MEANS OF COMPETITION
If we compare the both companies then it can be done in the multiple ways or in multiple aspects as well. Here we had some main modes of competition on the basis of which the whole comparison can be based. Here in below we had different sort of the comparison which are these,
Outsourcing
Because many of the world's airlines are wholly or partially government owned, aircraft procurement decisions are often taken according to political criteria in addition to commercial ones. Boeing and Airbus seek to exploit this by subcontracting production of aircraft components or assemblies to manufacturers in countries of strategic importance in order to gain a competitive advantage overall.
Boeing has maintained longstanding relationships
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For example, the A300 made the most extensive use of composite materials yet seen in an aircraft of that era, and by automating the flight engineer's functions, was the first wide body jet to have a two-man flight crew. In the 1980s Airbus was the first to introduce digital fly-by-wire controls into an airliner (the A320).
With Airbus now an established competitor to Boeing, both companies use advanced technology to seek performance advantages in their products. Many of these improvements are about weight reduction and fuel efficiency. For example, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the first large airliner to use 50% composites for its construction. The Airbus A350 XWB features 53% composites.
Provision of engine choices
The competitive strength in the market of any airliner is considerably influenced by the choice of engine available. In general, airlines prefer to have a choice of at least two engines from the major manufacturers General Electric, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney. However, engine manufacturers prefer to be single source, and often succeed in striking commercial deals with Boeing and Airbus to achieve
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By convention, both companies tend to avoid safety comparisons when selling their aircraft to airlines.
Most aircraft dominating the companies' current sales, the Boeing 737-NG and Airbus A320 families and both companies' wide-body offerings, have good safety records. Older model aircraft such as the Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Boeing 737-100/-200, Boeing 747-100/SP/200/300, Airbus A300, and Airbus A310, which were respectively first flown during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, have had higher rates of fatal accidents. According to Airbus' John Leahy, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery problems will not cause customers to switch airplane suppliers.
Aircraft prices
Airbus and Boeing publish list prices for their aircraft but the actual prices charged to airlines vary; they can be difficult to determine and tend to be much lower than the list prices. Both manufacturers are engaged in a price competition to defend their market share.
Model Cost in million USD Model Cost in million USD
Airbus A318
74.3 Boeing 737-700
78.3
Airbus
Each items did have a difference in prices as you can view the prices.
1980s and Technology What comes and goes but gets better overtime? What is new and old at the same time? Technology, technology comes and goes but keeps getting better over time. It is also new and old at the same time, because technology never stops advancing and improving. The 1980s were a prime example of this; of both technological, political, social, and economical advances.
Although many of the first aircraft produced were not very safe, many significant improvements were made in the coming years reaffirming the belief in the effectiveness of the
The price usually depends on how large the product you are buying is. Vera Bradley does offer discounts on items that have a pattern that is not in season. They also have outlet stores where products are offered with deep discounts. Promotion is essential to Vera Bradley. They promote their product to a target market.
Apply the concept of VRIN to analyse its value-creating ability. All resources that an organization has may not have strategic relevance. Only certain resources are capable of being an input to a value creating strategy which put the organization in a position of competitive advantage. Great brand identity gives Disney's parks an edge over its competitors. Applying the concept of VRIN (valuable, rare, inimitable, non-substitutable) on Disneyland theme parks- • Valuable-
Looking at the respective case studies, SIA, EA and Lufthansa have shared similar challenges like striving for cost effectiveness and differentiation from competitors. Despite these similarities, SIA and EA seem to have survived throughout as an individual highly recognized brands while being involved in Star Alliance overshadows Lufthansa. As well, Lufthansa also operated with higher labor costs than low-cost players or emerging market competitors – years of union advocacy, pension fund obligations, and industry regulations forced these airlines to devote a larger share of revenues towards labor benefits. EA advantage mostly comes from government support and their self sufficient in fuel compared to the other two airlines. External factors like fuel prices or government factors may affect the airlines, but the root of sustaining competitive advantages still lies within the organization’s strategies and core values in order to gain
Northrop Grumman provides major components and assemblies for different aircrafts such as F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18/F Super Hornet and the EA-18G
Now, like any other company out there in the corporate world, they all come across a point in business where they face a competitive situation, due to either their product line, pricing, or their financial system. According to our
External Environment Industry Analysis The goal of the industry analysis is to recognize the external environmental factors which have potential impact on the industry. The first part gives an idea about the airline industry profile. Airline industry, in the last decade, has been growing strongly at 7% per year for both through tourism and businesses divisions and is one of the most competitive, globally, contributing to economic growth, trade, investment and tourism.
and their capacity to threaten other airlines. When Virgin Atlantic competitors are large as well as the number of identical products and services that they offer, the power of their rivals are less. Additionally, both buyers and suppliers seek out competition of other airlines if they cannot get an appropriate deal. When competitive rivalry is low, Virgin has more power in doing what they want in order to attain higher sales and profits. “Rivalry for the Virgin Group is high.
Over time, Boeing took several actions to address these challenges. [1] This effort will include an assessment of supplier progress in meeting their commitments to deliver more complete assemblies on subsequent airplanes. Additionally, Boeing 3] inserted some additional schedule margin for dealing with other issues we may uncover in testing prior to first flight and in the flight test program." [7] The Boeing Company today announced a series of executive leadership changes and a restructuring within Boeing Commercial Airplanes to better align resources across its development and production programs and strengthen oversight of its global supply chain. "The steps we are taking today will sharpen our management focus and bring our organizational structure to bear to improve execution in our supply chain, as well as on our development
Hence we assume this to be a situation of duopoly. The 2 companies sell products which are very close substitutes and are constantly fighting for greater market share. A person may buy a Coke product instead of a Pepsi one, and vice versa. The objective of both is to maximize their profit.
When a company is competing through its differentiation advantage; it would try to carry out its activities in a much better manner than the
Walmart, Amazon, and EBay 1. Analyse each of these companies using the value chain and competitive forces models. The value chain model of Amazon in itself is internally and operationally the best that adds value and maintains competitive advantage. The primary activities include Inbound logistics for example quality control, receiving, raw materials, control and supply schedules; Operations for example packaging , maintenance, quality control; Outbound Logistics for example
(a) Background information on the companies. (Describe your companies’ profile and core business activities.) In this assignment, the 2 companies selected in a same industry are Hup Seng Industries BHD. and Apollo Food Holdings BHD.