"Strategic locations are places important to those with the power to make or break you. It thus follows that external trends‚ not local efforts‚ will always decide which locations thrive." Does the rise of regional hubs from Palembang to Melaka confirm or refute this theory? The Malay world first acquired high strategic value because improvements in shipping technology made seaborne trade more efficient than shorter land-based routes. Combined with the increase in demand for goods traded over long
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Macro-environment Demography Research shows‚ that Costco’s way of doing research is a unique way‚ indeed it uses its membership concept to gather statistics on its customers that in turn did not involve extensive research. They are put into groups business owners and licensed professionals‚ depending on the job role‚ for instance‚ business owners and licensed professionals which are in one group and this allows them to minimize the risk involved with accepting cheques and makes it possible to
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|152114156 Manuel Costa | 152114141 Miguel Simões | 152114028 CONTENTS 005 022 INTRODUCTION VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 024 007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 009 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 009 PEST ANALYSIS 011 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES FRAMEWORK 013 SEGMENTATION 018 SWOT ANALYSIS 019 CORPORATE STRATEGY 024 COMPANY’S SCOPE NATURE AND SOURCES OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 019 DUAL STRATEGY 015 020 COMPETITOR ANALYSIS SUSTAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 025 DIVERSIFICATION 026 PROS AND CONS 027 PORTFOLIO PLANNING 031 GLOBAL
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) began in 1947 as Malayan Airlines in a joint venture between the Malaysia and Singapore governments. However‚ due to political disagreements between Singapore and Malaysia in 1965‚ the two governments agreed to set up separated airlines‚ resulting in the formation of two bodies namely‚ Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines System. Thus‚ Singapore Airlines was established in 1972 after the Republic of Singapore’s Independence from the Malaysia Federation. Singapore
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strategies are trend to have higher labor productivity‚ especially in some organizations which require heavy capital (Koch & McGrath 1996‚ 335-354). Therefore‚ Shangri-La have extensive training program to enhance service quality in this upper class hotel. Quality service is the competitive advantage of Shangri-La. It provides training to lead loyal employees to provide the excellent service to all customers. Employee is intangible resource‚ it is difficult and costly to imitate. Therefore‚ it helps
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Macro social structure focuses on the bigger picture: are there any patterns of certain things occurring in a certain population or place? Weber describes macro social structural trends as being “often represented analytically as a set of lifeless statistics about different populations.”; she sees it as data and information. Looking
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Unemployment Rate in Singapore decreased to 1.80 percent in the third quarter of 2013 from 2.10 percent in the second quarter of 2013. Unemployment Rate in Singapore is reported by the Ministry of Manpower Singapore. Unemployment Rate in Singapore averaged 2.51 Percent from 1986 until 2013‚ reaching an all time high of 6 Percent in the first quarter of 1986 and a record low of 1.40 Percent in the second quarter of 1990. In Singapore‚ the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking
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The Role of Multi-Channel Retailing in the Spa and Wellness Industry in Singapore Introduction Multi-channel retailing in Singapore’s service retail industry has seen rapid growth in recent years as many service retailers in Singapore realised its importance in reaching out to wider customer segments to provide a better customer experience. According to Berman and Evans (2007)‚ multi-channel retailing is a set of activities involved in selling products and services through multiple retail formats
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Analysis of Strength‚ Weakness‚ Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) And Revenue Projections for Hotel Orbit‚ Bagdogra Strengths 1. Locational advantage- Proximity to the Airport‚ Army and Air Force Base; 2. Huge Demand for rooms in Bagdora in the absence of any good hotels except Marina’s Motel in Bagdogra. Marina’s Motel has 24 rooms. Marina has ARR of more than Rs 2000 with an average occupancy of 70% plus. 3. Hotel Orbit in Siliguri is an established and strong brand.The
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What are Micro Nutrients? Each flowering plant requires minor elements or micronutrients besides the chemical or organic fertilizers. These micronutrients help the plant in many ways‚ such as give more numbers of flowers‚ larger flower size and good luster of the petals. The above diagram shows symptoms associated with deficiency (shortage) of each micronutrient in the plant. If your plant has any micronutrient deficiencies‚ it will warn you by showing these symptoms on the leaves
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