Competition Reports Samples For Students

Executive Summary

Swinburne is an Australian university of technology that is based in Melbourne. The university has several campuses including one in Sarawak, Malaysia. The Malaysian campus is operated in partnership with the Malaysian government from the year 2000. Having a campus abroad was a strategy by Swinburne University, to create more opportunities for its students as well as globalizing its operations. Swinburne Abroad is a program that provides the students with opportunities of working, learning, and living internationally. The Sarawak campus operates the same way as the Australian campuses.

The students study the same courses, and upon graduation they are given Australian awards. ...

Executive Summary

The case study is about a well renowned cosmetic brand INGLOT, a family owned business that was started in way back in 1980 and today is spread across 44 countries with its wide range of cosmetics. The report is going to focus on the company micro level and macro level road map. It will highlight the priorities, achievements and challenges faced to establish and expand both domestically as well as internationally. It will thereby conduct a strategic evaluation of the company by using VRIO strategic tool to find out the sustainability and competitive advantage of the company.

Since the company is vast ...

The quality and aggressiveness of the marketing and advertising strategies that a business, especially the startup ones, implements can spell the difference between a booming and steeply declining startup sales figures. Naturally, more innovative and aggressive marketing and advertising strategies would equate to significantly larger sales margins and vice versa for more lame, old school and outdated marketing strategies. Marketing and advertising strategies are so extremely important for startup businesses that it can be one of the primary indicators of the company’s success in future, aside of course from more innate factors such as the necessity index of the products ...

Proposal

Market Research Information
As McDonalds belongs to fast food market, therefore it is important to analyze its market and other important factors. These factors are discussed as follow:

The fast food market in Australia is very competitive with low barriers to entry. This has led many fast food chains to emerge and operate in Australian market, thereby increasing the competition in the industry. Another factor that has led the industry to grow is the increasing number of suppliers of the raw material (particularly chicken) and consumers on whom the fast food business is mainly dependent on (Johansen 2012).

Competition

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Executive Summary

The strategic perspective of an organization, and the direction in which it moves helps determine the strategic position of the organization, as well as its market competitiveness, survival and growth. In the case of TESCO, being a multinational retailer, its performance and branding are closely associated (Hammond, 2008). Apart from providing consumers with a wide range of products under one roof and becoming a one stop shop for all domestic needs of the consumers, TESCO also is actively a part of several community programs and social development. Moreover, leadership in terms of quality and customer retention has been attained by the organization effectively.
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- The project company, AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L)
- Two selected competitors, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) and Aeolus Pharmaceuticals (AOLS)
- The FTSE100 Index (of which both AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline are constituents)
We collected the stock prices for the period 2013/10/01 – 2014/03/21 from Yahoo Finance. To compare returns, we used adjusted close prices because they take into account stock splits and stock offerings as well as dividends. The comparison of the share price behavior of the companies compared to the FTSE100 can be seen in the chart below:
As can be seen, AstraZeneca clearly outperformed its peers by a ...

External Analysis

Demographic Forces
Economic Forces
Economic factor is important in the analysis of Pebble, but it does not play a crucial role in the development of the Company. The product is sold anywhere because it is available online. Customers who can afford this smartwatches can buy them online disregard of the economic situation or the level of inflation in a particular country. The financial support of the Company is an important component of the economic factor. The main concern is the limited advertising budget because Pebble does not have significant financial resources at its disposal. Therefore, the Company has to ...

Companies strive so hard to ensure that they remain competitive in the market amid severe competition from already established companies. Starhub just like the many companies around the world seem to be working hard to ensure that it remains the big player in the industry. As Michael Porter categorizes companies’ generic strategy in two major categories of cost leadership and Differentiation, Starhuh seem to be one of the companies that have adopted the Porter’s analysis. The mission statement of Starhub Company is to offer their customer with the best quality good all over the world (Hedley, 2010). To ...

Background

Zara is a Spanish apparel retailer brand based in Arteixo, Galicia. Founded by Rosalia Mera and Amancio Ortega in 1975, Zara is the biggest chain store of the world’s largest apparel retailer group, Inditex (Hansen 2012). Currently, the company operates in 73 countries and has more than 1,800 outlets (Hansen 2012). Zara is known as “fashion imitator” among other players of the industry. Zara has posted revenue of more than €8.0 billion in 2012. The main countries of operation for Zara include Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Portugal, China and Japan. The company operates Zara stores ...

Business Game

If the game was to continue, I will try to act in such a way to encounter my competitors’ action in every section. In the marketing sector. There are two main areas to concentrate. First is the advertisement; I will invest more on advertisement because its returns are more and take less period and also because the local competitors have also invested more on the advertisement. The number of sales persons is also very important in the increment of the sales of the firms. I will increase the number of sales persons because advertisement goes hand in hand with the ...

Introduction

Being able to identify how predation and competition influence natural selection is essential in understanding the evolutionary ecology of a population of species. In predation, substandard individuals are inherently selected. By substandard these are the young, sick and physically unfit individuals. As a result, preys also evolve into a more resilient ones putting pressure also to the predators. This scenario reflects a coevolution of both predators and preys. In this study, we will examine the predatory-prey relationship and understand the dynamics involved in relation to environmental changes.

Methodology

Four different kinds of prey and five different kinds of predator were considered in this study. ...

Personal Selling Presentation Report

- Business card

Organization name: Nike

Headquarters: Beaverton, OR
Customer Service: +1800-344-6453
Description: At Nike, we believe in quality. Our employees and staff are dedicated in designing, developing, manufacturing and offer a worldwide marketing and selling of sports attire; apparel, footwear, accessories, equipment and other services. All over the world, we are the best.
Why you should try us: We are renowned for providing quality products and services as compared to our customers. The reviews from our clients say it all.

Nike- Just Do It!

- Sales objectives
Coordinate and facilitate the development of new advertisement campaigns with various advertising agencies so as ...

It is very difficult to overcome the behavior of an uncooperative and challenging person during negotiations because of their obsession to dominate the discussion. However, understanding the rules of negotiations presents viable options for overcoming such a challenge. First of all, it is imperative to exercise self-control. Stressful situations result in tension and lose of control. People respond to such situations by either sticking back of terminate the negotiations. However, the best approach to handling such emotions is to focus on the issue of discussion with an open mind. Avoid getting emotional by getting breaks in between the discussion (Ury, ...

Brief Introduction

The history of Singapore Airlines could be traced back under the old days of Malayan Airways. Its first flight was from Kallang Airport, Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 1, 1947. Both Singapore and Malaysia merged in the control of the Malayan Airways, changing its name to Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in 1967. A French fashion designer made the traditional Malay clothing as the uniform for the stewardesses, effective a year later. The company was profitable. However, due to differences especially in the direction, priorities, and outlook of the operations, the two governments decided to have separate companies. Malaysia confirmed the ...

The Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola is an American-based multinational corporation that manufactures retails and markets nonalcoholic beverages. Its headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia. Invented in 1886 by John Stith Pemberton, the company operates a number of franchised systems of distribution. Coca-Cola deals majorly syrup concentrates. Since its setup, the company has successfully acquired other businesses such as the Minute Maid and Indian based Thumps Up among many others. For some time, between 1982 and 1989, Coca-Cola used to own a movie studio called the Columbia, until they sold it to Sony at a cost of three billion dollars. 2005 Annual Report revealed that the company sold ...

Introduction

The political factor by which an organization is most affected is the prescribed rules & regulations by the Government. FedEx is an international company working worldwide. There are certain nations where the rules & regulations are not being implemented in true letter and spirit. Being a company working internationally, the FedEx should interact with these nations and let them to use international services in a better way. Other than rules & regulation, there are many other factors which affect the business; these include the industrial limitations, political stability, and the business standards. The adherence of the pre-requisite laws is the key of success of a ...

Introduction

The major objective of every organization is to increase profit and create a competitive edge into the market. Cenlow Limited being an instant coffee company and considering launching of a new product through an improved pack lighter and cheaper to produce than their current glass jars avails a unique entity that can enable the company create a competitive edge into market. The undertaking was successful as the company’s products were embraced in the market starting to peak for the past few months. However, based on different factors, the change in the product launch is likely to have marginal implications on the financial ...

Introduction

The major objective of every organization is to increase profit and create a competitive edge into the market. Cenlow Limited being an instant coffee company and considering launching of a new product through an improved pack lighter and cheaper to produce than their current glass jars avails a unique entity that can enable the company create a competitive edge into market. The undertaking was successful as the company’s products were embraced in the market starting to peak for the past few months. However, based on different factors, the change in the product launch is likely to have marginal implications on the financial ...

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Marketing
Nescafe Competitors Outline
- who are the competitors: -- -- --
in order to know who are the competitors of Nescafe the group members have to follow the Competetor Analysis Concept in Marketing.

In this concept the company has to idencity its competitors

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As we know, Nescafe is a brand of coffee that can be purchased from supermarkets. In supermarkets many brands of coffee exists and therefore the competition between the coffee companies is high. In fact, competition between brands differs in each country, however Nescafe is considered to be a global brand, which exists in almost all around the world and it ...

Current Market and Situational Analysis

McCain Foods is the world leader in the frozen French fry market. Founded in 1957 in Canada by the McCain brothers, McCain Food commands a market share of almost of 33% globally. With an employee base of 20,000 across the 57 countries of its operation, it is one of the fastest growing frozen food companies in the world. From the very beginning, the company followed a simple of philosophy of “Good ethics is good business” in running its business operations (MFL #1, 2011).
McCain Food is in the frozen food business for over four decades, leading the market in ...

Introduction

Ebay is an established brand in the area of electronic commerce and is recognized as the global marketplace for the buying and selling of any goods. The current paper provides a strategic analysis of Ebay.

Vision and Mission of Ebay

The mission of Ebay is to provide a global online marketplace that allows anybody to buy or sell anything and thus enables economic opportunity around the world . The company provides an online trading platform that connects buyers and sellers across the different parts of the world. The mission of the company is to ensure a safe platform for the users and protects their interests such as copyrights.
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“Let us put your company in the spotlight”

Cheyenne YMCA
Ways to increase Donations
Executive Summary
Current Situation:
As it stands now the Cheyenne YMCA is in a period of rebuilding. They are making improvements to their facilities as money allow. The top people appear to be holly committed to the principles and ideas of the organization. However, there is a problem from top to bottom with turnover and burnout due to both overworking and lack of benefits. Their top issues at the moment are lack of donations and membership units. On top of that they are in a heavily competitive environment.

Competitive Environment:

The population of density ...

Do you like stories about dogs, friendship, family, and life on a farm? If so, you would enjoy reading the book “Where The Red Fern Grows” by author Wilson Rawls.
This book is about a ten-year-old boy named Billy who lived on a farm in the heavily forested Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression with his Mother, Father, Grandfather, and three sisters.
The conflict arises when Billy wanted to have two pups, but has no money to buy them. In tight times, Billy's parents do not want to spend on frills, and not keen to take chances on something risky ...

Executive Summary

Zara is one of the largest retail fashion companies that has grown from an “unfashionable corner of disheveled Spain” to “fast fashion” and innovation in handling seasonality. The company aims to enact community and environmentally friendly practices in its operations and ensure that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) forms the main core of its supply chain management relationships.
With regard to financial segment, the capital expenditure of Zara is expected to reach approximately $1.908 billion, primarily on new retail space. The company expects to launch 450-500 new stores in 2014 while “selectively absorbing” 80-100 small stores into larger nearby ...

Introduction

Business operations are increasingly facing dynamic markets that determine their success and efficiency. That has resulted from the increasing globalization and other key factors such as regulations, economic conditions, and political environment as well as social factors. All those factors affect consumer behaviors, their purchasing power as well as the firms’ efficiency. In that respect, businesses such as supermarkets and retail stores increasingly face changing environment such as competition that is also shaped by those factors. Thus, businesses adapt competitive strategies that suit the environment, and this analysis seeks to demonstrate industry operations’ and their response to factor changes. ...

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Volkswagen AG
Sirs:
The Volkswagen AG has recorded a turnover of GBP 1.4 in the year ending December 2013 the highest ever in the history of the group. The operating profit of the group recorded an impressive 66% growth to GBP 137.9 million during the same period. This makes the group the largest car and automotive manufacturer in the world. The automobile industry today faces significant competition and market saturation. One of the main strategies that we have adopted is to offer more than one car in the same segment to ensure we ...

Porter’s Five Forces Model

Michael Porter’s Five Forces model gives a strategic insight to the firm. It considers the five forces necessary to create a competitive advantage. This model helps the strategic manager to understand where power lies, and helps in creating sustainable competitive advantage. The analysis of foot wear industry according to the Porter’s model is given below:

Threat of New Entrants

The threat of new entrants in the footwear industry is high. There are a few entry barriers. The government regulations are few. Moreover, the inputs are easily accessible. It is not tough to arrange workforce, technology, raw material and expertise. However, advanced technology can lead ...

Analysis of European Tourism Industry

Analysis of European Tourism Industry

Introduction

As is the case with most countries with tourist attracting features, tourism is one of the major sectors of the European economy. More than 5% of the EU GDP is generated by tourism industry (Costa and Panyik, 2014). Wide variety products comprise the tourism and involve a variety of different stakeholders, both private and public (Mintel, 2013). Tourism industry is in the process of being transformed into information-based industry. Thus, there is a critical role to the ICTs (information and communication technologies) in EU tourism. In addition, European tourism industry may be considered as dynamic and ...

The strategy explains the idea of how businesses successfully create competitive advantages in the market place. It reflects that battling with the competitors is not a successful tactic to succeed from competitor. Rather a company can succeed in competition by creating a “blue ocean” in the market place that is still uncontested. According to the Mauborgne and Kim, this strategic policy enhanced the value of a business by increasing the values foe employees and customers. They further explain that the strategy helps in exploring the new potential markets. In this way, a business enjoys a monopoly in the newly discovered market, as there are no ...

Zara Analysis

Vision and Mission of the Company
Zara is one of the largest retail fashion companies, which, according to the Hansen (2012) grew from an “unfashionable corner of disheveled Spain, the company conquered the market with its new approach to “fast fashion” and innovation in handling seasonality. The company aims to enact community and environmentally-friendly practices to its operations and ensure that that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is in the core of its supply chain management and suppliers relationships. The mission statement of the company is the formulated around the sustainable development of the society and the environment with ...

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Executive Summary
Competitive intelligence is the procedure whereby an organization or a business venture monitors the competitive environment. The process is systematic and mainly ethical in terms of gathering, managing and analyzing the data that can affect an organization’s operations, decisions and plans. It is thus vital for any organization wishing to obtain a competitive advantage to ensure that they hire the best companies that offer the services of market competitive intelligence. Competitive Intelligence is a necessity in any industry, and so much so, in a highly competitive hotel industry in Miami. Miami is ...

The world has been migrating from the analogue era to the digital era for the last couple of years. In the digital era, electronics are very essential components and hence their demand has increased. The number of electronics manufacturers has consistently increased over the years, and the level of production has surpassed the growing demand. Lenovo has been affected by the situation and therefore the company needs to take keen note on the demand and supply concepts.

Price determination using demand and supply curves

The price of any product should be derived from the demand and supply curves. The place at which the two curves intersect ...

HRTM3203 – Individual Assignment

McDonalds Business Report
COMPANY STRUCTURE
McDonalds is one of the biggest food chain in the world. The company serves more than 50 million customers everyday. This would not be possible without the strong company foundation that has a good company structure.
Don Thompson, President and Chief Executive Officer – Don has been working with McDonalds for 23 years. He has helped the company drive its business using global strategic innovation throughout the organization (aboutmcdonalds.com).
Tim Fenton (COO), Jose Armario (EVP), Peter Bensen (CFO), Bridget Coffing (CCO), and Richard Floersch (CHRO) are among the other executives that handle the ...

1. Executive Summary
This report helps in conducting a thorough analysis of Singapore Airlines. To conduct internal and external analysis of the company current situation of the company is analysed and then PEST, Porter’s Five Forces Analysis and SWOT Analysis is done to find the opportunities and threats faced by company. Internal analysis is being done through value chain analysis and the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of Singapore Airlines. Then the problems faced by Singapore Airlines are analysed. Finally, different strategies are developed and the best alternatives are selected for implementation and given as recommendations.
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The company is well known as Apple computer that engulfed the computer market for a long period making very strong moves and became the strongest company dealing with computers and the related. It was best known for its Macintosh personal computers and it enabled the company to thrive in the market. Despite the good profits that the organization had made prior to the 1980s, at this period the company was coming down at an alarming rate that is after the dismissal of the Jobs from being the CEO of the company. It made serious loses that enabled its competitors to rise ...

Activity 1

Define marketing
Marketing is defined as the process of passing information to the customers regarding the value of goods and services with the goal of influencing behavior of the buyer. The process of marketing involves the coordination of elements of the 4P’s of marketing.
The basis of marketing tries to work out the customer needs as well as deal with their satisfaction. It cannot be compared to selling since it’s concerned with the existing values in the entire process. It can be said that, marketing does not emphasize on exchange of products with money. It ...

Executive summary

It is the dream of every company to operate globally. This is usually achieved after successful dominance in the domestic market. The Emirates Islamic Bank has been operational in the UAE for a reasonable time and it has gotten to a point of willing to extend its operations in the United States. There are various reasons why the United States has been the first target country for expanding operations. These factors are political, legal, economic, and social-cultural prowess of the country.
The bank wishes to extend its Islamic banking system to the world’s most successful country as there are a ...

Vertigo case study

- Situational Analysis
- Strategic analysis

Mission

Vertigo Chain Stores is devoted to providing an exceptional fashion environment, which gives the customers distinctiveness. The outlet is committed to excellent customer service, which keeps every customer on the cutting edge of fashion. Besides, the business is dedicated to operating at a profitable rate through minimizing costs and sound economic decisions.

Strategies

The Chain Stores will constantly change its appearance to stay in the step with the modern fashion trends of the global market. In addition, the business will always strive to provide real value and great service to our clientele and business ...

2013-2014

Time allowed: Up to 2 hours (practical)
- Listen carefully to instructions from the staff members and you should stop immediately if asked to do so.
- You should work safely at all the time and wear appropriate clothing.
- If you need help or any additional equipment raise your hand up.
- Scientific Calculators are allowed.
- Dictionaries (except electronic ones) are allowed.
- Before you do your practical your teacher will explain what you are going to do and might carry out a demo- you are advised to listen carefully and take ...

Introduction

Domino’s Pizza is a fast food chain restaurant with its headquarters in the United States of America, founded by Tom Monaghan in 1960. It is the 2nd largest pizza chain store in the United States after Pizza hut a great competitor in the US. However Domino’s Pizza’s expansion worldwide surpasses that of Pizza Hut with its presence in over 70 countries in the world. Dominos New Zealand is among the over 70 international branches that operates Dominos services in the country. The paper presents an analysis of the fast food industry in New Zealand. Subsequently, the service analysis ...

Introduction

The importance of sports in any normal social setup cannot be overstated. Sports provide entertainment for the members of the society and also provide an opportunity for people to take a break from the normal hustles of life within the society. The value of sports in any society is very high. They are extremely vital in terms of their impact on public sectors such as the mass media and economics of a society. Sports help promote nationalism within a society. Identification with a certain team or sporting activity by the members of society promotes togetherness and unity. The fact that all society members ...

Business analysis

The performance of any business is duly analyzed by its nature and features. Ideally, there is the business is analyzed internally and externally. That is; this report has been analyzed in terms of the internal features and external environment of the business.

Vision and mission

First, the vision and mission of the business has not been clearly stated. Ideally, the mission of the business does not outline the major focus of sustaining the market and equitable performance. Because the mission does not have a hold of these issues, and then the company’s workers do not have an incentive to work cohesively. Failure ...

Real time kinematic of volley ball

There is several ways to improve the volley ball serve, that is time spend on air should be reduced. Due to this there won’t be any time to react for the opponent team. This will make the opponent team to react faster than the normal one. In this analysis of kinematic of volley ball, the ball spends in air should be reduced, when the serve of volley ball is made.
In order to setup the analysis of kinematic of volley ball, we should consider several variables in the analysis. The schematic diagram will show the top view ...

Introduction

Setting a new business and venture is important from the standpoint of an organization in particular. It is important for the organizations to increase their financial belongings with the help of effective strategies in particular. There are certain factors and tools which ought to have taken into account while setting a new business accordingly and among them, the name of PESLTE analysis, Porter’s Five Forces and SWOT Analysis are some of them . The business which has been chosen for the same analysis is an Event Management Company, which is about to launch in Vancouver, Canada. In the next section, a small ...

STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Strategic audit is a constant process that organizations across different industries in every part of the world consistently undertake (David, 1995; 1997; 2007). The underlying report provides the strategic audit of the University of Canterbury in the tertiary education sector of the New Zealand.
The report contains in detail entails the external, competitive and the internal environmental factors affecting the tertiary education sector of the NZ. In addition to the internal environment of the University of Canterbury, the impact of all external and competitive environments has been discussed in detail. The report concludes with highlighting the ...

Letter of transmittal

Mackay, Queensland.
The CEO
Crystal Fast Foods Outlet
Melbourne
Australia
Dear Sir,
The following report highlights the reasons why most of the talented Egyptians soccer players fail to pursue a soccer career abroad despite being physically fit and skillful. A few past players who have had a chance to play in the Europe soccer league have been too controversial, to say the least, most of them have been too unprofessional and have shown no commitment to play by the rules.
The report will be critical in helping individuals understand the need to utilize opportunities, ...

Smart company limited

This is a limited company that deals with the sales of the clothing and the classic designer. It deals with all gender fashions. It has different departments according to the categorization of the clothes depending on the nature and sexes. Therefore, the male and females clothes are under different management but in the same business. This company distributes the clothes in the city and the nearby towns. It is well known for its competitive nature in the business and being in the forefront in the latest fashion and designs.
The management had a difficult in the tactics on the pricing ...

Executive Summary

Global entertainment industry is presented by various sectors that, among others, include gambling industry. Increasingly complex global market environment outlines numerous challenges for the companies that operate in gambling segment. Evolution of regulatory profiles in European countries, strict governmental regulations and regional limitations in the United States; economic turbulence; volatile consumer confidence; and increasing public interest in CSR policies of the industry players shape the future of this economic segment. Hard Rock Hotel&Casino (HRH) is one of core businesses of the Hard Rock Corporation with yet, relatively small scale and scope of operations. This document provides an extensive analysis ...

Report to the School Board

The district comprises of multi-cultural and multi-ethnic population with majority of American white people whereas Chinese, African Americans and Indians are in minority. The district’s population consists of 55% females and 45% males. 50% of the district’s population consists of students of up to the level of high school. The major professions of the district’s people include industrial production, transportation and fishing.

Reduction of the Sports Program

It has been noted with great concerns that there has been significant reduction in conducting sports related programs in the district due to over emphasis placed on routine curricular activities and study classes in ...

Business Plan[Name of the Student]

Introduction 4

1. Overview 4
2. Trend 4
3. Size and Potential 5
5. Competition 6
6. Customers 6
7. Analytical Tool 7

Market Strategy 8

1. Objective 8
2. 4Ps 8

Organization Management 9

1. Management Overview 9
2. Staff Requirement 9

Production and Operation 10

1. Premise 10
2. Plant and Equipment 10
3. Operation Overview 11

Costing and Financing 11

Financial Assumption 11
Executive Summary
In the present world, it is not easy to launch and run a business, even if it is business related to manufacturing. It requires constant tenacity, hard work, and continuity to work with various uncertainties. ...

ANALYSIS OF BEAUREGARD TEXTILE COMPANY

Beauregard Textile Company (BTC) is one of the largest organization in textile industry with annual revenue estimated at USD $82 million. The case deals with the decision-making process, conducted by the controller Mr. Beal and Sales manager, Mr. Calloway on company´s pricing strategy for the fourth quarter. The challenge comes from the decision that has to be taken on a specific product – Triaxx-30 (T-30), special outdoor application material.
T-30 is sold on oligopolistic market, where BTC faces competition from a unique rival – Calhoun & Pritchard, offering the same product. Both companies compete on the basis of cost leadership strategies and ...

Macys has been selling in stores clothing for newborns and infants under the brand First Impressions. In competition to that, I have identified new products which will target infants and newborns once again but in this case under the brand name Bright Days.

Bright Days’ Mission Statement

Bright Days will offer diversity and an outstanding experience to the desire of every young one. It will bring to every infant and new born an experience that not only makes them glitter at the color and the touch on their skin but also bringing a stare to every adult as they watch them take every learning ...

During the lecture on the Operations Management, I was able to comprehend significant factors that a firm should consider in order to be competitive and hence successful. According to the discussion, I understand that the operation management involves organization, control and coordination of firm’s scarce resources in the production process of the products. In addition, the operation manager assists in the transformation of the production inputs such as information and raw materials into final products.
During the discussion, I learnt that, for the multinational corporations, they should apply diverse logical operation strategies to develop their competitive strategies that ...

MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION
Gaining competitive advantage by leverage information technology and information systems is a critical concept for organization. Baltzan and Phillips define competitive advantage as a product or service that an organization’s customers value more highly than similar offerings from its competitors’. This implies the products, services and capabilities that an organization has while the competitor’s do not have. Competitive advantage are temporary as competing organizations seeks ways to duplicate the competitive advantage. In order to lead in competition, organizations have to continually develop strategies. This paper describes the procedures in which organizations can analyze, identify, and develop competitive ...

Summary

Summary

This forecast is mainly based on analyzing the performance and predicting the future of AECON Group Incorporation, Bird Corporation Incorporation and Boyuan Construction Group Incorporation. These are construction companies which have played a significant role in developing the progressively expanding Canadian infrastructure. The forecast reports that these companies have been demonstrating a steady growth because of the high demand of their services in the country. They have been involved in the construction of road, airports, bridges, highways, sky scrapers and hydro-electric dams.
AECON Group Incorporation mainly deals in the designing and construction of highways, hydro-electric dams and utility corridors. ...

Activating on a growing market, as the one of the plastic packaging implies both opportunities and challenges. The history of Logoplaste consists of both opportunistic and challenging situations, and it indicates its potential of adjusting its management, its operations and supply chain on the various shifts and changes that reshaped the plastic packaging market throughout the years.

Porter Diamond

In analyzing a firm’s strategic management, Michael Porter identifies six factors for analyzing its competitiveness: factor condition, demand condition, related and supporting industries, firm strategy structure and rivalry, government and chance (Traill & Pitts 19). Each of these factors will be treated separately and ...

Boeing X-32, a multipurpose jet fighter, lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 during the joint strike fighter contest. The X-32 has composite wing that is of carbon fiber, and trapezoidal in shape (Griehl, Manfred 56). The wing had a high sweep angle meant to allow a thick section of the wing to be used while it is still providing limited transonic drag. The angle was also significant as it provided a good angle for the antenna equipment that was installed in the equipment. The engine of the plane was positioned behind the cockpit. This position of the engine places the plane ahead of ...

- Bauer’s performance in apparel industry
- Core competencies and source of competitive advantage.
Bauer Company operates in the apparel industry with its main business line being sportswear production. (Bauer, 2012) A business’ core competency determines its ability to establish a competitive brand which also depends on several factors. (Fred, 2011) In that respect, the sources of Bauer’s competitive advantage as well as its core competencies are as follows.

Core competencies

- Favorable brand positioning and image that makes it a brand that customers would want to identify with hence earning customer loyalty.
- Adequate finances that enable ...

Introduction.

Differential calculus seeks to establish reasons behind the extent of changed in variables that are subject to disturbances by underlying forces in the situation.
As a way of example, in any market situation, various forces will bring about changes in the way operations will be conducted. A few of this are discussed to shed light to the calculations in this paper.
- Competition: this shows the extent of market rivalry amongst the participants in any market niche. The unwritten rule of any business enterprise is to wrestle with its peers for the sake of building its success hence ...

Executive Summary

Tourism tours business is becoming increasingly competitive. The tour companies must seek to know how they can overcome this wave of high level of competition in order to compete effectively and remain relevant in the tourism market. It is a tour company’s responsibility to ensure that the tourists get unique services and an adventure of a lifetime that will keep them coming for more. As the years go by, the tourism industry will become even more competitive, and the need for offering unique services by the tour companies will increase. The key to a successful tours company is the need to ...