Module 6 Milestone Two

Competitive Dynamic   Tesla has recently announced that the will be cutting prices on their cars by up to 20%. Analyze the likelihood that Ford will respond, and the likely form any response will take.     Using the competitive dynamics model, it is likely that Ford will respond to Tesla's price cut by taking a competitive action of their own, in order to maintain their market position and market share.   In terms of the likely form of response, Ford may choose to respond with its own price cuts, in order to remain competitive with Tesla in the electric car market. Alternatively, Ford may focus on improving the quality and features of their cars, rather than simply competing on price, in order to differentiate themselves from Tesla's models. This could involve investing in research and development to improve the performance and functionality of their cars, or focusing on customer service and creating a better overall customer experience.   It is also possible that Ford may respond by…

Reviewed Interim Results for the 26 weeks ended 26 June 2022Massmart is an African retail group, with total Group sales of R41.3 billion for the 26 weeks ended 26 June 2022. Through our widely recognised and differentiated retail and wholesale formats, represented in 403 Retail and Wholesale stores in 13 sub-Saharan countries, we have leading market shares in the general merchandise, liquor, home improvement and wholesale food markets. The Group’s key foundations of high volume, low cost, responsible business and operational excellence enable our price leadership. Holders of Massmart Holdings Limited ordinary shares ("Massmart Shareholders") are hereby advised that the Board of Directors of Massmart Holdings Limited (“Massmart”) and the Board of Directors of Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”) have reached in principle agreement regarding the terms and conditions of a potential offer by Walmart to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares in Massmart Holdings Limited ("Ordinary Shares"), other…

The Xerox 914, the first plain-paper copier, was introduced in 1959. Regarded by many people as the most successful business product ever introduced, it created a new industry. During the 1960s Xerox grew rapidly, selling all it could produce and reaching $1 billion in revenue in a record-setting time. By the mid-1970s return on assets was in the low 20 % range. Its competitive advantage was due to strong patients, a growing market, and little competition. In such an environment, management was not pressed to focus on customers. During the 1970s, however, IBM and Kodak entered the high-volume copier business-Xerox’s principal market. Several Japanese companies introduced high quality low volume copiers, a market that Xerox had virtually ignored, and established a foundation for moving into the high-volume market. In addition, the Federal Tarde Commission accused Xerox of illegally monopolizing the copier businesses. After negotiations, Xerox agreed to open approximately 1,700 patents…

"The GLOBAL LIFE CYCLE consists of five stages: 1) Unmet demands-production begins; 2) Product introduction-demand exceeds production; 3) Growth of sales stage-supplies of a product is higher than demand; 4) Maturity stage-demand is satisfied; 5) Demand declines-decline of sales follows."  Is this definition true or false?   Question 1 options:   a) True   b) False

Marketing Options and Price Sensitivity The online market for travel services will reach $63 billion within a few years, and Pricelinecom aims to capture a significant share; already, it is high on the top-ten list of travel Web sites After a brief period of diversification into name-your-price sales of groceries and gasoline, the company has refocused on its core travel and financial services offerings, including airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, and mortgage loans The company guarantees that a Pricelinecom mortgage is the “lowest-cost loan on the market” and backs this up by paying $300 to any customer who finds a better price 1 Define price sensitivity Provide relevant examples 2 What can you say about the price sensitivity of Priceline’s customers? 3 What effect would Priceline’s prices be likely to have on the reference prices customers bear in mind for travel and mortgage services? 4 How does the company’s lowest-cost loan guarantee affect…

explain the way in which relatedness informed TomTom's post 2008 strategy? Were there alternative strategies open to TomTom post 2008?

Using Porter’s Value Chain framework, critically analyse Aldi’s strategic capability.What linkages in the Value Chain does Aldi manage particularly well?With the aid of the VRIO framework, assess the sustainability of Aldi’s strategiccapability

Answer the case study Why Have Starbucks Failed in Australia but Succeeded In China? By Lukashevich, S., May 2021 Failure in Australia Starbucks first store in Australia opened in July of 2000, not long after their successful expansion to China. Executives were confident in their decision to expand further, but it diminished in 2008 with the closure of the majority of their stores. Starbucks’s expansion into Australia clearly did not succeed like their other expansions to other developed countries had. This could be explained due to three reasons: advanced local coffee culture, the pace of expansion, and lack of effort to adapt (like they did in China) When Starbucks entered Australia, they expanded at an extremely fast pace and by 2008 they had opened 90 stores. However, such speed “grew faster than its popularity” as it ultimately resulted in a loss of $105 million in the first seven years. Given the fact that Australia has always had a strong and large coffee drinking culture,…

Answer the case study Why Have Starbucks Failed in Australia but Succeeded In China? By Lukashevich, S., May 2021 Failure in Australia Starbucks first store in Australia opened in July of 2000, not long after their successful expansion to China. Executives were confident in their decision to expand further, but it diminished in 2008 with the closure of the majority of their stores. Starbucks’s expansion into Australia clearly did not succeed like their other expansions to other developed countries had. This could be explained due to three reasons: advanced local coffee culture, the pace of expansion, and lack of effort to adapt (like they did in China) When Starbucks entered Australia, they expanded at an extremely fast pace and by 2008 they had opened 90 stores. However, such speed “grew faster than its popularity” as it ultimately resulted in a loss of $105 million in the first seven years. Given the fact that Australia has always had a strong and large coffee drinking culture,…

Market Entry Strategy Entry Mode Selection: Based on your analysis, select the most suitable combination of market entry modes for CleanTech Innovations Inc to enter the target market and the associated countries (minimum 3 modes). Options must include, as discussed in the course, exporting, wholly-owned subsidiaries, and strategic alliances. Latin America (e.g., Brazil, Mexico, Colombia): Emerging market with increasing interest in technology and sustainability, but political and economic risks that could impact business stability., hence you will include at least 1 mode of entry (that is minimum 3 modes as stated in the instructions) for each of the bracketed countries in the Asian market.Rationale for Entry Modes: Justify your choices by discussing based on the analysis of risks and benefits of the chosen modes. Discuss with relevant support how the chosen mode will enable the company to build a strong market presence. Partner Selection (if applicable): If selecting a strategic…

For the last 2 years, the Homes-r-US company hasexperienced a fixed cost of $850,000 per year and an (r- v) value of $1.25 per unit. International competitionhas become severe enough that some financialchanges must be made to keep market share at thecurrent level. Perform a graphical analysis, using Excel,that estimates the effect on the breakeven point if thedifference between revenue and variable cost per unitincreases somewhere between 1% and 15% of itscurrent value.If fixed costs and revenue per unit remain at theircurrent values, what must change to make thebreakeven point go down?

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Q.1: What microenvironmental factors have affected Target’s performance over   the past few years?   Q.2: What macroenvironmental factors have affected Target’s performance during that period?       Q.3: By focusing on the “Pay Less” part of its slogan, has Target pursued the best strategy? Why or why not?

International Business Strategy Analysis (Question 1) o Discussion on Tesco international business strategy utilised in Japan  o Discussion on benefits and risks of the international business strategy o Discussion on the alternative international business strategy which can be utilized in Japan After a discussion on all strategies as addressed in the course

Identify the type of business strategy of your firm, mention below how its business strategy has improved the competitive advantage and describe five important opportunities for your future firm and describe also five threats, here opportunities and threats are related to competition, new products, new services, economic conditions, consumer preferences, costs, and international trade. Elaborate properly for each giving the fundamental reasons, find the relationship when you calculate the latest Sustainable Growth Rate or "g". Threats/Opportunities "g" Calculation Relationship Reason You must visit the SEC10K of your firm and read the sections, business description and business environment, financial statements, and management discussions, and also NOTES to the consolidated financial statements.

1.  Which Type of Competitive Advantage and Sustainability best describes the strategy that Delta is currently using?  2. Given the assessment of Delta's generic strategy, is it possible to do more than one, if so is it advisable given their competition? Why or Why not? 3. Consider which life cycle stage  best describes the US Domestic Scheduled Passenger Airline Industry in which Delta operates? Explain which stage you think it is in in an provide support. 4. What implications will this have on your strategic recommendation for Delta ?

Question 1 Which strategy has been used successfully by Yum! Brands to establish KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants across the globe?AnswerJoint ventureLicensing arrangementStrategic allianceMarketing strategy4 points Question 2 What is the technique that illustrates how management can match the external opportunities and threats with its strengths and weaknesses to yield four sets of strategic alternatives?AnswerIFAS TableEFAS TableSFAS TableTOWS Matrix4 points Question 3 The key to outsourcing is to purchase from the outside only those activities that:Answerare not key to the company’s distinctive competence.are very expensive.provide the company competitive advantage.are provided by an important supplier.4 points Question 4 Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, and Alamo are all examples of companies following which of Porter’s competitive strategies?AnswerDifferentiationCost leadershipDifferentiation focusCompetitive advantage4 points Question 5 What is a corporate strategy that cuts…

1)What are the key causes of Sears' decline? 2)To what extent did Sears use a total quality management (TQM) perspective in running its business? Explain.

Elaborate the THREE (3) competitive features which Nabati Foods as suggest its distributors to differentiate from Crackd and Just Egg. Note: kindly please refer to the attchment for asnware the question .

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As  you  are  aware,  Google  has  been  entering  select  markets  with  its  Google  Fiber  service  that  competes  directly  with  our  high-speed  data  and  video  services.  Even  though  its  market  penetration  has  been  moderate, Google has deep pockets and excellent brand awareness. As a result, we are paying close attention to markets that it is entering.Within  the  last  year,  we  completed  our  own  fiber  upgrade  in  the  area  at  a  cost  of  a  little  over  $550  million.  We  are  able  to  provide  our  high-speed data and video, and have a large number of bundled customers for  our  products.  Unfortunately,  many  of  them  have  been  with  us  for  a  while  and  are  no  longer  under  any  contract  to  remain  with  us.  With  Google’s entry, (along with existing competition) we may need to reduce our  prices.  The  Austin  service  area  for  our  services  includes  340,000  households.  Currently,  in  neighborhoods  where  Google  competes,  we…