CHAPTER 9: THE STRATEGIC GAINS FROM HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION AND DIVERSIFICATION Work‚ itself‚ is not organised as it used to be. Organisations are not now drawn as pyramids of boxes. [They] now have circles and amoeba-like blobs where boxes used to be. It isn’t even clear where the organisation begins and ends‚ with customers‚ suppliers and allied organisations linked into a varying ‘network organisation? Charles Handy‚ The Empty Raincoat (1994) The acid test of competitive success is the ability
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1. What are the key differentiators that made Dell’s supply chain strategy so effective for nearly two decades. Dell operates by an on-line business model equipped with mass customized manufacturing which provides instant web communication protocol with customers at anytime and anywhere. Customers able to compose their own configuration from order list and free from bounding with fixed configuration. All packages are made upon request with no finished goods available‚ there is no depreciation
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costs and manufacture different TV models. Threat from new entrants (very high) – After Vizio’s success in the market‚ the entry barrier to the industry created by large brands previously lowered down significantly. New players can pursue similar strategies as Vizio’s by partnering with TV manufacturers and key component makers to lower costs. They may dilute Vizio’s competitive advantage – cost advantage (discussed in Q2) and challenge Vizio’s market position in the LCD TV industry directly. Bargaining
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A. Corporate Overview and Financial Performance: PepsiCo‚ Inc. is one of the most successful consumer products companies in the world‚ with 2000 revenues of over $20 billion and 125‚000 employees. The company consists of: Frito-Lay Company‚ the largest manufacturer and distributor of snack chips; Pepsi-Cola Company‚ the second largest soft drink business and Tropicana Products‚ the largest marketer and producer of branded juice. PepsiCo brands are among the best known and most respected in the
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CPA Program -- professional level - Global Strategy and Leadership Webinar 5 Case Analysis: Notting Foods Australia Pty Ltd Case Study 2 Semester 1 2013 Authors: Samantha Winter and Delyth Samuel Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd‚ ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2013 The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice‚ please
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22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the reader to extend
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Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo continues today after over 100 years of rivalry. The competitive strategies of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been examined‚ and even though they are different‚ both seemed to have been successful to become the first and second companies in the soft drink industry. Coca-Cola with effective advertising‚ and Pepsi with effective young generation market target‚ have developed their marketing strategies and began to modify their pricing‚ bottling and brand strategies. Both companies
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE Objectives: The primary objective of this course is to acquaint the students to emerging Global Trends in Business Environment. Course Contents: International Business: An Overview - Types of International Business; The External Environment; The Economic and Political Environment‚ The Human Cultural Environment‚ Influence on Trade and Investment Patterns‚ Recent World Trade Trend‚ Recent Foreign Investment Trend. Theories and Institutions: Trade and
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QUESTION 1: What “international strategy” and “modes of entry” did COKE/PEPSI use to penetrate the Chinese Market? How effective were these choices? When Chinese markets opened up in 1980’s‚ Coke/Pepsi focussed on defining several strategies to Differentiate‚ Market and distribute their Cola products to Chinese consumers. International Differentiation Strategy: Both used two main aspects of this strategy “Branding” and “Cost Leadership“to force local producers to withdraw from the market or establish
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success that WestJet gained in the last 18 years is due to the fact of their excellent to customer service experience and its employment satisfaction. It was with this sound basis of positive corporate culture and the following tactful development strategies that WestJet has become so successful in the industry. Canada’s most trusted airline‚ powered by an award-winning culture of care and recognized as one of the country’s top employers. Macro environmental analysis Macro Environment:
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