Creating an Economic Strategy for Taiwan Prof. Michael E. Porter Harvard Business School Global Leaders Forum Taipei‚ Taiwan April 8‚ 2010 This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books‚ including‚ The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press‚ 1990)‚ “The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development‚” in The Global Competitiveness Report‚ (World Economic Forum)‚ “Clusters and the New Competitive Agenda for Companies and Governments” in On Competition
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BUA5MIS Case Study No. 1 - 7 - Eleven Kimberley McGinnes‚ Shaun Brooks‚ Rohan Malhotra & Siddhartha Khoba 7 - Eleven Management Information Systems - 7 - Eleven Store Mini Case Overview of 7 - Eleven. 7 - Eleven commenced operation on 11th July 1927 in Dallas Texas and has gone on to be an industry leader for more than 40 years (http://www.rimag.com). Originally the stores operated from 7am to 11pm‚ a trading span that was unheard of at the time. However most 7 Eleven stores now operate 24
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Contents: 1. Executive Summary Southwest Airlines Company is a domestic airline that provides primarily short-haul‚ high-frequency‚ point-to-point‚ low fare services to 53 airports in 52 cities in 26 states throughout the United States. Southwest focuses primarily on point-to-point service‚ providing more direct nonstop routes for short-hauls customers and‚ therefore minimizing connections‚ delay and total trip time. The company is average trips length is 441 miles with an average flight time
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3 International Employment 18 18 18 19 7. Conclusion and Linkage of the three modules 20 8. Appendices 22 9. Citations 23 1. Executive Summary The purpose of the report is to understand the HR climate in 7-Eleven. This report covers Compensation Management‚ Industrial Relations and International Employment. The franchising right of 7-Eleven belongs to Cold Storage and Cold Storage is a
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Gurdeep Singh Marketing 7-Eleven Nov-25-13 7-Eleven‚ Inc.‚ is the world’s largest operator‚ franchisor and licensor of convenience stores Founder : Joe C. Thompson Current CEO: Joseph De Pinto more than 43‚500 stores more than 45‚000 employees Revenue: 17‚000 billion US dollar Net income: 2‚000 billion US dollar Mission At 7-Eleven‚ we are on a mission to make life a little easier for our guests. Vision Our Vision Is to Be the Best Retailer of Convenience
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2010 International Conference on Business and Economics Research vol.1 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Success Factors 7-Eleven in Thailand Thanee Ngaochay is a PhD candidate at Shinawatra International University‚ BBD Building (Viphavadi) 197 Viphavadi-Rangsit Rd‚ Samsen Nai‚ Phayathai‚ Bangkok 10400 Thailand. Email: thanee_2304@yahoo.co.th. John Christopher Walsh is with Shinawatra International University‚ BBD Building (Viphavadi) 197 Viphavadi-Rangsit Rd‚ Samsen
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A PEST analysis (also sometimes called STEP‚ STEEP or PESTLE analysis) looks at the external business environment. In fact‚ it would be better to call this kind of analysis a business environmental analysis but the acronym PEST is easy to remember and so has stuck. PEST stands for Political‚ Economic‚ Sociocultural and Technological. (Technological factors in this case‚ include ecological and environmental aspects - the second E in STEEP and PESTLE‚ while the L in PESTLE stands for legal). The analysis
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Competitive Advance of Nations Taiwan has been ranked 6th in “World Competitiveness Report” published on April 13‚ 2011. Taiwan has an intellectual advantage; in this country about 43.7% of the workforce is higher educated (graduate from college and university everywhere in the world). Taiwan workforce represents about 10 million people‚ accounting for 48% of the total population. Every year 320 thousand students are graduated from college and university‚ which make sufficient workforce supply
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Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this choice? One risk would be more transport visits that will increase transport costs and decrease efficiency. And there is opportunity cost risk‚ where supply and demand will not match (for example: a group visit) which results in not being able to afford wide demand fluctuation. 3) What has Seven-Eleven done in its choice
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Case: 7-Eleven Japan Co. Table of Contents Question 1: 3 Question 2: 3 Question 3: 4 Question 4: 4 Question 5: 4 Question 6: 4 Question 7: 6 Question 1: A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? A convenience store can be more responsive by doing exactly what Seven-Eleven
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