1. What are the strategic capabilities of IKEA? From the VIRO table (appendix 1) IKEA’s strategic capabilities are grouped into the following categories - Brand/quality reputation Financial strength Production capacity. Brand/Quality reputation IKEA operates (in 2002) 154 stores in 22 countries and serviced 286 million customers. With a 14% share of the market (in America)‚ there is huge opportunity for growth via a continued marketing campaign to leverage off its brand‚ differentiating
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MBA 654 Case 10.1 Boeing & Airbus Robin Grouette 1. The overall strategy for Boeing seems to be focused more on customization and efficiency rather than size. With the focus of the 787 Dreamliner being that of long range with smaller passenger capacity‚ Boeing is anticipating that more direct routes to international cities will be developed rather than the typical hub and spoke routes which currently dominate the airline industry. Airbus’ overall strategy is focused more on the hub
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In the Airbus case we are faced with a capital budgeting decision. It is the planning process used to determine whether a firm’s long term investments such as new machinery‚ replacement machinery‚ new plants‚ new products‚ and research development projects are worth pursuing. It is budget for major capital‚ or investment‚ expenditures. Capital budgeting decisions are crucial to a firm’s success for several reasons. First‚ capital expenditures typically require large outlays of funds. Second‚ firms
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Boeing versus Airbus 1. Do you believe Airbus could have become a viable competitor without subsidies? Given the competitive dynamics in the commercial aircraft industry‚ it is not likely that Airbus could have become a viable competitor without subsidies. These dynamics include investment costs in the billions for research and development of a new airliner‚ long break-even times‚ significant experience curve on the manufacturing side‚ and the highly volatile demand for aircraft. Due
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could pose as a strategic opportunity for Airbus which it could utilize to build a competitive advantage combined with its technological resources and capabilities. However‚ its assumptions of a drastic increase in VLAs demanded in next 20 years along with its ability to satisfy most of this are too optimistic. Provided that these assumptions (inc. breakeven points‚ initial order requirements) are normalized‚ A3XX is a project worthy to pursue for Airbus in order to exploit a neglected spot on the
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With the results of your Five Forces analysis in mind‚ consider Boeing’s decision to introduce the 787 Dreamliner aircraft. What issues raised by your Five Forces analysis do you think the 787 will address? What will it not address? To answer this question I will briefly lay out some key findings from my Five Forces analysis below: 1. Threat of New Entrance: Low. It is not easy for new companies to enter the market of manufacturing large commercial aircraft. The need to invest large
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Competition In recent history‚ the global aircraft manufacturing and assembly has been controlled by two companies. The first of these companies‚ Boeing‚ was founded in 1916 in the Northwest United States and still survives today. Their direct competition‚ Airbus‚ was created in 1970 and by 1981‚ was controlled by France‚ Germany‚ Spain and Britain with support from the European Union. Today‚ many issues plague these two companies as they struggle to maintain their market control as regulations become tougher
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Case Analysis: THE RISE OF AIRBUS‚ 1970-2005 I. Brief Summary of the Case Airbus’s early history dates back to 1960s. Unable to develop a commercially viable passenger jet during the post war years‚ French aircraft manufacturers decided to form alliance with other aircraft manufacturers to compete with the American jet makers. During the Paris Air Show of June 1965 the French aircraft executives initiated a series of informal meetings between representatives of the major European airline
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Airbus versus Boeing: When is Intervention Not Intervention? 1. Where do you stand? Do you think the EU subsidies and soft loans to Airbus are fair? Why or why not? What advantages does Airbus gain from free financial support from the EU governments? Are complaints about the EU government intervention fair in light of Europe’s long history of democratic socialism? I think that the subsidies and soft loans provided to Airbus are unfair and provide them with an unfair competitive advantage
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Competitors VRIO Analysis: Jack N’ Jill VRIO Capability Cream-O Vanilla-cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies 30g (Product) Valuable? Rare? Costly to Imitate? Organized? No Result: Competitive Disadvantage It is not valuable because Cream-O is often seen as a substitute of Oreo cookies. Jack N’ Jill VRIO Capability P8.28 (Price) Valuable? Rare? Costly to Imitate? Organized? Yes Yes Yes Yes Result: Sustainable Competitive Advantage 10-packs of cream-o is only worth P62.50 which is less costly
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