INTRODUCTION Carnival has enjoyed an extended run as Big Kahuna of the cruise world. The assets of its parent company‚ Carnival Corporation‚ are enormous and growing: In addition to its own fleet of 20 ships‚ Carnival Corp. holds full ownership of Cunard‚ Seabourn‚ Costa‚ Windstar‚ and Holland America Line -- all told‚ more than 50% of the North American cruise industry. And‚ in April 2003‚ Carnival beat out Royal Caribbean to acquire P&O Princess‚ adding yet another major cruise brand to its cruise
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10. CybAero AB Porter Five Forces analysis (Aerospace and Defense Industry) Threat of substitute products and services: MEDIUM There are currently many alternatives to aircraft travel‚ including cars‚ rail‚ and ship. Depending on distance‚ air travel has a significant advantage as far as speed and convenience. High speed rail may be a significant competitor. Also‚ as more people use the internet to teleconference‚ air travel may become less necessary in the business community. Other aerospace products
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to Michael Porter (2008)‚ the key reason for the existence of intense competition and rivalry in the health care industry works as a mechanism to increase value for patients. Competition or opposition has ensured provision of better products and services to satisfy the needs of customers. It is capable of increasing value for customers over time. Quality and process improvements‚ as a result of competition or opposition leads to decreased cost and increased customer satisfaction (Porter‚ M. 2008)
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price and high quality dinners. The opportunities and threats are mainly the same for that strategic group‚ the entry into another group might be desirable and would result in a diversification strategy. Industry Structure According to Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ the restaurant industry is highly competitive. The rivalry among established companies is
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An analysis of eHarmony‚ including the five forces according to Porter 1.1 The threat of new entrants The biggest threat to eHarmony and other paid dating sites was the free dating sites that were the newest entrants into the market. These sites did not have major restrictions to joining and did not necessarily do the match-making for the members. According to Piskorski‚ Halaburda & Smith‚ very many people subscribed to such sites as witnessed by the rise of “Plenty of Fish” in 2007 to become
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Food is a basic necessity. The industry which deals with preparing food items/products refers to the food service industry. The food service industry is and will always remain in high demand because of its genre. Restaurants and fast foods mainly contribute to the food service industry. “Fast food” generally refers to the type of restaurants that sell quick‚ inexpensive take-out food. During a relatively brief period of time‚ the fast food industry has helped to transform not only diet‚ but also
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There is continuing interest in the study of the forces that impact on an organisation‚ particularly those that can be harnessed to provide competitive advantage. The ideas and models which emerged during the period from 1979 to the mid-1980s (Porter‚ 1998) were based on the idea that competitive advantage came from the ability to earn a return on investment that was better than the average for the industry sector (Thurlby‚ 1998). As Porter’s 5 Forces analysis deals with factors outside an industry
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Michael Porter’s Value Chain History of Value Chain • Popularized by Michael Porter’s book best seller “Competitive • • Advantage” 1985 Creator of “5 Forces model” Helped Gereffi in the late 1990s develop Global Value Chain. Michael Porter’s Background • Born May 23‚ 1947 in Ann Arbor‚ Michigan • Received MBA in 1971 Harvard Business School • Competition and company strategy • 6 time winner of the McKinsey Award Value • The Value is the extent to which a good or service is perceived by
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Marketing Plan for The Body Shop International consists of: The view of present company situation. Company managed to successfully market itself for 3 decades as well as expand very fast through retail franchising model. Constant product development has shown positive results in sales. Trading relationships with communities in need has enabled company to outsource high quality sustainable and relatively cheap materials. Growth Model. Acquisition of independent "The Body Shop" franchisee stores In
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Individual Case Assignment 1 I c) The competitor I choose is Sonic Corp.‚ their competitors are 1) Burger King‚ 2) McDonald’s and 3) Whataburger. The first financial ratio calculated was the current ratio. The industry percentage is .93‚ McDonald’s current ratio is 1.14 and Sonic is 1.72. Both companies have ability to pay back their short-term liabilities with their short-term assets. Debt to Equity: McDonald’s: .75‚ Sonic (-172.3) and the industry: 1.00. Sonic’s short-term debt has gone up
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