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Developing Robust Asset Allocations1 Working Paper First Version: February 17‚ 2006 Current Version: April 18‚ 2006 Thomas M. Idzorek‚ CFA Director of Research Ibbotson Associates 225 North Michigan Avenue Suite 700 Chicago‚ Illinois 60601-7676 312-616-1620 (Main) 312-616-0404 (Fax) tidzorek@ibbotson.com Abstract Over the last 50 years‚ Markowitz’s mean-variance optimization framework has become the asset allocation model of choice. Unfortunately the model often leads to highly concentrated asset
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supply chain1 Professor Corrado Cerruti‚ University of Roma Tor Vergata‚ Italy and Professor Alan Harrison‚ Cranfield School of Management‚ UK Case date: 2005 Gucci Group: a brief overview Gucci Group‚ with consolidated sales over 3.2bn‚ is a world-leading‚ multi-brand company in the fashion business. In addition to the core Gucci brand‚ the Group incorporated other leading brands such as Yves Saint Laurent‚ Sergio Rossi‚ Boucheron‚ Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga together with designer brands
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Group A Anna Abrell‚ Lottie Batchelor‚ Ankita Choudhary‚ Yuou Du‚ Marianne Halmela‚ Martin Zirfas Table of Contents ! " Gucci’s strategy! " The luxury goods sector! " Gucci SWOT analysis! " Strategic group analysis! " Future predictions Is Gucci good at strategy? ! " When Tom Ford was in charge‚ the business was more design-focused & control was centralised - there were disputes between Tom & De Sol regarding managerial control " With the appointment of Robert Polet‚ control
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Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Global value chain is described as activities companies use to bring out a product and share its conception from the beginning to the end. Design‚ production‚ marketing‚ distribution‚ and customer support are activities included in this process. The production of goods and services are value chain activities that are found in large geographical areas or different locations. The term “global value chain” means that value
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Q3 Porter five forces model is a framework for industry analysis and business strategy development. It draws upon industrial organization economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. Porter’s five forces include -three forces from horizontal competition: the threat of substitute products or service‚ the threat of established rivals‚ and the threat of new entrants‚ and two forces from vertical competition: the bargaining power
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Michael Porter published the Value Chain Analysis in 1985 as a response to criticism that his Five Forces framework lacked an implementation methodology that bridged the gap between internal capabilities and opportunities in the competitive landscape. This framework focused on industry attractiveness as a determinant of the profit potential of all companies within that particular industry. However‚ significant differences in performance exist between companies operating within the same industry that
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VALUE CHAIN SYSTEM The value chain concept was created by Michael Porter and explained in his book “Competitive Advantage”‚ published in 1980. The value chain is a series of activities that create and build value- culminating in the contribution of total value to the organization. Porter used the concept of value chain as a systematic approach to examining the development of an organization’s competitive advantage in the marketplace. In using the value chain concept‚ the total activities undertaken
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and attractiveness of an industry. The objective of corporate strategy should be to modify these competitive forces in a way that improves the position of the organization. Porters model supports analysis of the driving forces in an industry. Based on the information derived from the Five Forces Analysis‚ management can decide how to influence or to exploit particular characteristics of their industry. 2 The Five Competitive Forces The Five Competitive Forces are typically described
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External Environmental Analysis on PEST‚ PORTER’S FIVE ANALYSIS & SWOT Introduction The purpose of this report is to examine the external environment in Malaysia that affected Gucci‚ one of the Italian high fashion luxury brand. PEST analysis‚ competitive analysis and SWOT have been used by investigators to achieve the target. Gucci- Company Overview Gucci is among the sophisticated international fashion company which produces high quality of clothing‚ fragrances‚ accessories‚ handbags and
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