Chandler: The Enduring Logic of Industrial Success Main claim: Successful companies exploit economies of scale and scope in capital-intensive industries by investing in: • Production capacity: technology‚ research & development • Strong management hierarchies • National and international marketing and distribution networks Secondary claims: • The first companies to make these investments dominate their market and are First Movers; they have the upper hand on the Experience Curve and thus a competitive
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providing high quality beverages and food‚ combined with superior customer service in a friendly and welcoming environment. They can create unique experience among their customer‚ thus will increase their loyalty level. 2. Was Starbucks’s uniqueness a VRIO resource? Did it help Starbucks gain and sustain a competitive advantage? Why or why not?
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Anirudh Agarwal Business Strategy October 4‚ 2012 Marne Arthaud-Day Best Buy after Circuit City: What’s Next In this case we discuss the various reasons behind the success of the retail firm Best buy in comparison to a similar business Circuit city‚ which could not face the economic depression in and went bankrupt. Best Buy is operating in an open market. There are many more firms offering similar products; and‚ rivalry among the consumer electronics retail industry
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factors of Air New Zealand and how can the airline stay competitive? In order to answer this problem statement‚ we will have a closer look at the strategy of Air NZ and at its competitive advantage towards competitors such as Qantas‚ Pacific Blue or JetStar. Afterwards‚ it will be pointed out‚ what Air NZ will and should do in order to stay successful and competitive in the future. 2. Methodology This evaluative research seeks to assess the success of Air NZ’s strategy. The above mentioned research
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Table of Contents Table of contents 1 Executive Summaries 2 Introduction 3 Analysis 4 Recommendation 8 Conclusion 9 Refferences……………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 Executive Summary Michael Porter once said in an interview: “The airline industry is one of the biggest business that exist today. But it’s sticks to the bottom of the list when it comes to profitability.” -Michael Porter‚ Harvard Business Review‚ youtube.com
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Table of Contents pg. 1 Executive Summary pg. 2 Ch. 1 pg. 3 1.1 Mission pg. 3 1.2 History pg. 3 1.3 Background pg. 4 Ch. 2 pg. 4 2.1 Internal VRIO Analysis pg. 4 VRIO Table pg. 10 2.2 External Five Forces Analysis pg. 10 2.3 Problem Statement pg. 15 Positioning Grid pg. 16 Ch. 3 pg. 16 3.1 Option 1 pg. 16 3.2 Option 2
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Airborne Express Case Study Evaluation of Business Leading to Sustained Superior Performance September 24‚ 2010 J401 Airborne Express’ Strategy: Value Mix Airborne considers itself as “the flexible‚ solution-oriented express carrier” with an ability to tailor its services to the needs of particularly large business customers - providing low cost‚ next day‚ and second day deliveries. In this way‚ Airborne has asserted itself using a Cost-Leader strategy (please see appendix 1). Continually
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II. External analysis 2 1. Macro-environmental analysis 2 2. Industry analysis 3 3. Opportunities and Threats 4 3.1 Opportunities 4 3.2 Threats 4 III. Internal analysis 4 1. Value chain 4 2. Resources and competencies 5 3. VRIO 5 4. Strength and Weakness 6 4.1 Strength 6 4.2 Weakness 6 IV. Issues and challenges 6 V. The selection of strategic options 7 1. Apple’s generic strategy 7 2. Strategic options 8 3. The resources needed to implement the strategy
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ZARA: Fast Fashion The Spanish retail chain Zara has unique supply chain management practices that enable it to gain a competitive advantage over other fashion retailers in the industry. Zara’s rapid response time enables the firm to quickly respond to changing fashions while deliberately under producing products. This strategy‚ which is supported by competencies in logistic management‚ design and information systems‚ allows the company to maintain less inventory and higher profit margins and is
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Pelkey Fall 2010 Table of Contents Introduction 5 Macro Environment Analysis (PESTEL Analysis) 5 Political Factors: 6 Economical Factors: 6 Societal Factors: 7 Technological Factors: 7 Legal Factors: 8 Micro Environment Analysis (VRIO Analysis) 8 Analysis of Competitive Environment 11 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis to the industry 11 Threat of New Entrants: 12 The Bargaining Power of Buyers: 12 Bargaining Power of Suppliers: 13 Threat of Substitute Products: 13 Rivalry among
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