Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 89-90).

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

by Wong Yuk, Nat. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-53). / Chapter CHAPTER I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- OBJECTIVE --- p.5 / Chapter CHPATER III --- SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY --- p.7 / Chapter CHPATER IV --- GENERAL INFORMATION --- p.9 / Chapter CHAPTER V --- MARKET PROFILE --- p.12 / Chapter CHPATER VI --- PRODUCT PROFILE --- p.17 / Physical Properties --- p.17 / Modes of Storage and Delivery --- p.17 / Importance of Quality --- p.19 / Package of Product --- p.20 / Chapter CHAPTER VII --- COMPETITION PROFILE --- p.21 / Potential Entrance and Substitutes --- p.21 / Suppliers and Buyers --- p.22 / Industry Competitors --- p.23 / Imported Gas Marketers --- p.24 / Local Gas Suppliers --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER VIII --- TARGET MARKETS --- p.30 / Chapter CHAPTER IX --- SWOT ANALYSIS --- p.31 / Strengths --- p.31 / Weaknesses --- p.32 / Opportunities --- p.33 / Threats/Limitations --- p.35 / Chapter CHAPTER X --- MARKETING AND PROMOTION STRATEGIES --- p.37 / Efficiency in Heating --- p.37 / Bottle Deposit System --- p.38 / Product Differentiation --- p.39 / Contract with Industrial Customers --- p.41 / Chapter CHAPTER XI --- REALIZABLE VOLUME AND FINANCIAL EVALUATION --- p.43 / Chapter CHAPTER XII --- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION --- p.46 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.50

Summary in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 123-125.

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder market consist of a group of consumers with similar yet differentiated needs, namely commercial customers (small industries, restaurants, wholesalers and nature reserves), low-income customers (such as the rural and township households with a monthly income of R748 - R2288) and high-income customers (such as the urban households with a monthly income above R9743). LPG is mainly used for cooking, lighting, heating, leisure and as a preferred form of energy in the commercial segment. The key issues currently facing the industry are: minimum growth, high capital requirement, rising cost of product and squeezing profitability. / Thesis (MBA)-University of Natal, 2002.

M.Phil. / This research aims to establish and evaluate the main factors that influence the fuel industry in South Africa. The South African fuel industry, is influenced by different business, economical and logistical factors, which all contribute to a changing fuel environment as well as a changing fuel prices that vary on a monthly basis, as calculated by the Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs(DMEA). These factors including crude oil procurement, petroleum industry, synthetic fuel industry and geographical locations, are fundamentally important, and explained in more detail in the chapters to follow. Oil as main supply source to the fuel industry, plays a vital role to South Africa as industrial developing country. The crude oil imported from the eastern countries is refined into petroleum and alternative fuels, necessary to the economy. The oil price thus influences the petroleum price, which in turn influences the cost of food and accessories. This research will for this reason also focus on aspects such as the actual importation of crude oil, petroleum price structure, price zones, synfuels and alternative fuels, and the affect these aspects have on the fuel industry.