...However, it is not acceptable for different groups to submit identical assignments, by simply copying the work done by another group. It is plagiarism. Coursework that is copied from another group will be failed immediately without prior notice. Task and Deliverables 1. Provide a brief background of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Malaysia. (4 marks) 2. Compare and contrast the business models of each organization are categories. (4 marks) 3. Compare and contrast the target markets of their customers for each of the organization. (4 marks) 4. Compare and contrast the look and feel aspects of their shop front (Website and physical restaurant). (4 marks) 5. Evaluate the current success of online ordering for their customers in each of the organization. Are they successful now or still lagging behind? Justify your views. (7 marks) 6. Explain TWO (2) ways how each organization can make improvement to their business models in transforming the current offline customers to become online customers. Explain your answers. (7 marks) 7. Explain TWO (2) ways how each organization can make...
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...Master in International Business, Intake 7 London Corporate Web Communications http://www.ryanair.com Martin Sentis 11 Martin Sentis MIB 7 – Group B Table of content INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3 BUSINESS OBJECTIVES AND BUSINESS MODELS ............................................................................... 3 Presence ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Pricing ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Revenue......................................................................................................................................... 3 Exchange type ............................................................................................................................... 4 How does the Internet add value? ................................................................................................ 4 Rappa’s business model ................................................................................................................ 4 AUDIENCE PROFILE ........................................................................................................................... 5 WEB EVALUATION......................................
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...Introduction to Management | Internet Business Models – A Case Study. | Nicole Fearon | user 5/3/2012 | Contents Question 3 Approach 3 The Case (Taken from TTFI.net Article) 4 Case Analysis 5 Business, Industry and Government Reviews 7 SWOT Analysis 7 Analysis Summary 8 Porters Five Forces Model 9 Porter’s Diamond Model 11 Demand Conditions 12 Related and Supporting Industries (collaborative industries) 12 Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry 12 Role of Government 13 Interconnectedness, Complexity and Business Models 15 Challenges and Strategies 15 External 16 Internal Strategies 17 Summary 19 Reference 20 Question Select one of the themes listed at the end of this table and undertake further research to prepare a paper outlining the key developments in the area. Your paper should contain references from a minimum of 15 sources, which should be clearly identified in a table of references or bibliography. You should also indicate the implications of your study for organizations in the Caribbean and provide recommendations for the adoption of strategies to address the challenges. Themes • Evolution of Management in the Caribbean • Managing in an Interconnected World • Managing the 21st Century Workforce • Use of ICT in Small and Medium Sized Business • Ethical Issues for Managerial Decision Making Approach Information and Communications Technology is a wide topic that can follow many paths. The focus for this...
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...論 文 The Integrated Business Model for E-Commerce 指 導 教 授：黃焜煌 博士 研 究 生 ：譚雅 中華民國一百年一月 The Integrated Business Model for E-Commerce Abstract In today’s ever developing e-commerce world, the success of any enterprise strongly depends on its chosen business model. Since the peculiarities of each firm’s external and internal environment differ drastically, sometimes it is difficult to find a unified scheme for any organization to implement. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to create a universal business model, the Integrated Business Model for E-Commerce, which could be applied to any business. This Model consists of nine main categories, which in their turn are subdivided into different business models. Through its major characteristics:1) it can be implemented for the analysis of any business; and 2) it can be used for the future investment purposes; the Integrated Business Model will serve companies as an efficient tool in the analysis and evaluation of their business. Keywords: e-commerce, integrated, business model, categories ii FCU e-Theses & Dissertations (2011) The Integrated Business Model for E-Commerce CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction ..................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 2 Literature Review ............................................................ 3 CHAPTER 3 The Integrated Business Model ...................................... 9 3.1 Creating an Integrated Business Model .........................
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...Rolando Rueda-de-Leon Submitted 9/17/2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Analysis of the existing foundation for execution 4 Organization Chart 5 Definition of the Operating Model for Ralph’s Ribs 5 Business Process Standardization 6 Recommended Process Standardization 6 Comparison of Operating Model 6 Core Business Applications 7 Proposal for an Enterprise Architecture 11 IT Capability 12 Business Strategic Objectives 12 Funding Priorities 13 Key Management Capability 13 Business Core Applications 13 Key IT Governance Issues 14 Legal Implications 14 Summary of Ralph’s Ribs Architectural Stage 14 Proposed Enterprise Architecture 15 Changes in Business Process 15 Changes in Business Roles 16 Rationale for Changes 16 Changes in Organizational Structure 16 Changes in Business Partner Relationships 17 Setting Core Business Priorities 17 IT Engagement Model Recommendations 18 Companywide IT Governance 18 New Core Business Opportunities 21 Outsourcing Opportunities - Recommendations 21 Size and Scale Considerations 22 Growing the Organization - Recommendations 25 Summary of Enterprise Architecture Proposal for Ralph’s Ribs 29 References 31 Executive Summary In the restaurant business there are between five and seven different BBQ franchise restaurants available depending on the state you want to operate in. Ralph’s needs to have a solid foundation and a firm strategic plan to remain competitive against...
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...What Business Model Advantage Differs from Competitive Advantage: A Case Study of 7-Eleven Japan Yuwei Shi, Ph.D. Fisher Graduate School of International Business Monterey Institute of International Studies 460 Pierce Street Monterey, CA 93940 Phone: (831) 647 6682 E-mail: yuwei.shi@miis.edu Keywords: Business model, strategic management, competitive strategy 2 Abstract This paper introduces a business model framework based on a synthesis of a wide array of diverse business model definitions and related arguments. The intention is to make the theory discussions on business model more useful to the design, development and analysis of actual business models. The synthesis follows the mainstream strategic management theories of profit under competition. The business model framework includes four interrelated component models: the exchange model, the organizational model, the resource model, and the financial model, each with its own strategic logics. Together these component models and their strategic logics describe a comprehensive business model, which enables more meaningful strategic analysis. In order to demonstrate the use of this framework, particularly in comparison with the more traditional competitive analysis, this paper also applies the framework to analyzing the business model of 7-Eleven Japan. It states the additional insights drawn from the comparative analyses, and draws implications for the managerial task of business model design...
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...FAMILY NAME: LEON FIRST NAME: ALEXEI REG NO: 1102810 ESSEX BUSINESS SCHOOL COVER SHEET BE431 BUSINESS STRATEGY Based on your own research, analyse the current strategic position of Tesla Motors both in terms of their competitive environment and their capabilities. You must draw on relevant frameworks discussed on the module. Your comments in this section should include a discussion of the extent to which the frameworks you used were helpful for your analysis. Critically evaluate the concept of ‘disruption’ in the context of business strategy. Your analysis in this section should make specific reference to Sillince (2006). Lecturers: Dr. Christina Volkmann, Dr. Marina Michalski and Dr. Danielle Tucker Date: 2nd March 2015 Word Count: 2553 Introduction The literature in the field of business and technology has covered the analysis of the term disruptive innovation in respect to the concept of competitive advantage. Scholars such as Christensen (1997) and Johnson (2008) have developed the theory of disruptive innovation and focused on stressing the difference between the disruptive innovations which are sustainable and the ones which are not. Furthermore, the research conducted by Sillince (2006) as well as Penrose (1959), Balogun (2014) has been essential to critically evaluate the methods used by the companies to construct their competitive advantage. The persuasion often used by the companies to differentiate themselves from the competitors and gain competitive...
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...repair segment. Over the course of 50+ years of operating in the United States and Canada, ATI has established themselves as the largest transmission repair chain as well as an innovator with both advertising and manner in which customers are handled. Over the past 10 years, ATI has experienced a decline in transmission repair services performed in their centers, nationwide. On average, the average repair order size (dollar amount) has increase by 3% year over year during that time, but the volume of transmission services performed has continued to decline at a rate of 2% per year, on average. The challenge for the franchise is to maintain the core business model that has sustained the chain for over five decades while continuing to provide the same type of profit margins that the franchisee network has come to expect. The current model that ATI has is to employ, in each center, a transmission rebuilder who is capable of diagnosing and rebuilding transmissions. However, with the continuing decline in transmission revenue, year over year, the cost of employing such a...
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...Business Strategy The successful startup of Dell's company was due to a couple of key factors; one of them was the direct distribution channel that they used; eliminating the necessity of retailers and passing the savings to the customers. The company developed a direct relation with the customer, focusing on providing what the client demanded. This strategy enabled Dell to provide customers with superior value, high product quality, relevant technology, customized systems, and superior service and support. Eliminating the middleman Dell saves unnecessary time and cost to the process, allowing Dell to offer its customers superior value by avoiding the expenditures associated with the retailers. Such costs include higher inventory carrying costs, obsolescence of old product in stock, and retail markups. In addition, Dell benefits from the direct interaction with the customer by acquiring constant information about costumer plans and requirements, enabling Dell to continually refine its products. Dell is able to have a direct relation with its customers thanks to the friendly user website that they have (www.dell.com). Customers can purchase custom-built products and custom –tailored services. Dell’s build-to-order manufacturing process allows them to introduce the latest relevant technology faster than companies that use indirect distribution channels. The Customization Strategy Product customization has been expensive and it was only available to customers willing to pay...
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...selling of goods and services, but also servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, conducting e-learning and conducting electronic transactions within an organization. 2 E-Business EC can take several forms, depending on the degree of digitization of the Product (service) sold The process e.g. ordering, payment, fulfilment etc. The delivery method. 3 A product may be physical or digital, the process may be physical or digital and the delivery method may be physical or digital. In traditional commerce, all dimensions are physical. In pure EC, all dimensions are digital. All other dimensions are partial EC. 4 EC Organizations Purely physical organizations are referred to as brick and mortar (old economy organizations), whereas companies that are engaged in only EC are considered virtual or pure-play organizations. Clicks and mortar organizations are those that conduct some EC activities, usually as an additional marketing channel. 5 Classification of EC by the Nature of the Transactions and the Relationships Among Partners B2B B2C All participants in B2B EC are either businesses or other organizations. B2C EC includes retail transactions of products or services from businesses to individual shoppers. Also called e-tailing. In B2B2C EC, a business provides some product or service to a client business. The client maintains its own customers who may be its own employees, to whom...
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...situations and government restrictions. Some of those difficulties are: rigorous cost control in comparison to local companies, toll fees and charges, high transportation and distribution costs and lack of IT reliable infrastructure among others. In addition, domestic stores have existed for long and enjoy support from the government. Many foreign chains exist in the market, and were performing better than Wal-Mart. As a result, Wal-Mart expansion in China was slow. In this case, we will address the main issues that Wal-Mart China is facing and propose possible solutions and recommendations. Issues/Problems Currently, Wal-Mart is facing a range of challenges in China's retail market. Chinese business environment is changing rapidly. In the last two decades, China’s retail industry and its distribution and logistical infrastructure have significantly decreased government regulation. Wal-Mart will need to identify what issues it will face in the short and long term to set up the new business vision and strategy in this market. The U.S business model will not be able to be implemented in the Chinese market since for instance U.S., Wal-Mart places stores in small towns to gain a competitive advantage. China will not support such a structure. In this country, the economic growth has been concentrated exclusively in coastal regions supported by urban areas. The U.S. business model also uses Wal-Mart’s distribution, logistics, and IT networks to gain economies of scale...
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...Assignment 1 – ECOM 320 1. What are the main functionalities and features included in an e-commerce server? E-commerce servers some or all of the following system functionalities: * Digital Catalog – used to display goods * Product Database – used to provide product information * Customer on-site tracking – used to personalize and/or customize products and to identify common customer paths and appropriate responses * On-site blog; used to engage customers in conversation and community response functions * Shopping cart / payment system – used to execute a transaction and provide secure credit card clearing and multiple payment options * Customer database – used to accumulate customer information, making it easier for returning customers * Sales database – provides after-sale customer support * Ad server, email server, campaign manager, ad banner manager – used to coordinate marketing / advertising and log behaviour of customers linked to email and banner ad campaigns * Site tracking and reporting systems – used to understand marketing effectiveness by tracking unique visitors, returning visitors, products purchased, and information identified by marketing campaigns. The features that are unique to e-commerce are: * Ubiquity – it is accessible and available anyplace and at anytime. * Global Reach – the potential customers are directly correlated to the number of internet users in the world. * Universal Standards – the technology...
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...The Freemium Business Model Does it Work The Freemium Business Model Does it Work In a world where advancements are made every day, conscience efforts are given to affect change in the most peculiar ways. If a look backwards were to be taken one could see that from medicine to television changes that could have never been thought of, exactly were that, thought of. Creations are made and ideas are born. One direction that is always a consideration is how to attract more consumers into a specific market without scaring them away and turning a great revenue at the same time. While businesses advance as technology does at times, both are intertwined. With the advancement of technology including 3-d screens, descriptive color patterns and certain psychological focus points that attract a person’s unconscious mind to a specific product, the advancement of business practices must be the same in attracting certain detail of a product to that of making a person wanting more or feel as though they are receiving a special offer. Even if for a limited time. Many people who partake of services want the most up to date and the most opportune times available within today’s abilities. Granted, at a much faster pace, always on the move and too many appointments to complete in one day, the most is the best in the most convenient ways. More and more often than not, what is seen are special ads such as with premium channels on television; HBO, Cinemax or Starz all offer certain time frames for...
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...Chapter 1 > Self-Graded Chapter Quiz Course-wide Content Cases Business Strategy Game GLO-BUS Online Updates and Errata Self-Graded Chapter Quiz (See related pages) Results Reporter Out of 20 questions, you answered 18 correctly with a final grade of 90% 18 correct (90%) 2 incorrect (10%) 0 unanswered (0%) 1. Review Key Points PowerPoint Presentations 2. Apply Assurance of Learning ... 3. Test Self-Graded Chapter Quiz Your Results: The correct answer for each question is indicated by a . 1 CORRECT Which of the following statements about a company's strategy is true? A) Crafting an excellent strategy is more important than executing it well. B) Managers at all companies face three central questions in thinking strategically about their company's present circumstances and prospects: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How are we going to get there? C) A company's strategy deals with whether the revenue-cost-profit economics of its business model demonstrate the viability of the business enterprise as a whole. D) Masterful strategies come partly (maybe mostly) by doing things in much the same way as the industry leader but then being better than the leader in one particular area that counts heavily with buyers. E) Whether a company's strategy is ethical or not does not matter a lot because most customers and most suppliers are relatively unconcerned whether a company they do business with engages in sleazy practices or turns a blind eye to below-board...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION Ekomate System was founded in 1996 by Tom Thomas after completing his Msc in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas USA. The company starts of as a local business for two years before they start to internationalize. The first country they did business is USA due to connections Tom has during his time in the US. Ekomate has established a 100% Export Oriented Division for IT development, in conjunction with Software Technology Parks of India in 2000. Currently Ekomate continues its efforts to expand the business both in the international and domestic markets in spite of the global slowdown in IT business. In 2005, Ekomate is awarded ISO1901:2000 Quality Certification from BVQI. Total company focus is now in the UK, Europe and USA Markets. 2.0 ISSUES The issues of Ekomate System network relationships starts off with communication. The company is based in Bangalore, and Thomas planned to expand the business internationally particularly to the North American and European market, therefore creating various issues. Lack of Network Relationship The lack of network relations with other business and potential clients are the core of Ekomate’s issues. Without network relationships, it is proven difficult to expand business especially to a global market. Communication Barriers The lack of network relationship is a direct consequence of communication barrier in which Ekomate are unable to communicate to clients directly without any sort of established...
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