EXTERNAL ANALYSIS TESLA MOTORS _Prepared For:_ PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY STGY 659.65 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Prepared By: Daniel Aleksander Andrew Beckman Jeanette Gonzales Jeremy Jay September 26‚ 2014 INTRODUCTION Tesla Motors‚ headquartered in Palo Alto‚ California‚ is a United States (US) based company that designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells electric vehicles globally. The company is traded publically on the NASDAQ with a market capitalization of $30.8 billion. Under the leadership of CEO
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Tesla Motors Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction Chapter 4 2. Motivation 4 3. Research question and Sub questions 4 4. Interpretation 4 5. Scope/Delimitation 5 6. Methodology 6 6.1 Project type 6 6.2 Method 7 6.3 Theories and models used 7 6.4 Data collection 10 6.5 Structure 11 6.6 Critisium sources 11 7. Analysis 12 Part 1 12 7.1 Sub question 1 12 7.2 Sub question
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What specific role does logistics play in supply chain operations? Logistics is the primary conduit of product and service flow within a supply chain arrangement. It is the work required to move and to position inventory throughout a supply chain. It is a combination of order management‚ inventory‚ transportation‚ warehousing‚ material handling and packaging as integrated throughout a facility network. Logistics is essential for effective supply chain connectivity. 1.4 Compare and contrast anticipatory
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1) Explain whether competence-based thinking is more suitable for e-business strategy formulation than the activity-based approach outlined in the value chain concept. Competence-based thinking focuses heavily on the resources and capabilities of a firm. It is thought to take a resource-based approach towards creating competitive advantage (Core competence‚ 2010). It considers how the different recourses and capabilities of a firm are used in conjunction with one another. Rather than looking
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Assignment 1: Week 2 Topic: “The Internet and its Effect on the Music Industry Value Chain” National University MGT/602: Strategic Decision-Making in Global Business Instructor: Prof. July 17‚ 2009 The purpose of this paper is to explain why the growing popularity of downloading music from the Internet gave rise to a new music industry value chain that differs considerably from the traditional value chain. The internet has helped usher in the "New Age of music/media access”.
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Case: IB-91 Date: 09/24/08 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY IN CHINA At the turn of the twenty-first century‚ Korea‟s Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) announced ambitious plans to become a global leader in the automotive industry‚ and established plants in various parts of the world‚ including Europe‚ India‚ and North America. In 2002‚ HMC turned its attention to China‚ one of the world‟s largest and fastest-growing economies. China‟s burgeoning demand for automobiles was forecast to become the world‟s third-largest―even
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Tracing commodity chain will enable us to understand the flow of goods more precisely (Leslie and Reimer‚ 1999). Each part of the process‚ from design through production‚ distribution and consumption‚ represents a discrete link in the chain. A pair of denim jeans can be a simple example of the commodity chain. On the process of finished products‚ the process may start at growing cotton in India. Then‚ those cottons
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Case 2 Tata Motors 1. Describe the economic characteristics of the global motor vehicle industry. The 2008 financial crisis began in the American subprime mortgage crisis‚ eventually evolved into a global financial crisis. Most countries because of the impact of the financial crisis‚ leading to a sharp slowdown in consumer’s vehicle demand. Also‚ because of the financial crisis‚ the global motor vehicle industry experienced a full-scale market competition. Some small car companies to be phased
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MARKETING COMMUNICATION IMC AUDIT REPORT FOR HONDA AIRBLADE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Honda is considered one of the most successful brands among motorbike manufacturers in Vietnam‚ since its first establishment in 1998. This brand has sold over 2.03 million motorbikes domestically and extended their market into our neighbors‚ such as Cambodia and Laos. Under the great potential demand for scooter in Vietnam‚ Honda successfully launched the first sporty scooter series named Air Blade to Vietnamese
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market. The model has as follows: After analyzing and solving this formula‚ one can get the expected return that we await from the company that is being analyzed in each situation. In this case‚ the expected return of Toyota is being analyzed. Analysis Starting from the risk free rate‚ we have the rate at which one can invest in an investment with no risk. Of course‚ there is no actual investment which involves absolutely no risk‚ and that is why the risk free rate is only a theoretical rate
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