Biometrics in Japan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1999 (Strategic Planning Series) [Ring-bound]

The Manufacturing Research Group (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0741818701 | ISBN-13: 978-0741818706 | Publication Date: September 30, 2005 | Edition: 1999

The primary audience for this report is managers involved with the highest levels of the strategic planning process, and consultants who help their clients with this task. The user will not only benefit from the hundreds of hours that went into the methodology and its application, but also from its alternative perspective on strategic planning in Japan.

This report helps executives evaluate strategic investment and entry alternatives in Japan. In order to evaluate Japan, Icon Group International, Inc. draws on a methodology developed by Professor Philip Parker at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. The methodology decomposes a country's strategic potential along two key dimensions: (1) latent demand, and (2) accessibility. A country may have very high latent demand, yet have low accessibility, making it a less attractive market than many smaller potential countries having higher levels of accessibility.

This report provides a strategic profile of Japan along these lines. Throughout the discussion, literally hundreds of statistics on Japan are benchmarked against regional and global averages. The reader can thus quickly understand where Japan fits into the regional and global perspective. The report first investigates the economic fundamentals affecting Japan. These fundamentals are the source for Japan's latent demand. Then, the subsequent chapters detail Japan's accessibility. This evaluation covers a number of entry alternatives, including export strategies, and local direct investment strategies. If a firm decides to have a local presence in Japan, this requires a strategic understanding of local business conditions. The conditions investigated in this report include local marketing (advertising, distribution, pricing issues) and entry strategies (opening an office, joint venturing, etc.), as well as human resources management (labor laws, costs, regulations). Because local presence can increase...

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Our publications provide timely and reliable market information as a complement to strategic planning processes. For a price well below the cost of a round-trip business-class ticket, the executive has access to the basic factors driving strategic planning. As such, our reports are a 'one-stop' shop by giving coverage on economic and political issues, as well as analyzing human resources, entry strategies and legal risks. With offices in Europe, Africa and the United States, Icon Group International has a number of specialty research groups. This report was published by the Manufacturing Research Group.

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This report is one of many published by the Manufacturing Research Group, a division of Icon Group International, Inc. Other titles we have published of relevance include: -- Access Control Equipment in Germany, 1997 -- Airport Safety and Security Equipment in Netherlands, 1997 -- Airport Security and Safety Equipment in Turkey, 1997 -- Airport Security Equipment in United Kingdom, 1997 -- Airport Security in Mexico, 1996 -- Banking Security Equipment in Argentina, 1997 -- Biometrics in France, 1998 -- Biometrics in Japan, 1999 -- Commercial Building Security Systems in Taiwan, 1996 -- Commercial Vehicle Security Equipment in Mexico, 1997 -- Computer Security in Saudi Arabia, 1999 -- Emergency Preparedness Products and Services in Japan, 1997 -- Fire and Disaster Response Products in Japan, 1998 -- Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Equipment in Chile, 1998 -- Fire Protection Equipment in Saudi Arabia, 1998 -- Industrial and Commercial Security Products in Mexico, 1996 -- Industrial Security in Saudi Arabia, 1997 -- Industrial, Commercial Safety and Security Equipment in Argentina, 1997 -- Intelligent Transportation Systems in Australia, 1995 -- Law Enforcement Equipment in Australia, 1999 -- Locks and Fittings in Mexico, 1997 -- Personal Safety and Security Equipment in Mexico, 1995 -- Personal Security Equipment in Argentina, 1997 -- Residential Security Systems in Canada, 1997 -- Residential, Commercial, and Auto Security Equipment in Ecuador, 1996 -- Safety and Security Equipment in Guangdong in China, 1997 -- Safety and Security Equipment in India, 1999 -- Safety and Security Equipment in Peru, 1996 -- Safety and Security Equipment in Sweden, 1996 -- Safety and Security Equipment in Turkey, 1996 -- Safety and Security Equipment in Vietnam, 1998 -- Safety and Security Industry in Chile, 1997 -- Safety Products and Security Devices in Colombia, 1998 -- Security and Safety Equipment in Brazil, 1997 -- Security and Safety Equipment in Guatemala, 1997 -- Security and Safety Equipment in Hong Kong, 1997 -- Security and Safety Equipment in Pakistan, 1999 -- Security and Safety Equipment in Sweden, 1997 -- Security Equipment in Belgium, 1998 -- Security Equipment in Chile, 1995 -- Security Equipment in Netherlands, 1997 -- Security Equipment in Poland, 1996 -- Surveillance and Monitoring in Australia, 1997 -- Technical Surveillance and Countermeasures (TS/CM) Equipment in Russia, 1998 -- The Market for Security Systems in Indonesia, 1996 -- Video Surveillance Equipment in France, 1996

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Product Details

• Ring-bound: 151 pages
• Publisher: Icon Group International, Inc.; 1999 edition (September 30, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 0741818701
• ISBN-13: 978-0741818706