1. Reading for this Lecture Porter M. (1990)‚ The Competitive Advantage of Nations‚ Chapters 3&4 2. Why Location Matters The ways that firms create and sustain competitive advantage in global industries provides the necessary foundation for understanding the role of the home nation in the process. There are five premises we must understand relating to national advantage: 1) The nature of competition and the sources of competitive advantage differ widely among industries and industry segments
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A Porter’s Five Forces Analysis explores five principal industry factors to determine the attractive of a given industry in a given market. In this P5F exercise‚ we look at the automobile industry in India. This is independent of any manufacturer. As such‚ it applies to every Indian car manufacturer. In any P5F analysis‚ one must examine the following: 1. The threat of new entrants 2. The bargaining power of buyers/customers 3. The threat of substitute products 4. The amount of bargaining
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Porter’s Five Forces Model versus A Blue Ocean Strategy Porter’s Five Forces 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
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1.0 Introduction In a dynamic business environment‚ companies enter industries whenever they see growth or profit potential or exit when they see a decline. As such‚ companies have to consistently practice an internal and external check or analysis on the company to see where they stand in the industry they operate in. The Boston-Consulting Group’s Growth model‚ among all other models provides one of the best guides to analyzing a company’s marketing performance and its potentials.
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Everyday we come down to the same old gross‚ disgusting food. Wouldn’t it be better to run down to the lunchroom to find Mcdonald’s‚ Wendy’s or Subway? Of the people surveyed‚ 75% of the people I asked would prefer fast food. Because of this‚ we must be able to have fast food served in our cafeteria. First‚ if there was fast food‚ less people would pack their lunches. About “75% pack food in the united states.” This number could be reduced if fast food was an option. It cost $707 a year to pack
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� SUBWAY SANDWICH PHASE 1: IDENTIFYING PROBLEM Subway is a franchise sandwich store that has been established in the market since 1965. They have been famous for their classic sandwich combinations and also their customization of sandwiches that meets customer’s specific needs. Currently Subway is the largest Sandwich franchise in the world and has a total of 30‚272 Stores in 87 countries around the world. Thailand is one of the countries that hold a Subway Sandwich franchise license. In Thailand
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US Airline Industry – Porter’s Five Forces The year 2011 was another dismal one for US airlines in terms of financial performance. Despite an increase in both passenger numbers and revenues for the year‚ profits were down on 2010. In total‚ US airlines earned net profits of about $0.4 billion‚ representing a net margin of less than 1%. The dire financial state of the industry was underlined by AMR (the parent of American Airlines) entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2011. This ended AMR’s
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transportation system to serve its residents. Everyday Cincinnati encounters hundreds of commuters‚ residents‚ shoppers‚ and unbeknownst to most‚ right below all the hustle and bustle rests seven miles of ruined tunnel and six subway stops‚ America’s longest derelict subway‚ the Cincinnati Subway. Decades later‚ the underground tunnels are silent with tracks fading into the shadows‚ looking as though time is frozen. Stations remain untouched as they anticipate the arrival of commuters that will never disembark
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Porter’s Five Force Model Analysis For Indian Cigarette Industry 1. Threats of New Entrants=LOW •New Product differentiation Very Tough – already cigarettes at different price points‚ flavors‚ brand images • Access to distribution channel is tough – big & established players are present (e.g. ITC) • Capital requirement is very high for a pan India launching; • Local launch can not catch up scale – Can’t use Economies of scale • Government policy – high tax‚ no TV/Radio Ads
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SUBWAY® Sandwich Inefficiency in working Staff Prepared By Harpreet Brar Subway Supervisor CMNS 1140(S50) 30 November 2014 Prepared For Cynthia Hemmer Director of Operations SUBWAY® Sandwich Table of Contents Inefficiency in working staff. 1 Memo 3 Executive summary 4 Purpose of the proposal 4 Recommendations 4 Introduction 5 A brief history 5 Some problems 5 Complaints at Subway 7 Subway Rating 8 Conclusion 9 Recommendations 10 References 12 Figures Top immigrant languages in Greater
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