Acer was founded by Stan Shih and his wife‚ with a group of fi ve others‚ as Multitech in 1976. The company was renamed Acer in 1987. It began with eleven employees and US$25‚000 in capital. Initially‚ it was primarily a distributor of electronic parts and a consultant in the use of microprocessor technologies‚ but over time it began to develop as a PC manufacturer. The global headquarters are located in Hsinchu City‚ Taiwan. Acer began its entry into laptops with the purchase of the mobile PC
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Forces and SWOT Analysis Porter’s Five Forces of automobile industry. Globalization had indeed left its impact on the automobile industry. Now foreign auto dealers were facing lesser restrictions to operate in overseas markets. Michael E. Porter in his book “Techniques for analyzing industries and competitors” dealt with five competitive forces that shaped all industries. This helped to analyze the intensity of competition which had an impact on the profitability of an industry. The US automobile
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Project Management Considerations: The organization must focus on requirement analysis instead of deliverable. The deliverable will be of no use if the product or system does not conform to requirements. There should be no costs overrun. Organization must take project scope schedule and cost in account. Problem and Impact Ace Auto Dealer obtains customers from many different advertising avenues. Information about the customers is currently saved‚ including the customer’s
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technology. Ellison and his co-founders‚ Bob Miner and Ed Oates‚ realized there was tremendous business potential in the relational database model—but they may not have realized that they would change the face of business computing forever. SWOT Analysis Oracle has a growth strategy that focuses on acquisitions of complementary companies‚ products‚ services and technologies. Over the previous 4 years‚ Oracle has significantly invested in acquiring companies like BEA Systems in 2008‚ Hyperion Solutions
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Industry Analysis of Food Service Industry The foodservice (or food service) industry (US English; catering industry in British English) encompasses those places‚ institutions‚ and companies responsible for any meal prepared outside the home. This industry includes restaurants‚ school and hospital cafeterias‚ catering operations‚ and many other formats. Although the restaurant industry is very competitive‚ the lifestyle changes created by modern living continue to fuel its steady growth. More and
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Arabia (Sharjah). These airlines are considered to be Etihad Airways’ direct competition locally. However‚ Emirates would be Etihad’s main competitor as it is the only other UAE based premium airline as well as one of the leading airlines in the industry‚ whereas Air Arabia and Fly Dubai are considered to be more of a low budget option in comparison which is a threat to Etihad in terms of
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Prof. Merlin Industry Analysis The Computer Hardware industry is a growth industry that includes companies that design and manufacture personal and large-scale computers‚ as well as other information technology devices. The increased use of the Internet has led to increased growth and spending in this industry‚ and the computer hardware industry is projected to grow 8.4% between 2009 and 2014 (“Computer hardware industry‚” 2010). With a promising future and strong
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Political Factors: 1. Regulation in the labour market in Sweden‚ Latvia‚ Germany‚ Brazil and China‚ such as Labour laws‚ working hours‚ termination notices 2. Regulation of the environmental legislation‚ such as pollution issues management 3. Regulation of quality issues‚ such as safety‚ environmental friendly 4. Regulation of the strategic alliance in different countries‚ such as joint venture‚ acquisition 5. Taxation regulations to different countries 6. Trading policy‚ agreements‚ contract
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Chapter 1 Industry Background A. Definition of the Industry: What are its Products or Services? 1. Definition The development of any country completely depends upon the growth of telecommunications; it is a technology of transmitting signal through a long distance for the sake of communicating with each other. Throughout the world‚ telecom industry is being controlled by private companies instead of government monopolies. Traditional telecom technologies are also being replaced by modern
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Political: In the next few years‚ China is saying that they are going to be investing billions of dollars into Hybrid technology. Honda is a automobile company who is well known for developing ad researching hybrid technology. They have been on the forefront of this new technology and for this reason they will be a top choice for this new hybrid technology. They will need to show the Chinese government that their technology is worth investing in. If they manage to do this‚ they will be bale to
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