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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Lorange, Peter
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2005.
Edition1st ed.
Subjects
Shipping > Management.
Merchant marine > Management.
Strategic planning.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781615832521
9780080458069
9780080446110
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xiii, 196 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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