BY: SAROJ BARAL
31 MAY 2013
(INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT)
MARKETING AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
MBA INTAKE 14
Table of contents
1. Executive summary……………………………………………………………………………………….4
2. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
3. Situation analysis of Nepal Airlines Corporation………………………………………...…..5
3.1 Product and services………………………………………………………………………………..5
3.2 Market and competition….…………………………………………………………………...…..5
3.3 Competitors……………………………………………………………………………………………..6
3.4 Competitors product……………………………………………………………………...………...7
3.5 Competitive advantage of NAC………………………………………………………………….7
3.6 Target Customer……………….………………………………………………………………...……7
3.7 SWOT Analysis………………….………………………………………………………...…...………8
3.8 Management team……………..……………………………………………………………….....…8
4. Key Assumptions…………………………………………………………………………………...…..….9
5. Objective of NAC…………………………………………………………………………………………....9
6. Market strategy of NAC……………………………………………………………………………...…10
6.1 Values………………………………………………………………………………………………..…...10
6.2 Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning…………………………………………………10
6.3 Intended strategy………………………………………………………………………………..…..12
6.4 Market penetration………………………………………………………………………………….12
6.5 Market development…………………………………………………………………………….….13
6.6 Product development…………………………………………………………………………....…13
6.7 Cost reduction……………………………………………………………………………………....…13
7. Tactics and Action…………………………………………………………………………………..….....13
7.1 Price……………………………………………………………………………………………...….…….14
7.2 Place…………………………………………………………………………………….………….……...14
7.3 Promotion……………………………………………………………………………….…………...….15
7.4 Product……………………………………………………………………………………….……..……15
7.5 People………………………………………………………………………………………….…….……16
7.6 Process…………………………………………………………………………………………..……….16
7.7 Performance……………………………………………………………………………………………16
7.8 Position…………………………………………………………………………………………………..16
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