...1. Overview Meli Marine is a leading player in the container shipping industry on intra-Asia routes and has built a strong presence in the market and demonstrated very high operating margins and operating ROA from 2002 – 2007 compared to its main competitors. As Meli Marine’s CEO, David Tian seeks to steer the company towards expansion in 2008, with an option to acquire 16 vessels from Teeh-Sah Holdings. With these ships, he plans to expand to the trans-Pacific market. However, we believe this deal will not be in Meli Marine’s best interest at the moment, and the company will be better off without the acquisition. 2. Prelude to Acquisition Consideration 2.1 Market Attractiveness: Trans-Pacific route appears attractive as number of shipping lanes has grown by 48.9% between 2002 and 2007, and projected to grow by 42.9% from 2007 to 2012. Loyal customers have also approached David expressing interest in staying with Meli should they provide trans-Pacific operations. Therefore, this market can potentially be a big revenue driver if Meli’s assets are properly aligned to capitalize it. 2.2 Benefits of Diversification: Trans Pacific route, particularly outgoing flows to North America, could offer diversification of income source to Meli Marine in periods when Intra-Asia’s demand is weak. Moreover, in most cases of macroeconomic downturns, countries such as Asia in 1990s will resort to export-push policies to stimulate the economy and a race to affordable transport options; these...
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...Meli Marine Strengths Meli Marine became profitable under David Tian through cost restructuring. The company moved towards owning only 30% of their fleet to reduce downside risk during economic turndown. In addition, the company invested in fleets with lower capacity, which provides them with greater flexibility in adjusting capacity and serving the intra-Asia market. Meli Marine has established a strong position in the niche markets in delivering a select few perishable foods, chemicals and halal products. Their customer base is loyal to the company since Meli Marine has developed expertise in delivering these niche products. Reasons to Enter Growth – The Trans-Pacific route grew 48.9% from 2002 to 2007 and is projected to grow by 42.9% from 2007 – 2012. Meli-Marine customers have also expressed interest in needing services along this route. Therefore, Meli-Marine can capitalize on this growing market by buying the new ships. Diversification – Meli-Marine is able to diversify their revenue streams and create a buffer during economic downturn in Asia. Customer Needs – Meli-Marine will be able to provide their customers with end-to-end service, which provides their customers with more convenience and speed in delivery. Expanding from their feeder services. Competitors – Meli Marine has the opportunity to take market share since there are only a few competitors. Reasons not to Enter Cost Structure – In an industry with razor-thin margins, achieving cost efficiencies...
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...Cours de Stratégie d’entreprise : Cas Décathlon 1/ Décathlon est une entreprise française de distribution d’articles de sport qui est actuellement implantée dans 21 pays. Elle a était la première entreprise a proposer des magasins multisports qui offrent a tous les sportifs, quel que soit le sport qu’ils pratiquent, et quel que soit leur niveau, des équipements qui leur corresponde a un prix inférieure a la concurrence. Décathlon a eu pour principal objectif de rendre accessible au plus grand nombre le plaisir du sport. C’est pour cette raison que l’enseigne a choisit de proposer tous les sports en un même temps, en visant toute sorte de consommateurs du débutant au compétiteur averti, ainsi que des produits du premier prix au haut de gamme .Sa diversification de gout et de choix a pue la distinguée de tous ces concurrents qui eux a l’époque proposaient que des magasins mono-sports ou des mono-marques. Ces principalement ces facteurs qui ont fait en sorte que l’entreprise ait connu un énorme succès immédiatement après son entrée sur le marché. 2 / On ne peut identifier aucun des groupe de distribution à la même catégorie de groupe stratégique que l’entreprise Décathlon, car celle-ci est composée des 20 marques passion et technique, qui lui a permis de déposer environ 1000 brevets par an. Ceci explique son désir de positionnement d’image vers les critères de prix et de technicité quand certains de ses concurrents se placent sur les critères de...
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...1. Overview Meli Marine is a leading player in the container shipping industry on intra-Asia routes and has built a strong presence in the market and demonstrated very high operating margins and operating ROA from 2002 – 2007 compared to its main competitors. As Meli Marine’s CEO, David Tian seeks to steer the company towards expansion in 2008, with an option to acquire 16 vessels from Teeh-Sah Holdings. With these ships, he plans to expand to the trans-Pacific market. However, we believe this deal will not be in Meli Marine’s best interest at the moment, and the company will be better off without the acquisition. 2. Prelude to Acquisition Consideration 2.1 Market Attractiveness: Trans-Pacific route appears attractive as number of shipping lanes has grown by 48.9% between 2002 and 2007, and projected to grow by 42.9% from 2007 to 2012. Loyal customers have also approached David expressing interest in staying with Meli should they provide trans-Pacific operations. Therefore, this market can potentially be a big revenue driver if Meli’s assets are properly aligned to capitalize it. 2.2 Benefits of Diversification: Trans Pacific route, particularly outgoing flows to North America, could offer diversification of income source to Meli Marine in periods when Intra-Asia’s demand is weak. Moreover, in most cases of macroeconomic downturns, countries such as Asia in 1990s will resort to export-push policies to stimulate the economy and a race to affordable transport options; these...
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...Week #1 Assignment Meli Marine Case Study Jess F. The attractiveness of the container shipping industry is influenced by many factors and it’s important for carriers to have clear strategies and a distinct position in the market. Some of these factors are positive while others create hesitation for companies to enter or expand within this industry. A key feature which once added to the appeal of this industry was the demand for international shipping. Five years ago when most industries shrunk during the financial crisis of 2008, the container shipping industry, particularly international shipping, experienced growth. However, when the financial crisis finally caught up with the shipping industry, combined with other factors, we saw a significant decline in this growth. Combined with economic factors like increasing fuel prices or capital costs associated with operating and maintaining technology advances, and political forces requiring shipping companies to be mindful of the affects their ships have on ocean waters, this once appealing industry has now lost its allure. Despite this recent lack of appeal, the industry still does have some positive features which can attract businesses. Since global commerce trade is primarily dependent upon trans-ocean shipping, and within the container shipping supply chain there are several segments to integrate or expand your business, it creates opportunities for these companies to grow or enter the market. We can also look at Michael Porter’s...
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...Walmart and Target) can dictate terms and prices as they constitute the bulk of trans ocean freight services. And companies, to avoid losing the business to rivals, negotiate the prices. - Concentration of manufacturing in Asia means ships leave from Asia at full capacity, and charge high prices; on the other hand, they depart from USA/Europe half empty and charge a fraction of the cost. Ans 2) How does Meli marine compete -New CEO trimmed down size of its fleet, negotiated long term contracts with charters; sold old, inefficient ships. - Deal with a limited set of customers and focus on a limited good instead of shipping each and everything they can get their hands on. - They diversified from being a spoke and feeder line to an intra-Asia line service and also started to provide their own door to door, freight forwarding service; this allowed them to take charge of logistics from the start to the end. - Introduced specialized insulated and refrigerated containers for shipping of chemicals and perishable foods and soon became the market leader in this segment. - Meli Marine focused on building a personal...
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...Axia College Material Appendix C--'Dirty Tricks' Exercise--Week 9 Complete the table below using the information from the Course Syllabus: Week 8. |Dirty Trick #/Name |Description/Definition |Why Chosen |***Example from: 2012 Presidential Campaign OR Recent News Story | | | | |OR Other Situation | |# 1- Accuse your opponent |When in the mix of arguing or the person is |I’ve experienced this |One of my ex boyfriends tried to constantly accuse me of cheating| |of doing what he is |Feeling |in a previous |on him and we would have tons of arguments over that. Finally | |accusing you of (or worse) |Like they’re being attacked and losing the argu- |relationship |after a while it seemed like something was really bothering me | | |ment, the person will turn the tables and start | |about how he kept accusing and I knew I wasn’t do anything wrong | | |accusing of the same thing when you didn’t do | |what so ever...
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...Sea Turtles and The Gulf Oil Spill On Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 an event occurred that would change marine life forever. On that horrifying day BP’s deep horizon oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded. The spill was considered the 4th major oil spill in the Gulf in over 50 years. The oil spill affected a lot of marine life, but mostly affected the sea turtles. The sea turtles in the Gulf were greatly affected by this catastrophic event in many ways. Sea turtles have lived in the Gulf for over hundreds of years, and one of the major things that were affected by the spill was their breeding. Around this time every year the female turtles head shore to lay their eggs. Since the oilrig exploded, there is a lot of oil in the ocean where the turtles are swimming, there is oil on the beaches where the turtles are laying the eggs, and there is oil where the new hatchlings are going to be swimming. This is not good for the turtles because the oil is going to cause harm and death in most of these newborn sea turtles. Another reason the sea turtles were affected was that their habitats were ruined. Five out of the seven species of sea turtles live in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf is home to a lot of sea life, including the turtles. Since the Gulf is covered in oil, the habitat that these turtles are living in, are not fit to live in. So now the turtles are confused and have nowhere to live. They need to relocate or they are going to die. The oil spill affected a lot of...
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...promote healthy development. (Holt, Kingsley, & Tink, 2011). It has been been seen through out the years that the majority of jobs in the workforce are looking for people who both know how to lead and follow. When children grow up playing team sports they grow up with the understanding of the importance for teamwork. Commitments are a very important part of not only playing team sports, but also in anything that want to do as they get older. One of the biggest problems that can be seen by the children of today is that when things get tough they just quit. When children grow up with a thought process like this it only hurts them when they get older. I can remember a few years after I joined the Marine Corps I started to notice the change in the mentality of the younger Marines. One in particular comes to mind. I kid not even 18 yet came over to ask me a question about deploying to Iraq. I told how it was and that things would be fine because we are a team and everyone of us counts. He looked at me and said, “I don’t care if we are a team it’s going to be to hard to be away from my family and I would rather go home.” Then next day when we were in formation he was gone. It turned out that he did in fact go home. Finally, the best thing about playing team sports is the confidence that children get when they are a part of something. It especially builds confidence in disabled children. It was written That succeeding in athletics is a great way for young children to build confidence...
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...hi For other uses, see Hello (disambiguation). "Hallo" redirects here. For other uses, see Hallo (disambiguation). Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is attested in writing as early as the 1860s.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 First use * 2 Etymology * 2.1 Telephone * 2.2 Hullo * 2.3 Hallo and hollo * 2.4 Cognates * 3 "Hello, World" computer program * 4 The Apple DOS HELLO program * 5 Perception of "Hello" in other nations * 6 See also * 7 References * 8 External links ------------------------------------------------- First use Hello, with that spelling, was used in publications as early as 1833. These include an 1833 American book called The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee,[2] which was reprinted that same year in The London Literary Gazette.[3] The word was extensively used in literature by the 1860s.[4] ------------------------------------------------- Etymology According to the Oxford English Dictionary, hello is an alteration of hallo, hollo,[5] which came from Old High German "halâ, holâ, emphatic imperative of halôn, holôn to fetch, used especially in hailing a ferryman."[6] It also connects the development of hello to the influence of an earlier form, holla, whose origin is in the French holà (roughly, 'whoa there!', from French là 'there').[7] As in addition to hello,halloo,[8] hallo, hollo, hullo and (rarely) hillo also exist as variants...
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...opportunities for improvement based upon those exercises. Strengths Most of my strengths come from my service in the Marines. Furthermore, the concepts that were taught in classes were not just for study, but practical applications of those concepts in real world scenarios. These concepts were most important and driven to the extreme when I joined the Teams (Force Reconnaissance); so, as a result, my primary influence for being an effective leader was in Force Recon. The first strength that was assessed was my decisiveness in making quick and correct decisions in a crisis situation. Decisiveness, from the military definition, reflects a range of possible outcomes. From Exacerbated to Resolution; this is not to be confused with Achievement. In Achievement, the basic concept considers the performance on how someone would execute a strategy; basically, how someone performs in combat. These same characteristics found in decisiveness, can be transferred to business as well. This is one reason for my success in my current business. The second trait I possess is being an excellent communicator whether it is in the military or business. Communication is very important to me and my business; without it, none of the projects would ever be completed. The theory to effective communication is feedback; did my employees understand what I was trying to convey? Did my Marines here the orders and understand what needs to be done? This basic concept is vital to...
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...Values Reflection CJA/474 Gary Vernon April 6, 2014 Values Reflection In today’s society one could easily question if society as a whole is losing its core values. I say this because, there seems to be more and more rape, murder, and crimes against another person than ever before and they continue to increase at a cyclic rate. It is unclear on why this is occurring, but I know for me I have set core values that I believe in, which have made me who I am today and I will strive to instill those same values into my children and my children’s children over time. What are values? How do we acquire and change values overtime? What values do for and to us? What is the importance of values in the work place? The above are the questions I will answer in the next few paragraphs of this reflection to better explain what my values are and what they mean. What are values? Values are simply those things in life that are important to us and guide us in the way we live our lives and how we work. My personal values are accountability, dependability, fairness, faith, integrity, team work, and hard work. While I will admit I am stronger in some of my values than others, but I always seek to improve to make myself a better husband, father, supervisor, and co-worker because I owe it to those around me to be the best I can be and turn out quality work. What do my values mean? Accountability to me is being responsible for my actions, the actions of my children, and the...
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...02/04/2013 Dennis Golden Personal Responsibility When I was younger my mother would always tell me to be a responsible adult. I really did not understand her until I got older. One day my mother and I got into an argument and never really got along after that. So I moved out and moved in with my cousin. I was only 12 years old. I needed to learn how to be a responsible adult. I had no one to take care of me and I was on my own. So I had to learn how to grow up a lot quicker than other kids my age. When I got older I needed to figure out what I wanted to do after high school. So I joined the Marines. The Marines taught me different ways to be responsible. During my Marine Corps career I was taught different learning styles and how to be persistent to reach your goals. Without the corps I probably would have not done anything with my life. When I left the Marines I felt I needed to apply 3 key elements to be successful. These key elements are personal responsibility, learning style and persistency. What is Personal Responsibility? What is personal responsibility? To me personal responsibility is to be accountable for oneself and the people around you, in most any situation, there is no other person to hold accountable for your life than yourself. Everything we do is a direct reflection of your personality and the decisions you make. Kohlberg said, “Most theories of moral cognition focus on cognitive processes such as reasoning and judging”...
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...of the Clearwater Marine Hospital. The hospital does not have enough funds to keep going so the boards of directors who are the antagonist in this film are going to sell out to a real estate developer. 2. This was filmed in the Clearwater Marine Hospital, In Clearwater Florida. You can actually go and visit and see winter for yourself. 3. The dramatic conflict is Winter when she is injured by the crab trap, she has lots of dead tissue and infection on her tail so Dr. Clay Haskett is forced to amputate her tail. Later they realize that her swimming from side to side is causing significant damage to her spine and will eventually paralyze her. The other conflict is the raise enough money to save the hospital so that they will not have to put Winter down. 4. Sawyer has a cousin who went into the military and was injured. When his cousin came home he was in the VA hospital. Sawyer went to visit him and met Dr. Cameron McCarthy who is a prosthetic designer. Dr. McCarthy took on the project of designing a prosthetic fin for Winter and at first she rejected the prosthetic twice. When all hope was gone Sawyer sat and talked to Winter and in her own way she told him the sleeve or sock that was on her tail was rubbing her. Sawyer told Dr. Clay and then Dr. McCarthy designed a new material that was softer and more comfortable. This material is actually being used now with prosthetics on humans with great success. 5. Sawyer arrives at the Marine Hospital to visit...
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...Background: a. With the change of mission from logistical resupplies to security, patrolling and reaction force preservation, proper training requirements need to be identified IOT for the platoon to be mission capable and prepared for the upcoming deployment. Talking Points a. Make liaison with the Operations officer for the unit we will be supporting. This will give us an understanding on what kind of missions we can train for, along with the mission essential task. Using the Infantry Training and Readiness Manual 3500.44 as a training standard will also help prepare the Marines for the new mission. Also using the above references will provide training techniques in which the platoon will need to be proficient in. (2) Issue 2 Background: a. What kind of maintenance capabilities will we have now that we won’t be part of the MLG? What certifications will the Marines need? What equipment and modifications will be required for the vehicles? Talking Points a. Setting down with the supporting elements and operations elements of the host command will provide us with the an understanding of the terrain, the echelon of maintenance and the any additional modifications we will need to make to the vehicles. b. Looking for white space in our training calendar IOT fit any certifications and qualifications that may be required for...
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