THE DYNAMIC DIAMOND INDUSTRY: IS IT FEASIBLE FOR ITS PLAYERS TO GAIN SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? Nkiruka Chidia Maduekwe ABSTRACT: This report seeks to analyse the diamond industry from a global point of view. The diamond industry is global in nature. Its supply chain pipeline moves from one country to the other‚ thus making it impossible to analyse the industry from a regional or local angle‚ as so doing will fail to give the true picture. As an industry whose product derives its value
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What are the advantages and disadvantage of Starbucks degree of vertical integration and channel expansion? Vertical Integration is a kind of company that controls all of the process of production. Advantage Starbucks retains their brand competence by controlling all the process of production by themselves which starts from growing the coffee plant‚ selecting the coffee nut‚ roasting the nut‚ grinding the nut until mixing with ingredients and become a cup of coffee and also have selling
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Advantages and disadvantages of competition The question of whether competition brings out advantages or disadvantages is the tocpic of numerous studies. Some people assert that it helps the world to develop‚ others argue that it ruin people’s relationship. The aim of this essay will be to reflect on the pros and cons of competition. The benefits of competition are plentiful. Individually‚ competing is the motivation for employees to try their best to realise their ambitions‚ such as knocking
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Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet The internet has been the most prominent innovation in the 21st century. It’s a terrific global network that brought changes in the world of technology. However‚ just like any other technology‚ the internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. The internet has made communication faster and easier. Emails are instant; they are delivered around the world in just seconds. There are no other forms of written communication faster than an email. Video
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online application makes the whole process free and instantaneous. Once you apply for a payday loan‚ investors online investors of the company will reach you right away and help you get the loan immediately. Credit history is not considered: The best advantage of an online cash advance loan is that you do not have to worry about your bad credit history if something else is worse. Indeed‚ in general‚ the payday loan is very low value with less risk. By keeping these benefits‚ you can always opt for payday
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is said to possess a sustainable competitive advantage over its rivals. The goal of much of business strategy is to achieve this from a competitive advantage. Michael Porter of Harvard Business School has identified two basic ways of gaining a competitive advantage; cost leadership and differentiation leadership. Cost Leadership A company can gain a cost advantage by becoming the lowest cost producer in its industry. The sources of cost advantage may include economies of scale‚ a particular
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One advantage of the Scientific method is that it’s replicable. Scientists record their methods and standardise them carefully so as the same procedures can be followed in the future. Investigations are carried out in highly controlled‚ objective laboratory and repeated to gain further reliability. This is an advantage because repeated a study is the most important way to demonstrate the validity of an experiment. If the results of the repeated experiment are the same‚ then this affirms the truth
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In 1998‚ Dell had a competitive advantage in the personal computer industry. A competitive advantage means that a company earns or has potential to earn persistently higher rate of profit than its competitors. Dell’s competitive advantage is manifested through a few key financial and performance metrics. Between 1994 and 1998‚ Dells profits increased from $149M to $1.5B. They experienced significant growth‚ growing twice as fast as major rivals. Their market share tripled and they reported operating
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Thailand’s Competitive Advantage in ASEAN after Asian Crisis: Among the five-selected ASEAN nations: Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ Singapore and Vietnam Abstract: Analyzing Thailand’s competitive advantage in ASEAN after Asian crisis in 1997 is vital for a nation’s economic development in the region where the neighborhood could be both complementary and hostile. Utilizing Porter’s diamond model with the quantitative approach has concluded that Thailand is ranked as the third-most competitive
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Sole Trader Advantages The advantages of being a sole trader are immense not lease because the owner has full control over the business for daily operations as well as how large they wish to grow it. It’s easy to set yourself up as you only need to declare to yourself you are going to be a business but also have to inform the Inland Revenue you are self employed within 3 months of starting the business. A sole trader does not need to complete many of the forms and accounting information that
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