A) Company Profile a) Historical Background TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (NYSE: TM) is a Japanese multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan. It was founded in Japan on August 28‚ 1937. The company originally produced small cars and light trucks for consumption in Japan and for exports to other countries. The first Toyota retail dealership was opened on October 31‚ 1957 in Hollywood‚ CA. In 1980 a heavy United States import tax on vehicles forced Toyota to open a plant in
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upon socio political condition of different parts of the world‚ where its business is operating.For the external business environment analysis of global oil industry (with respect to BP) the selected analysis tool is PESTEL. This model presents a strategy framework built over variables like surrounding political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ environmental‚ and legal aspects‚ which actually shape the initiatives and decisions of any organization in the global market. As far as global oil industry
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Corporate Strategy The economic activities performed by Dell encompass the development‚ manufacturing‚ sale and support of personal computers and computer-related products. Since its foundation‚ the company has been based on the Direct Model‚ i.e. Dell has always tried and managed to create direct relationships with its customers‚ by selling products directly and without the participation of intermediaries. The sale has always taken place through a telephone service or via the Internet. In order
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Samsung Electronics is the largest affiliate of Samsung Group- a Korean brand. According to Forbes (2013)‚ it is the 20th biggest company in the world in term of market value. There are a wide range of electronic devices which are provided by Samsung such as refrigerators‚ air conditioners‚ cameras‚ tablets‚ phones‚ especially TVs and smart phones. It has several subsidiaries in over 50 different countries and employs almost 370‚000 people in FY2011 (Samsung‚ 2012). The main market of this company
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一、三星集团概况 Samsung Group was founded in 1938‚ initially mainly exported to South Korea Peninsula‚ dried fish‚ vegetables and fruits‚ gradually extend to sugar‚ pharmaceutical‚ textile and other manufacturing industries‚ and established as a family business. Its subsidiaries include: Samsung‚ Samsung SDI‚ Samsung SDS‚ Samsung‚ Corelle‚ Samsung‚ Samsung Samsung network fire‚ Samsung Securities‚ Samsung‚ Samsung‚ Samsung‚ Samsung Aerospace Engineering and Samsung life‚ by Lee family members management
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2. We now turn to the future. Articulate three alternative strategies for Samsung going forward‚ i.e.‚ state which products/markets and which competitive advantages Samsung should emphasize‚ with particular emphasis on the threat from China. Compare and contrast these strategies‚ and choose one as a strategic recommendation. After thoroughly analyzing all the data we consider three strategies that Samsung could take in order to face the increasing Chinese competition are: • Partner with a Chinese
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There is not one single thing that makes Samsung a formidable power in the technology industry but many strategies‚ ideas‚ and innovative technology to give them a sustainable advantage over competitors. Over years‚ Samsung went from a near-bankrupt company to a leading brand in chip and computing technology. Their scale of new products‚ including PDA’s‚ cell phones‚ high quality TVs‚ mp3 players‚ and other computer-based products‚ along with the scale of customers and newly hired young talent in
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Turn around strategies‚ Business Model and Generic strategies notes a) Turnaround Strategies for Businesses in Crisis Signs of a crisis; declining performance measures e.g mkt share‚ roce‚ margins‚ revenues‚ profits‚ increasing costs‚ staff exodus Sources of a crisis Defects in management/ Poor management/neglecting key tasks Failure to change with changing environment Over-expansion Corruption Lack of resources Too much debt Poor strategy Failure to control costs/high costs
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Samsung Electronics Case A.) Samsung has a competitive advantage‚ which grew from its focus on the quality of its memory chips. The company’s early insistence on creating quality goods and constantly improving the production process allowed it to gain the largest market share among competitors. Samsung was able to build reliable products because its management fostered a culture that emphasized quality in the production process. The company reinforced this culture with an incentive program that
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diversify‚ Kmart stepped in and took the lead role in offering a one-stop shopping center that fulfilled everyone’s needs. As new niches began to emerge offering larger‚ more specialized stores‚ Kmart hit a major hurdle. The successful management strategies it had developed early on were now outdated and in major need of being renovated to coincide with changing market place and customer values. As Kmart attempted to revolutionize its image and infrastructure‚ stores such as Target and Wal-Mart took
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