LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MIS 211- MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS I FINAL PROJECT Objective In the Information Age that we have reached‚ many companies have made “their business their technology and their technology their business”. There is an element of technology in every business and regardless of what career you choose‚ you will be dealing with people‚ information‚ and information technology. To apply the information you have received in this course‚ you are to
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SHOPRITE PTY LTD Background The Shoprite Group of Companies started from small beginnings in 1979 with the purchase of a chain of 8 Cape-based supermarkets for R1 million. In 1983 the Group opened its first branch outside the Western Cape – in Hartswater in the Northern Cape and expanding in other provinces too. Shoprite was listed on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa with a market capitalisation of R29 million It then owned 33 outlets. Two years later Shoprite ventured over
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Value Chain Analysis (Starbucks) Primary Activities: • Inbound Logistic: Starbucks had its agents travelled regularly to coffee – growing countries to establish relationship with growers and distributors. In sourcing green coffee beans‚ it was increasingly dealing directly with farmer. It normally offered high prices to ensure that the poor small coffee growers have enough money to cover their production cost and for their families. To buy coffee beans‚ Starbucks used fixed price purchase
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York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill. Amami‚ M.‚ & Thévenot‚ J. (2000). L’Internet marchand: Caractérisation et positionnements stratégiques. Systèmes d’Information et Management‚ 5(1)‚ 5–40. Benjamin‚ R.I.‚ & Wigand‚ R.T. (1995). Electronic markets and virtual value chains on the information highway. Sloan Management Review‚ 36(2)‚ 62–72. Courtney‚ H.‚ Kirkland‚ J.‚ & Viguerie‚ P. (1997). Strategy under uncertainty. Harvard Business Review‚ 75(6)‚ 66–79. Gordijn‚ J.‚ Akkermans‚ J.‚ & van Vliet‚ J. (2000). What’s
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strategy is working? Why is it working or not working? Improvements in IKEA’s strategy - Performance evaluation of IKEA’s strategy 200?-2009 - Finding - Recommendation - Should try to include the following items in Scope: • Value Chain model • 5 M’s • Porters 5 Forces - Eight Performance Measure • Firm Survival‚ Accounting measures‚ • Multiple stakeholder approach • Balanced score card • Corporate social responsibility‚
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report should follow the following template: 1. Brief statement of current position/outlook of Bonny Doon (about 1 paragraph) 2. Firm Analysis (This part should include: - business model‚ business-level strategy and position‚ - value chain model analysis - analysis of the firm’s resources‚ capabilities and competitive advantage‚ - organizational analysis (management‚ ownership) - profitability analysis (please make sure to include relevant numbers). 3. Industry analysis
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CSAC05 1/13/07 9:21 Page 123 5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities Analysts have tended to define assets too narrowly‚ identifying only those that can be measured‚ such as plant and equipment. Yet the intangible assets‚ such as a particular technology‚ accumulated consumer information‚ brand name‚ reputation‚ and corporate culture‚ are invaluable to the firm’s competitive power. In fact‚ these invisible assets are often the only real source of competitive edge that can be sustained over time
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Case study: MTN Introduction: The resource-based view of strategy According to Segal-Horn (2004 p 163) the Resource-Based View (RBV): “ ... places the firm rather than the industry at the centre of strategy formulation ... It has an internal resource focus rather than an external industry or market focus for strategic thinking.“ Why RBV? Rumelt’s research (Unit 3 Section 2 pp 8-9)‚ although contested‚ showed that the industry environment accounted for a very small percentage of the
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Master’s Thesis AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CAPABILITIES FOR e-BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION By Michael Sullivan A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty Of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science In Manufacturing Management December 2000 APPROVED: Dr. Chickery J. Kasouf‚ Thesis Advisor Francis Noonan‚ Faculty Advisor Edward M. Gonsalves Abstract This thesis investigates organizational change strategies for
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subject company. PART II Internal Analysis This section entails an internal analysis which is more specifically concerned with the company relative to its competitive environment. Here‚ models such as the Competency Framework‚ VRIN Framework and Value Chain Model can be used to analyse resources and competencies that currently exist for the company (and those which might further need to be addressed) in the pursuit of sustainable competitive advantage. The final part of this section calls for a comparative
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