2010 International Conference on Business and Economics Research vol.1 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Success Factors 7-Eleven in Thailand Thanee Ngaochay is a PhD candidate at Shinawatra International University‚ BBD Building (Viphavadi) 197 Viphavadi-Rangsit Rd‚ Samsen Nai‚ Phayathai‚ Bangkok 10400 Thailand. Email: thanee_2304@yahoo.co.th. John Christopher Walsh is with Shinawatra International University‚ BBD Building (Viphavadi) 197 Viphavadi-Rangsit Rd‚ Samsen
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CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Massachusetts 7-ELEVEN Japan Co.‚ Ltd.: Reinventing the Retail Business Model Kei Nagayama and Peter Weill January 2004 CISR WP No. 338 and MIT Sloan WP No. 4485-04 2004 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. Research Article: a completed research article drawing on one or more CISR research projects that presents management frameworks‚ findings and recommendations
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Key Success Factors Retailer Industry Number of Rivals Wal-Mart’s primary competitors were Kmart and Target. Wal-Mart also competed against category retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City in electronics‚ Toy “R” Us in toys‚ Kohl’s and Goody’s in apparel; and Bed‚ Bath‚ and Beyond in household goods. It also competed against warehouse club segment like Costco Wholesale‚ Sam’s Clubs and BJ’s Wholesale Club. Internationally‚ Wal-Mart‘s biggest competitor was Carrefour. Scope of Rivalry Wal-Mart
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7 Eleven Inc. Case Study ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 7-Eleven experienced years of success both home and abroad. In North America they were successful as a ‘typical’ convenience store selling gasoline‚ convenience items and their flagship ‘Big Gulps’ and ‘Slurppees’. While there were many 7-Eleven stores in North America‚ the dispersion of stores was not dense like
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Key Success Factors of PSO: • We believe that excellence in our core activities emerges from a passion for satisfying our customers’ needs in terms of total quality management. Our foremost goal is to retain our corporate leadership. • We endeavor to achieve higher collective and individual goals through teamwork. This is inculcated in the organization through effective communication. • We are an Equal Opportunity Employer‚ attracting and recruiting the finest people from around the
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1.0 Introduction 7 Eleven or also known as 7-11‚ is part of an international chain of convenience stores. 7 Eleven is the world’s largest operator‚ franchisor‚ and licensor of convenience stores with more than 50‚000 outlets. 1.1 Objective and Scope The purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate 7 Eleven’s marketing strategies and practices to demonstrate that 7 Eleven is “marketing-oriented”. The scope of the report includes PESTEL analysis and Porter’s 5 Forces analysis to confirm its threats
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AirAsia‚ one of the Malaysia’s low cost airlines. The case study below provides some basic background information. You are however encouraged to source more information about the low-cost airline concept‚ the Malaysia airline industry and AirAsia’s key competitors‚ Tiger Airways‚ Jetstar and Firefly. Ten marks (10) will be allocated for the technical quality of the assignment and students will be penalized if the answers exceed the maximum length requirements. QUESTION 1 Identify and briefly
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4. Seven-Eleven does not allow direct store delivery in Japan but has all products flow through its distribution center to reduce the number of vehicles required for daily delivery service to each store‚ even though the delivery frequency of each item was quite high. At the distribution center‚ delivery of like products from different suppliers was directed into a single temperature controlled truck. Each truck made deliveries to multiple retail stores. None of the distribution centers carried any
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supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this choice? One risk would be more transport visits that will increase transport costs and decrease efficiency. And there is opportunity cost risk‚ where supply and demand will not match (for example: a group visit) which results in not being able to afford wide demand fluctuation. 3) What has Seven-Eleven done in its choice of facility
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Case: 7-Eleven Japan Co. Table of Contents Question 1: 3 Question 2: 3 Question 3: 4 Question 4: 4 Question 5: 4 Question 6: 4 Question 7: 6 Question 1: A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? A convenience store can be more responsive by doing exactly what Seven-Eleven
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