resources and competences and show how they are creating competitive advantage. This will be illustrated through the identification of the key drivers of competitive advantage. A strategic capability analysis of an organisation‚ namely Marks and Spencer. will be undertaken in order to identify which capabilities meet the criteria of value‚ rarity‚ robustness and non-substitutability. This study will be used to emphasise the impact of these key drivers which are likely to have an impact on the competitive
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Process capability studies determine whether a process is unstable‚ investigate any sources of instability‚ determine their causes‚ and take action to resolve such sources of instability. After all sources of instability have been resolved in a process‚ the natural behavior of the process is called its process capability. Process capability compares the output of a process (called “Voice of the Process”) with the customer’s specification limits for the outputs (called “Voice of the Customer”). A
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customers in the market place. Therefore it is a must for company to satisfy their customers. Customers’ satisfaction is the key to the success of any company. James McGaran is the manager in the Financial District office at Citibank; locate in the Los Angeles area. “Citibank is a niche player and pride themselves on building a profitable franchise by providing relationship banking combined with a high level of service to its customer” (Harvard Business School. 1997‚ pg. 1). Mr. McGaran is an exceptional
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Process Capability A process is the value-added transformation of inputs to outputs. The inputs and outputs of a process can involve machines‚ materials‚ methods‚ measurement‚ people‚ and the environment. Each of the inputs is a source of variability. Variability in the output can result in poor service and poor product quality‚ both of which often decrease customer satisfaction. It is necessary to analyze the amount of common cause variation present in an in control process. Process capability is the
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What are capabilities? What must firms do to create capabilities? Capability is a capacity for a set of resources to integratively perform a stretch task. It represents the identity of the firm as perceived by both its employees and customers. It is the firm’s ability to perform better than competitors using a distinctive and difficult to replicate set of business attributes. The organization’s capability is comprised of three core assets – physical capital‚ including all tangible assets; technology
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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 21: 1105–1121 (2000) DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES: WHAT ARE THEY? KATHLEEN M. EISENHARDT* and JEFFREY A. MARTIN Department of Management Science and Engineering‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ California‚ U.S.A. This paper focuses on dynamic capabilities and‚ more generally‚ the resource-based view of the firm. We argue that dynamic capabilities are a set of specific and identifiable processes such as product development‚ strategic decision making‚ and
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[pic] [pic] Safedocs Document Management Services Business Report Part-B TABLE OF CONTENTS: Page No: 1 Executive Summary 03 2 Resource Demands 04 2.1 Financial Resources 2.2 Human Resources 04 2.3 Physical Resources 05 2.3.1 Location 05 2.3.2 Technological Resources 05 2.3.3 Marketing 06 2.3.4 Infrastructure Resources 06 2.4 Intangible Resources 06 2.4.1 Brand
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Citibank eBusiness for Global Corp Banking Setting the stage : Referring to Citibank’s case‚ analyse: 1. 2. 3. Standard Value Chain (primary & secondary) Software applications responsible for step 1 Citibank’s 3-stage e-Business strategy Using Value Chain for a manufacturing company to show how Citi’s products and services assist each part of the manufacturing company’s value chain activity‚ both primary & secondary. Primary Activities Secondary/ Support Activities Goal
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A07-00-0022 Citibank—The Confia Acquisition in Mexico (A) This document has been made available for CasePlace.org. Introduction In August of 1998 Citibank-Mexico President Julio de Quesada was sitting in his office on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City reminiscing about the wild ride that his organization had taken during the previous four years. From the depths of the “Tequila Crisis‚” when Mexico’s peso devalued by more than 100% at the end of 1994 to the final payment of $US 180 million
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and Indonesia; Further develop Hong Kong market; Enter Korea whenever regulations allow it. Use different appeals/ value prepositions: in India‚ Indonesia‚ Taiwan‚ Thailand‚ Malaysia emphasize status; target upper and upper-middle class; use Citibank and Dinners database to qualify customers and minimize credit risk; create strategic alliance with high-end retailers‚ providers of luxury services; in Australia‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong emphasize service‚ perks‚ value; use mass-marketing strategy;
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