Diamond Chemicals: Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects [pic] Group 5 Edi Suryanto Gressiadi Muslim M Fahmiansyah Rudianto Nugroho Wibowo Kristianto MAGISTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY 2011 Diamond Chemicals: Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects Diamond Chemicals is a leading producer of polypropylene‚ the polymer used in a variety of products (ranging from medical products to packaging film‚ carpet fibers
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decrease profit potential for the seller. On the other hand‚ a weak buyer‚ one who is at the mercy of the seller in terms of quality and price‚ makes an industry less competitive and increases profit potential for the seller. The concept of buyer power Porter created has had a lasting effect in market theory. Buyer Power – Determining Factors¶ Several factors determine Porter’s Five Forces buyer bargaining power. If buyers are concentrated compared to sellers – if there are few buyers and many sellers
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I. Operational Effectiveness Is Not Strategy According to Porter‚ various management tools like total quality management‚ benchmarking‚ time-based competition‚ outsourcing‚ partnering‚ reengineering‚ that are used today‚ do enhance and dramatically improve the operational effectiveness of a company but fail to provide the company with sustainable profitability. Thus‚ the root cause of the problem seems to be failure of management to distinguish between operational effectiveness and strategy: Management
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INTRODUCTION Diamond Chemicals a major global competitor in the chemical industry and a leading producer of polypropylene. In 2001 the Corporation was facing losses in earnings and the slowdown of the global economy. The Earning per Share (EPS) had fallen by 50% from 1999 to 2000. The controller of the plant in Merseyside proposed a project of £9 million to renovate and rationalize the polypropylene production line at the plant to compensate for deferred maintenance and to exploit opportunities
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his dream would happen but it did not take long before he found out. Upon his graduating from college‚ he got a job working for a jeweler even though he knew nothing about jewelry. That work started his passion for diamonds and he never looked back. Oscar received a degree in diamonds and learned everything that he could learn about them. The determination he showed was what helped him get started in his success (Robbins & Judge‚ 2009). Personality Personality tests are very interesting in the
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Nokia Case Study February 27‚ 2011 I. Introduction This case study will examine the development and implementation of corporate strategy of the Nokia Corporation. This case study will examine in particular recent events involving Nokia’s cellular phone business. Nokia is a Finnish company that is the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile devices. In addition‚ Nokia offers communication services‚ software‚ as well as‚ phone and internet based content. Nokia includes a network
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things had. What do they mean to their lives‚ especially their families. Because they understand without families they don’t have anything. Also in this movie‚ it’s true the people who buy diamonds create the demand for this business‚ but who should be blamed are only those who seek the diamonds illegally. Otherwise we should blame every rich man. Why? Because somebody makes money‚ there must be someone who loses money. Do we want to blame the people who made others poor? Then there should
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Introduction To perform the Industry Analysis it is better to follow Michael Porter ’s five forces model. This analysis framework was created so that it helps managers in their task to analyze competitive forces to the company. (Hill & Jones 80) This model is only one of the models that can be used for this task but it is one of the more popular models. The five forces that we will have to look at for this model are (1) the risk of new and potential competitors; (2) the bargaining power of
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The market plan of Nokia Executive summary The electronic products technology is popular all around the world. It has done a tremendous change in all over the world; basically the mobile phones because now at present time mobile phones are the first priority in terms of telecommunication. In the mobile phone manufacturers China must be one of the biggest and growing markets. As we know about that‚ a leader in mobile telecommunications market‚ Nokia has its scientific business strategy that leads
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NOKIA Strategic Review NOKIA • • • • • • • • • • • • Current Situation Vision Mission Corporate Organization & Governance Objectives Driving Forces SWOT Strategic Issues Alternatives Recommendations Implementation Key Learning’s from the Case Study Nokia Overview • Multi-national telecommunications and software company • Founded in 1865 and incorporated in 1871 • Headquartered in Espoo‚ Finland • Publicly Traded LLC on Helsinki and NYSE (SYM:NOK) • Revenue of $16.8B‚ Market Cap $28B‚ P/E 8.4
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