The GE matrix is an alternative technique used in brand marketing and product management to help a company decide what product(s) to add to its product portfolio‚ and which market opportunities are worthy of continued investment. Also known as the ’Directional Policy Matrix‚ ’ the GE multi-factor model was first developed by General Electric in the 1970s. Conceptually‚ the GE Matrix is similar to the Boston Box as it is plotted on a two-dimensional grid. In most versions of the matrix: * the
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final piece of the equation requires a comprehensive‚ nationwide advertising plan to re-launch the contemporary and comprehensible identity of the Kentucky Fried Chicken brand. II. The Company The American fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) was a family run business‚ founded in 1930 by Harland Sanders in Corbin‚ Kentucky. The Sanders Court and Café featured Southern comfort foods‚ specifically the widely enjoyed fried chicken. Sanders began franchising his secret recipe throughout the
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to a McDonald ’s corporate press release: "i ’m lovin ’ it is a key part of McDonald ’s business strategy to connect with customers in highly relevant‚ culturally significant ways around the world." Translation: the focus groups they used happen to listen to rap and hip-hop. In an effort to show that McDonald ’s is "down" with their customers‚ they bought off a few rap artists to pose with this goofy white guy and their dumbass mascot: [pic] [pic] Introduction McDonald as being
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Client: McDonalds Consultant: Jeremy Nowell Background & history: McDonalds has been a leading fast-food chain in the restaurant industry since 1955. Not only have they created some of America’s favorite pastime foods‚ but also they’ve been a leading force in creating global change with innovative additions such as drive-thru restaurants‚ college credits from their Hamburger University to chicken McNuggets and more! In 1954‚ after learning that the brothers‚ RIchard and Maurice McDonald were utilizing
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THE BCG MATRIX Introduction: * Imagine that you’re reviewing your organization’s products. You need to decide which ones you should focus investment on. * One of the products is doing well financially. However‚ demand has fallen‚ and this trend looks set to continue. * Another product is also doing well‚ but it’s in a new market‚ and needs a lot of cash to support it. Should you continue investing in it? * And another product is barely profitable‚ although its market is growing
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Chapter 14 Financial Statement Analysis True / False Questions 1. Vertical analysis compares the results of financial information with a business in the same industry for a number of consecutive periods of time. True False 2. The quick ratio is especially useful in evaluating the liquidity of a company with fast moving inventories. True False 3. Deducting the cost of goods sold from net income gives us operating income. True False 4. The gross profit rate is
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Industry Submitted in the requirements for Section 1‚ Question 1 in TMA 4 MBA5921 on 28 September 2009 with a word count of 1976 Masters in Business Administration at the University of South Africa Table of Contents Page 1 Summary 3 2 Introduction 3 3 Value Creation in KFC 4 4 Strategic Issues Facing KFC 6 5 Conclusion 8 6 References 9 1. Summary Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) being one of the world’s largest chicken restaurant
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Operation Management lecture number semester 0886 - WS 2014/15 Assignment 1 – Application of Little’s Law Date: 15/12/14 Handed in by: Tomova‚ Veselina (h1451173) Cavagoglu‚ Deniz (…………..) Handed in for: Univ. Prof. Werner Jammernegg Contents 1. Problem – Z Car Rental 3 2. Solution 3 1. Problem - Z Car rental Z Car Rental rents an average of 100 cars per day. Its customers keep a car for an average of 2 days for €70/day.Z Car rental
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McDonald’s Internal and External Stakeholders We will do task 1-4 as a class and you will do task 5 in pairs. It is impossible for any business to meet the demands of all its stakeholders - they invariably conflict. So what they must do is to find a way of prioritizing stakeholder demands and thus balancing out these competing requirements. This involves judgment. It can be argued that there is no scientific way of doing this‚ someone in the organization has to make a decision and this decision
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transnational strategy‚ taking India’s macro-environment into consideration in carrying out their business. The 4 factors are as follow: Firstly‚ the main geographical consideration is the inefficient food chain between farmers and consumers. With about 20% of food production wasted mainly due to poor transport facilities and infrastructure‚ MD spent years setting up a well-established supply chain. Six years before opening its first outlet in India‚ MD has been working with local suppliers to develop
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