1. Concept 1) What is global sourcing? Global sourcing is defined as the process of identifying‚ developing‚ and utilizing the source of supply for the enterprise through expanding purchasing activities internationally. It is a part of post reengineering activities which is an useful measure of cutting cost. Global sourcing is a typical example of foreign construction outsourcing firms which process construction by distributing each process of construction work to vendors instead of running on
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Starbucks - Going Global Fast (case study) I. Summary Starbucks is an American worldwide coffee company based in Seattle‚ Washington. It was founded on March130‚ 1971. Actually‚ it is considered as the largest coffee shop chain in the world with total stores of 17‚651(as of July 1‚ 2012‚ official company’s website) locally and internationally. Starbucks stores are serving both hot and cold beverage‚ snacks‚ pastries‚ sandwiches and other non-coffee products. Different mugs in term of shape‚ size
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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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throughout the world. The goods and services created in one location can now be found throughout the world. According to Harrison (2010) globalization is characterized by several aspects: the development of international trades and the creation of the global marketplace lead to the increase over time of international trade and service. Then‚ production and investment flows are globally organized. Thus‚ costs are lower and specialist advantages are in different geographical location. Thanks to the technological
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The evolving value chain of the car industry The automotive industry is one of the most progressive and forward-thinking industries. It confronts a number of trends that create new challenges while also providing opportunities for growth. One of the major trends is the demands of operating in a “connected” world. For more than 100 years the automotive industry has created competitive advantage mainly through engineering excellence. Moving forward‚ this will no longer be sufficient. Automotive manufacturers
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Re-defining the Independent Film Value Chain A paper by Peter Bloore Introduction: An industry value chain or system could be summarized as a connected series of activities‚ that combine to create and deliver a product (or value) to customers. These activities could include research and development‚ manufacturing‚ packaging‚ marketing‚ and distribution. Strictly speaking‚ a value chain represents those activities as carried out within a single company‚ and a value system represents those activities
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that Pepsi and Coca Cola can maintain their exact mix of ingredients as a well-kept secret‚ and not let the bottling companies know what exactly goes into their product. This affects the image of the product‚ and preserves it as something of higher value‚ and actually applies a sense of prestige to the Pepsi and Coca Cola products that are kept such excellent secrets. Pepsi and Coke operate by sending concentrate to bottlers‚ who then take the necessary actions‚ and ship out their products to
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implementation of these frameworks‚ Value Store ought to perceive these regular and particular factors so they can manage their operations. The principle target of this study is to recognize the normal and particular achievement factors and the implementation of E-commerce in Value Store‚ what’s more; the study will give the advantages of having e-commerce‚ assess the commitment‚ examine the business considers and talk about the arrangement of e-strategy in Value Store. 1.1: Explain the benefit of
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A Case Analysis on An Entrepreneur’s Global Strategy Introduction Li Ka-Shing is the Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings in Hong Kong. He was able to put up different business in electricity‚ telecommunications‚ real estate‚ retail‚ shipping and the Internet through sheer hard work‚ intuition and an eye for innovation. He is not only known for his success in business but also as a philanthropist. Li has donated to several charitable and educational institutions
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LI-FI (Light Fidelity)-The future technology in wireless communication Pooja Abhnag1‚ Pratima Tarte2 Department of Electronics & Communication Dr. D. Y. Patil Polytechnic Address 1poojaabhnag13@gmail.com 2tartepratima@gmail.com Abstract— Li-Fi is a new wireless communication technology which enables a wireless data transmission through LED light. Li-Fi is based on a unique ability of solid state lighting systems to create a binary code of 1s and 0s with a LED flickering that is invisible
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