚ and acting to ensure that technology decisions and policies contribute to the firm’s competitive advantage.” DEFINING COMPETITIVE STRATEGY AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Traditional approach to strategy.. – Emphasizing goals and developing
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ORDER WINNERS AND ORDER QUALIFIERS The operations and supply chain strategy is a functional strategy that indicates how structural and infrastructural elements within the operations and supply chain areas will be acquired and developed to support the overall business strategy. Executing successful operations and supply chain strategies means choosing and implementing the right mix of structural and infrastructural elements. What constitutes the best mix of these structural and infrastructural
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II. Open-Ended Essay (Total: 20 marks) Looking at competitive and cost advantages‚ how does horizontal acquisition differ from vertical integration? (20 marks) In an industry‚ you can either chose to integrate forward or backward along the value chain. By integrating forward‚ you try to reach out to the final customers‚ and thus gain a better understanding of client needs. Moreover‚ forward integration allows a better tracking of sales. Another objective of forward integration is to capture
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