TLFeBOOK Blue Ocean Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant H A R VA R D B U S I N E S S S C H O O L P R E S S BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( W. Chan Kim Renée Mauborgne Copyright 2005 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval
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and maintenance. The average age of company’s fleet is only 8.4 years. The average trip length is 451 miles with an average duration of about one hour and 23 minutes. Southwest Airlines averages more than 2,400 flights per day, almost twice the industry average. The average one-way airfare is $75. Southwest Airlines flies to 97 cities in 41 states ( southwest.com). LUV is Southwest's NYSE symbol, selected to represent the company's home at Dallas Love Field, as well as the theme of Southwest's
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April-May 2013 AUTOMOBILES AND AUTO ANCILLIARIES TANMAY AGARWAL Special Focus India Car Lease business to pick up Societe Generale's ALD Automotive 26 May, Mumbai According to ALD Automotive, the car lease business is expected to register huge growth in the upcoming years. Besides decreasing fixed costs, car leasing is also expected to particularly useful be for SMEs. Demand is expected to pick up in the pharmaceutical sector where increasingly companies are giving cars to their medical
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Started over one hundred years ago in Germany and France the automotive industry has become a major source of industrial and economic stability worldwide. In this report we will describe how the auto industry is affected by new companies entering the market, mergers, and globalization, on pricing and the sustainability of profits. We will explore mergers and merger activity within the industry as well as current and expected government policies and regulations in place to address issues related
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Formulation Basing Strategy on Resources and Capabilities Resources and Capabilities as Sources of Profit l The Resources of the Firm Tangible Resources Intangible Resources Human Resources Analysis to Work: A Practical Guide Step 1 Identify the Key Resources and Capabilities 123 CSAC05 1/13/07 9:21 Page 124 124 PART II THE TOOLS OF STRATEGY ANALYSIS Step 2 Appraising Resources and Capabilities Step 3 Developing Strategy Implications l Developing Resources and Capabilities The
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National Advantage (Denmark) 1. Factor Conditions The basic factors that the Denmark is no. 6 in the infrastructure in the Competitiveness Yearbook. The technological infrastructure is high and when it comes to education Denmark is marked as no. 1 University and management education that encounter of a competitive economy and the business community. The Danish labour market The salaries has been reinforced by effective exchange rate . Key features of the Danish Labour market:
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4 4. Applying benefits of Internet and Worldwide Web to 4 Michael Porter's Diamond of Competitive Advantage 4.1. Factor conditions 5 4.1.1. Way of Giordano's outsourcing resources 5 4.1.2. Finding right employees
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Harley Davidson is into the industry of motorcycle. The growth of the said industry started from different developed countries such as the United States, France, Germany, Spain, France as well as the Great Britain. It was further developed after the World War II. Harley Davidson is one of those companies that have a long history as well as have been through several ups and downs throughout their operation. During the past operation of the company there have been many factors that have affected their
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Bajaj Auto operates in all the segments of the two wheelers industry. As a percentage breakup of revenues in FY 2000, 39% was earned through sale of scooters, 22% through motorcycles, 7% via step-thrus, 23% from three wheelers and 3.4% from mopeds. The company is a major player in the 3-wheeler market with almost 81% market share in the year 2000. Traditionally the focus of Bajaj Auto was in the scooters segment in the two wheelers market. But, of late, due to decline in the scooters volume due
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paper accepted for presentation at the 9th Oxford Business & Economics Conference to be held in Oxford, England, June 22-24. Table of Contents A Critique of Porter’s Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategies 4 ABSTRACT 4 Key Words 4 INTRODUCTION 5 COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY 5 Major Reliance on Modern Capital Equipment 7 Relying on the Experience Curve to Underprice Competition Risky 7 A Cost Leader Cannot Ignore Differentiation 8 No Such Thing as a "Commodity": Everything
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