SI422 Midterm Review Guide Module #1: Introduction____________________________________________________________________ Operational effectiveness -The extent to which a firm performs similar activities better than rivals -Necessary but NOT sufficient for long-term competitive advantage Strategy -Refers to performing different activities from rivals or performing them in a different way -Choose the right configuration of activities‚ incentives‚ systems. -Make the right trade-offs -Strategy
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ORACLE 10g ASM May 17th‚ 2006 Inderpal S. Johal Principal Consultant Agenda What is ASM Benefits of ASM ASM Architecture ASM Components DB Instance parameters to support ASM ASM Instance Monitoring using EM ASM Views Migrating from File system to ASM Miscellaneous Tips Q&A Data Softech Inc. Oracle 10g ASM 2 What is ASM ASM stands for Automatic Storage Management It is Oracle Cluster File System and Volume Manager Designed for Oracle Database Related Files Provide
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Contents WORKSHEET 2a – PORTER’S 5 FORCES MODEL - EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 2 WORKSHEET 3 – DRIVING FORCES OF CHANGE - EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 3 WORKSHEET 6a – COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS PROFILE - EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 6 WORKSHEET 8 – GENERIC COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES 8 WORKSHEET 10 – KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS - INTERNAL ANALYSIS 9 WORKSHEET 11 – INTERNAL ANALYSIS PROFILE - INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 12 WORKSHEET 12 – SWOT ANALYSIS - INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 13 WORKSHEET 2a – PORTER’S 5 FORCES MODEL - EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
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Porter’s five forces framework 1. The threat of new entrants. In terms of economies of scale‚ Southwest fleet grew to 537 Boeing 737 aircraft providing service to 64 cities in 32 states throughout the United States‚ with 397 city pairs being served nonstop‚ by the end of 2008‚ thus has reached sufficient economies of scale. And Southwest Airline gains its cost advantage through the implementation of “low-cost strategy”. It not only flew planes point-to-point—short-haul flights bypassing the
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their food is safe to eat: supplier interventions‚ advanced tools to eliminate pathogens‚ framer supply training‚ and enhanced restaurant procedures. Last‚ intense competition could have a long term effect on Chipotles future outlook. Porters Five Forces model is an excellent illustration of how the competitive landscape of a company is impacted by competitive rivalry. Consumers are growing weary of Chipotles basic menu and high prices; the company will have to invest more in advertising and offer
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professeur in Harvard Business School developed a popular model that is still used today to develop strategies that increase companies’ competitive edge. These are commonly known as the Five Forces that demonstrate how information technology and information systems can make a company more competitive. One of the forces was the bargaining power of suppliers in the market. In the renewable energy industry the suppliers don’t have as much bargaining power today as they did in the past as the number of
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LTL Industry 5-Forces Analysis Power of Suppliers – High Suppliers in this industry: Labor‚ truck manufacturing‚ and fuel The power of the suppliers in this industry is relatively high because of the inability of the companies to control these suppliers. In the case of labor‚ the unions frequently battle the companies for higher wages and benefits. These unions also set up strikes which cripple companies who use union workers as their main labor force. These unions have high power since the companies
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Strategy | 11 | | | | | | | | | | PART III - ANALYSIS | 12 | | | | | | 3.1. | Porter’s Five Forces | 12 | | 3.2. | MAG-lite and the Industry Forces | 13 | | 3.3. | Business Strategy‚ from Broad to Narrow Scope. | 15 | | 3.4. | Closing the Loop | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 4. | Conclusion | 17 | | | | | | 5. | Literature | 18 | | | | | | 6. | Appendix | 19 | | | Porter’s Five Forces Framework | 19 | | | Causal Loop Diagram for the Entrepreneurial
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their business processes. The second part of the assignment is about how the company could create a competitive advantage from the rivals using IT or improving their actual information system‚ in this part will have Porter´s five forces model so that will be a detailed analysis. The third part will be more involved with each activity of the primary inputs of Porter´s value chin‚ and it will be put in practice of IT could help the enterprise to improve its activities. Last part of this assignment will
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CUSTOMER NEED Organization Transformation process CUSTOMER For Profit Organization Maximize shareholder value make money (E = A-L) WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY ENVIRONMENT FORCES ORGANISATION WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY PESTE INDUSTRY ORGANISATION INPUT FACTORS (PROCESS/VALUE CHAIN) Porter Five Competitive Forces Threat of new Entrants Supplier Power Industry Competition Customer Power Threat of Substitute Products Entrepreneurial Monopoly Competition WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
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