4006BUSBM Management and Finance Whitbread PLC ID - 490537 Joe Nicholson 27/02/2012 Contents Title | Pages | Financial Ratios | 3 | Executive Summary | 4 | Introduction | 4 | Significant changes affecting financial performance | 4-5 | Profitability | 5 | Liquidity | 5-6 | Efficiency | 6 | Financial Structure | 6-7 | References/Bibliography | 7 | Financial Ratios: (sourced from Fame database) 2009
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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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Essay question 1: Discuss the relationship between processes and value chains Business processes and value chain models are both important components in a company’s overall success. These elements work together‚ as the benefits that the value chain provides contribute to the business processes by giving customers a reason to buy‚ generating revenue and keeping the company afloat. A value chain model represents the qualities that make products and companies successful from the customers’ point
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philosophy behind supply-chain management and the specific practices that Li & Fung has developed to reduce costs and lead times‚ allowing its customers to buy "closer to the market." Li & Fung‚ Hong Kong ’s largest export trading company‚ has been an innovator in global supply-chain management. Li & Fung has also been a pioneer in "dispersed manufacturing." It performs the higher-value-added tasks such as design and quality control in Hong Kong‚ and outsources the lower-value-added tasks to the best
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| Products | | Existing | New | Markets | Existing | Market Penetration | Product Development | | | *Development of more apps (22)(23)*Geographically net sale increased 2010 in (America ‚Europe‚Japan ‚Asia specific) –(iPhone) – (Financial Table 3.4 & 3.5) (21)*Net Sales - increased by Product in 2010 – (Financial Table 3.4 & 3.5) (21) | *Apple pricing decoy(27)*Apple & Microsoft joint force(28)*Apple pushed iPhone for business(29) | | New | Market Development | Diversification
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Michael Porter’s Value Chain History of Value Chain • Popularized by Michael Porter’s book best seller “Competitive • • Advantage” 1985 Creator of “5 Forces model” Helped Gereffi in the late 1990s develop Global Value Chain. Michael Porter’s Background • Born May 23‚ 1947 in Ann Arbor‚ Michigan • Received MBA in 1971 Harvard Business School • Competition and company strategy • 6 time winner of the McKinsey Award Value • The Value is the extent to which a good or service is perceived by
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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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Value Chain and Competitive Forces: Effects of Information Technology Module 2 Case John Dow ITM524: Fundamentals of Information Technology Management Dr. Somebody Somebody February 4‚ 2012 Introduction Businesses are established with the sole reason to provide a product or service to a customer with the intend to make a profit. The amount of time‚ effort‚ and resources spend should generate a profit. Then‚ the profit depends
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Diageo is a UK success story. With a net sales close to £10Bn*‚ Diageo has 25‚000 employees working globally across 180 countries. It is the acknowledged market leader in the global drinks industry and its 370 brands include category leaders and household-name brands such as Smirnoff (vodka)‚ Guinness (beer) and Johnnie Walker (whisky). Great marketing and branding are central to Diageo’s success. Creativity in advertising and promotions in particular is a critical factor. Diageo excels in
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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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