they demand value for every dollar spent. Technology developments also allow firms and individuals to forward integrate with ease and led to reduction in buyer power. Threat of Substitutes: Low The other forms of transportation like railway‚ buses‚ ships‚ personal transportation are the direct substitutes for persons who are not concerned about travelling fast and reaching destination on time. Indirect substitutes such as Tele conferencing‚ online chatting and VOIP will increase the power of
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the Information Age (2012-09-SOS-110-OL-009) Information Technology The transportation industry in recent years has seen the impact of GPS technology and the internet impact its business model. The industry in itself is unique because it does not manufacture or produce a product; its main source of revenue comes from selling a service. That service is simple; provide customers with reliable solutions to their transportation needs. In 2010 International Data Group’s Computerworld named FedEx Corp
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growth of the amount of freight being traded‚ as well as‚ a great variety of origins and destinations promotes the importance of international transportation as a fundamental element supporting the global economy. In particular‚ since the trading distances involved are often considerable‚ there has been an increase of demands on the maritime shipping industry and on port activities. In this process China had an important role‚ in fact‚ as its industrial and manufacturing activities developed‚ it started
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GIKONYO REG No: HD211-5143/2011 LEC: EVANS SANDE Introduction. Transport and its related services is a catalyst for economic growth‚ and direct and indirect job creation in South Africa. The provision of affordable‚ safe and reliable transportation of goods and people is critical to the development of the country. Government boosted transport infrastructure spending to R66 billion in the 2011/12 financial year and is expected to raise it to R80 billion by 2013/14. The improvements are spread
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should invest in railways rather than roads The population explosion results in the high demands of transportation. Many countries have suffered from pollution‚ noisy and casualty for a long time. From my perspective‚ the most possible solution to these problems is improving roads and highways because of three below crucial reasons. First and foremost‚ we all know that upgrading public transportation will surely aggravate the pollution and accidents. The buses‚ cars and trains regularly emit a noxious
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INTRODUCTION ABOUT AUTOMOBILES INDUSTRY: History and development of Automobiles also marks the dynamism in technological growth men have achieved. From the days of horseless carriages to the modern-age self-guided automobiles that are designed meticulously using cutting-edge technology‚ we have certainly-traveled too far. Automobile Industry in India is still in its infancy but growing rapidly. The opportunities in the automobile industry in India are attracting big names
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1. Chapter 1 1.1 ABSTRACT This paper presents the research proposal of ‘The market for taxi cabs in Windhoek‚ Namibia. The growing population and urbanization mark the existence of taxi services in Namibia and the industry is booming. Taxi services are concentrated not only in Windhoek but can be found in most urban towns like Swakopmund‚ Walvis Bay and Oshakati. This will be discovered by means of questionnaires to taxi drivers and their clients. This chapter includes; introduction‚ literature
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Analysis of Indian Textiles and Apparels Industry: A Focus on Market Structure and Competitiveness Abstract: The Indian textile industry is one of the oldest and most significant industries in the country. It accounts for around 4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP)‚ 14 per cent of industrial production and over 13 per cent of the country’s total export earnings. In fact‚ it is the largest foreign exchange earning sector in the country. Moreover‚ it provides employment to over 35 million
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1. INTRODUCTION : Indian automobile industry embarked on a new journey in 1991 with delicensing of the sector and subsequent opening up for 100 percent FDI through automatic route. In view of this‚ the study attempts to estimate the economic performance of Indian automobile industry in terms of capacity utilization at an aggregate level. It estimates econometrically rate of capacity utilization in the industry at aggregate level and analyses its trend during the post liberalization period from
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Industry Analysis: Pharmaceutical Preparations Macro and Micro Analysis Macro & Micro Industry Analysis: Pharmaceuticals subgroup: Pharmaceutical preparations The report analyses the macro and micro-environmental factors of the industrial group called “Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations” with the standard industrial code of 21200‚ according to the most recent version of the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of 2007. (Office for National Statistics‚ 2007) Although different
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