Essays on Strategic Location

Founded in 2003 by Marc Tarpenning, Martin Eberhard, and Elon Musk, Tesla Motors Inc. is an automotive firm that develops Electric Vehicles (EVs). According to Holmberg (2008), as part of its global strategy for growth, Tesla sought three strategic alliances with other auto manufacturers namely: Supplier, Research and development (R&D), and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) alliances. The alliance with Lotus, a United Kingdom company would guarantee the supply of unique chassis for the EV (Cheong, Song and Hu 1-10). Panasonic Company from Japan supplied battery cells whereas Borg Warner in the United States supplied single-speed gearbox. For research and ...

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Internal assessment Disney was an entertainment company that was in existence as early as 1984. The Company had so much success stories to tell over theyears in which it was in full operation. Just like any other company, it never missed its own share of ups and downs in the business cycle. The primary mission of the company was to create an outdoor entertainment park for the members of the public.

The business model was designed in 1987 where it mainly focused on generating sales that were rated a t twice the price of the average retail. The Disney ...

<Tutor> <Department> Q1. In relation to the Walmart in China case study outline and critically discuss the various strategies adopted by Walmart to succeed in the Chinese retail market? Walmart Inc. first opened in China in 1996 and since then, has grown only into 405 stores. Upon its opening, one of the US’ largest chain stores applied marketing strategies to penetrate into the largest market. Among the superstore’s strategies include: Setting-up of modernized retail format: Walmart introduced highly-modernized and urbanized stores where almost all shopping needs are available. It set up huge and air-conditioned stores to ...