Cargando…
Shipping company strategies : global management under turbulent conditions /
This book is about developing implementable strategies for shipping firms. It opens with an initial historical retrospective that highlights cases on A.P. Moller-Maersk and Leif Hoegh and Co. Here the reader is introduced to the global nature of competition in shipping, as well as the volatility of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2005.
|
| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1. A Truly Challenging Industry: Shipping Company Strategies
- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1
- TRADE- SPECIFIC IMPACTS ON THE MAJOR SHIPPING MARKETS
- FINANCIAL MARKETS
- TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP DESIGN
- CONCLUSION 1
- 2. Commodity- Based Shipping: Playing The Market
- MARKET VIEW
- CLASSIC SHIPPING SEGMENTS
- SHIPOWNERS' CLASSIC RESPONSES- PLAY THE MARKETS
- UNDERSTAND THE MARKET BETTER
- DOING GOOD EVEN BETTER
- BEYOND THIS-" LIVE WITH" COMMODITIZATION
- CONCLUSION 2
- 3. The Drive Toward Non- Commodity Segments
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE IMPACTING THE DEMAND SIDE
- DEMANDS FOR LARGER " PACKAGES" OF SHIP SERVICES
- INTEGRATION OF SEVERAL VALUE CHAIN SEGMENTS
- THE INVESTMENT SIZE PER SHIP AS A BARRIER TO ENTRY
- NON- COMMODITY BUSINESS GROWTH
- DISTINCTIVE INNOVATIVE COMPETENCES
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SHIPPING BUSINESSES
- FURTHER EXAMPLES OF NICHE STRATEGIES
- CONCLUSION 3
- 4. Portfolio Strategies
- THE CLASSIC PORTFOLIO MODEL APPLIED TO SHIPPING
- A PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT WORK STATION
- A " NEW" PORTFOLIO MODEL BASED ON DEVELOPING SEVERAL BUSINESS PLATFORMS PROACTIVELY
- POLITICAL RISK AND THE PORTFOLIO STRATEGY
- CONCLUSION 4
- 5. Organizational Issues
- RELEVANT PREREQUISITES FOR SHIPPING ORGANIZATIONS
- NETWORK- TYPE ORGANIZATIONS
- CUSTOMER CENTRIC BUSINESS PRINCIPLES: HOW TO ACHIEVE CUSTOMER FOCUS
- A HIGH PERFORMANCE BUSINESS CULTURE
- THE NEED FOR " INTERNAL ENTREPRENEURS"
- DIVERSIFY OUT OF SHIPPING- OR NOT
- CONCLUSION 5
- 6. The Future Of The Industry
- UNATTRACTIVENESS FOR PUBLIC FIRMS
- FAMILY FIRMS: SUCCESSION PLANNING, PROFESSIONALISM
- FAMILY MEMBERS WITH DIFFERENT RISK PROFILES
- THE NEED FOR CAPITAL
- STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
- THE STOCK MARKET: " STEEL" VERSUS SHARES
- CHANGE
- STABILITY
- SHAPING THE SHIPPING COMPANY OF THE FUTURE
- CONCLUSION 6
- References
- Last Page.