MALAYSIA: In-depth country analysis Background Malaysia‚ a federation of 13 states forming a constitutional monarchy‚ comprising two distinct regions separated by some 650 km of the South China Sea‚ was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. Being a middle-income country‚ it has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector
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KUALA LUMPUR: The impending collaboration between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia Bhd (AirAsia) is a positive move as it would eliminate irrational competitive pricing‚ allow economies of scale‚ higher bargaining power and synergies. Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) said AirAsia‚ as Malaysia’s only low-cost carrier player‚ would have better control over supply and yields without competition from FireFly‚ MAs-owned low-cost unit. “There are higher chances of AirAsia plying for routes‚ which
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this sport) WEAKNESSES Negative image portrayed by poor working conditions in its overseas factories E-commerce is limited to USA The direct sale to consumers is creating conflicts with its own resellers Currently available supply chain‚ manufacturing‚ and fulfillment technologies aren’t easily integrated with online build-to-order Not known for its research and development leading to innovative designs«systems The e-commerce is limited to USA‚ however‚ has planned to expand
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The basis for Value Creation of a classical hub-organised airline consists of its operating hub and spoke strategy. This system implies that all flights move along spokes connected to a hub placed at the centre. In fact all long-haul flights depart from the hub‚ to which all passengers are flown in the first place. Therefor it is necessary to own a heterogeneous fleet to secure an outstanding efficiency of the long distance flights. To have an attractive and used to capacity hub at one’s disposal
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1.0 INTRODUCTION | In this rapidly changing world‚ people are relying very much on airline companies to support both their personal and professional activities. Therefore‚ as people demand the great speed transportation‚ the airline companies have to challenge themselves in providing the best products and services to meet the needs and wants of the customers. In the airline industry‚ the efficiency is a vital component to run the business; it thus should be achieved by investing in new and advanced
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Cathay Pacific’s Value Chain Operations Cathay Pacific believes that their business is selling experience to the passengers. The emotional bonding with the passengers is the key to building loyalty and one of the major factors that encourage the customers to repurchase the airline products. The biggest difference of Cathay Pacific to its competitors is its people. The employees at Cathay Pacific are the ones who bridge the gap between product development and customer expectation. The passengers
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THE APPLICATION OF VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES: A SURVEY OF QUOTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA BY AZUBUIKE VERA M.U. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA e- mail _ veraiswaiting4u@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The United Nations International Trade Laws (The UNCITRAL Model) which replaced the old law of trade and tariff‚ emphasizes high quality goods‚ works and services‚ economy and efficiency‚ in order words‚ value for money. The aim of the paper is to
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COMPANY PROFILE 1. Company’s Background Malaysia Airlines began in 1947 as Malayan Airways. However‚ it was renamed Malaysian Airways following the creation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. The company is publicly called Malaysia Airlines System. While MAS has grown to become Southeast Asia’s largest airlines‚ it also becomes one of the world’s premier international carriers. The MAS headquarters building in downtown Kuala Lumpur has been sold. Nevertheless‚ the new corporate headquarters
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VALUE CHAIN AND SWOT ANALYSIS Chapter 5 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS It is undertaken to evaluate a company’s value chain elements. Value chain analysis helps only in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each elements of firm’s value chain. It can not be used to identify external opportunities and threats. SWOT ANALYSIS It is a situation analysis of the organization. It is a groundwork for matching the strategy both to the external market and internal resources. It is away to analyze
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I would like to use the Value Chain Analysis to study the importance of the Human Resources function in the study of a firm’s value chain. However‚ the latest trend has been the outsourcing of HR especially the transactional roles in HR as they are seen as non-value adding and a non-differentiator in the value chain. Some of the areas of HR that are in the process of being outsourced are Recruitment‚ Payroll processing‚ Training‚ Benefits Management‚ etc. These areas are seen as transactional
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