Introduction The value chain‚ or known as value chain analysis‚ is a concept from business management that was first described and popularized by Michael Porter. (Porter) Most of business strategy is to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Cost advantage and differentiation advantage are the two basic types of competitive advantage. Cost advantage can be obtained when the firm is able to deliver the same benefits as competitors‚ but at a lower cost‚ while differentiation advantage is
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strategies of the company with the following brands: Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Courtyard by Marriott in the same marketplace‚ Asia-Pacific. As the fast expansion in economy of Asia-Pacific‚ the hospitality industry has a bright perspective in this region. Especially in China‚ the hospitality industry during the past 30 years is a prime example of how the nation’s economy has also sharply developed. In recent years many big hotel chains became aware that seizing the market in Asia-Pacific is pretty
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INTERNSHIP REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DONE BY HARIPRASATH M 11BBA0071 IN HOTEL SHEVAROYS PRIVATE LIMITED. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROF. C.M.MARAN Professor‚ VIT Business School SEPTEMBER 2012 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the Internship report
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HOTEL INDUSTRY According to the British laws a hotel is a place where a “bonafied” traveler can receive food and shelter provided he is in a position to for it and is in a fit condition to receive. Hotels have a very long history‚ but not as we know today‚ way back in the 6th century BC when the first inn in and around the city of London began to develop. The first catered to travelers and provided them with a mere roof to stay under. This condition of the inns prevailed for
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in the Hotel Industry The Indian Hotels Company The Indian Hotels Company and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces‚ recognised as one of Asia’s largest and finest hotel company. Incorporated by the founder of the Tata Group‚ Jamsetji N Tata‚ the company opened its first property‚ The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel‚ Bombay‚ in 1903. The Taj‚ a symbol of Indian hospitality‚ completed its centenary year in 2003. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 59 hotels at 40 locations
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Introduction In India‚ the hotel industry has monitored enormous boom in current years. The industry is linked with the tourism industry and the growth of hotel industry was fuelled by the tourism industry. It’s been seen that the industry offers luxury and comfort service to increase the foreign exchange of the economy. Early in 1980’s‚ the hotel industry in India was a budding industry consisting of single hotel companies. Increase in demand for hotels was high in late 1990’s. The increase
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Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Global value chain is described as activities companies use to bring out a product and share its conception from the beginning to the end. Design‚ production‚ marketing‚ distribution‚ and customer support are activities included in this process. The production of goods and services are value chain activities that are found in large geographical areas or different locations. The term “global value chain” means that value
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VALUE CHAIN SYSTEM The value chain concept was created by Michael Porter and explained in his book “Competitive Advantage”‚ published in 1980. The value chain is a series of activities that create and build value- culminating in the contribution of total value to the organization. Porter used the concept of value chain as a systematic approach to examining the development of an organization’s competitive advantage in the marketplace. In using the value chain concept‚ the total activities undertaken
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Value chain analysis refers to a set of value creating activities‚ ranging from raw materials to marketing or producing a product or service and distributing it to the final consumer. Currently in present-day context‚ firms turned to outsource certain resources to reduce their cost of the product. This corporate value chain framework can be used for identifying competitive advantage methods of displaying and categorizing activities to contribute positively to the firm’s competitive strategy. If it
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