Currently, the economy is not faring very well. With that being the case, there are more people shopping at discount department stores. That would seem like a good thing, but it is not necessarily as good as it would appear at first glance. Instead of being a boon for discount department stores across the country, it is simply another reason for more people to get into the market and try to take market share away from the companies that are already available. That is seen frequently when a particular type of business is performing well, and is not uncommon (Nickols, 2000; Porter, 2002). It can, however, be frustrating for a company that is focused on what it is doing and was not anticipating the need to focus too strongly on the competitors moving into the market.

Threat of New Entrants

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Hunter, C. And H. Green, 1995, 'Tourism and the Environment: A Sustainable Relationship?', London: Routledge.

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Supply Chain Characteristics

There are five critical characteristics of supply chain in relation to the personal computer analysis. One of the essential characteristics of supply chain is the view of the process as an important asset. This makes it important for the organization to incorporate supply chain within the products and marketing strategies. Another critical characteristic is integration of new technologies with the aim of minimizing the cost of provision of services to the consumers. The third characteristic is adoption and integration of an effective organization's performance. The fourth characteristic is the adoption of quality collaborative model to enhance the performance of the organization within the market and industry of operation. The last characteristic is incorporation of research and development in the identification of issues or problems affecting the achievement of the goals and objectives of the organizations.

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Dell Inc. SWOT Analysis. (2012). Dell, Inc. SWOT Analysis, 1-9.

Lenovo Group Limited SWOT Analysis.…...

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Dell Inc. SWOT Analysis. (2012). Dell, Inc. SWOT Analysis, 1-9.

Lenovo Group Limited SWOT Analysis. (2012). Lenovo Group, Ltd. SWOT Analysis, 1-8.

Datamonitor: Hewlett-Packard Company. (2011). Hewlett-Packard Company SWOT Analysis, 1-

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This is significant, because it shows how in the next three years, the airlines are going to face increasing amounts of competition, in a number of different markets. This is because the industry is targeting the same demographics of business and leisure travelers. As a result, the increased amounts of deregulation, will affect the industry in the future, as increased amounts of competition will more than likely mean lower fares. Yet, some of the traditional services that many customers have become use to such as: in flight meals and curbside check in are being eliminated. This is because most airlines are seeking to lower costs as much as possible, in an effort to remain competitive with the low cost carriers and new airlines that have entered the different markets. (Cento, 2009)
Task Environment

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The decrease in 2006 is obvious to most all product categories and it can be explained through the economic crisis in the U.S. And the general reduction of industrial activities and corporate profits.
The communications and telecommunications subsector has also been subjected to changes in 2006 as compared to 2005, registering both increases as well as decreases, as shown by the figures below (millions of dollars):

Product Product Name 2006

Code

3342101 Telephone switching and switchboard equipment

3342104 Carrier line equipment and nonconsumer modems

3342107 Wireline voice and data network equipment

Communication systems and equipment

3342202 roadcast, studio, and related electronic equipment 3,653.3

3342901 Alarm systems, including electric sirens and horns

3342902 Vehicular and pedestrian traffic control equipment

3342903 Intercommunications systems 433.2

3344184 Modems, consumer type 79.1

Unlike the majority of electronic products presented before, the communications and telecommunications systems have increased in shipments. The sole exceptions are the alarm systems and the consumer type modems. The increased shipment in communication systems…...

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This continues the cycle of relying on production efficiencies and build-to-order strategies as an attempt to break the cycle of disruptive innovations (Ervolina, Ettl, Lee, Peters, 2009).
All of these factors lead to a task-based analysis of the computer peripherals market that continue to illustrate how fragmented and highly cost-driven it has become. Figure 1 shows the market share of the computer peripherals industry from a product standpoint. Computer monitors and hard drives, comprise together 50% of the total computer peripheral market, are going through a series of disruptive innovations mentioned earlier in this analysis. The fact that these two categories generate a high percentage of total revenue in the computer peripherals industry illustrate how dependent channel partners, suppliers and channel partners on continued innovation to stay in business (Thormahlen, 2011). Figure 1, Distribution of Sales by Computer Peripheral Type, illustrates this point.

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Ervolina, T., Ettl, M., Lee, Y., & Peters, D.. (2009). Managing product availability in an assemble-to-order supply chain with multiple customer segments. OR Spectrum, 31(1), 257-280.

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Vickers, G., & Frey, K.. (2010). When Android Calls Open Source Frontiers in Smartphones. Scitech Lawyer, 7(2), 20-22.

Industry Analysis of the United States
Oil & Gas Industry

This report is an industry analysis on the United States oil & gas industry but does not delve into the industry related exploration and production pre-refining activities.

The focus will be on the major producers such as Shell, Mobil, Texaco, Gulf and Exxon and how they are affected by the 5-forces model analysis. The report also analyzes the competition structure of the major competitors to see if there is a strategic group mapping in the industry. And finally, the future trends of the macro-environmental factors such as the economy, technology and governmental regulation are reviewed to see how they influence the industry and what opportunities or threats are presented for future trade.

The media today has guaranteed that everyone knows that oil prices are hitting new barrel highs and the world demand is stellar - but, does that equate into industry profitability? One recent…...

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Exxon. Ed. Yahoo. Yahoo Finance. 27 Sept. 04  http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=XOM&d=t .

Foss, Brad. "Oil Prices Close In On $50 A Barrel" Associated Press (2004).

Home Page. Ed. OPEC. OPEC. 24 Sept. 2004  http://www.opec.org/ .

Lerner, Susan. "U.S. stocks slide as crude climbs to new high." CBS MarketWatch (2004).

Furthermore some of the existing companies already have loyal customers.
Bargaining power of suppliers

Suppliers have an effect on the industry through their ability to raise prices or reduce the quality of goods or services they provide. There are very few airline suppliers globally these are Airbus and Boeing this means that the suppliers have a high power since they are limited and hence control the market since the demand for their manufactured products is high (ahman,2010.)

Bargaining power of Buyers

The industry is affected by the buyers through their ability to bargain for more services that are of high quality. The buyers' power in this industry is high since the airline industry serves many passengers. The costs of switching airlines are low and the passengers have a large option base.

Threat of a substitute service or product

This threat can be viewed on a regional and international point. This threat in the regional airlines…...

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Rahman, J. (2010.). Five forces shaping the airline industry; five forces in airline industry.

Wakeling, B. (2011). History of Emirates Airlines

This means that while the business is profitable, it is in a state of constant, intense competition.
Firms such as Costco must develop a competitive culture, and constantly benchmark against themselves in order to stay ahead of the myriad of different competitors. The future of this business is only good if competitive advantages and strong brand equity have been established, as is the case for Costco. For them, the industry's competitive situation remains favorable, but only because of their established market position. That the industry has as many favorable characteristics as it does means that there will be more competition. There are many retailing giants with the means to eliminate the barriers to entry and the creativity to establish new models. That the industry is favorable will attract these competitors and eventually this will be an unfavorable industry in which to operate, but for the immediate future, conditions are favorable…...

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No author. (2007). Porter's Five Forces. QuickMBA.com. Retrieved April 25, 2009 from  http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/porter.shtml 

Costco 2008 Annual Report. Retrieved April 25, 2009 from  http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/83/83830/2008_AR_Cost.pdf

Industry Analysis of Harley-Davidson Motor Company
A select few companies throughout the history of American capitalism have become iconic figures that are synonymous with the products they sell, and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company has successfully accomplished this rare feat, engraining the moniker "Harley" in the global lexicon as the emblem of premium motorcycles. While today's generation may consider Harley-Davidson to be a monolith without legitimate competition from domestic motorcycle manufacturers, a careful study of the company's history demonstrates the wide array of difficulties which were encountered over more than a century of operation. It is true that Harley-Davidson dominated the motorcycle manufacturing market throughout the first half of the 20th century, an influx of cheap competition in the 1960s from Japanese companies like Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha threatened to push their American rival to the brink of bankruptcy. Only through a revolutionary adjustment to the company's business model -- premised on…...

Apparel Industry Analysis
The objective of this report is to provide the analysis of the Women's Clothing Stores industry. The industry comprises of the line of the ready-made women clothing, and the category includes a specialized women suits, coats, and dresses. The industry also includes the maternity wear and line of women misses. Since 1990, the structure of the women clothing stores in the United States has changed significantly because of the transition from the "production-driven market to a consumer-driven market" (Baye, 2010 p 8), and the consumer in the United States spent approximately $36.7 billion in women clothing in 2005. In the mid-2000s, the employees in the industry worked as sales associates performing customer service jobs as well as varieties of operational duties that include the product displays and stock organization. Moreover, the store managers' responsibility is to oversee sales, perform oversea functions and operations. Similar to the other industries,…...

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Baye, M.R. (2010). Managerial Economics and Business Strategy ( 7th Edition). McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

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Apple
Industry Analysis

Apple competes in the consumer electronics industry, predominantly on the hardware side, but also on the software side. The most significant product that the company makes is the iPhone, which accounts for $155 billion in revenue out of a total revenue of $233 billion. The Mac computers generate $25 billion, the iPad $23 billion, services $19 billion and "other" $10 billion. Most of other consists of software and peripheral products, along with any residual iPod sales that might still exist (Apple Co. 2015 Form 10-K). This breakdown highlights that Apple is primarily a hardware company, though its hardware is embedded with the company's own software. Of these businesses the iPhone is a major growth business, having increased 52% over the previous year on the basis of the iPhone 5 release. The iPad is a declining business, having dropped 23%, while other businesses saw more modest increases. "Other products" increased…...

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Apple Form 10-K. Retrieved April 14, 2016 from http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/AAPL/1569293306x0x861262/2601797E-6590-4CAA-86C9-962348440FFC/2015_Form_10-K_As-filed_.pdf

IDC. (2016) Smartphone OS market share, Q2, 2015. IDC Research. Retrieved April 14, 2016 from  http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp 

IDC (2015). Smartphone vendor market share, 2015 Q2. IDC Research. Retrieved April 14, 2016 from  http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-market-share.jsp 

Interbrand (2015) Best global brands. Interbrand. Retrieved April 14, 2016 from  http://interbrand.com/best-brands/best-global-brands/2015/ranking/

Adult Day Care Industry Analysis
Adult day care centers are non-residential facilities that provide and support the health, nutrition and social needs of adults. They are usually staffed with professionals and the adults are kept in groups to provide meaningful activities and ensure ease of socializing and supervision. In some adult day care services, medical services such as assessment, rehabilitation and treatment may be conducted to ensure that chronic conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer's are well taken care of Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2009.

At many of the centers, on-site nurses or nurse assistants are available to check vital signs of the adults and provide personal care services. In general, adult day care services benefit both the elderly and their caregivers Davis & Press, 2010.

This is because the elderly receive the much needed supportive care and the caregivers are able to remain in their jobs or normal routines during the day. They…...

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Cavanaugh, J.C., & Blanchard-Fields, F. (2009). Adult Development and Aging. Stamford, CT: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.

Chiang, J. (2011). Utilization of Adult Day Care Services and Caregiver Well-being. California: California State University, Fullerton.

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IBIS World. (2013). Adult Day Care in the U.S. Industry Report OD5942. Retrieved November 10th, 2013, from  http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/home.aspx

Clearly, Republic holds very low inventory levels. aste Management holds high inventory levels, with the industry average falling in between. This relatively inefficiency has certainly not hurt aste Management, though, judging by the other aspects of its financial performance.
Analysis of External Environment

hile nationwide there are 15,000 firms in the waste services industry, in any given market aste Management will have only a small handful of competitors. Most of these are relatively small, being either local or regional players. Republic is one of the only competitors with a size and scale anywhere approaching that of aste Management. Competition in any given market can vary in intensity, but competition for high stakes bids -- such as civic or large institutional bids -- can be intense. Bids are almost always based on price, highlighting the need for cost control in this industry.

The customers are waste services range from municipalities to institutions to…...

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No author. (2009). Waste management: Industry overview. Hoover's. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from -- /free-ind-fr-profile-basic.xhtmlhttp://www.hoovers.com/waste-management/--ID__99

Waste Management Financial Statements from MSN Moneycentral. (2009). Retrieved November 23, 2009 from  http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/invsub/results/statemnt.aspx?Symbol=WM 

Republic Services financial statements from MSN Moneycentral. (2009). Retrieved November 23, 2009 from  http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/invsub/results/statemnt.aspx?Symbol=RSG 

No author. (2009). U.S. waste management industry: An analysis. Koncept Analytics. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from  http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=2285859

DELTA
Information Systems Management Industry Analysis Case Study, research airline company (Delta Airlines) give an overview company, identify industry a part, complete a Five Forces Industry Analysis.

Delta Airlines

Brief company background

Delta Airlines became one of the world's largest air carriers when it merged with Northwest Airlines in 2008. Based at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Delta offers extensive domestic and international service (Delta Airlines, 2013, CAPA). It is also one of the founding members of the Sky Team. The Sky Team is an airline alliance with Aeromexico, Air France, and Korean Air (Sky Team, 2013, CAPA).

Industry overview

Delta Airlines is a member of the international airlines industry. The industry has suffered a number of recent difficulties, including increased security concerns post- 9/11; the rise of electronic communication which reduces the need for business travel; online ticket shopping that enables consumers to find lower-cost fares; and also a number of labor disputes that have…...

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References

Delta Airlines. (2013). CAPA. Retrieved:

 http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/delta-air-lines-dl 

The industry handbook: The airline industry. (2013). Investopedia. Retrieved:

 http://www.investopedia.com/features/industryhandbook/airline.asp

When Japanese manufacturers were the first to generate the highest densities and the lowest cost per GB and in turn beat other nations; manufacturers to the next level of performance, U.S. And westernized nations aggressively used anti-dumping policies through their governments in an attempt to slow down the technological leads in other nations. Yet these same disk drive manufacturers would load up their channels and report shipped storage products as sold on their balance sheets when they had merely been sent to distribution partners. This level of coercive isomorphism became heightened and was driven by manufacturers looking for differentiation through public policy, having exhausted product-related differentiation as products at this point were different only on price and their date of availability.
The disk drive industry is a best practices study of mimetic isomorphism. Starting from the entrepreneurs who started the industry including Alan Shugart, a fascinating man with a gift…...

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Intel (2006) - A Prediction Made Real Saves Millions of Lives, Gordon Moore page. Intel Corporation. Accessed from the Internet on May 31, 2006:

 http://www.intel.com/technology/silicon/mooreslaw/ 

DiMaggio and Powell (1983) - The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in organizational Fields. American Sociological Review. 1983. pp. 147-158.

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## Essay Topics on Toothpaste Dispenser

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Trace the development of toothpaste dispensers from their early origins to modern automated devices.
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Advancements in Automotive Electronics: A Literature Review

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ADAS and Autonomous Driving

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