Blue Ocean Strategy The high growth and profits an organization can generate by creating new demand in an uncontested market space‚ or a "Blue Ocean"‚ than by competing head-to-head with other suppliers for known customers in an existing industry. The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition. To understand what Cirque du Soleil has achieved‚ imagine a market universe composed of two sorts of oceans: red oceans and blue oceans. Red oceans represent all the industries
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systems that were similar in nature. Additionally‚ competitors such Starwood hotels began developing member loyalty programs that resulted in far higher guest engagement‚ (5% of guests amassed to roughly 20% of the company’s revenue). Nonetheless‚ Marriott is very intuitive when it comes to business intelligence‚ but its competitive advantage with analytics is quickly eroding and it needs to start focusing on other aspects of the business to remain the industry leader. 2. Describe your company’s position
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1. Are the four components of Marriott’s Financial Strategy consistent with its growth objective? Marriott’s sales grew up by 24% and its return on equity stood at 22% in the year 1987‚ the sales and earnings per share has doubled over the previous year as stated in the case study. The company operates in three divisions: lodging‚ contract services and restaurants which represents 41%‚ 46% and 13% of sales in 1987 respectively. Marriott is determined to develop and to enhance its position in each
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se | 2010 | | BUSI 640 Leigh Healey Alex Lutz November 30th | [Marriott Case Study] | Professor Triantis | 1. What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Marriott Corporation based on its target debt-equity ratio? Use a 34% tax rate. WACC = [(E/D+E) * Re] + [(D/D+E) * Rd(1-Tc)] Be = [1 + (1-Tc) d/e]*Ba 1.11 = [1+(1-.34}.41/.59]*Ba Ba = .76098 Using statistics from page four of the assigned case study: Risk Free rate (Rf) = 8.72 % (10yr rate)
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Michael C. Porter‚ the porter’s three (3) generic strategies are very important strategies‚ which can be applied to products and services in any industry or organization regardless of its size. The Three Porter’s Generic Strategies In order to gain competitive advantage‚ Michael Porter developed three generic strategies that a company could use; The Cost Leadership Strategy‚ The Differentiation Strategy and the Focus Strategy. These strategies have been used by various organizations to become more
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Blue Ocean Strategy Abby Taylor HMI 408-B1 Kendall College 10 May 2014 Executive Summary “Have you caught the wave?” For those who have not heard this quote before‚ it is associated with a strategic strategy known as Blue Ocean Strategy; Blue Ocean was coined by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. In this strategy‚ the authors use the term “blue ocean” to get people to envision creating their own “blue oceans” which is often thought of as untouched
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Michael porter developed 3 generic strategies: cost leadership‚ differentiation and focus. They are developed to create a defendable position in the long-run‚ outperforming competition and establish a competitive advantage. However does the generic strategy lead to sustainable competitive strategy? This analysis will explain in detail. Cost leadership means setting out to become the low-cost producer of its industry. Each industry is different and provides with diverse problems. Cost leadership
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Blue Ocean Strategy MKT 421 May 4‚ 2015 William Alan McIntyre Blue Ocean Strategy While blue ocean strategy entails creating new opportunities where one ’s do not currently exist‚ blue ocean strategy does is not exclusive to new business and new segments through R&D. Blue oceans can be created from current industry standards by redefining the customer experience. IKEA is a prime example of how crowding in existing business practices can offer blue ocean strategy to the company willing
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The Strategy of International Business Chapter Outline OPENING CASE: The Evolving Strategy of Coca-Cola INTRODUCTION STRATEGY AND THE FIRM Value Creation Strategic Positioning Operations: The Firm as a Value Chain Organization: The Implementation of Strategy In Sum: Strategic Fit GLOBAL EXPANSION‚ PROFITABILITY‚ AND PROFIT GROWTH Expanding the Market: Leveraging Products and Competencies Location Economies Experience
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THE BASIC COMPETITIVE (Business Level) STRATEGIES Business strategy focuses on improving the competitive position of a company’s or business unit’s products or services within the specific industry or market segment that the company or business unit serves. Competitive strategy raises the following questions: ❖ Should we compete on the basis of lower cost (and thus price) or should we differentiate our products or services on some basis other than cost‚ such as quality or service?
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