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Database Management and Use

the past has been a repository of past events, a record of organizational history in several areas. "But these days we expect mor...

Kerry Group plc - Case Study

dairy farmers in County Kerry, Ireland in 1974. It began under the name of the Kerry Co-operative Creameries. The farmers involved...

The Operations Managers’ need for Awareness of Changing Markets

adding value. The way in which the products and services are developed and the way fashions and sales of products, or serv...

Collecting and Using Marketing Data; The Case of Tesco

years is so valuable that Tesco has bought out the IT compnay that used electronic data transfer to collect and analysis the data....

Competitive Advantage: U.S. Naval Hospital, Guam

reassuring people that if they come to the hospital, they will get the best care possible, with the latest technology, and be retu...

Operations Management and IT, TQM, and JIT Effects

* Manufacturing flexibility is essential (Green and Inman, 2000). * Customers define quality (Green and Inman, 2000). * Team effor...

UK Supermarket Tesco's and Possible Japan Expansion

In ten pages this paper discusses a proposed Tesco's expansion into the Japanese market in a discussion of competitive advantages,...

Various Business Education and Business Topics

among other large operations, according to a recent University of Michigan survey" (Currie, 2000). Much of the dissatisfaction am...

Case Study on the Cola Wars Between Coke and Pepsi

these manufactures have a relatively low requirement for investment, a top cost of $50 million for a concentrate plant will servic...

Competitive Environment of BMW

BWMs environment includes the technological, sociocultural, economic, legal/political and international dimensions, each of which ...

Competitive Advantage and Strategic HRM

functions, which inherently includes setting goals and objectives and developing action plans that fit within the companys larger ...

Research and 'Voice of the Market'

learning about the customers of competitors and what competitors are doing to gain market share. The voice of the customer simpl...

Competitive Advantage and the Supply Chain

for 2000. Boston-based AMR Research predicted that the supply chain management market would grow by 42 percent in 2000 to a total...

Business and Data Mining

that have already occurred (Nash, 1998). The purpose can be to determine which websites generate the most traffic and where that ...

Internet and Music Sales

In twelve pages the business of selling music on the Internet is examined in a consideration of competitive advantage and a compar...

A SWOT Analysis of the American Express Company

In five pages this paper explores where American Express retains its competitive advantage through internal and external factors a...

Amazon.com, the Internet, and IT

In eight pages this paper examines the information technology uses of Amazon as a way of creating competitive advantage and also c...

XYZ Plumbing in the Future and Competitive Advantage

In eight pages this paper examines XYZ Plumbing's future challenges in a consideration of IT, small company downsizing, globalizai...

Moving forward at SWA

In five pages this paper examines how Southwest Airlines can be finely tweaked for the future while retaining its competitive ad...

Overview of Liz Claiborne, Incorporated

In ten pages this essay presents an overview of the history, 1993 corporate catastrophe and subsequent recovery, SWOT analyses of ...

Limit Pricing and Entry Deterrence

In three pages competitive prices and limit pricing are examined in a criticism of Sylos Labini and Bain who maintain companies sh...

Competitive Advantage of Human Resources

This paper consists of twelve pages and examines human research planning in terms of its importance in achieving market competitiv...

Russell Corporation's Information Management

In eight pages the Russell sportswear corporation is examined in a consideration of how it manages its systems of information tech...

Strategic Commitment and Corporate Competitive Advantage

the primary reason the company exists, strategy details its commercial rationale, values explain moral principles, while behavior ...

Autocracy v. Participatory Management Effectiveness

In eleven pages this paper argues that autocracy or dictatorship is inferior to participatory management in this consideration of ...

Business and Competitive Intelligence Techniques

In twelve pages business is discussed in terms of competitive intelligence techniques and their value, with applications, advantag...

Marks and Spencer and Customer Value Management

1993, p. 63). This essay investigates customer value management and applies the concepts to the practices Marks and Spencer seem ...

Global Airline Industry Identification and Maintenance of Competitive Advantage

In fifteen pages this paper examines global marketing in a consideration of how the international airline industry identifies and ...

Competitive Advantage of Outback Steakhouse

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the advantageous competitive position of Outback Steakhouse in a consideration that also inc...

Positive and Negative Aspects of Pharmaceutical Industry Acquisitions and Mergers

the sellers market is under pressure both by national governments and US health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to hold minimize ...