and its Effect on Tourism Industries in US and Europe Problem Statement: How will Swine Flu Pandemic Affect US and European Tourism Industries? Theoretical Framework Swine Flu has had an impact on the tourism industry worldwide. Apart from the originating country‚ Mexico‚ the tourism industry has also been hit in other countries of the world. Swine Flu has been identified as a pandemic with the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirming it to be in alert level Phase 5‚ i.e. it is spreading rapidly
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PORTERS Five Forces Model The porter’s five forces model argues that the more limited is the ability of the firm to raise the prices and earn greater profits. A competitive force plays an important threat in reducing the profit to the company. Bargaining power of Suppliers Suppliers always play vital role in any industry because the quality of the raw materials will influence the value of the finished goods that are delivered by that organization. If the supplier’s power is high it will increase
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NUCOR AT A CROSSROADS CASE ANALYSIS NUCOR’S SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE RECORD PORTER’S 5 FORCES ANALYSIS • Supplier Power: With the eventual exit of integrated steel companies from buying scrap‚ the options available with suppliers to sell‚ reduced. Nucor started several small plants that were close to suppliers & customers‚ thereby reducing transportation costs. Also‚ the sites chosen had inexpensive electricity. Their employee-centric policies resulted in them having lowest attrition levels
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Executive summary Virgin Australia is a well known Industry Airline all through the world. In this report I will explain about an analysis of Virgin ’s present position and to focus the conduct of the industry regarding whether it is performing above or beneath desire. On the foundation of this analysis‚ suggestions are suggested to help the organization with answers for help to avoid failure if such circumstance was to happen. The report is structure as takes after: In the first area I will
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Porter’s Five Forces Levi’s Strauss Power of buyers is high. * Even though Levi’s is a hallowed name in the market‚ the power of buyers is relatively high considering the fact that they can easily change to other brands. * Switching cost is low. * Power of buyer is high because the product is standardized. Power of suppliers is low. * Competition within manufacturer is high since it is mass-produced. * Manufacturer is located in many third world countries:
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Question 1. –(refer to appendices on p.5) Political 1) From 1991-1998 No longer anti-alcohol campaign to boost ice-cream industry. Ice cream industry had to complete with substitute products. 2) Since 1998 Financial Crisis‚ Russian rubles devalued by two-thirds. Russians cannot afford foreign products and companies relied more on national suppliers. 3) 1999 VAT raise. Fruit-based ice-creams and popsicles raised to 20% VAT. Consumer buy less ice-cream because of elastic demand‚ revenue is less
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Five Forces of Industry Attractiveness Michael Porter’s Five Forces model explains the importance of how market dynamics can affect competitive rivalry. This model includes three forces from the ‘horizontal’ competition: threat of new entrants‚ threat of substitution products‚ and the degree of rivalry among existing competitors; and two forces from the ‘vertical’ competition: bargaining power of customers and the bargaining power of suppliers. These five factors make up the Porter Five forces.
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Porter’s Five Force Model Threat of New Entry In terms of the amusement park industry‚ the entry barrier is high due to the need to invest large amount of financial resources. In addition to the amusement park required land for a full scale development. This factor is important because Hong Kong has a high land price real estate market. Threat of Rivalry It is important to consider with lack of differentiation‚ visitors’ choice will greatly over the price and service‚ thus causes pressure
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Porter’s Five Forces Competitive Rivalry within the Industry (Low) * Because EYS is the market leader in Singapore (http://www.euyansang.com/index.php/eu-yan-sang/profile) * Eu Yan Sang has been growing ever since year 2000 (zahira’s research). Threat of New Entrants (High) * There are many Chinese in Singapore and many China nationals coming into Singapore (http://www.guidemesingapore.com/relocation/introduction/people-of-singapore). Therefore importing of chinese medicinal products
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capital does. If a talented individual is working in a smaller regional bank‚ there is the chance that person will be enticed away by bigger banks‚ investment firms‚ etc. Power of Buyers. The individual doesn’t pose much of a threat to the banking industry‚ but one major factor affecting the power of buyers is relatively high switching costs. If a person has a mortgage‚ car loan‚ credit card‚ checking account and mutual funds with one particular bank‚ it can be extremely tough for that person to switch
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