Introduction Shipping is one of the essential and fundamental means for transporting any merchandise worldwide. Transport of goods in the shipping industry is segment into three sections – bulk carriers, containers and specialized cargo. The shipping industry is an important key element in the economic growth chain and globalization process, bringing countries closer together. A sustainable and viable shipping industry will improve and enhance the imports and exports in the country. Wilh. WIlhelmsen In 1861 Mr. Mortin Wilhelm Wilhelmsen has established Wilh. Wilhelmsen. With over 150 years of history this company has managed to address the changes and demand the shipping industry was required to make and expound from an old-style shipping …show more content…
The attractiveness is the overall profitability of the industry whilst unattractiveness drives down profitability. Thus using this model, it implies that profitability or the return is a constant integer, across firms and industries; however various studies established that different industries have different levels of profitability due to their diverse structure and circumstances they operate in. The model can also be utilized to develop an edge over competitors and rudimentarily for identifying a niche whether it is potentially feasible to manufacture new products, services or open new …show more content…
All customers are able to exert pressure to push down prices, or increase the required quality for the same price, therefore reduce revenues in the industry. Ship Service business is based on two main core factors price and quality of service. Price refers to services that can be performed on request such as crew medical assistance, cash to master, vessel boarding etc. Another factor service refers to processing of documents, bill of lading etc. It is rather difficult for customers to get better quality of service than getting competitive rates. Nowadays technology can play a major role and only few companies are trying to change and introduce new updated software in their day-to-day business such as e-processing of shipping documents and data entry. WSS is so technologically advanced in this field, that all its data processing is being done electronically and customers are able to access all information relevant to shipment through dedicated space available on company
There was a lag of the shipping cycle in responding to the wider economy. Electronics and textiles at Chinese factories piled up since the European and US consumption declined. Ships sailed half empty, if at all and shipping companies began pulling vessels out of the liner markets since demand was low. The shipping industry came to an unexpected halt and ship owners and managers argued that this was normal and typical for such an industry. The conditions the industry faced was unprecedented and based on: 1.
WestJet is a Canadian airline carrier based in Calgary, Alberta. It was founded in 1996 by Clive Beddoe and a group of entrepreneurs who had a vision that people who pay for cheaper plane tickets should still receive excellent customer service. Starting off with just three Boewing 737 Next-Generation aircrafts, five airport terminals, and 220 welcoming WestJet workers, WestJet is now one of the largest airline carriers in Canada. Today, this airline carrier has over 75 terminals across North America. “Owners Care” is WestJet’s slogan.
Traverse City Michigan is a small town in Northern Michigan, with a port, an airport, a rail system running through it, and lots of roads. While there is most likely the most freight carried through trucking on the roads, I would like to talk about the shipping industry. Because Traverse City is located with access to the Lake Michigan there is obviously a great deal of materials shipped over the water. Water is the cheapest, besides pipeline, of the 5 major transportation modes; if a city is located on the water it makes sense to take advantage of it. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation in 2009 the port of Traverse City transported somewhere between 100,000 and 900,000 tons of freight.
The United States Shipping Act of 1984 The United States Shipping Act of 1984 is a legislation with regulations regarding ocean shipping to and from the United State of America. It contains pro-competition as well as anti-competition forces. This bill was later replaced by the Shipping Act of 1998. The purposes of the Act are Prevent discrimination with a minimum of government intervention and regulatory costs.
Product Strategy: Product Line: Quay Australia designs both women and men sunglasses. Within the women’s glasses there are 13 different styles and 10 different colors. For men, there are 9 different styles and 10 colors. The extensive variety within the women’s sections makes Quay wearable for any stylish young girl looking for some great shades trendy or sporty.
The information revolution is sweeping through our economy. No company can escape its effects. Dramatic reductions in the cost of obtaining, processing, and transmitting information are changing the way we do business. “To get ahead in today’s business world, a company must utilize the right resources. One of the most effective, of course, is information technology (IT), which has become an essential tool for businesses across many industries” (2013).
WestJet’s pricing is much competitive compared to its Canadian airline competitor. WestJet began as a low-cost carrier, instantly differentiating themselves from their competitors. WestJet’s prices are still low. Thus, most customers still chose WestJet over Air Canada modestly because of consumer-value pricing. In other words, the consumer’s value awareness of the trademark supersedes its price insights.
Q1 : (Philip,2011) “Marketing environment is consists of the actors and forces outside the marketing department that affect marketing management’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers” . The marketing environment consists of micro and macro environment . Macro environment have larger societal forces that effect the microenvironment , it includes : demographic , economic , cultural and other forces. The demographic is the study of human populations like : gender , age, location , density and other statistics . The demographic trends have impacted the marketing includes : changing age , population growth and so on , for example , this changing will affect the united airlines decision because demographic
And the world is connected by internet, freight market help raising the efficiency of the stuff trading between suppliers and
The model of the Five Competitive Forces, developed by Michael E. Porter, is based on corporate strategy, industry structure and the way they change. Porter has identified five competitive forces that shape every industry and every market and they determine the intensity of competition and hence the profitability and attractiveness of an industry. We further look into how the strategy and industry structure is placed in the field of healthcare and hospitals and analyze the attractiveness of the overall industry. 2.2 Rivalry among competitors Industry Rivalry is one of the 5 forces used to determine the intensity of competition in the industry. Competition in health care is the potential to provide with a mechanism to reduce cost and hence accessible
Objectives 3.1 Focus on airport resources and technology to improve on time flights, arrival, baggage handling. Caribbean Airlines objectives are to have a flowing routine, by allowing customers to check in their baggage at any time and remove the fixed time according to the customer’s flight. The customers can enjoy the freedom of having lunch with families without the hassle of dragging multiple bags behind them. Another objective would be to improvement of flights scheduled, meeting each and every customers boarding time and even arriving to their destinations before time 3.2 Continue to develop and deploy travel innovations Caribbean Airlines will focus on a more innovative aircraft interior, giving passengers more leg room and better
According to iRami (2012) stated that the shipping plays an important role in world trade which is the backbone of the world economy. Recently, without these boats and vessels provide transportation services, many countries will be unable to participate in world trade and will not be as prosperous. From centuries past, the sea has always been important to all country at the world which as an important factor of economic development of every maritime country. The maritime sector contributes significantly to the economic development. Underling this is the fact that 95% of the country international trade is carried in whole or in part by maritime transport.
> Founded in 1941 and based in Pasay City, The Philippine Airlines is the country 's ultimate flag carrier and oldest airlines. The monopolization of the airline occurred in 1995 when Lucio Tan, an affluent Chinese-Filipino businessman purchased the airline and became its chairman and CEO. . Global competition in the industry > Threat to new entrants: In spite of the low switching costs and the absence of proprietary goods and services, generally speaking, there is a low threat to new entrants in the airline industry. The huge amount of capital make reprisals against new entrants through a price drop.
(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.
Industry Analysis The service industry has been in the mainstay in Pakistan from a long time. It is one of the most important, and profitable businesses in the world, due to the need of products being transported from its source to its destination. Corporate giants such as TCS, leopard and Courier have almost formed a monopoly on transporting goods on an international level, and operate in most countries across the globe, including Pakistan . TCS alone had a revenue income of 10 billion dollars in 2014, figures that tell the magnitude of the operation, and the industry itself. However service industry sector not only comprises of such corporate giants, but also local services, that have a limited amount of capital to begin with, and provide