Michael Porter‚ an industry is affected by certain forces‚ which enable them to attain different levels of profitability. These five forces help managers analyze the industry to gain a better understanding and develop a more effective business strategy. In the discount retailing industry‚ it is important to consider the following when considering entry: Threat of New Entrants: Four major competitors‚ WalMart‚ Kmart‚ Target and Costco Wholesale dominate the discount retail industry. The threat of
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as an example to discuss and apply Porter’s 5 forces. Current competition: New top range chefs and Michelin type high end dining. These competitors offer similar food choices but at highly competitive prices. They also provide more comfortable ambience and atmosphere. Therefore‚ hawkers have to regularly review their menu to sustain the interest of regular customers and satisfying changing customer preferences Threat of entry: The F&B industry has low barriers to entry. Opening a hawker
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Report 3: Organization Structure and Strategy of Orbitz Worldwide‚ Inc. (OWW) ------------------------------------------------- Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: OWW) is a leading global online travel agency (OTA) that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research‚ plan‚ and book a broad range of travel services. Orbitz owns and operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz‚ CheapTickets‚ ebookers‚ HotelClub‚ RatesToGo‚ the Away Network‚ and the corporate
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Part B-Results and calculations B4 (i) n(S2O32-) = 0.0025*(5/1000) = 1.25*10-5mol Molar ratio of I2 : S2O32-=1: 2 n(I2)=0.5*n(S2O32-) n(I2)= 0.5*(1.25*10-5) =6.25*10-6mol B4 (ii) n(S2O32-)= 0.0025*(20/1000) = 5*10-5mol Molar ratio of I2: S2O32-=1:2 n(I2)=0.5*n(S2O32-) n(I2)=0.5*(5.0*10-5) =2.5*10-5mol Part B-Results and calculations
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1. Introduction Blu-ray is a new optical disc standard based on the use of a blue laser rather than the red laser of today’s DVD players. The standard‚ developed collaboratively by Hitachi‚ LG‚ Matsushita (Panasonic)‚ Pioneer‚ Philips‚ Samsung‚ Sharp‚ Sony‚ and Thomson‚ threatens to make current DVD players obsolete. It is not clear whether new Blu-ray players might include both kinds of lasers in order to be able to read current CD and DVD formats. The new standard‚ developed jointly
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EDLP‚ and uses economy of scales from stocking its hypermarkets to keep prices low. 49% of Rimi Baltic’s turnover in 2008 was in Latvia‚ and for the purpose of this analysis‚ determining whether Rimi Baltic to should expand as a discount grocer into the UK‚ the country of Latvia will be used as a main point of reference. PEST Analysis Political: In recent history the two most significant dates in Latvia’s political evolvement have been 1991 and 2004. Both have impacted greatly on forming Latvia’s
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Summary Optical fibres are being increasingly used in the telecommunications industry. They are slowly replacing the conventional copper cables due their superior ‘data transmission’ properties. They transmit data via light pulses within glass or plastic strands. Fibre optics fit the material requirements for good data transmission since they are ability to transmit and preserve quality of signals‚ durable and cost-effective. Some of the current materials employed within the industry are glasses
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The telescope is an important astronomical tool that gathers and focuses electromagnetic radiation. Telescopes serve to both increase the angular size and the brightness of objects. When we speak about telescopes we are usually referring to optical telescopes‚ but many other types of telescopes also exist for other spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. It is unclear as to who it was that actually invented the telescope but Galileo Galilei is credited as being the first to use a telescope for
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Undertake a Porter ‘Five Forces Analysis’ for an industry with which you are familiar (1000 words). Introduction This essay is aimed at analyzing Porter’s five forces for the banking industry in Ghana. It gives a brief introduction to the industry and provides a detailed application of the five forces to the industry. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis in the Ghanaian Banking Industry “Competition for profits goes beyond established industry rivals to include four other competitive forces as well: customers
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ABSTRACT Title of Thesis: FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICAITONS THROUGH A FOREST CANOPY Clinton Lee Edwards‚ Master of Science‚ 2004 Thesis Directed By: Professor Christopher C. Davis‚ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering This paper models the effects of the leaves of mature broadleaf trees on air-to-ground free-space optical (FSO) communication systems operating through the leaf canopy. Ecological radiation transfer models are considered and the concept of Leaf Area Index
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