Hilton value chain analysis identifies business activities that can create value and competitive advantage to the business. The framework of value chain analysis divides business activities into two categories: primary and support activities. The figure below illustrates the essence of value chain analysis: Hilton Value Chain Analysis Primary Activities Inbound logistics Hilton inbound. Port definition, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload. The Michael Porter's Five forces analysis framework is used to analyse an industry and more specifically, the external business environment of the industry. This five forces framework tells us whether or not we should enter an industry, and also if we enter it, then what can be the challenges faced by us.
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Porter's Five Forces is a simple but powerful tool for understanding the competitiveness of your business environment, and for identifying your strategy's potential profitability. This is useful, because, when you understand the forces in your environment or industry that can affect your profitability, you'll be able to adjust your strategy.
(pôr′tər)n.1. A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.
2. A railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeping car or parlor car.
3. A maintenance worker for a building or institution.
[Middle English portour, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin portātor, from Latin portāre, to carry; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
por·ter 2
(pôr′tər)n.Chiefly British
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta, gate; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
por·ter 3
(pôr′tər)n. A dark beer resembling light stout, made from malt browned or charred by drying at a high temperature.
[Short for porter's ale (probably so called because it was favored by laborers in the 1700s).]
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porter
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ˈpɔːtə)
n1. a person employed to carry luggage, parcels, supplies, etc, esp at a railway station or hotel
2. (in hospitals) a person employed to move patients from place to place
3. (Railways) USandCanadian a railway employee who waits on passengers, esp in a sleeper
[C14: from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōr, from Latin portāre to carry]
porter
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n1. chieflyBrit a person in charge of a gate or door; doorman or gatekeeper
2. a person employed by a university or college as a caretaker and doorkeeper who also answers enquiries
3. a person in charge of the maintenance of a building, esp a block of flats
4. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Also called: ostiary a person ordained to what was formerly the lowest in rank of the minor orders
[C13: from Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius doorkeeper, from Latin porta door]
porter
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n (Brewing) Brit a dark sweet ale brewed from black malt
[C18: shortened from porter's ale, apparently because it was a favourite beverage of porters]
Porter
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n1. (Biography) Cole. 1893–1964, US composer and lyricist of musical comedies. His most popular songs include Night and Day and Let's do It
2. (Biography) George, Baron Porter of Luddenham. 1920–2002, British chemist, who shared a Nobel prize for chemistry in 1967 for his work on flash photolysis
3. (Biography) Katherine Anne. 1890–1980, US short-story writer and novelist. Her best-known collections of stories are Flowering Judas (1930) and Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1939)
4. (Biography) Peter. 1929–2010, Australian poet, lived in Britain
5. (Biography) Rodney Robert. 1917–85, British biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1972 for determining the structure of an antibody
6. (Biography) William Sidney. original name of O. Henry
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por•ter1
(ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr-) n. 1. a person hired to carry packages or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
2. a person who does cleaning and maintenance work in a building, factory, store, etc.
3. an attendant in a railroad parlor car or sleeping car.
[1350–1400; Middle English, variant of portour < Middle French porteour < Late Latin portātōrem, acc. of portātor. See port5, -or2]
por•ter2
(ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr-) n. a person who has charge of a door or gate; doorkeeper.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin portārius gatekeeper]
por•ter3
(ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr-) n. a heavy, dark brown ale made with malt browned by drying at a high temperature.
[1720–30; short for porter's ale, appar. orig. brewed for porters]
Por•ter
(ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr-) n. 2. Sir George, born 1920, British chemist: Nobel prize 1967.
3. Katherine Anne, 1890–1980, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
4. Rodney Robert, 1917–85, British biochemist: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1972.
5. William Sydney ( “O. Henry” ), 1862–1910, U.S. short-story writer.
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Noun | 1. | porter - a person employed to carry luggage and supplies laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor redcap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station skycap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport |
2. | porter - someone who guards an entrance door guard, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, gatekeeper, doorkeeper guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone ticket collector, ticket taker - someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets |
3. | Porter - United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) |
4. | Porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter |
5. | Porter - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) |
6. | porter - a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) |
7. | porter - a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley ale - a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume |
Verb | 1. | porter - carry luggage or supplies; 'They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists' carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; 'You must carry your camping gear'; 'carry the suitcases to the car'; 'This train is carrying nuclear waste'; 'These pipes carry waste water into the river' |
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porter
1noun(Chiefly Brit.)doorman, caretaker, janitor, concierge, gatekeepera porter at the block of flats
porter
2nounbaggage attendant, carrier, bearer, baggage-carrierA porter slammed the baggage compartment doors.
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hordárteherhordó
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porter
[ˈpɔːtəʳ]A.N1. (Rail, Aer) → maleterom, mozom de cuerdaor de estación, changadorm (S. Cone) (US) (Rail) → mozomde loscoches-cama, camarerom (LAm); (touting for custom) → mozom de cuerda
3. (= Sherpa) → porteadorm
5. (o.f.) (= beer) → cervezafnegra
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porter
[ˈpɔːrtər]n(block of flats) → gardien(ne) m/f; (in hotel, public building) → portiermporter's lodge n → logef du gardien (or de la gardienne)
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porter
1n (of office etc) → Pförtner(in)m(f), → Portierm, → Portiersfrauf; (= hospital porter) → Assistent(in)m(f); (at hotel) → Portierm, → Portiersfrauf; (Rail, at airport) → Gepäckträger(in)m(f); (= Sherpa etc) → (Lasten)träger(in)m(f); (US Rail) → Schlafwagenschaffner(in)m(f); porter’s lodge → Pförtnerlogef
porter
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[ˈpɔːtəʳ]nPorter Casino Meaning Symbol
(
of office) →
portinaio/a, portiere/a; (
of hotel) →
portiere/a (
Rail, Aer) →
facchino, portabagaglim inv (
Am) (
Rail) →
addetto ai vagonilettoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
porter
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noun1. a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc. The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train. karweier بَوّاب، حَمّال носач carregador nosič der Gepäckträger drager αχθοφόροςmozo de equipajes, maletero pakikandja باربر vaunupalvelija porteur/-euse סבל कुली nosač hordár kuli burðarmaður facchino 赤帽 짐꾼 nešikas nesējs pelayan kereta api kruierbærerbagażowy بار وړونكى carregador hamal носильщик nosič nosač nosač bärare, stadsbud พนักงานยกกระเป๋าบนรถไฟ hamal (火車站等的)行李搬運工人 носильник, носій حمال، قلي người khuân vác hành lý (火车站等的)行李搬运工人
2. a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport. He set off into the jungle with three porters. karweier عَتّال хамалин carregador nosič der Träger bærer βαστάζος cargador koormakandja حمال kantaja porteur/-euse סבל कुली, बोझ उठाने वाला nosač teherhordó kuli burðarmaður bortabagagli かつぎ人夫 운반 인부 nešikas nesējs pembawa barang dragerbærertragarz جوالى carregador hamal носильщик nosič nosač nosač bärare พนักงานยกกระเป๋า yük taşıyıcı (insan) 搬運工人 носій باربردار phu khuân vác 搬运工人
3. a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc. a hospital porter. portier حارِس ، بوّاب портиер porteiro vrátný, -á der Portier dørvogter; portør θυρωρός, πορτιέρηςportero uksehoidja دربان eteisvahtimestari portier/-ière שוער दरबान, द्वारपाल vratar portás penjaga pintu dyravörður portiere ポーター 웨이터 durininkas, šveicorius šveicars penjaga pintu portierdørvakt, portnerportier دروازه بان porteiro portar швеицар, привратник vrátnik, -čka vratar, receptor portir dörrvakt, portier คนเฝ้าประตู kapıcı 守門人 воротар, швейцар چوکيدار người gác cổng; bảo vệ 守门人
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شَيَّال nosič portnerPortierαχθοφόροςmozo kantajaportier nosačfacchino ポーター 포터kruierportnerportiercarregadorносильщик vaktmästare พนักงานยกกระเป๋าhamal người khuân vác守门人Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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Threat of substitutes (from Porter’s five forces analysis) occurs when companies within one industry are forced to compete with industries producing substitute products or services.
Threat of substitutes is one of the five forces that determine the intensity of competition in an industry. The others are
Substitutes, potential returns, profits and competition
Substitutes limit an industry’s potential returns by placing a ceiling on the prices that firms within that industry can charge to make a profit. As the price-performance alternative offered by substitutes becomes more attractive, it becomes even more difficult for those firms to make a profit. Demand for substitutes can also reduce the demand for industry products and services. Substitutes can create intense competition during normal economic times, and reduce potential profit increases during positive economic times.
Identifying substitutes involves searching for other products or services that can perform the same function as the industry’s product or service. Positioning an industry’s products or services against the substitutes may take place via collective industry actions (for example, sustained advertising by industry participants).
Key substitutes
Substitute products that deserve the most attention include those:
- Subject to trends that improve their price-performance tradeoff with the industry’s product
- Produced by industries earning high profits—development increases competition in their own industries, causing price reduction or performance improvement
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References
Porter, M. (1998).Competitive Strategy. New York: Free Press. pp. 25-26.