Kotler and Keller (2009‚ p. 482) define retailing to encompass all activities in selling goods or services to the final consumers for personal or business use irrespective of the type of organization‚ how the goods are sold or where the goods are sold. The retail sector accounts for a sizable share of the Philippine economy. Patalinghug (2001) claimed that the retail trade sector contributed on the average 10.7 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1981 to 1999 and
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Helen Keller At the age of eighteen months‚ Helen Keller (1880-1968) lost her sight and hearing as a result of illness. During the next five years of her childhood‚ Keller became increasingly wild and unruly as she struggled against her dark and silent world. In “The Day Language Came into My Life‚” Keller remembers how‚ at age seven‚ her teacher‚ Anne Sullivan‚ arrived and taught her the miracle of language. The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher
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definition of the Supply Chain 2020 research initiative‚ and this thesis’ position within that overall project. Additionally‚ this chapter discusses the motivation and methodology behind this paper as well as provides an outline for future chapters. 1.1 Thesis Scope The Supply Chain 2020 Project is a multi-year project initiated by the Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The major research goal for the Supply Chain 2020 Project is to identify
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Amazon Your Industry: Extracting Value from the Value Chain "Way cool" Web sites and measures of "hits" and "eyeballs" are clearly driving revenue in the dot-com world. To date‚ these metrics have provided the basis for the extraordinary market valuation of the new generation of Web retailers. In the near term‚ most "e-tailers" must focus on surviving the incubator phase of the Internet retail industry by gaining enough market shares to become a sustainable player. "Efficiency and productivity lie
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Strategic Management: Dell Value Chain Activities Analysis INTRODUCTION According to Porter the value chain is defined as the complete flow of products from the suppliers to the customers and management of the information flow in a way that maximizes the consumer satisfaction with the increase in the profit margins of the company.(ivythesis‚2009) Dell’s value chain is one of a kind‚ they outsource all there components across the world and then assemble and sells it directly to the customers. Dell
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1) Explain whether competence-based thinking is more suitable for e-business strategy formulation than the activity-based approach outlined in the value chain concept. Competence-based thinking focuses heavily on the resources and capabilities of a firm. It is thought to take a resource-based approach towards creating competitive advantage (Core competence‚ 2010). It considers how the different recourses and capabilities of a firm are used in conjunction with one another. Rather than looking
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that Pepsi and Coca Cola can maintain their exact mix of ingredients as a well-kept secret‚ and not let the bottling companies know what exactly goes into their product. This affects the image of the product‚ and preserves it as something of higher value‚ and actually applies a sense of prestige to the Pepsi and Coca Cola products that are kept such excellent secrets. Pepsi and Coke operate by sending concentrate to bottlers‚ who then take the necessary actions‚ and ship out their products to
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Summary of Dell Computers Value Chain Analysis Primary Activities Inbound Logistics Here goods are received from a company’s suppliers. They are stored until they are needed on the production/assembly line. Goods are moved around the organization. Dell relies mostly on its highly reliable supplier‚ where Dell streamlines its operation and relies on its computer monitor supplier to ship directly to the customer. As long as its supplier retains its leadership position‚ Dell would collaborate with it
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GeoInformation and ICT in Market Research – Marketing Notes WHAT IS MARKETING ‘Marketing is a social and managerial process by which individuals and groups obtain what they want and need through creating‚ offering and exchanging products of value with others’ others’ Kotler 1991 GeoInformation and ICT in Market Research – Marketing Notes WHAT IS MARKETING 5 Ps of Marketing Product Promotion Pricing Place (or distribution system) People GeoInformation and ICT in Market Research
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Event sponsorship as a value creating strategy for brands Dimitra Papadimitriou University of Patras‚ Patra‚ Greece Artemisia Apostolopoulou Robert Morris University‚ Moon Township‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA‚ and Theofanis Dounis University of Patras‚ Patras‚ Greece Abstract Purpose – The present research involves corporations that served as Grand National Sponsors of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and aims to explore whether a strategic approach was employed in the acquisition and management of
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