Date: 30th December‚ 2010 1. Compare and contrast the transport principles of economy of scale and economy of distance. Illustrate hoe they combine to create efficient transportation? Ans: There are two fundamental principle that impact transportation efficiency Economy of scale in transportation is the cost per unit of weight decreases as the size of a shipment increases. Transportation economy of scale exist because fixed cost associated with transportation a load over the increase weight
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HISTORY OF NINTENDO Nintendo Company‚ Ltd is based in Kyoto Japan. They are recognized as being the "worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment" (Nintendo‚ 2002‚ PG). Some of the world’s best selling video gaming has come from the Nintendo Company‚ including Game Boy and Nintendo 64. In America Nintendo is based in Redmond‚ Washington. It is interesting to note that in American households nearly 40% have a Nintendo product. The latest product launched by Nintendo has been
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Case study on Nintendo This case study I am about to present will be aimed at the company of Nintendo Ltd. where I will be focusing on the areas of history followed up with a short informative SWOT analysis. Nintendo’s founder was a Japanese man called Fusajiro Yamauchi who set up the company in 1889 in Kyoto‚ Japan under the name of “Nintendo Koppai”. It was established for the production of Hanafuda which were a type of handmade playing cards. These cards were of great quality as they were made
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How do the economies of scale affect break-even analysis? In the video on leverage‚ leverage is compared to a fulcrum in that you need just the right balance of leverage. That would seem to indicate that there is a point where the leverage is just right and that too little leverage may be just as harmful as too much leverage. Do you think this is true? The book discusses the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. Which one do you think is the most important in business and why? Answers:
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1. Determine how the four Marketing Information System activities (Assessing information needs‚ Developing needed information‚ Using information and Distributing Information) would apply to Nintendo developing the information it needs to market a new game console. The Marketing Information System (MIS) consists of people‚ equipment and procedures to gather‚ sort‚ analyze‚ evaluate and distribute needed ‚ timely and accurate information to marketing decision makers. It is initiated by information
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The key developments in the industry post-2008 are Increase the market share of software (based on third-party developers) During the 2007 ‚ the market share of game console industry is ocuppied by Sony‚Nintendo‚Microsoft. Ats he cosole market is saturated‚the competition will be fierce in software based on third-party developers. Release new generation game console with high definition and physical contact technology Since Wii’s success‚ next generation
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Strategic Analysis for Nintendo Co. Ltd. Executive Summary Nintendo Co. Ltd. is a longstanding member of the home entertainment software industry that has embarked on a mission to offer the highest quality products and services while treating their customers with attention‚ consideration and respect. Nintendo’s strategy thus far has been to take advantage of their video game development capabilities; nearly 60% of games sold by Nintendo are self developed. The innovative capabilities derived
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SWOT Strengths • According to Datamonitor’s company profile on Nintendo‚ published on September 17‚ 2007‚ Nintendo has four main strengths: A strong brand name‚ high returns‚ high employee efficiency‚ and debt free status. • Nintendo’s strong brand name comes from about twenty-five years experience in the video gaming business. Not only do they have a strong presence in the console market but they are the leader in the handheld console market. They pioneered this market in 1989 with the
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1. After reading the articles and the case‚ what does "disruptive technology" mean to you? What are the principles behind it? How can you determine whether a technology is disruptive or not? Disruptive technology is an innovative technology providing a new set of attributes‚ which may not be valued and accepted by the mainstream customers but can make a faster performance improvement than the existing mainstream technologies. In doing so‚ it has the capability of creating its own market with a
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codename‚ "Revolution‚" Nintendo did not want this console to represent another evolution in gaming technology‚ but a new direction in the video game industry. Instead of concentrating strictly on advancing the processing and graphics capabilities of its next game machine‚ Nintendo’s research and development focused on easing accessibility‚ widening its audience beyond young and "hardcore" gamers‚ and expanding the scope of games that people make and play. With Wii‚ Nintendo aimed to innovate instead
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