Content Page Questions Question 1. Using Michael Porter’s five forces model‚ evaluate the importance of Barriers to Entry to the fast-fashion industry. Support your arguments with evidence from the case study. (20%) Question 2. Conduct a value chain analysis to assess H&M’s capabilities and derive its core competencies. (35%) Question 3. Based on these competencies identify the generic competitive strategy which H&M is pursuing. (10%) Question 4. It is suggested in the case study
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Art Credit Design 84 Harvard Business Review 1237 Brown.indd 84 | June 2008 | hbr.org 5/1/08 8:45:11 PM Thinking like a designer can transform the way you develop products‚ services‚ processes – and even strategy. Thinking by Tim Brown Photos courtesy of IDEO T HOMAS EDISON created the electric lightbulb and then wrapped an entire industry around it. The lightbulb is most often thought of as his signature invention‚ but Edison understood that the bulb was little more than a parlor trick
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AHMEDABAD BRANCH Speaker: Ravi Mehta‚ Partner – Transaction Tax‚ Ernst & Young LLP ► Modes of M&A in India & its key drivers ► Basic M&A Concepts and some of their Tax & Agenda Regulatory aspects ► Certain tax developments esp impacting cross-border M&A ► Page 2 Case - Studies Overview - Modes of M&A in India M&A Internal Restructuring Acquisitions Business Purchase Share Purchase Buyback Merger / Demerger Capital Reduction Amalgamation
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E-R Diagram Introduction:- In 1976 ‚Chen developed the Entity-Relationship Diagrams ‚a high-level data model that is useful in developing a conceptual design for database . An ER diagram is a diagram containing entities or “items”‚ relationships among them‚ and attributes of the entities . The E-R model is one of the best known tools for logical database design. Within the database community‚ it is considered a natural and easy-to-understand way of conceptualizing the structure of database.
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and deployment of San Mig Zero 1-way goods • Project Sparkle • Project M&M • Project Free • Project Reese BRAND ASSISTANT‚ SAN MIG STRONG ICE & CALI January – March 2013 Marketing Department‚ San Miguel Brewery‚ Inc. • Handled the Pacific Xtreme Combat 35 event held at the Ynares Sports Arena • Manages marketing activities of San Mig Strong Ice and Cali ASSOCIATE PUBLISHING SPECIALIST January 2011 – December 2012 Legal Editorial
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m& Practice Questions: Time Value of Money (TVM) & Its Applications in Investments 1. Jose now has $500. How much would he have after 6 years if he leaves it invested at 5.5% with annual compounding? a. $591.09 b. $622.20 c. $654.95 d. $689.42 e. $723.89 N 6 I/YR 5.5% PV $500 PMT $0 FV $689.42 2. How much would $5‚000 due in 25 years be worth today if the discount rate were 5.5%? a. $1‚067.95 b. $1‚124.16 c. $1‚183.33 d. $1‚245.61 e. $1‚311.17
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followed commenced with modest investments in India to expand and modernize their main facility‚ located in the town of Jamshedpur. Over the years‚ their production capacity grew steadily from 1 million tonnes per 99780230300637_02_cha01.indd 1 780230300637_02_cha01.indd 1 110/13/2011 3:04:03 PM 0/13/2011 3:04:03 PM PROOF2 The Tata–Corus Merger annum (MTPA) (Rodriguez‚ 2007)‚ allowing Tata Steel to become India’s largest private-sector steel company by 2006. In the global market‚ however‚
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Problem 4: H&M and Burberry’s non-current assets Question 1 (a) Ratio of land‚ buildings and equipment to sales H&M: (420+222+7134) / 78346 = 9.9% Burberry: (58.2+99.2) / 995.4 = 15.8% (b) Ratio of depreciation to sales H&M: (14+1750) / 78346 = 2.25% Burberry: (1.9+27)/ 995.4 = 2.9% The above ratios can be used to measure the efficiency of a firm’s investment policy. Burberry has a higher land‚ buildings and equipment to sales ratio as well as a higher depreciation to sales ratio.
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Assignment # 1 Roll# 10126006 Name: Awais Nawaz TSCM APT-304 Tasks 1. Identify Products range they deal in H&M brand deals in: • Assecories • Suitning for women& men • High volume fashion basics for men&women • Swimwear • Nightwear • Underwear • Ladies Footwear • Cosmetics • Childrenwear • Children apparel 2. Identify Customers (Consumers) H&M brand’s customers are: • Men • Women • Teenagers • Children 3. Identify Means of Competition (Why will consumer buy the products??) H&M retail stores
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H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB SWOT Strength 1. They have 3‚132 stores in more than 54 markets worldwide 2. High market share (The world’s No. 2 fashion retailer) 3. Strong brand name 4. One of the world’s largest fashion retailers 5. H&M employs around 116‚000 employees in over 54 different countries worldwide. The average number of employees in the Group‚ converted into full-time positions‚ was 81‚ 099 (72‚276)‚ of which 6‚868 (6‚220) are employed in Sweden. 6. Experienced fashion design team ( H & M comprises
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