defined as having an excessive amount of fat that affects one’s health. In the 1950’s‚ the history of fast food started to boom and as cities and countries started expanding‚ populations began to increase. Long ago‚ tourist cities became more popular and news was spread around to find cheap inexpensive food. In 1916‚ the first hamburger joint was opened up in Wichita‚ Kansas known as White Castle. As the fast food industry started to become more popular‚ waitresses started delivering food to cars and
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Microeconomics Analysis of microeconomic factors affecting thermal power industry in India 1. Power as a commodity "The power network demands cooperation from all its members. It expects its beneficiaries to huddle together and hold on to one another’s arm to enhance reliability and security of the public utility service rendered by the network. All those hooked on to the synchronous system have to bear in mind that the efficient operation of electric networks is subject to the classical
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groups in the Philippines the company was founded by Mr. Jose Hernandez and was passed to his sons and grandson. Today VLI servicing all key destinations in Northern Luzon as of today VLI deploys more than 1000 buses in its daily operations. During 80’s the company started purchasing real estate properties for use in operations such as terminals‚ maintenance stop‚ refueling stations and rest areas for passengers and crew. Boasting modern air conditions buses‚ victory liner fleet allows group to travel
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CHAPTER- I Introduction INDIAN ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY PROSPECTS OF THE INDIAN ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY Like every other industrial sector in India‚ the Indian Electrical/Electronics Industry too is slowly emerging from out of its "protective cover". For far too long has Indian Industry remained shackled and consequently inward looking. Over the past fifty years there was no exposure to global players and competition‚ with the result that the Industry grew up in a sheltered environment‚ dependent
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Model‚ provided by Michael Porter‚ is an external environmental analysis tool for a specific market. This model emphasizes that in any existing industry‚ there are five competition forces: threat of new entrants‚ power of suppliers‚ power of customers‚ threat of substitute products‚ and intensity of competitive rivalry. In addition‚ these five forces can influence and determine the profitability of the enterprise. Using the five forces model‚ one can analyze the industry attractiveness and the level
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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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Family name Bao First name Cheng ( Steven ) Title: The analysis of Nike in athletic footwear market based on porter’s Five forces model 1. Introduction One and a half months ago‚ the biggest athletic event in the world ultimately drew its curtains after a pitched one-month-long battle‚ which saw thirty-two teams vying for the roll of honor of being crowned the final kings of football – the World Champions – and earn bragging rights for four years at least. It was not only
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“Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. Porter’s theory has often been used by many people to understand more about a company’s structure and the method or plan used to run its business. In his book‚ Porter identified 5 external forces that will affect an industry or a market. The type of forces can help us to understand or to analyze how a company makes its profits‚ or how it could attract others to do business with. Porter also helps to identify the specific company’s
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Porters Five Forces: (Petroleum Industry) Supplier Power: Strong The equipment manufacturers are small in number‚ yet large in size. Therefore‚ a high demand from the oil and natural gas companies has naturally given them an advantageous position within the sector. Their highly diversified product portfolio has continued to emphasize their strong bargaining power with the oil and natural gas companies. Due to the specialized nature of the suppliers‚ finding an alternative supplier is difficult
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Porters 5 Forces Analysis of Apple ltd. 1. Industry Competitors There are a number of competitors for apple products on the market today. Android phones are in direct competition with i-phones‚ Microsoft software and operating systems are in direct competition with Apple’s Mac brand. Samsung is their major competitor in production of hardware such as smart phones‚ tablets and laptops. To respond‚ Apple has found a way to re-engineer a number of products focussing on design and usability to increase
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