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WILKINS, Thomas. "The South Pacific: A New Arena for Strategic Competition among the Major Powers." East Asian Policy 14, no. 04 (October 2022): 91–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1793930522000307.
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The South Pacific region is in the international spotlight once more as resident and extra-regional powers jockey for influence and allegiance as part of a broader strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific. This article reveals the geostrategic, geopolitical and geoeconomic issues at stake and provides a capsule analysis of the approach taken by all the key competitors. It also reveals the responses of the Pacific Island countries themselves to the strategic rivalry unfolding on their doorstep.
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Younus, Khadija. "STRATEGIC CONVERGENCE AND COMPETITION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION: POLICY OPTIONS FOR PAKISTAN." Margalla Papers 24, no. 1 (June 30, 2020): 81–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.54690/margallapapers.24.1.39.
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With Indo-Pacific being the stage for US-China strategic influence, South East Asia’s geopolitical scenario is likely to be transformed considerably. By declaring India as a Net Security Provider, the US has backed its outreach in the region by officially adjoining Pacific and Indian Oceans as the Indo-Pacific region. Major countries of the region including China, Russia, India, and Pakistan are in the phase of diversifying and reconfiguring their relationships. Within this scenario, Pakistan and India are likely to pursue their strategic interests that take them in opposite directions. While the US endows India with its strategic partner status, CPEC in Pakistan has emerged as a litmus test for China’s BRI. The contestation is to have a direct bearing on the strategic matrix of South Asia generally and Pakistan particularly. This qualitative research under the framework of realist/neo-realist and complex interdependence’s assumptions undertakes to account for this Sino-US strategic convergence and competition that is leading to a security dilemma in South Asia with implications for Pakistan. It concludes cooperation between the US and China is to enhance Pakistan’s security both internal and external while competition is to erode it. Alongside, this paper formulates some policy options for Pakistan’s decisionmakers for ensuring the security and socio-economic development of the country. Bibliography Entry Younus, Khadija. 2020. "Strategic Convergence and Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region: Policy Options for Pakistan." Margalla Papers 24 (1): 81-96.
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Younus, Khadija. "STRATEGIC CONVERGENCE AND COMPETITION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION: POLICY OPTIONS FOR PAKISTAN." Margalla Papers 24, no. 1 (June 30, 2020): 81–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.54690/margallapapers.24.1.39.
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With Indo-Pacific being the stage for US-China strategic influence, South East Asia’s geopolitical scenario is likely to be transformed considerably. By declaring India as a Net Security Provider, the US has backed its outreach in the region by officially adjoining Pacific and Indian Oceans as the Indo-Pacific region. Major countries of the region including China, Russia, India, and Pakistan are in the phase of diversifying and reconfiguring their relationships. Within this scenario, Pakistan and India are likely to pursue their strategic interests that take them in opposite directions. While the US endows India with its strategic partner status, CPEC in Pakistan has emerged as a litmus test for China’s BRI. The contestation is to have a direct bearing on the strategic matrix of South Asia generally and Pakistan particularly. This qualitative research under the framework of realist/neo-realist and complex interdependence’s assumptions undertakes to account for this Sino-US strategic convergence and competition that is leading to a security dilemma in South Asia with implications for Pakistan. It concludes cooperation between the US and China is to enhance Pakistan’s security both internal and external while competition is to erode it. Alongside, this paper formulates some policy options for Pakistan’s decisionmakers for ensuring the security and socio-economic development of the country. Bibliography Entry Younus, Khadija. 2020. "Strategic Convergence and Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region: Policy Options for Pakistan." Margalla Papers 24 (1): 81-96.
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Asma Sana and Shaheen Akhtar. "India’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ Strategy: Emerging Sino-Indian Maritime Competition." Strategic Studies 40, no. 3 (October 12, 2020): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.53532/ss.040.03.0073.
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India is rapidly modernising its naval capabilities and expanding its maritime interests in Asia-Pacific region. The recent surge in its maritime domain is associated with two factors: Firstly, the rise of China as an ‘Asian power’ with growing influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR); secondly, India’s aspirations to become a leading player in the IOR while expanding its sway in the Pacific ocean. This paper argues that India’s increased regional engagements and its strategic partnership with the US will strengthen Indian footprints in the Indo-Pacific region which will increase security concerns for China. This paper explores the evolution of Indian strategic thinking over the years on ‘sea power,’ examines the emerging contours of India’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ strategy as well as fulfilling its aspirations of becoming a global power, and discusses the implications of ‘India’s Extended Neighbourhood’ policy for China’s economic and strategic interests in East Asia and the South China Sea.
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Mohammad Tehseen. "Sino-US Competition: Implications for South Asia and the Asia-Pacific." Strategic Studies 37, no. 4 (April 11, 2017): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.53532/ss.038.01.00175.
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This paper explores the impact of Sino-US competition on the Asia-Pacific and South Asian regions. The competition in these regions revolves around a range of issues ranging from geopolitical and geo-strategic to geo-economic interests. However, the US’s Asia policy poses a challenge to Asia’s leading power, China. This article investigates factors behind Obama administration’s policy of Asia Pivot and the policy options available to the present Trump administration and implications for the Asia-Pacific and South Asia regions. An over-emphasis on a hard military-only approach would also be viewed in the South Asia context, where China has adopted an economic approach to extend its influence. A hard approach would have adverse implications for strategic stability in South Asia between India and Pakistan, and there is a possibility of an escalation of tensions between China and its US-allied neighbouring states over maritime disputes.
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Mohamed Zaydan, Rasha Suhail. "US-Chinese competition against the South China Sea (A study of geo-strategic dimensions)." Tikrit Journal For Political Science, no. 20 (July 13, 2020): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.25130/poltic.v0i20.229.
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International balances, especially the geostrategic balances the United States and China, are among the most important regional and international balances of the new international order, specifically the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to the importance of the strategic environment over which the two countries compete, if the South China Sea occupies a geostrategic position as a result of the political, economic and military security capabilities that it enjoys, then China regards it as a part of its territory and is subject to its regional sovereignty. The Asia_ Pacific region, and preventing the United States from competing with it and controlling it as a vital economic, commercial and military field, is security for it.
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Kim, Min-hyung. "Avoiding Being a Crushed Prawn and Becoming a Dolphin Swimming between the Two Fighting Whales? South Korea’s Strategic Choice in the Face of the Intensifying Sino–US Competition." Journal of Asian and African Studies 53, no. 4 (June 16, 2017): 612–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909617709488.
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This article presents an analysis of South Korea’s strategic choices over the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in light of the Sino–US competition in post-Cold War East Asia. South Korea’s puzzling behavior here represents Seoul’s hedging strategy against the uncertain future of the Sino–US competition in East Asia. The driving force of South Korea’s hedging behavior is Seoul’s dual concerns about being excessively dependent on the USA for its security at the time of China’s rapid rise on the one hand and being pulled into a growing China’s sphere of influence at the expense of traditional US–ROK security ties on the other. Reflecting Seoul’s prudent balancing acts between the two superpowers, South Korea’s hedging often results in apparently indecisive and underdetermined strategic choices in the face of the intensifying Sino–US competition. Nevertheless, South Korea’s hedging strategy allows Seoul to deepen extensive economic ties with Beijing while maintaining a traditional security alliance with Washington. The hedging behavior of South Korea, which is uniquely positioned as a strategic partner of rapidly rising China as well as a key security ally of the rebalancing USA, sheds important light on the behavior of middle powers in alliance politics, which has largely been neglected in the current literature.
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Noonari, Majid Ali, Muhammad Sadiq, and Muhammad Naveed Qaisar. "BATTLE FOR SUPERMACY IN ASIA PACIFIC." Asia-Pacific - Annual Research Journal of Far East & South East Asia 38 (February 5, 2021): 149–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.47781/asia-pacific.vol38.iss0.2566.
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Asia Pacific region is one of the prominent region for the global powers due to its strategic importance as the major trading routes. Japan, India, Australia, China, and South Korea and ASEAN holds the prominent position in the region. The researchers in the article discussed about the competition between the Washington and its allies with the growing power/influence of Beijing in the region. Beijing’s influence not only confined to the east of Asia but it stretched further in west under the BRI and CPEC projects as well as also with recent agreement with Tehran. The researchers have discussed the importance of China in the region as a major competitor and a balancer to the Washington power. The region is now one of the major centres of the battle for supremacy between the two major competitors Washington and Beijing. The researchers have discussed the policies carried by both the power centres in the region to gain the superiority in the region.
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Mishchenko, Ya. "Countries of the Central and South Pacific Region are Russia’s competitors in gas supplies to Japan." Mezhdunarodnaja jekonomika (The World Economics), no. 10 (October 1, 2020): 71–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/vne-04-2010-07.
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The article analyzes the role of the Central and South Pacific states in providing Japan with natural gas. This issue is very relevant, as Russia sets a strategic goal of expanding its presence in the Japanese energy markets, including increasing natural gas exports. However, the latter actively buys natural gas in several countries around the world, and despite the factor of geographical proximity, Russia has not yet managed to become a key supplier of this energy supplier to Japan. As a result of the conducted research, it is possible to confirm that the Central and South Pacific region is currently the main supplier of LNG to Japan and a serious competitor for Russian suppliers. However, even if a few decades later, due to the depletion of gas reserves in some countries of the region, a free niche is formed, Russia may fi nd it difficult to occupy it due to increased competition from some states of the Persian Gulf.
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Pearson, James, John F. O'Connell, David E. Pitfield, and Tim Ryley. "Competition between Asian Network Airlines and Low-Cost Carriers." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2501, no. 1 (January 2015): 56–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2501-08.
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Asia Pacific is increasingly at the forefront of world aviation, and low-cost carriers (LCCs) there now have 26% of all seats. This amount rises to 57% in Southeast Asia and 56% in South Asia. Clearly, Asian network airlines are very exposed to LCCs, and there are many consequences, such as lower financial performance from inadequately meeting the expectations of customers, offering insufficient value for money, and customer dissatisfaction. It is crucial that Asian network airlines respond expeditiously and appropriately to LCCs. This paper looks at the strategic capability of 22 Asian network airlines in competing with LCCs on the basis of analyzing questionnaire data from these airlines with respect to the level of importance and difficulty of 37 competitive responses across six response categories. Fundamentally, this paper concerns only their capability in competing with LCCs and does not consider their overall strength. This paper also identifies the importance and difficulty of all 37 responses and how the response categories vary by airline, while linking strategic capability with profit margins. The results show that strategic capability varies widely, with Vietnam Airlines possessing the strongest strategic capability and SilkAir, the weakest. Of airlines that compete heavily with LCCs, Garuda Indonesia has strong capability, while Thai Airways and Philippine Airlines do not. For all 22 Asian network airlines, quickly introducing changes, leveraging brand strength, and increasing aircraft use are the most important responses, and there is a reasonably strong correlation between strategic capability and margin, suggesting that those airlines with strong capabilities should achieve higher margins.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Strategic competition in the south pacific"
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Morales, Giraldo Juan Francisco. "Political effects of economic interdependence among South American members of the Alliance of the Pacific." Politai, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/92324.
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the unintended political effects of economic interdependence among South American members of the Alliance of the Pacific by tracing the evolution of their mutual trade in relation to the intensity of their military competitive dynamics from 2001 to 2015. Two measurement instruments are use: an intra-regional trade index based on commerce data, and a coordination index based on arms purchases. The question is if the formation of the Alliance and trade relations now embedded in it have had any effect on the cooperation-conflict political balance. Issues concerning the method are discuss as well as the implications of the research for the intertheory debate. Last section is dedicate to discuss briefly the historical understanding of regional conflicts and normative aims of regional integration.El texto aborda los posibles efectos políticos no intencionados de la interdependencia económica entre los miembros sudamericanos de la Alianza del Pacífico examinando el desarrollo de sus relaciones comerciales en relación con la intensidad de sus dinámicas militares de competencia entre 2001 y 2015. Se emplean dos instrumentos de medición: un índice de comercio intragrupal basado en datos de comercio exterior y un índice de coordinación basado en datos de compras militares. Los resultados permiten observar si la creación de la Alianza del Pacífico y el comercio intragrupal han tenido efecto en el carácter de las relaciones políticas. Se discuten los alcances y limitaciones del método y las implicancias de la investigación para el debate inter-teórico. Finalmente, se discuten brevemente el carácter histórico de la conflictividad y los rasgos normativos del integracionismo regional.
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Ntombela, Sifiso Mboneni. "Scenario development to support strategic planning in the south african table grape industry." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4160.
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Thesis (MScAgric (Agricultural Economics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African table grape industry has evolved significantly in the last two decades. Ever improving supply chain technologies, post-harvest technology innovation, and more efficient production inputs have all stimulated the production of table grapes in all five South African production regions. While the industry in general is well developed, from the late 1990s the competitiveness status of the South African table grape industry has been negative as far as international competitiveness is rated. Prior to this, from 1961 to 1998, the industry had recorded positive trends in competitiveness. The recent decline, from as early as the 2000s, in the competitiveness of the industry can be attributed to rising competition from alternate Southern Hemisphere suppliers, increasing production costs and export costs, as well as inadequate market diversification. As a result of its negative competitiveness status, the table grape industry wants to diversify its export markets in order to improve and protect the industry‟s position in the global table grape markets. The objective of this study is to investigate the viability of specific export market diversification scenarios. The aim is to evaluate the potential impact on the table grape industry if export volumes were to be relocated from traditional to emerging markets, and the potential risk if the industry were to maintain the current market distribution. The study developed a deterministic farm-level model based on accounting principles as a tool for simulating and analysing the impact of changes in markets on the financial viability of farms under different scenarios. A scenario development process is adopted in this study as it offers the possibility of integrating various kinds of data in a consistent manner, and it can represent the views and expectations of several stakeholders simultaneously. Three scenarios were developed: (i) Scenario 1 presents the continuation of current market distributions (i.e. 85% of South African exports are marketed in Europe and another 15% are distributed to other global markets); (ii) Scenario 2A depicts a situation where export volumes are slowly redistributed to emerging markets; and (iii) Scenario 2B presents a situation where export volumes are rapidly redistributed to emerging markets. The targets for both Scenarios 2A and 2B are to market 60% of South African exports to Europe and 40% to other global markets. Scenarios 2A and 2B are driven by similar factors, including improving industry information, globalisation, increasing competition, and table grape prices An analysis of factors shaping the table grape export sector shows that the industry can no longer afford to send large export quantities predominantly to its traditional markets, due to increasing competition and diminishing market prices. Furthermore, the analysis shows that continuing with the current market diversification will have a negative impact on the industry, as farm returns, employment and farm units will decline under this scenario. The results suggest that the industry would be better off if export volumes were redistributed away from Europe to other markets.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gedurende die laaste twee dekades het die Suid Afrikaanse Tafeldruif Industrie met rasse skrede vooruitgegaan. Dit kan grootliks toegeskryf word aan verbeterde tegnologiese ontwikkeling en innovasie in die voorsieningsketting en na-oes tegnologie arenas, asook aan meer doeltreffende produksie insette wat produksie toenames in al vyf die Suid Afrikaanse produksie areas gestimuleer het. Alhoewel die industrie relatief goed ontwikkeld was sedert sy ontstaan, was die kompeterende status daarvan meestal negatief sedert die 1990‟s, gemeet aan internasionale kompetisie. Daar was egter tussen 1961 en 1998 ook positiewe mededinging tendense. Die onlangse verlaagde vlakke van mededingendheid van die industrie (veral sedert die vroeë 2000‟s) kan toegeskryf word aan verhoogde kompetisie vanaf ander Suidelike Halfrond verskaffers, verhoogde produksie- en uitvoerkoste, asook aan onvoldoende mark diversifisering. As gevolg van die negatiewe mededingendheid status, wil die tafeldruif industrie sy uitvoer markte diversifiseer om te verseker dat die industrie sy posisie in die globale tafeldruif mark kan beskerm. Die doel van hierdie studie is dus om die lewensvatbaarheid van spesifieke uitvoer mark diversifisering scenario‟s te ondersoek. Daarmee saam is die potensiële impak op die industrie ook bepaal vir (a) „n hoë persentasie uitvoer volumes wat verskuif vanaf tradisionele markte na ontluikende market, of (b) wat die risiko sal wees indien die huidige markverspreiding vlakke behou word. Die studie ontwikkel „n deterministiese plaasvlak model, gebaseer op rekeningkundige beginsels, om as hulpmiddel te dien vir die simulering en analise van die impak van verandering van teikenmarkte op die fnansiële lewensvatbaarheid van plase onder verskillende omstandighede. „n Scenario intwikkelings proses word in hierdie studie aangeneem aangesien dit toelaat vir die integrasie van verskillende tipes data op „n eenvormige wyse, terwyl dit ook die sieninge en verwagtinge van verskeie rolspelers terselfdertyd kan verteenwoordig. Drie scenario‟s word ontwikkel naamlik (i) Scenario 1: Dit verteenwoordig die huidige mark verspreiding (85% van Suid Afrikaanse uitvoere word in Europa bemark terwyl 15% versprei word na ander globale markte); (ii) Scenario 2A: Hier word die situasie uitgebeeld indien uitvoer volumes stadig herverdeel word na ontluikende markte; en (iii) Scenario 2B: Hier word die situasie uitgebeeld indien uitvoer volumes vinnig herverdeel word na ontluikende markte. Die teikens vir beide Scenario 2A en 2B is om 60% van die Suid Afrikaanse uitvoere in Europa te bemark en 40% in ander globale markte. Beide scenario‟s word deur dieselfde faktore gestu wat onder andere verbeterde industrie inligting, globalisering, verhoogde kompetisie en produk pryse insluit. „n Ontleding van die vormende faktore van die tafeldruif uitvoer sektor toon dat die industrie nie langer kan bekostig om hoë uitvoer volumes na die tradisionele markte te stuur nie, as gevolg van sterker kompetisie en krimpende markpryse. Die ontleding toon ook verder dat, indien voortgegaan word met die huidige mark diversifiserings model, die industrie negatief beïnvloed sal word in terme van verlaagde plaas inkomste, werkverskaffing en die aantal boerdery eenhede. Die uitslae dui dus daarop dat die industrie beter daaraan toe sal wees indien die huidige uitvoer volumes herverdeel kan word na ander (nie-Europese) markte.
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Samuels, Donald. "Strategy formulation, alignment and implementation to ensure that Behr is competitive internationally : a case study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/600.
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South Africa’s transition to democracy in 1994 has heralded a re-entry into the global economy. This has meant that for the first time in more than 40 years of isolation because of “apartheid” policies, South African companies are facing global competition. The South African automotive industry has undergone major changes over the past few years. All the assemblers are now either wholly or partially owned by overseas parent companies. Under globalisation, foreign ownership of locally owned suppliers has also been escalating. The Behr strategy and values were examined to determine whether they are consistent with companies operating in the international environment. The literature study was conducted by using textbooks, periodicals and the internet. The empirical study was conducted by means of a questionnaire addressed to the Behr executives. The results of this empirical study were then directly correlated to the theoretical aspects. Distinctive competences, market growth and product development strategies were identified and comparisons made with theory.
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Govender, Inbanathan. "An analysis of the key drivers, decision making and strategic issues with respect to outsourcing in the SA pharmaceutical manufacturing industry." University of South Africa, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/59.
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“Outsourcing has been touted as the ideal way for organisations to reduce cost, focus
on core business processes, improve services, enhance skills, reduce time-to-market
and increase overall competitive advantage,” (Power, Bonifazi and Desouza, 2004). A
pertinent question is therefore ‘Can South African companies in the pharmaceutical
industry remain competitive by outsourcing, what is driving these companies to
outsource and how effective has the initiative been?’
The purpose of the study is to identify the extent to which various key factors play an
influential role in motivating pharmaceutical companies in SA to outsource. South
African pharmaceutical companies as part of the global arena, have to continually
assess the feasibility of manufacturing their products in-house or allowing contract
manufacturers to manufacturer and or pack on their behalf. The research questions
posed in this research were: why are companies outsourcing, what is outsourcing and
what is happening amongst the South African pharmaceutical companies? The results
of this qualitative rich study have shown that outsourcing in SA is not just about cost
savings or reduction in product costs but that this process is able to afford the contract
giver the ability to tap into additional capabilities (facilities, technology and skill) of their
outsourcing partner.
Outsourcing has enabled the contract manufacturers in SA to assist the contract givers
in numerous areas such as cost reduction, cost saving, reduction in capital investment,
increased flexibility and allowed the contract givers to focus on their core competencies.
The implementation of off shoring may result in South African contract givers incurring
additional ‘hidden costs’ which may be attributed to quality problems, reduced flexibility
of transport, product write-offs (due to large volumes ordered), currency fluctuations and
additional resources that may required (technology transfer, documentation review, and
validation). The responses from the research questionnaires indicate that the key
drivers of outsourcing in South African are aligned with those identified in global
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marketplace by Jiang and Qureshi; Copestake and Lau and Zhang (2006). The main
drivers being profitability increase (cost reduction, cost saving and capital reduction),
strategic considerations (focus on core competence, increased flexibility and to
facilitate market penetration) and access to knowledge and skills.
The key for the South African outsourcing service providers lies in ensuring that their
clients are kept satisfied so that they can minimise the threat of offshore providers. The
results of the study are line with Momme and Hvolby (2001) suggestions in which they
advocate that organisations only outsource when suppliers have a comparative
advantage and that an organisation proactively have a stronger focus on its internal
core business areas. In SA governmental changes in regulations/ laws such as those
addressing parallel importation, patents, foreign investors and trade would impact on
the countries national competitive advantage. However although outsourcing is highly
beneficial, organisations need to carefully manage the process, identify hidden costs,
risks and initiate preventative measures to ensure success.
This study was the first step towards conceptualising the impact of the key drivers,
decision making and strategic issues on the South African pharmaceutical
manufacturing industry.Graduate School of Business Leadership
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Truter, Dion. "The impact of e-business on the competitive environment and value chain of South African financial services companies." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53643.
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Study project (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The exponential growth of the Internet in the 1990's has seen the advent of buying and selling products and services over the Internet. While buying and selling over the Internet has grown dramatically, so has been the failure of ventures that were started to sell goods or services over the Internet. To make sense of the confusion, the challenge is to assess the strategic thinking behind business on the Internet, and to examine how a successful implementation of e-business could be related to the classic strategic analysis tools of Michael Porter. To make the study more relevant to the South African situation, the main objective of the study is to arrive at a practicai set of guidelines that managers of South African companies can use to assess the strategic impact of e-business on their company. To realise the main objective, and to arrive at a sound theoretical background to the research problem, a literature study presents the worldwide view of researchers regarding the strategic impacts of e-business. The findings are as follows: • E-business leads to more intense competition. As more transactions take place electronically, transaction costs as well as profits are expected to decrease. As a result of decreased margins, higher levels of market competition can ultimately lead to cost cutting strategies and the need for increased production efficiency. • E-business allows companies to save communication cost and to improve the efficiency of the value chain. This impacts the relationship with suppliers and customers, and cost savings are found especially in procurement, distribution and seiling. • Improved linkages in the value chain can result in cooperative, long-term relations, ana ultimately strategic relationships, integrated processes and outsourcing. The role of intermediaries is redefined as a result, towards the areas of matching, facilitation and regulatory functions. An empirical field investigation is conducted, where the competitive forces and value chain modeis are quantified as a set of ordinai levei attributes. Based on the literature study, the impact of e-business is then defined as a set of expected changes to the attributes of the two models. A survey questionnaire is designed, where respondents indicate the impact of e-business on their company as a set of increases and decreases to the constituents of the five forces and value chain models. Finally, responses to the survey are compared with predicted values to determine the impact of e-business on South African companies. Empirical research reveals that industry attractiveness is not materially affected by ebusiness: Surprisingly, the threat of new entrants is decreased, and the bargaining power of buyers can be also be reduced in certain conditions, but other competitive forces yieid no positive result. The rules of competition are therefore not impacted to the extent that there are new sources of competitive advantage, although the overall result is more favourable than expected. Systematic increases to the value add and outsourcing of value chain activities, on the other hand, show that e-business can enhance the eXisting competitive advantage of a business by improving process efficiency and reducing communication costs. The results of the empirical research are used to provide some practical conclusions and recommendations. In brief, e-business should be seen as a channel that enhances an existing offering, and not as a new source of competitive advantage. From an operational perspective, e-business can make processes more efficient, and reduce communication, information gathering as well as transaction costs. Rapid feedback and real-time information can increase the rate of innovation and differentiate services, especially through partner networks. Keywords: E-business, Internet, strategy, information, technology, competition, competitive forces, value chain.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die eksponensiële groeitempo van die Internet in die 1990's het die koop en verkoop van produkte én dienste op die Internet meegebring. Terwyl handelop die Internet dramaties toegeneem het, het die hoeveelheid mislukte besighede ooreenkomstig gestyg. Ten einde sin te maak van dié verwarrende prentjie, is die uitdaging om die strategiese denke onderliggend aan besigheid op die Internet the bepaal, en dan af te lei hoe die implementering van 'n suksesvolle e-besigheid verband hou met die klassieke strategiese analise-modelle van Michael Porter. Om die studie meer van toepassing op Suid Afrika te maak, sal die hoofdoel wees om praktiese riglyne te vind wat Suid-Afrikaanse bestuurders in staat sal stelom die strategiese impak van ebesigheid op hulle onderskeie maatskappye te bepaal. Ten einde die hoofdoel te verwesenlik, en om 'n grondige teorietiese raamwerk vir die navorsingsprobleem te bewerkstellig, word die werk van navorsers regoor die wêreld in 'n literatuurstudie aangebied om 'n algemene indruk te kry van waar ebesigheid die aard van kompetisie sal beïnvloed. Die bevindinge is soos volg: • E-besigheid lei to verhoogde kompetisie. Soos meer transaksies elektronies plaasvind, word verwag dat transaksiekoste sowel as winste sal afneem. Laer winsgrense kan lei tot hoër vlakke van mededinging, wat uiteindelik strategieë van kostebesnyding en verhoogde effektiwiteit tot gevolg kan hê. • E-besigheid stel maatskappye in staat om op kommunikasiekoste te bespaar, en om die effektiwiteit van die waardeketting te verhoog. Dit lei tot nuwe verhoudings met verskaffers en kliënte, en uiteindelik tot kostebesparings veral in aankope, verspreiding en verkope. • Verbeterde koppelings in die waardeketting kan samewerking en langermyn besigheidsverhoudings tot gevolg hê, en gevolglik tot strategiese verhoudings, geïntegreerde prosesse, sowel as ontbondeling van sekere besigheidsaktiwiteite lei. Die rol van tussengangers word as gevolg hiervan herdefinieer, en beweeg stelselmatig daarna om bloot kopers en verkopers te verbind, sowel as om fasilitering en regulatoriese funksies te vervul. 'n Empiriese veldondersoek word uitgevoer, waar die kompeterende kragte en waardekettingmodelle gekwantifiseer word as 'n stelordinale elemente. Gebaseer op die literatuurstudie, word die impak van e-besigheid dan gedefinieer as 'n stel verwagte veranderinge in die elemente wat die twee modelle verteenwoordig. 'n gestruktureerde vraelys word daaruit ontwerp, waar respondente die impak van ebesigheid op hulle maatskappye aandui as 'n stel verhogings en verlagings van die elemente van die kompeterende kragte en waardekettingmodelle. Die uiteinde is 'n statistiese vergelyking van die antwoorde op die vraelys met die verstekwaardes aangedui deur die werke in die literatuurstudie, wat dan gebruik word om die impak van e-besigheid op Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye te bepaal. Empiriese navorsing dui aan dat die aantreklikheid van 'n industrie nie veel beïnvloed word deur e-besigheid nie. Verbasend genoeg word die bedreiging van nuwe kompeteerders verlaag, en in sekere gevalle kan die onderhandelingskrag van kopers ook verlaag word, maar die oorblywende kragte lewer nie 'n positiewe resultaat nie. Die reëls van kompetisie word dus nie tot die mate beïnvloed dat daar geheel en al nuwe vorme van kompeterende voordeelonstaan nie, hoewel die algehele uitkoms meer positief is as wat in die literatuurstudie aangedui is. Sistematiese verhogings in beide die waardetoevoeging en ontbondeling van waardeketting-aktiwiteite, aan die ander kant, dui aan dat e-besigheid die bestaande kompeterende voordeel van 'n maatskappy kan verhoog deur die effektiwiteit van prosesse te verhoog en kommunikasiekoste te verlaag. Die voorafgaande empiriese resultate word gebruik om sekere praktiese gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings te maak. Kortliks behoort e-besigheid gesien te word as 'n nuwe kanaal wat 'n bestaande produk kan verstewig, en nie as 'n totaal nuwe bron van kompeterende voordeel nie. Operasioneel kan e-besigheid prosesse meer effektief maak, en ook kommunikasie, inligtinginsamelings- en transaksiekoste verlaag. Vinnige terugvoer, sowel as oombliklike toegang tot inligting, kan die innoveringstempo verhoog en dienste differensieer, veral deur 'n netwerk van vennote. Sleutelterme: E-besigheid, Internet, strategie, inligting, tegnologie, kompetisie, kompeterende kragte, waardeketting.
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Fouché, Craig. "Military strategy and it's [i.e.] its use in competitive strategy with reference to the Nelson Mandela Metropole automotive industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/177.
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Presently in the South African automotive industry competition is becoming more fierce. It is becoming more important for companies to concentrate on thier competitive strategies to ensure that they remain competitive in this industry. Military strategy techniques have always been successful in defeating an anemy opponent. An enemy in a military sense could be considered as a competitor in a business sense. There is currently a potential for an improvement of the competitive strategies that South African organisations, in particular the South African automotive industry uses to remain competitive. Military strategists such as Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz have provided valuable strategy theories and philosophies to many military institutions. Military strategies such as Attrition and Maneuver have long been used by these institutions in battle to defeat the enemy. Military strategies could provide the edge that companies ranging from manufacturers, suppliers of components and dealerships need, to remain competitive in the automotive industry.
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Potgieter, Diane. "Competitive strategies and entry strategies of low cost airline incumbent 1time Airline." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007606.
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This dissertation reports on the factors that contributed to the successful entry strategy of 1time Airline, a low cost carrier, into the South African airline industry as well as its competitive strategies within this context. Research interviews were conducted in November 2005 and research material gathered until end January 2006. Key issues include an evaluation of 1time's business model in relation to other low cost entrants as well as against material sourced through interviews with 1time Airline management, employees and consumers of the airline's product. Porter's Generic Strategies and Five Forces model are used as a framework in evaluating the airline. It is found that Nohria, Joyce and Robertson's "4+2 Formula" is effectively implemented at the airline, but that further implementation of Game Theory in terms of alliances should be investigated for continued success and sustainability.
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Strauss, Alida Cornelia. "Competitive intelligence skills needed in South Africa." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3469.
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M.Comm.South Africa as a country continues to rank low in the world of competitiveness. The research done for this dissertation focused on the need for South African organisations to perceive Competitive Intelligence (CI) as one of the most important tools to improve their competitiveness through a systematic, practical approach to make the CI cycle worth while, especially through skills development. This study intends to identify the skills CI professionals in South Africa need in order to conduct the CI process in organisations effectively, thereby improving the country’s competitive position. However, the difficulty of this task lies with organisations in general not acknowledging the necessity of CI in the workplace. Only a limited number of organisations recognise the importance of such a unit. A survey was therefore conducted, by questionnaire, among organisations with existing CI units in which the respondents had to identify the skills they deemed necessary for the CI professional to run the CI process effectively. Findings suggested that the majority of respondents were 40 years and older, in the top structure of larger organisations and had been using CI for longer than five years. The overwhelming result is thus that there are skills inequalities between what skills respondents view as crucial and those that rated highest in their self-evaluation. Skills identified as most important include, among others, networking and research skills analytical abilities. The research also indicated that where CI had been established in certain organisations for at least five years, it did not reflect positively overall on South Africa’s current competitive situation. However, where there is a systematic CI approach, problem-solving is easier to address and negatives could be turned around. With this in mind and a proper “buy-in” into skills development, it will have a very positive outcome for all the organisations that wish to improve their competitiveness.
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Burke, Mark. "Strategy implementation insights from the Competition Commission South Africa." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/21511.
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June 2016Knowledge on strategy implementation in the public sector is limited. A deeper understanding of how public sector economic regulators such as competition agencies implement strategies is required to ensure that these organisations are able to reap the benefits of strategy-making and implementation. The purpose of this research was to explore how competition agencies with the mandate to regulate competition implement their strategies by examining the Competition Commission South Africa (CCSA). The research aimed to uncover how the organisation’s processes and practices enable the implementation of its prioritisation strategy and how this contributes to the development of dynamic capabilities. The study identified six organisational processes associated with prioritisation that enable three categories of actions. Firstly, the governance, strategic and business planning, and scoping processes support priority setting in the organisation. Secondly, the resource allocation and case management processes support the marshalling of resources towards assembling the resources required for accomplishing organisational priorities. Thirdly, performance monitoring and evaluation processes are evaluative in that they structure actions that assess progress and account for performance, while making adjustments where required. In the analysis of the four organisational practices associated with prioritisation, it was revealed that each practice constitutes a specific mode of action and promotes specific values. The practice of managing cases from ‘cradle-to-grave’ is an approach that encourages ownership of investigations and cases. The practice of constituting interdivisional teams is a specific form of organisation that promotes joint responsibility and shared accountability. The mid-term review is a mode of alignment as it provides an opportunity to calibrate organisational alignment to priorities in a structured and periodic fashion. The practice of colour-coding the business plan according to organisational priorities is a mode of communication that supports the implementation of priorities. Finally, the research demonstrates how the capabilities built up in the organisation’s priority setting processes, sector expertise, and fledgling project management capacity enable the identification of opportunities and re-configuration of the CCSA resource base to take advantage of those opportunities The study concludes that the implementation of the prioritisation strategy has strengthened the internal capabilities of the CCSA, but that external factors should also be taken into account when evaluating effective regulatory governance.
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"Key strategic factors contributing to global competitiveness of the South African steel industry." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8996.
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M.B.A.Over the past two years the international steel industry amply demonstrated just how precarious the business can be. Several steel companies fell by the way. Protectionism increased dramatically. Anti-dumping actions and unfair trade accusations were instigated at a level not previously seen. Any concept of the value of steel became blurred and in the near future, analysis predict, it is difficult to see much in the way of relief. To ensure its survival in these harsh conditions, the South African steel industry will be forced to look beyond its traditional markets and seek strategies to become more competitive. The objective of this research project is to determine the key strategic factors that lead to the successful global competitiveness of an organisation in the South African steelmaking industry. The literature survey revealed the trend among many of the global leaders in the steel industry. The literature also included Porter's research on competitive advantage and other authors strategies, which are considered as key factors in influencing global competitiveness. The analysis of the survey among the South African steelmakers revealed a picture of a fragmented industry. The majority of steelmakers were identified as been well out of step with the global trend and the issues identified in the literature. The research highlighted that in order for South African steelmakers to achieve global competitiveness there is a need for consolidation and strategic alliances in the industry. It was also recognised that organisations need to develop, exploit and lever their technologies, competitive advantages, core-competencies and their strategies, in creating a globally competitive organisation. Managing the linkages between these various strategies was revealed as key to achieving a unique global competitive advantage.
Books on the topic "Strategic competition in the south pacific"
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Ross, Ken. Regional security in the South Pacific: The quarter-century 1970-95. Canberra, Australia: Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1993.
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Fry, Greg. Australia's South Pacific policy: From strategic denial to constructive commitment. Canberra: Dept. of International Relations, Australian National University, 1991.
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Workshop and Conference on Strategic Cooperation and Competition in the Pacific Islands (1989 National Defense University). Workshop and Conference, May 17-19, 1989 on Strategic Cooperation and Competition in the Pacific Islands. Washington, D.C: National Defense University, War Gaming and Simulation Center, 1989.
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South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. SPREP strategic programmes 2004-2013. Apia, Samoa: SPREP, 2005.
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Abigail, Peter. Australia and the South Pacific: Rising to the challenge. [Barton, A.C.T.]: Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2008.
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Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute., ed. The U.S. Army and the Asia-Pacific. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2001.
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Peter, Hayes. American lake: Nuclear peril in the Pacific. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1987.
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Lyuba, Zarsky, and Bello Walden F, eds. American lake: Nuclear peril in the Pacific. Ringwood, Vic., Australia: Penguin Books, 1986.
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Selin, Shannon. Asia Pacific arms buildups. part one: Scope, causes and problems. Vancouver: Institute of International Relations, University of British Columbia, 1994.
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Selin, Shannon. Asia Pacific arms buildups, part two: Prospects for control. Vancouver: Institute of International Relations, University of British Columbia, 1994.
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Yang, Florence W. "A Reluctant Hedging Policy: South Korea's Dilemma in an Era of U.S.–China Competition." In The Strategic Options of Middle Powers in the Asia-Pacific, 123–42. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003156314-9.
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Maduz, Linda. "Explaining Korea’s Positioning in the US–China Strategic Competition." In China-US Competition, 247–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15389-1_10.
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ABSTRACTGiven South Korea’s pivotal role in the security order of Northeast Asia, the US and China are expected to keep raising pressure on South Korea to distinctively position itself in their rivalry. As the rivalry intensified over the past years, Seoul’s strategy has been to accommodate both great powers and to avoid taking sides. The analysis of this chapter shows that this is consistent with the country’s positioning since the end of the Cold War. Structural, political, and broader societal factors combine to explain Seoul’s strategic choices. Today, the country’s policymakers face an international environment that increasingly constrains their strategic options. At the same time, they are confronted with shifts in domestic perceptions, turning increasingly critical of China. Combined, these trends suggest that South Korea will adopt more critical positions toward China in future. The 2022 election of a new South Korean president who has distinguished himself for his anti-Chinese rhetoric might be an early indication of this. For the time being, the country is, however, unlikely to go as far as to abandon its current hedging strategy and join the US in actively balancing against China.
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Zhu, Cuiping. "Strategic Competition and Multilateral Relations in Indo-Pacific Region." In Current Chinese Economic Report Series, 43–67. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45940-9_3.
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Grano, Simona A. "China-US Strategic Competition: Impact on Small and Middle Powers in Europe and Asia." In China-US Competition, 3–25. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15389-1_1.
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AbstractThe present introductory chapter shall set the stage for the edited volume by broadly sketching the contours of the intense strategic competition between China and the United States and its potential to reshape Asia–Pacific and the world order. Briefly, this chapter will also allude to the future probable fallouts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its potential for redrawing geopolitical coordinates and allegiances, for the countries that are in the focus of the present volume.
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Cong Tung, Nguyen. "Dancing between Giants: Vietnam's Position within U.S.–China Strategic Competition." In The Strategic Options of Middle Powers in the Asia-Pacific, 195–214. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003156314-13.
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Ali, Syed Mahmud. "South Asia in Strategic Competition: Tracing Chinese, Indian, and U.S. Footprints." In Global Political Transitions, 241–92. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7240-7_10.
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Chi Loi, Cu. "Strategic Competition Between China and the United States in the Indo-Pacific." In China’s Search for ‘National Rejuvenation’, 131–42. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2796-8_9.
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Leu, Guan-yi. "Why Hedging Is Not Easily Attainable—Taiwan's Strategic Policy Options Amidst U.S.–China Competition." In The Strategic Options of Middle Powers in the Asia-Pacific, 233–55. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003156314-15.
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Hwang, Jaeho. "The US Strategic Rebalance and South Korea’s Dilemma: Uncertain Future and Forced Decisions." In Asia Pacific Countries and the US Rebalancing Strategy, 121–35. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-93453-9_8.
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Clarke, Michael. "China in Australia's Strategic Policy, 2007–2021: The Diminishing Returns of Hedging in an Era of Great Power Competition?" In The Strategic Options of Middle Powers in the Asia-Pacific, 171–94. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003156314-12.
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Suaning, G. J. "Strategic circuits for neuromodulation of the visual system." In 2017 22nd Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/aspdac.2017.7858336.
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Cicin-Sain, B. "Exclusive Economic Zones in the South Pacific: Economic Development and International Competition." In OCEANS '87. IEEE, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/oceans.1987.1160815.
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Zhang, Senlin, Yao Zhang, Haoyong Chen, and Aimin Yang. "Research and Application on Matchmaking Tradeoff Competition Mechanism Design in South China Power Market." In 2009 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference. IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/appeec.2009.4918656.
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Sankararaj, Rubakumar, Farnoosh Mirzaee, and Andrew Wadsley. "Strategic Handling of Stranded/ Associated Gas During Oil and Gas Exploration - A Case Study on a South East Asia Field Model." In SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/176434-ms.
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Anand, Saurabh, Eadie Azahar B. Rosland, Elsayed Ouda Ghonim, Latief Riyanto, Khairul Azhar B. Abu Bakar, Nurul Asyikin Bt Mohd Radzuan, Nusheena Bt Mat Khair, and Shazana M. Zaki. "Troubleshooting Cable Deployed Thru Tubing Electrical Submersible Pumps: A Case Study from South East Asia." In SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/205614-ms.
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Abstract PETRONAS had embarked on an ambitious thru tubing ESP journey in 2016 and had installed global first truly rig less offshore Thru Tubing ESP (TTESP) in 2017. To replicate the success of the first installation, TTESP's were installed in Field – T. However, all these three TTESP's failed to produce fluids to surface. This paper provides the complete details of the troubleshooting exercise that was done to find the cause of failure in these wells. The 3 TTESP's in Field – T were installed as per procedure and was ready to be commissioned. However, during the commissioning, it was noticed that the discharge pressure of the ESP did not build-up and the TTESP's tripped due to high temperature after 15 – 30 mins of operation. Hence none of the 3 TTESP's could be successfully commissioned. Considering the strategic importance of TTESP's in PETRONAS's artificial lift plans, detailed troubleshooting exercise was done to find the root cause of failure to produce in these three wells. This troubleshooting exercise included diesel bull heading which gave some key pump performance related data. The three TTESP's installed in Field – T were of size 2.72" and had the potential to produce an average 1500 BLPD at 80% water cut. The TTESP deployment was fully rigless and was installed using 0.8" ESP power cable. The ESP and the cable was hung-off from the surface using a hanger – spool system. The entire system is complex, and the installation procedure needs to be proper to ensure a successful installation. The vast amount of data gathered during the commissioning and troubleshooting exercise was used for determining the failure reason and included preparation of static and dynamic well ESP model. After detailed technical investigative work, the team believes to have found the root cause of the issue which explains the data obtained during commission and troubleshooting phase. The detailed troubleshooting workflow and actual data obtained will be presented in this paper. A comprehensive list of lessons learnt will also be presented which includes very important aspects that needs to be considered during the design and installation of TTESP. The remedial plan is finalized and will be executed during next available weather window. The key benefit of a TTESP installation is its low cost which is 20% – 30% of a rig-based ESP workover in offshore. Hence it is expected that TTESP installations will pick-up globally and it's important for any operator to fully understand the TTESP systems and the potential pain points. PETRONAS has been a pioneer in TTESP field, and this paper will provide details on the learning curve during the TTESP journey.
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Chen, Zhenyi. "Study On The Situation Between France And The South China Sea From The Perspective Of Balance Of Power Theory." In 8th Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference [PCRC2021]. Tomorrow People Organization, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.52987/pcrc.2021.011.
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ABSTRACT With the rise of China and the escalation of tension between China and the United States, European countries led by Britain, France and Germany pay increasing attention to the regional situation in the Asia-Pacific (now known as "Indo-Pacific"). Among them, the South China Sea (SCS) is one of the main areas disputed by China, the United States, Southeast Asian countries and some European countries. Western countries are worried that the rise of China's military power will break the stability of the situation in SCS and alter the balance of power among major powers. Therefore, they tried to balance China's rise through alliance. In France's Indo-Pacific strategy, France aims to build a regional order with the alliance of France, India and Australia as the core, and regularly carry out military exercises targeting SCS with the United States, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. This paper aims to study the activities and motivation of France in the South China Sea, and put the situation in SCS under the perspective of Balance of Power Theory, focusing on China, America and France. It will be argued that great powers are carefully maintaining the balance of military power in SCS, and it is highly possible that this trend would still last in the middle and long term, particularly via military deployment and strategic alliances. KEYWORDS: South China Sea, France, China, Balance of Power theory, Indo-Pacific.
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Fauzi, Iqbal, Sri Sulistiyani, Imam Permadi, Arif Bagus Prasetyo, Dodi Miyondri, Anis Nurrachmania Utami, Usman Pasarai, et al. "Successful Use of Novel Bio-Based Surfactant Internal Ketone Sulfonate (IKS) Chemistry for Indonesian High Temperature Reservoir: Formulation Development to Oil Recovery Efficiency in Native Reservoir Core." In SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/210733-ms.
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Abstract Growing national demand and declining or maturing fields in Indonesia have pushed the country to increase and accelerate efforts to improve production from the maturing fields by engaging various tertiary recovery techniques as one of the strategic pillars in achieving national target of 1 MMBOPD oil production in 2030. Several fields are being considered and being studied strategically as potential for application of chemical EOR technologies. High temperature reservoirs in Limau block of South-Sumatran basin is an onshore mature field which has been identified as a potential chemical EOR candidate. Due to higher reservoir temperature (>100°C) it is always challenging to develop a surfactant-based chemical EOR solution due to pronounced issues in chemical compatibility. For any economical surfactant-based chemical EOR process an optimized surfactant or surfactant-polymer formulation needs to be developed in a laboratory which depicts good thermal stability, compatibility with polymer or injection water, exhibits ultra-low interfacial properties (<10−2 mN/m) with crude oil and injection water brine, lower surfactant adsorption and higher production of residual oil from the native reservoir core using shorter slug (< 1 PV of SP injection). In this current study, a detailed workflow was followed to successfully achieve the above key performance indicators (KPIs) for developing a tailor-made surfactant-polymer formulation in a high temperature (107° C) Limau field, which is always a massive challenge. A multi-component surfactant formulation using the novel bio-based surfactant internal ketone sulfonate (IKS) as the primary surfactant was designed for high-temperature Limau reservoir. The detailed laboratory analysis shows that surfactant formulation along with polymer is able to exhibit a robust behaviour at the challenging reservoir condition. The detailed laboratory screening concludes that the designed robust SP formulation is able to induce ultra-low IFT (~1×10−3 mN/m), excellent solubility and compatibility at the injection water salinity, high incremental oil recovery (>75% ROIP) with low surfactant retention in shorter SP slug injection in reservoir core.
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Modica, Jose Eduardo, Marcelo Ramos Martins, Roque Rabechini, and Edison Martins Braun. "The Follow-Up of an Extensive Portfolio." In 2010 8th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2010-31513.
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The speed of the changes that have occurred in the world have forced organizations to adapt themselves and offer new products to the consumers in increasingly shorter timeframes, or risk being overtaken by the competition. The cycle of project life is being reduced, making the management increasingly complex both for the projects and portfolios of projects. Included in this scenario are companies from the oil sector that act to develop management systems that manage to aggregate greater chances of success for its projects as well as the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The concept of success itself is controversial, because on the one hand it is one of the most researched topics, on the other there is still no consensus among those interested. It becomes necessary then to understand the concept of success for projects, and to establish ways of measuring it, and try to identify the critical factors of success and the critical factors of failure, so that organizations can manage their own projects adequately. Companies with extensive project portfolios confront greater challenges, because they have to develop efficient methodologies to manage and maintain their portfolios, in addition to having to develop competences to accompany the management of multiple projects, identifying possible corrective actions for the deviations identified in time. One efficient manner of pro-actively controlling extensive portfolios of projects being executed simultaneously at different geographical locations is the utilization of a tool via web that integrates all the management activities. This tool must have as a basic premise its utility for the work of the management team, and not only be a communication tool, since in this case it would call for an effort by the management team that adds no value to the project. This article has the objective of showing the results of research carried out to identify how Transpetro, the largest logistics company in South America, which operates a fleet of 55 ships with transport capacity of 2.9 million deadweight tons, 7,033 km of oil pipelines and 3,600 km of gas pipelines, 20 land-based terminals and 26 water-based terminals, controls its engineering projects, directing its efforts in an attempt to achieve greater chances of success so as to comply with its strategic planning.
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Barbosa, Fábio C. "Shortline Freight Rail System Review: North American Experiences and Brazilian Perspectives." In 2020 Joint Rail Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/jrc2020-8034.
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Abstract Shortline industry plays a prominent role in the North American Freight Rail System (mainly United States and Canada), providing a customized freight rail service to the shippers, i.e. the first/last mile rail access for those low dense/light demand markets, outside the Class I’s business model (highly loaded corridors), as well as competition enhancers, through the connection of shippers facilities with more than one Class I railroad. The Short Line’s Rail industry role and its inherent freight rail business model have been strengthened in the years that followed the so called Staggers Act (1980), in the U.S., in which freight rail carriers have focused their efforts on the high density rail markets. Meanwhile, the Shortlines, also known as Class II and Class III freight rail companies, have lead the way in the light density branch lines, providing a customized freight rail service to those shippers located outside the boundary limits of the rail trunk corridors. The importance of Shortline for the U.S. freight rail industry is illustrated by the 603 U.S. shortlines currently operating on 76,000 km (47,500 miles), providing service for one in five (20%) cars moving each year, which accounts for 29% of freight rail production in the country. Furthermore, the recent launch of the controversial Class I Precision Schedule Railroading (PSR) concept, and its inherent asset maximization (mainly associated with disruptive service features — essentially lane and yards closures), has strengthened the strategic importance of Shortlines in the U.S. freight rail scenario, which ultimately requires an improved Class I – Shortline relationship, to guarantee/maintain a connection between shippers (farmers, manufacturers and other industries), and the customers market. Brazil, a continental country located in South America, has a sprawled and low density rail network (28,218 km – 17,636.25 mi). Besides sprawled/low density, the Brazilian rail network is not uniformly demanded, with just 40% of the network with used (demanded) capacities higher than 50%, basically associated with iron ore and agricultural commodities transport (which accounts for almost 80% of the country’s whole freight rail production), while almost 60% of the network remain with very light use (available capacity higher than 80%). This picture shows a great opportunity for the introduction of the Shortline Rail Concept in the Brazilian Freight Rail System, focused on smaller rail operators to provide a customized and accessible freight rail service for shippers located in the influence area of the rail network. To reach this target, Brazil has basically two alternative pathways: i) a structural approach, associated with a complete network restructuration (in a similar way the U.S. Class I railroads have marketed unproductive branches to short line operators) and ii) a regulatory approach, in which the current concession format would be maintained, with the imposition of rail stretches production targets to current rail concessionaires (incumbents), which ultimately could be encouraged to set operational partnerships with the so called Independent Rail Operators (IRO), to comply with those production rail targets. This work is supposed to present an overview, in a review format, of the North American Shortline Freight Rail experience, highlighting its operational regime/requirements, the business model, the tax incentives and the Shortline’s role in the class I PSR scenario. This analysis is, then, followed by an assessment of the perspectives and the inherent pathways for a Shortline Freight Rail Model implementation in Brazil.
Reports on the topic "Strategic competition in the south pacific"
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Schallau, Con H., and Wilbur R. Maki. Economic impacts of interregional competition in the forest products industry during the 1970's: the South and the Pacific Northwest. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/pnw-rp-350.
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Bergsen, Pepijn, Carolina Caeiro, Harriet Moynihan, Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, and Isabella Wilkinson. Digital trade and digital technical standards. Royal Institute of International Affairs, January 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55317/9781784135133.
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There is increasing impetus for stronger cooperation between the US, EU and UK on digital technology governance. Drivers of this trend include the economic incentives arising from opportunities for digital trade; the ambition for digital technology governance to be underpinned by shared values, including support for a democratic, open and global internet; and the need to respond to geopolitical competition, especially from China. Two specific areas of governance in which there is concrete potential to collaborate, and in which policymakers have indicated significant ambitions to do so, are digital trade and digital technical standards. - To leverage strategic opportunities for digital trade, the US, EU and UK need to continue identifying and promoting principles based on shared values and agendas, and demonstrate joint leadership at the global level, including in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on e-commerce. - Policy actors in the US, EU and UK should work individually and collectively to build on the latest generation of digital trade agreements. This will help to promote closer alignment on digital rules and standards, and support the establishment of more up-to-date models for innovation and governance. - Collaborating on digital technical standards, particularly those underlying internet governance and emerging technologies, offers the US, EU and UK strategic opportunities to build a vision of digital technology governance rooted in multi-stakeholder participation and democratic values. This can provide a strong alternative to standards proposals such as China’s ‘New IP’ system. - Policy actors should seek to expand strategic cooperation on standards development among the US, EU and UK, among like-minded countries, and among states that are undecided on the direction of their technology governance, including in the Global South. They should also take practical steps to incorporate the views and expertise of the technology industry, the broader private sector, academia and civil society. By promoting best-practice governance models that are anticipatory, dynamic and flexible, transatlantic efforts for cooperation on digital regulation can better account for the rapid pace of technological change. Early evidence of this more forward-looking approach is emerging through the EU’s proposed regulation of digital services and artificial intelligence (AI), and in the UK’s proposed legislation to tackle online harms. The recently launched EU-US Trade and Technology Council is a particularly valuable platform for strengthening cooperation in this arena. But transatlantic efforts to promote a model of digital governance predicated on democratic values would stand an even greater chance of success if the council’s work were more connected to efforts by the UK and other leading democracies