VRIN Framework Resources | V | R | I | N | Explanation | Software | iTunes‚ continuation of current strategy. | | | | | iTunes still holds the majority of the market share‚ showing positive effects. However‚ becoming less rare as similar software is produced‚ which allows synchronization of the apple product without iTunes‚ such as Copy Trans. | | iWork‚ invest in redeveloping product | | | | | Redeveloping the product would certainly increase the value and demand for the products
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【Department】: International College - Tourism 【Class】: Sophomore 48201 【Course type】: Required course 【Course title】: Tourism Marketing 99458 【Credits】: 3 credits for spring semester 【Course info.】: Friday 9:10 to 12:10 / Classroom CC505 【Instructor】: Dr. Hsuan Hsuan Chang Email: changtzu@mail.mcu.edu.tw Office: P316 / Q518 Telephone: 03-3507001 ext 3581 / 3441 Cellar Phone: 0966056149 Office Hours: Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday Work in Taipei: Monday / Thrusday Course Goals This
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After applying the VRIN criteria to the resources given in the case‚ 3 key intangible resources have been identified in helping Banyan Tree (BT) achieve strategic competitiveness and above-average returns. The analysis is summarized in the below table. Resources | Valuable? | Rare? | Inimitable? | Non-substitutable? | 1. Brand | Yes – BT has successfully tapped into its target market segment because of its strategic brand positioning and image. | Yes – The only resort targeting the luxury premium
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1. Abstract IKEA is a furniture company founded by a Swedish billionaire - Ingvar Kamprad‚ who is a successful leader and a living legend of IKEA. He made a great contribution to the innovation and successes of IKEA as well as keeping it grow strongly: Just in 10 years‚ sales of IKEA tripled from over $ 4 billion in 1993 to more than $ 12 billion in 2003. Starting a new career with IKEA by small business in the village Agunnaryd Elmtary - where Kamprad lived‚ but finally he turned to selling
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Introduction IKEA states in their business idea: "We shall offer a wide range of home furnishing items of good design and function‚ at prices so low‚ that the majority of people can afford to buy them"(IKEA 2005). IKEA manage to keep costs low by their superior relationship with their suppliers were they buy low-cost components in huge quantities. Together with efficient warehousing and customer selling service it passes on to customers resulting in lower prices‚ anywhere from 25 - 50 % lower than
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IKEA Strategic Management Report Executive summary This report provides an analysis‚ evaluation and recommendation on the strategic management of IKEA. Methods evaluating and analysis includes SWOT analysis‚ Pestle Analysis‚ Porters five forces and finally internal environment analysis. This report will show findings on the internal and external forces of the company and then illustrate on how the company deals and curb with these factors and gains
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Background of the company IKEA is a privately held‚ international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks‚ appliances and home accessories. The company is the world ’s largest furniture retailer. Founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden‚ the company is named as an acronym comprising the initials of the founder ’s name (Ingvar Kamprad)‚ the farm where he grew up‚ and his home paris (Timetoast‚ 2013). IKEA has 300 home furnishing
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by Ingvar Kamprad Turn over : 21‚5 billion €uros (+1‚4% in 2008) 16‚3% market share in France Staff : 128.000 persons 267 stores in 25 countries Visitors in stores: 590 millions 561 millions/year visitors on the website Ikea.fr Graphs PESTEL IKEA Economical factors Better purchasing power of emerging countries Pricing different according to the country Low price strategy in general Technological & Legal Technological factors Creation and innovation of new products Better stock management
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consumers strategy cannot help IKEA achieve that aim. The reasons are that Scandinavian design and style is just a niche‚ that the market segmentation is narrow and that the target consumers are also just a small portion of the mass furniture buyers. These 3 aspects cannot help IKEA appeal broader consumers. So we need to reevaluate and redesign the three aspects. We can introduce more popular product and style‚ increase target market size and consumers size to help IKEA realize its aim. IKEA’s
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cheap. Above all else‚ one factor accounts for IKEA’s success: good quality at a low price. IKEA sells household items that are cheap but not cheapo‚ at prices that typically run 30 to 50 percent below the competition’s. While the price of other companies’ products tends to rise over time‚ IKEA says it has reduced its retail prices by a total of about 20 percent during the past four years. At IKEA the process of driving down costs starts the moment a new item is conceived and continues relentlessly
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