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
1615832521
0080458068
9780080458069
0080446116
9780080446110
Physical Description1 online resource (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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