--%>
Assignment Help - homework help

Porters cost drivers-Value chain activity

Porters cost drivers: Porter identified 10 cost drivers related to value chain activities:

• Economies of scale: NA in this case

• Learning: Going ahead with the new technological innovations keeping in mind its earlier stands at Airbus, learning had an important role to play

• Capacity utilization: Correct6 estimation of the demand of SuperJumbo helped coming at the breakeven with269 crafts.

• Linkages among activities: A good coordination between different departments is the mantra of success at Airbus. Market Research’s correct estimates, Marketing and sales bringing in orders, Good utilization of recourses for production have all added to bottom line success.

• Interrelationships among business units Airbus’s four partners working in perfect coordination

• Degree of vertical integration: Top managements positive outlook of the whole SuperJumbo case and showing a green signal shows a perfect Vertical integration.

• Timing of market entry: Timed right when market needed a large-haul aircraft.

• Firm's policy of cost or differentiation: Differentiation policy for large haul aircrafts being adopted and it was a success.

• Geographic location: All important busy international air routes being tapped

• Institutional factors (regulation, union activity, taxes, etc.): NA

A firm develops a cost advantage by controlling these drivers better than do the competitors.

   Related Questions in Biology

  • Q : Groups of cells in acquired immunity

    How many main groups of cells are comprised in acquired immunity?

    		•
  • Q : What is osmotic pressure Osmotic

    Osmotic pressure (OP) is the pressure formed in an aqueous solution by a region of lower solute concentration on a region of high solute concentration forcing the passage of water from that to this more concentrated region. Intensity of the osmotic pr

    		•
  • Q : Briefly explain Immunoglobulin IgG

    Briefly explain Immunoglobulin IgG?

    		•
  • Q : Describe Supplier Relationship

    SRM: This stands for Supplier Relationship Management. It's very effective for the companies that have large number of users whom directly can purchase the material by using the Shopping Cart screen for which the m

    		•
  • Q : Example of negative feedback of

    Write down an example of negative feedback of homeostatic regulation?

    		•
  • Q : Characterization of amphibians

    Characterize amphibians in accordance to the examples of representing beings, skin, basic morphology, nitrogen waste, respiration, circulation, thermal control and types of reproduction?

    		•
  • Q : Five Stage Model-Group Development -

    This group development model given by Tuckman and Jensen characterizes groups as proceeding through five distinct stages: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. 1)     Forming: this first stage is characterized by a great deal of uncer

    		•
  • Q : Sodium-potassium pump-cell membrane How

    How does sodium-potassium pump which is present in the cell membrane work? And also write down the significance of this protein for cell.

    		•
  • Q : Storage - Technology Backup -

    a) Data warehouses, data marts, and assorted databases b) Document management programs c) Electronic directories of "experts," such as corporate yellow pages and expert systems that compile information from experts in intelligent databases. d) Large storage capacities, usu

    		•
  • Q : Describe Voluntary muscles Describe

    Describe Voluntary muscles? Explain in short.

    		•