...Emerging Strategies And Business Models In The UK Irene Yousept, Feng Li University of Newcastle upon Tyne Business School, United Kingdom Irene.Yousept@ncl.ac.uk, Feng.Li@nc,.ac.uk Abstract The Internet has facilitated the emergence of new strategies and business models in several industries. In the UK, significant changes are happening in supermarket retailing with the introduction of online shopping, especially in terms of channel development and coordination, business scope redefinition, the development of fulfilment centre model and core processes, new ways of customer value creation, and online partnerships. In fact the role of online supermarket itself has undergone some significant changes in the last few years. Based on recent empirical evidence gathered in the UK, this paper will illustrate current developments in the strategies and business models of online supermarket retailing. The main evidence has been collected through an online survey of 6 online supermarkets and in-depth case studies of two leading players. Some of the tendencies are comparable to what happened in retail banking with the introduction of Internet banking, but other tendencies are unique to the supermarket retailing industry. This is a rapidly evolving area and further studies are clearly needed. 1 Introduction The Internet has facilitated the emergence of new business models in several industries. Previous research has revealed that the integrated models of retail banking have been...
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...organizations to give better services and to produce better value products. This boost brings the question of how much those systems add value to the business or to the organization compared to their investment. A recent survey (McKinsey, 2008) has reported that the huge sums invested in information technologies (IT) have not really served organizations’ business strategies as effectively as expected. Therefore, there is a need to justify IS expenditure by examining its contribution to achieving organizational goals. For a website to be effective it has to be of the highest quality possible. A website that is not well designed or well executed will only reflect poorly on the small or medium sized business or professional individual it represents. Having a website that looks unprofessional is worse than having no website at all. A professionally designed, developed and executed website should be overall attractive to its target market and should provide visitors with full functionality that meets all their requirements with easy and user friendly navigation. Because of the advances in Internet and IT, many IS systems turned into web-based information systems (WIS), enabling access through multiple channels in a dynamic and competitive environment. Considering this new environment together with the increased need for system assessment, this study aims to create a framework to assess effectiveness of WISs of organizations, which will also enable them to create a baseline for future investment...
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...MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT – BMIT5103 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGER Instructor: Dr. PHAM VAN TAI Student Name: NGUYEN MANH HA ID No: 15030 MBAOUM0313 - Class K08A Nguyen.mh.star@gmail.com Case study report for www.facebook.com Page 1 of 27 Preface: My heart is filled with very gratitude to my teachers, my friends who inspire and instruct me how to do research and conduct a case study for www.facebook.com. These studies have revealed the application a social website into any type of businesses, organizations or even individuals. I highly appreciate the efforts of Dr. Pham Van Tai who guided and gave me a chance to do this research. I also would like to express my thanks to all those helped me with very useful information so that I could accomplish this assignment. I hope that my researches would serve as a ready reckoned document for students, research scholars using as a reference source. With very best regards. Nguyen Manh Ha Nguyen.mh.star@gmail.com Case study report for www.facebook.com Page 2 of 27 Table Of Contents. Executive Summary: ...........................................................................................4 CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF FACEBOOK .......................................................... 1.1 FACEBOOK INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 1.2 SERVICES & PRODUCTS...................................................................
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...Project Organizations, Management, and the Networked Enterprise 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems 38 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy 80 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems 124 Analyzing Business Processes for an Enterprise System 165 Part Two Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Part Two Project Information Technology Infrastructure 167 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies 168 Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management 222 Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology 260 Securing Information Systems 312 Creating a New Internet Business 351 Part Three Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Part Three Project Key System Applications for the Digital Age 353 Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications 354 E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods 388 Managing Knowledge 428 Enhancing Decision Making 470 Designing an Enterprise Information Portal 508 Part Four Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Part Four Project Building and Managing Systems 509 Building Systems 510 Project Management: Establishing the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change 552 Managing Global Systems 592 Redesigning Business Processes for Healthlite Yogurt Company 629 International Case Study 631 Your Digital Portfolio 645 References R 1 Glossary G 1 Photo and Screen Shot Credits P 1 Indexes...
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...Address details Full name: Kirrily Alisia Loring Address: 516 Senate Road Port Pirie SA Postcode: 5540 Assignment details Unit code: ACG10 Unit name: Communication and Information Systems in Business Assignment no. 2 Due date: 28/04/2012 Assignment topic (as stated in the Unit Information Booklet): Case Study: Google, Apple and Microsoft Struggle for Your Internet Experience. Student names UniSA email ID 1. Kirrily Loring Lorky002@students.unisa.edu.au 2.Adrian Holmes Holai001@students.unisa.edu.au 3.Debra Evans Evady008@students.unisa.edu.au 4.Ana Irisari Iriap001@students.unisa.edu.au 5. Student Declaration We declare the work contained in this assignment is our own, except where acknowledgement of sources is made. We authorise the University to test any work submitted by us, using text comparison software, for instances of plagiarism. We understand that this will involve the University or its contractor copying our work and storing it on a database to be used in future to test work submitted by others. We understand that we can obtain further information on this matter at http://www.unisa.edu.au/ltu/students/study/integrity.asp Note: The attachment of this statement on any electronically submitted assignments will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed statement. Signed Date 1.Kirrily Loring 25/4/2012 2.Adrian Holmes 25/4/2012 3.Debra Evans 25/4/2012 4.Ana...
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...Fernando Bernstein Jing-Sheng Song Xiaona Zheng The Fuqua School of Business The Fuqua School of Business Guanghua School of Management Duke University Duke University Peking University Durham, NC 27708 Durham, NC 27708 Beijing, China 100871 Forthcoming in European Journal of Operational Research The Internet has provided traditional retailers a new means with which to serve customers. Consequently, many “bricks-and-mortar” retailers have transformed to “clicks-and-mortar” by incorporating Internet sales. Examples of companies making such a transition include Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, etc. Despite the increasing prevalence of this practice, several fundamental questions remain: (1) Does it pay off to go online? (2) Which is the equilibrium industry structure? (3) What is the implication of this business model for consumers? We study these issues in an oligopoly setting and show that clicks-and-mortar arises as the equilibrium channel structure. However, we find that this equilibrium does not necessarily imply higher profits for the firms: in some cases, rather, it emerges as a strategic necessity. Consumers are generally better off with clicks-and-mortar retailers. If firms align with pure e-tailers to reach the online market, we show that a prisoner’s dilemma-type equilibrium may arise. Keywords: Supply chain management, Game theory, E-commerce, MNL model, Alliance 1 Introduction The rapid development of information technologies...
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...Meeting of the Faculty of Business and Technology Management on January 9th, 2013. ABSTRACT TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Programme in Business and Technology Management DOAN NGOC, HA: Demand creation of online services for B2B and consumer market – Food delivery in Vietnam Master of Science Thesis, 75 pages, 4 appendices (4 pages) January 2013 Major: Industrial management Examiner(s): Professor Olavi Uusitalo Keywords: online service, customer demand, B2B and consumer market, online marketing, food delivery The evolution of the Internet and the dynamic of the economy nowadays have created opportunities for young companies to enter the online market. The source of these opportunities comes from the changes of customer behavior as they get used to the digital world. New Internet-based products and services are created to offer more and more benefits to customers. Interestingly, the dynamic of the market does not only come from the changes of customer behavior but also from the fast development of technology and innovative ideas. Successful products and services even shape the behavior of customer in using Internet. It can listed here the famous examples of Amazon in changing online purchasing behavior of customer or Facebook in changing the way people communicate and connect with each other. This research studies a new business model in online market, a multi-restaurants site which enables customers to order delivery food online. The model studied in this research...
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...ABSTRACT No doubt, information has been made easier to access since the existence of internet back in late 90’s. Since then, internet play much bigger role in our daily life. Our dependencies on internet is no less than to other utilities such as electricity and water. We need it almost every minutes if not seconds in our life. It serves as a medium of communication among millions of human being to stay connected and share information regardless to gender, race, geographical location and political background. Activities among internet users may be worth as little as USD1 to billions of USD. With this demand and involvement, internet has evolved dynamically from just a method of communication to more important medium of exchanging information, dealing with multi billion dollars worth business value. Information as a key asset in the business world is highly valued by anyone who knows what that piece of information can benefit them thus, information generally is neither something cheap to obtain nor is made available freely out of the thin air. However, newly evolving method of seeking information called “crowdsourcing” has made information much cheaper to obtain if not free. But then, what is “crowdsourcing”? What is the relation to the internet and information technology? What are the advantages it brings to the society? Is there any challenges of “crowdsourcing”? This essay will discuss and elaborate in details on concept, characteristics, advantages, challenges and future trends...
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...Case Study from Chapter 7: Apple, Google, and Microsoft Battle for your Internet Experience Business 5460, Management Information Systems March 30, 2014 Dr. Mical Ramim Provide a one page summary identifying major issues The battle between global giants, Apple, Google and Microsoft, is a fight that has been occurring for many years now. All three companies have been hugely successful in different aspects of their industry. However, as our society’s technology continues to develop each company has had to make drastic changes to adapt to new and upcoming trends. As discussed in the case study, the perfect example of this necessary adaptation is a trending statistic that predicts a majority of users will begin browsing the internet on mobile devices versus the traditional PC. This probable trend has led to a lively battle of innovation as each company struggles to be number one in the consumer internet experience. Throughout this battle to the top each company has experienced their fair share of issues. Microsoft is perhaps one of the most famous and respected companies in the world. The corporation was founded April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates, an inventor known for creating one of the first user-friendly operating systems for personal computers. Over the decades the company has been a huge success, but not without its failures which often seem to be as of late. What once may have been an internet experience that was easily dominated by Microsoft technology is now saturated with...
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...MANAGEMENT Financial Management: Comparing Google’s Business Model/ Financial Management with Microsoft By: Zanthe Gillison Strayer University Financial Management: Comparing Google’s Business Model/ Financial Management with Bing Google is doing bigger and better things in the world of internet media searching. Despite the challenges with other big names in Internet technology, Google and Microsoft have still remained to be leaders. In this paper, I will show comparison views of Google’s business model and financial management with Microsoft’s launch with Bing. Taking a look into Google and Microsoft core business, leading products and services, management and leadership styles, and innovation track record we will have the opportunity to compare the two businesses in and appendix. Google is known to be the leading internet media website’s in the world. Google and Microsoft are well-known internet information websites. Although, Microsoft is in business for more than searching the internet, Microsoft is known to be the world’s leading producer and marketer of computer software. Google’s product line and services are for Google products only. Google’s products include services that will enhance your desktop features such as Google Chrome and Google desktop which is an organizational tool that gives the customer the option to design and edit photos, organize personal and business information, search, and communicate with others. Google offers a...
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....1 Chapter 1. Managing the Digital Firm ....2 Opening Case: DaimlerChrysler's Agile Supply Chain ....3 1.1 Why Information Systems? ....4 Why Information Systems Matter 4 • How Much Does IT Matter? 6 • Why IT Now? Digital Convergence and the Changing Business Environment ....7 1.2 Perspectives on Information Systems ....13 What Is an Information System? ....13 Windows on Organizations: Cemex: A Digital Firm in the Making ....14 Window on Technology: UPS Competes Globally with Information Technology ....17 It Isn't Just Technology: A Business Perspective on Information Systems 18 • Dimensions of Information Systems ....20 1.3 Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems ....25 Technical Approach 26 • Behavioral Approach 26 • Approach of This Text: Sociotechnical Systems ....27 1.4 Learning to Use Information Systems: New Opportunities with Technology ....27 The Challenge of Information Systems: Key Management Issues 28 • Integrating Text with Technology: New Opportunities for Learning ....30 Make IT Your Business ....31 Summary, 31 • Key Terms, 32 • Review Questions, 32 • Discussion Questions, 33 • Application Software Exercise: Database Exercise: Adding Value to Information for Management Decision Making, 33 • Dirt Bikes USA: Preparing a Management Overview of the Company, 33 • Electronic Commerce Project: Analyzing Shipping Costs, 34 • Group Project: Analyzing a Business System, 34 • Case Study: Dollar General: Heavy on Organization, Light on Systems...
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...Tuesday, March 15, 2016 CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1. Use the value chain and competitive forces models to evaluate the impact of the Internet on book publishers and book retail stores such as B&N. Value chain and competitive five forces model was provided by Michael porter and explains how to edge over rival firms in the industry. Value chain helps in identifying ways to create the best value for the customers and it’s a 3 step process: activity analysis, value analysis and lastly evaluating and planning. Five forces of competition according to Michael porter are: threat of substitutes, rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and barriers to entry. B&N Company, publishers and other book retailers thrive to survive in the current competitive environment and with the internet posing all this challenges. Threat of Subtitute In the industry there are some of substitute that the customers might use if our product have a problem. With the new technology it can create new substitute all the time. Internet has enhanced development of e-books and e-learn which have become substitutes to physical books. As e-books are getting popular, the demand for traditional books have declined, and demand and supply more substitute products are getting dominant. This has threatened existence of both publishers and book retailers since people have adapted to using the current means which is of low cost and easy to access. Rivalry Amazon Company has been using e-book and e-learn to which...
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...1. Introduction 2 Types of strategy Corporate strategy Diversification Vertical Integration Takeover Entry into new business segments Disinvestments Role of headquarter Competitive strategy Product strategy Advertising measures Price strategy Make of buy Innovation strategy Building up market entry barriers Usage of economies of scale Building up alliances Competitive advantages 1. Company 2. Competitor 3. Customer Unique Selling Proposition The unique feature of a product, which enables to have a competitive advantage over other providers. The marketing concept of the unique selling proposition facilitates the successful promotion of products. Highlighting of an outstanding product feature supports the company in positioning their products and helps to convince consumers of its benefits. Different ways of value of the headquarter 1. Stand-alone Influence Separate influence on the strategies and the performance of the particular business fields 2. Linkage Influence Creating synergies by taking advantages of existing relations between business fields 3. Central Functions and Services Avoidance of redundancies by providing cost-efficient centralised services 4. Corporate Development Design of the business portfolio through purchase, sale and restructuring of business fields Business design The totality of how a company selects its costumers, defines and differentiates its offerings, defines the tasks it will perform itself and those it will outsource, configures its resources, goes to market,...
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...Principles of OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Seventh Edition r Jay Heizer Jesse H. Jones Professor of Business Administration Texas Lutheran University Barry Render Charles Harwood Professor of Operations Management Crummer Graduate School of Business Rollins College PEARSON Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 About the Authors vi Foreword xx Preface xxi PART i l l 1, Introduction to Operations Management 1 Operations and Productivity 1 Global Company Profile: Hard Rock Cafe 2 What Is Operations Management? 4 Organizing to Produce Goods and Services 4 Why Study OM? 4 What Operations Managers Do 7 How This Book Is Organized 7 The Heritage of Operations Management 8 Operations in the Service Sector 9 Differences between Goods and Services 10 Growth of Services 11 Service Pay 12 Exciting New Trends in Operations Management 12 The Productivity Challenge 14 Productivity Measurement 15 Productivity Variables 17 Productivity and the Service Sector 19 Ethics and Social Responsibility 20 Summary 20 • Key Terms 21 • Solved Problems 21 < Self-Test 22 • Internet and Student CD-ROM/DVD Exercises 22 • Discussion Questions 22 • Ethical Dilemma 23 • Problems 23 • Case Studies: National Air Express 24; Zychol Chemicals Corporation 25 • Video Case Study: Hard Rock Cafe: Operations Management in Services 25 • Additional Case Study 26 • Bibliography 26 • Internet Resources 26 Developing Missions and Strategies 34 Mission 34 Strategy 35 Achieving Competitive Advantage...
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...achieve quality. It also gives the totally integrated effort for gaining competitive advantage by continuously improving every facet of an organization’s activities. Pedagogy : Lectures, Assignments, case studies, seminar, MODULE 1 Introduction to TQM: Various definitions of quality and TQM, Core concepts of quality, The masters of quality(W Edwards Deming, Joseph M Juran, Philiph B Crosby, Kaoru Ishikawa, Ginichi Taguchi, Shigeo shingo) Evolution of quality, The Total Quality Management Excellence Model, Strategic Quality Management, Lecture, Numerical Exercises on cost of quality, TPM 1. Basterfield H Dale and others, Total Quality Management, Pearson Education/PHI, Inc. 2006. 2. K.Shridhar Bhat Total Quality Management (Himalaya publishing house 2005). 3. Poornima M Charantimath, Total Quality Management, Pearson Education, 2003. MODULE 2 Continuous process improvement: Concepts of Kaizen, Kaizen vs. Innovation, Kaizen Strategy, House of Quality, Quality Function deployment, Quality Circles. Brain storming, Value analysis, Poka Yoke, Bench marking. Lecture, Case study on Kaizen 1. Imai Masaki, Kaizen, The key to Japan’s Competitive Success, McGraw-Hill, Inc., International Edition, 1991. 2. 3. Heizer and Nathan, Cases in Total Quality Management Manufacturing and services, Thomson South-western, 2004....
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