Response of ZIPCAR By Yongjun Zhao Submitted to Dr. Keith Harman Oklahoma Baptist University International Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for CIS_5203 Information Technology 24/03/2011 OVERVIEW This is an interesting‚ short case about how a new type of rental Car Company is able to operate in a completely new business model‚ as compared to other rental car companies‚ and embrace Web 2.0 technologies to gain further competitive advantage. The main
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Management:A Strategic Analysis of Zipcar | | | Student ID Number: 0898244‚ 0889876 | 11/30/2011 | Table of Contents 1.0) Abstract………………………………………………………………………...2 2.0) Introduction…………………………………………………………………….3 3.0) PESTEL Analysis…………………………………..……………..…………...4 4.0) Five Forces………...……………………………..…………….…..…………..6 5.0) Three Generic Strategies.……………………………..……………..…………8 6.0) Strategy Direction……………………………………………………...……..10 7.0) Value Chain Analysis…………………………………..……………………
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1. How is Zipcar’s business model different from its competitors? First‚ Zipcar has a very user friendly website and app that allows customers the ability to find a car within a short distance‚ choose which model of car he wants‚ and reserve the car. When a car is rented through Zipcar‚ the insurance and gas cost are already included in the rental price. Other car rental companies have centrally located branches that may be far away from the customer and/or difficult to travel to. This is a
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negative beta implies that security A would stabilize the returns on a portfolio since the returns on A are negatively correlated to the market. The riskiness of a portfolio is determined by its beta value. Security A has a negative beta (-0.5)‚ which makes it less risky when compared with positive beta value for security B (0.5). In addition‚ if we consider a standalone risk‚ standard deviation plays an important role. It is used as an indicator of risk‚ security A has 30% standard deviation which
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1. What are the challenges facing Zipcar? Two prominent challenges that Zipcar faces currently are: Internal organizational challenges due to Merger with Avis – A merger between 2 companies of different size‚ values and culture always possess some challenges along with benefits. 3 potential challenges due to this merger could be - creating cultural synergies between a large conglomerate with established business practices with a relatively small entrepreneurial organization with innovative ways
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Production and Operation Management Group IV BSEM 3-2 Product Design Parameters Members: Bulaong‚ Jennifer E. Velasquez‚ Pauline L. Fernandez‚ Rose Ann F. Escoto‚ Gellian Prof. Rizza Valdez Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price 1. Your Costs If your rate doesn’t include enough just to break-even‚ you’re heading for trouble. The best thing to do is sum up all your costs and divide by the number of hours you think you can bill a year. Whatever you do‚ DON’T
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related to management information systems (MIS) that you derived from this case. In the Zipcar case study‚ there was no particular strategic implication related to management of information system that could be derived from because IT was perfectly used to maximize Zipcar’s business advantage that brought advantages to both customers and the company’s bottom-line profits. By smartly use of technology‚ Zipcar was able to provide convenient and reliable access to on-demand transportation‚ making mobility
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this sport) WEAKNESSES Negative image portrayed by poor working conditions in its overseas factories E-commerce is limited to USA The direct sale to consumers is creating conflicts with its own resellers Currently available supply chain‚ manufacturing‚ and fulfillment technologies aren’t easily integrated with online build-to-order Not known for its research and development leading to innovative designs«systems The e-commerce is limited to USA‚ however‚ has planned to expand
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The primary activities (Porter‚ 1985) of the company include the following: • Inbound logistics These are the activities concerned with receiving the materials from suppliers‚ storing these externally sourced materials‚ and handling them within the firm. Here goods are received from a company’s suppliers. They are stored until they are needed on the production/assembly line. Goods are moved around the organisation. ~ Fresh fruit and vegetables are delivered and prepared every day. • Operations
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Camy Villegas Assignment 1 Research Report April 25‚ 2011 Information technology has become such an essential part of a company’s success in today’s world. As recent as 10 years ago it was unheard of to run a company solely though the internet. Today we have Amazon.com‚ which is one of the biggest internet companies and which led the way for the rest of them to follow. Another company that was born during the .com boom is Netflix. It got its start in 1997 as an idea to rent DVD’s over the
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