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Shipping company strategies :

(Number (ISBN

0080446116

(Number (ISBN

0080458068

(Number (ISBN

1615832521

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9780080446110

(Number (ISBN

9780080458069

(Number (ISBN

9781615832521

Number

b801125

Title Proper

Shipping company strategies :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

global management under turbulent conditions /

First Statement of Responsibility

Peter Lorange.

Edition Statement

1st ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Elsevier,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2005.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiii, 196 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196).

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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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Text of Note

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 shipping markets. The book then turns to the question of how to play these markets. It looks at commodity based shipping company strategies for the bulk carrier, tanker container-ship and other segments. Here, the focus is on both going long-short, in-out, and maintaining a low cost base. Next is a.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Knovel Corporation

Title

Shipping company strategies.

International Standard Book Number

0080446116

Merchant marine-- Management.

Shipping-- Management.

Strategic planning.

Merchant marine-- Management.

Rederijen.

Shipping-- Management.

Sjöfart.

Strategic planning.

Strategisch management.

Strategisk planering.

Strategisk verksamhetsplanering.

TRANSPORTATION-- Ships & Shipbuilding-- Pictorial.

TRA-- 006020

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Edition

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Book number

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Lorange, Peter.

Date of Transaction

20201207132915.0

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