5 The directors of Blaina Packaging Co (BPC), a well-established manufacturer of cardboard boxes, are currently
considering whether to enter the cardboard tube market. Cardboard tubes are purchased by customers whose
products are wound around tubes of various sizes ranging from large tubes on which carpets are wound, to small
tubes around which films and paper products are wound. The cardboard tubes are usually purchased in very large
quantities by customers. On average, the cardboard tubes comprise between 1% and 2% of the total cost of the
customers’ finished product.
The directors have gathered the following information:
(1) The cardboard tubes are manufactured on machines which vary in size and speed. The lowest cost machine is
priced at $30,000 and requires only one operative for its operation. A one-day training course is required in order
that an unskilled person can then operate such a machine in an efficient and effective manner.
(2) The cardboard tubes are made from specially formulated paper which, at times during recent years, has been in
short supply.
(3) At present, four major manufacturers of cardboard tubes have an aggregate market share of 80%. The current
market leader has a 26% market share. The market shares of the other three major manufacturers, one of which
is JOL Co, are equal in size. The product ranges offered by the four major manufacturers are similar in terms of
size and quality. The market has grown by 2% per annum during recent years.
(4) A recent report on the activities of a foreign-based multinational company revealed that consideration was being
given to expanding operations in their packaging division overseas. The division possesses large-scale automated
machinery for the manufacture of cardboard tubes of any size.
(5) Another company, Plastic Tubes Co (PTC) produces a narrow, but increasing, range of plastic tubes which are
capable of housing small products such as film and paper-based products. At present, these tubes are on average
30% more expensive than the equivalent sized cardboard tubes sold in the marketplace.
Required:
(a) Using Porter’s five forces model, assess the attractiveness of the option to enter the market for cardboard
tubes as a performance improvement strategy for BPC. (10 marks)
第1题:
A、We have a lot of packaging tape from size 1 to size 12.
B、We have a lot of mailing tubes from size 1 to size 12.
C、We have a lot of padded envelopes from size 1 to size 12.
D、We have a lot of packing boxes from size 1 to size 12
第2题:
A、merged
B、consolidated
C、purchased
第3题:
第4题:
When a vacuum boiling evaporator works, the hot jacket water will pass over the tube stack and ___ the sea water passing through the tubes.
A.dispose
B.dissolve
C.heat
D.dissipates
第5题:
Cribbing is ______.
A.wooden blocks or dunnage placed between a deck load and the deck
B.the chains and shackles used to secure a deck cargo
C.a crate in which a deck cargo is packaged
D.cardboard separation pieces placed between deck loads to prevent chafing
第6题:
第7题:
液体散货用泵装卸的。()
第8题:
Combustion gases flow through the tubes
Flames impinge on the tubes
Combustion occurs in the tubes
Water flows through the tubes
第9题:
increased heat transfer
fireside erosion
high steam demand
overheated tubes
第10题:
a flash generator
a flash evaporator
a vacuum boiling evaporator
a boiler
第11题:
decrease the velocity of gases flowing past the tubes
increase the rate of heat transfer
reduce accumulations carbon deposits
direct the flow of gases
第12题:
water-tube
fire-tube
exhaust gas
none of the above
第13题:
A、to pack
B、pack
C、packing
第14题:
Hanxue: Well, we have several ways of___1_
Daniel: Good. A nice wrapping that catches the eye will certainly help push sales.
Hanxue: Right, the woolen gloves appeal to the eye as well as to the purse.
Daniel: ___2_
Hanxue: We’ll pack them a dozen in a cardboard box,___3_
Daniel: Why not wooden cases_4___
Hanxue: But the charge will be higher and it also slows down delivery
Daniel: I see. I’ll___5_
Hanxue: Please do. I’ll be waiting for your early reply.
A. They are stronger for sea shipment
B. How do you pack them.
C. contact home soon for instructions
D. packing woolen gloves for sea shipment and for shelf selling
E. each with 6 different colors, ten boxes in a carton
第15题:
In a ______boiler the hot gases from the furnace pass through the tubes while the water is on the outside.
A.water-tube
B.fire-tube
C.exhaust gas
D.Composite
第16题:
A system of reservoirs and connecting tubes in a gyro compass is called a ______.
A.Spider element
B.Mercury ballistic
C.Gyrotron
D.Rotor
第17题:
第18题:
第19题:
fouled tubes in shell and tube condenser
too little or too warm condenser water
air or non-condensable gas in system
overcharge of refrigerant
第20题:
remain constant along the tubes length
be greatest in a single pass counter flow heat exchanger
remain constant throughout the heat exchanger
vary from section to section through out the heat exchanger
第21题:
Feed-water heater internal tube surfaces
Internal distillate cooler tubes
Flash chamber vertical surfaces
Distilling condenser tubes
第22题:
reduce gas flow turbulence
prevent exhaust gas corrosion
increase the rate of combustion
increase the rate of heat transfer
第23题:
spider element
mercury ballistic
gyrotron
rotor