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Strategic Alliances. What is Strategic Alliances. It is agreement for cooperation among two or more independent firms to work together in the supply chain toward common objectives In practice, a group of suppliers provide a range of products or services that partly complement one another.
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What is Strategic Alliances • It is agreement for cooperation among two or more independent firms to work together in the supply chain toward common objectives • In practice, a group of suppliers provide a range of products or services that partly complement one another
Types of Strategic Alliances • Joint Venture • based on ownership of capital • Equity Strategic Alliances • based on ownership of capital and involvement • Nonequity strategic alliance • based on contracts • Global Strategic Alliances • management of the resources
Stages of Strategic Alliances • Strategy Development • Partner Assessment • Contract Negotiation • Alliance Operation • Alliance Termination
Drivers of Strategic Alliances • Technology innovation • International trade • Telecommunication development • Outsourcing of R&D and service • Collapse of competition barriers • Foreign investment • Risks sharing • Economy of scale
Trends of Strategic Alliances • Product and Service Performance and Complementary • Position and Leadership in the industry • Capabilities and Competencies • Social Responsibility Driven
Key Factors of Success Strategic Alliances • Resource commitment • place the goals of a strategic alliance within the framework of the long-term strategies of a company • Information sharing and quality • Planning the integration • Evaluating impact on the stakeholders • Trust and Coordination • Compatibility, Capability, Commitment
Goals of Forming Alliances • Setting new global standards • Blue-ray alliances leaded by sony • Confronting competition • CLARK-VOLVO on heavy equipment • Access to a geographic market • MOTOROLA-TOSHIBA • Uniting forces • BOEING, GENERAL DYNAMICS, LOCKEED • Access to technology • Internet 2 Alliances leaded by government
Alliances between corporations and non-governmental organizations • It is a new trend, driven by sustainability and social responsibility • exist between corporations in economic industries and NGOs in social issue industries • 155 of US Fortune 500 companies forms alliances with non-government organizations
Case Study : HD DVDs vs Blue-ray Hitachi, LG, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Thomson formed the Blu-ray Disc Foundation Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, Microsoft, RCA, Intel, and Venturer Electronics formed HD DVD Promotion Group Customer will choose one of two incompatible technologies
Blue-ray’s Challenges • The demand of high definition video • Inexpensive storage medium to hold large amount of data for HD video • Expensive blue lasers • Significantly different and incompatible with HD DVD technology
Blue-ray alliance’s Approaches • Shifting studio alliances • Shifting retail distributors • Include Blu-ray player in the popular game console
The Outcomes • Toshiba and HD DVD alliances ceased the development and production of HD DVD • Most retailers adopted Blu-ray and phased out HD DVD • Microsoft ceased the production on HD DVD player on Xbox
Discuss the following questions: • What problems do the format war address? • What issues and challenges do Blu-ray present? What can be done to address these issues? • What are the business issues that should be addressed when Blu-ray win the format war?