Globally, China is the number one soybean importer, and the United States, Brazil, and Argentina are the top three soybean exporters. This research, based on the reverse residual demand model, developed and estimated a two-country partial equilibrium trade model to test who has stronger market power in the Chinese soybean import market. This two-country partial equilibrium trade model incorporates the U.S. residual soybean supply for China, the Chinese residual demand for U.S. soybeans, and the equilibrium condition, where the U.S. residual soybean supply equals the Chinese residual soybean demand. Data used in this research are monthly data from January 1999 to February 2005, 74 observations. Empirical results indicated that Chinese soybean importers have stronger market power relative to U.S. soybean exporters.This research also conducted the competitive analysis of the Chinese soybean import market by examining both annual and monthly data of Chinese soybean imports from the U.S. and South America (Brazil and Argentina). Results implied that the U.S. and South America are seasonal complementary soybean suppliers for China. Possible reasons include: 1) seasonal difference--the U.S. and South America have opposing growing seasons, i.e., different time periods to supply soybeans to markets; and 2) stronger market power of Chinese soybean importers–China's strategic choice, diversifying their soybean suppliers and reducing price increase risk, made the U.S. and South America complementary soybean suppliers to China.Additionally, this research compared the soybean export costs to China for the three countries. Results showed that Brazil has the greatest advantage for production costs, followed by Argentina and the U.S.; the U.S. has the greatest advantage for internal and international transportation and marketing costs, followed by Argentina and Brazil. In aggregate, the total soybean export costs for Brazil were the lowest and the export costs for Argentina were the highest, with U.S. costs between them.In terms of policy implications for the U.S. soybean industry facing strong competition from South America, we cannot expect that U.S. market share in the Chinese soybean import market can be expanded much. With the development of infrastructure in Brazil and Argentina, the U.S. advantage will become less and less. Therefore, if the U.S. soybean industry wants to keep its current position in the Chinese soybean import market, some governmental policy supports are still necessary.

Devido aos constantes avanços tecnológicos e a grande competitividade no mercado atual, as empresas devem definir de forma mais objetiva possível, suas estratégias e formas de atuação. Para que se coloque um novo produto no mercado, este deve ser muito bem estudado pela empresa, a fim de ter o melhor resultado possível em sua distribuição, de forma que chegue da melhor maneira ao consumidor final. A pesquisa se justifica pela necessidade da empresa Kidde Brasil se adequar às exigências de uma nova resolução, “Resolução 157 do Contran”, de 22 de abril de 2004, onde foram regulamentadas várias mudanças na fabricação e comercialização do “Extintor de Incêndio Veicular”, bem como a substituição do antigo extintor por um novo e mais eficiente. Surgiu o interesse em desenvolver um estudo de modo que pudesse atender as necessidades da empresa Kidde Brasil em colocar o produto no mercado, através do melhor canal de distribuição possível. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos avaliar a escolha correta por um canal de distribuição, no lançamento de um novo produto, o Extintor Veicular ABC; identificar os diferentes canais de distribuição para o Extintor Veicular ABC; organizar os critérios de escolha destes canais, a fim de utilizar um modelo de decisão; verificar o resultado, comparado com o canal escolhido pela empresa. O método de desenvolvimento é baseado no “Sistema Ranking”, que é um sistema de apoio a decisões multicriteriais que combina a metodologia de modelagem visual e interativa e o método de função de valor, para apoiar no processo de decisão. Sendo assim ,o sistema Ranking auxilia o decisor,para que este tenha um melhor entendimento de todo o processo,fornecendo suporte e sugerindo ações. Os resultados revelam que o melhor canal de distribuição para o novo extintor veicular, são as empresas recarregadoras, que já trabalhavam com produto similar. / Due the constants technological’s advances and the great competitivity in the actual market, the enterprises must define in a most objective way, it’s strategies and action’s ways. To a new product be introduced in the market, the enterprise must study it a lot, to have the best possible result in it’s distribution, to reach the final consumer in a better way. The research is justified by the Kidde Brasil enterprise necessity to be adequated in the demanding of a new resolution, “Contran’s Resolution 157”, by 22 apryl of 2004, on which many changes were registered in law to the fabrication and trading of the “Car’s Fire Extinguisher”, as well the old extinguisher’s fire substitution by a new and more effective one. Appeared the interest in the development of a study to attend the necessities of the Kidde Brasil enterprise in introduce a product in the market, trought a best distribution chanel. guisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product. This research has the objectives to evaluate the correct choice by a best distribution chanel, in the entry of a new product, the Car’s Fire Extnguisher ABC, identify the differents distribution chanels to the Car’s Fire Extinguisher ABC, organize the criterions to choose these chanels, with the purpose of using a decision model, analise the result, compared with the chanel choose by the enterprise. The development way will have the base in the “Ranking System”, which is a system of to the decisions with many criterials which combinate the methods of visual modeling and interactive and the method of value function to support the decision process. So, the Ranking System helps the one who makes the decision, to this one have a better understanding of all the process, giving support and suggesting actions. The results revelate that the best distribution chanel to the new car’s fire extinguisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product.

This dissertation deals with the competitive ability analysis on the basis of strategical methods and processes. The analysis was applied in company TELTO, which provides high-speed connection to the Internet and cable television.

Devido aos constantes avanços tecnológicos e a grande competitividade no mercado atual, as empresas devem definir de forma mais objetiva possível, suas estratégias e formas de atuação. Para que se coloque um novo produto no mercado, este deve ser muito bem estudado pela empresa, a fim de ter o melhor resultado possível em sua distribuição, de forma que chegue da melhor maneira ao consumidor final. A pesquisa se justifica pela necessidade da empresa Kidde Brasil se adequar às exigências de uma nova resolução, “Resolução 157 do Contran”, de 22 de abril de 2004, onde foram regulamentadas várias mudanças na fabricação e comercialização do “Extintor de Incêndio Veicular”, bem como a substituição do antigo extintor por um novo e mais eficiente. Surgiu o interesse em desenvolver um estudo de modo que pudesse atender as necessidades da empresa Kidde Brasil em colocar o produto no mercado, através do melhor canal de distribuição possível. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos avaliar a escolha correta por um canal de distribuição, no lançamento de um novo produto, o Extintor Veicular ABC; identificar os diferentes canais de distribuição para o Extintor Veicular ABC; organizar os critérios de escolha destes canais, a fim de utilizar um modelo de decisão; verificar o resultado, comparado com o canal escolhido pela empresa. O método de desenvolvimento é baseado no “Sistema Ranking”, que é um sistema de apoio a decisões multicriteriais que combina a metodologia de modelagem visual e interativa e o método de função de valor, para apoiar no processo de decisão. Sendo assim ,o sistema Ranking auxilia o decisor,para que este tenha um melhor entendimento de todo o processo,fornecendo suporte e sugerindo ações. Os resultados revelam que o melhor canal de distribuição para o novo extintor veicular, são as empresas recarregadoras, que já trabalhavam com produto similar. / Due the constants technological’s advances and the great competitivity in the actual market, the enterprises must define in a most objective way, it’s strategies and action’s ways. To a new product be introduced in the market, the enterprise must study it a lot, to have the best possible result in it’s distribution, to reach the final consumer in a better way. The research is justified by the Kidde Brasil enterprise necessity to be adequated in the demanding of a new resolution, “Contran’s Resolution 157”, by 22 apryl of 2004, on which many changes were registered in law to the fabrication and trading of the “Car’s Fire Extinguisher”, as well the old extinguisher’s fire substitution by a new and more effective one. Appeared the interest in the development of a study to attend the necessities of the Kidde Brasil enterprise in introduce a product in the market, trought a best distribution chanel. guisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product. This research has the objectives to evaluate the correct choice by a best distribution chanel, in the entry of a new product, the Car’s Fire Extnguisher ABC, identify the differents distribution chanels to the Car’s Fire Extinguisher ABC, organize the criterions to choose these chanels, with the purpose of using a decision model, analise the result, compared with the chanel choose by the enterprise. The development way will have the base in the “Ranking System”, which is a system of to the decisions with many criterials which combinate the methods of visual modeling and interactive and the method of value function to support the decision process. So, the Ranking System helps the one who makes the decision, to this one have a better understanding of all the process, giving support and suggesting actions. The results revelate that the best distribution chanel to the new car’s fire extinguisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product.

Devido aos constantes avanços tecnológicos e a grande competitividade no mercado atual, as empresas devem definir de forma mais objetiva possível, suas estratégias e formas de atuação. Para que se coloque um novo produto no mercado, este deve ser muito bem estudado pela empresa, a fim de ter o melhor resultado possível em sua distribuição, de forma que chegue da melhor maneira ao consumidor final. A pesquisa se justifica pela necessidade da empresa Kidde Brasil se adequar às exigências de uma nova resolução, “Resolução 157 do Contran”, de 22 de abril de 2004, onde foram regulamentadas várias mudanças na fabricação e comercialização do “Extintor de Incêndio Veicular”, bem como a substituição do antigo extintor por um novo e mais eficiente. Surgiu o interesse em desenvolver um estudo de modo que pudesse atender as necessidades da empresa Kidde Brasil em colocar o produto no mercado, através do melhor canal de distribuição possível. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos avaliar a escolha correta por um canal de distribuição, no lançamento de um novo produto, o Extintor Veicular ABC; identificar os diferentes canais de distribuição para o Extintor Veicular ABC; organizar os critérios de escolha destes canais, a fim de utilizar um modelo de decisão; verificar o resultado, comparado com o canal escolhido pela empresa. O método de desenvolvimento é baseado no “Sistema Ranking”, que é um sistema de apoio a decisões multicriteriais que combina a metodologia de modelagem visual e interativa e o método de função de valor, para apoiar no processo de decisão. Sendo assim ,o sistema Ranking auxilia o decisor,para que este tenha um melhor entendimento de todo o processo,fornecendo suporte e sugerindo ações. Os resultados revelam que o melhor canal de distribuição para o novo extintor veicular, são as empresas recarregadoras, que já trabalhavam com produto similar. / Due the constants technological’s advances and the great competitivity in the actual market, the enterprises must define in a most objective way, it’s strategies and action’s ways. To a new product be introduced in the market, the enterprise must study it a lot, to have the best possible result in it’s distribution, to reach the final consumer in a better way. The research is justified by the Kidde Brasil enterprise necessity to be adequated in the demanding of a new resolution, “Contran’s Resolution 157”, by 22 apryl of 2004, on which many changes were registered in law to the fabrication and trading of the “Car’s Fire Extinguisher”, as well the old extinguisher’s fire substitution by a new and more effective one. Appeared the interest in the development of a study to attend the necessities of the Kidde Brasil enterprise in introduce a product in the market, trought a best distribution chanel. guisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product. This research has the objectives to evaluate the correct choice by a best distribution chanel, in the entry of a new product, the Car’s Fire Extnguisher ABC, identify the differents distribution chanels to the Car’s Fire Extinguisher ABC, organize the criterions to choose these chanels, with the purpose of using a decision model, analise the result, compared with the chanel choose by the enterprise. The development way will have the base in the “Ranking System”, which is a system of to the decisions with many criterials which combinate the methods of visual modeling and interactive and the method of value function to support the decision process. So, the Ranking System helps the one who makes the decision, to this one have a better understanding of all the process, giving support and suggesting actions. The results revelate that the best distribution chanel to the new car’s fire extinguisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product.

The diploma thesis called Competitiveness Development of Jirasgames, a.s. focuses on proposals leading to enhancing competitiveness and overall development of the company. The main aim of the thesis is to evaluate the current state of the company, which is done based on the theoretical background gained in specialized literature. The next aim is to propose solutions leading to competitiveness development and consequently evaluate its benefits

The diploma thesis deals with corporate competitive strategy of firm operating on services market. The thesis provides the analysis of the current state and it submit a proposal for improvement of the competitive strategy based on detected information. The proposed improvements are aimed at achieving of corporate goals.