1.0 Define the Problem According to John Dewey‚ “a problem well defined is half solved.” From the case‚ the main problem is how P&G should capitalize in the intense competition market (objective)‚ especially with the launch of Plax to ensure the continued profitability of Scope and sustain to be the 1st place in the mouth wash industry (success measure)‚ given the differing points of view from the various business team members (constrain). To achieve the goal‚ the company must be innovative to invent
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construct a BCG model for a company having multiple business org. and discuss the following strategies with example: 1) Market penetration 2) Market development 3) Product development 4) diversification ii : discuss related diversification and unrelated diversification. Here we construct BCG model for Unilever brand. Company’s mission: “we meet everyday needs for nutrition‚hygine and personal care with brands that help people feel good‚look good and get more out of life.” What is BCG model? The
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Gillette Case Study 1. Background Synopsis Gillette is a razor and blade company started in 1901 by King Camp Gillette and was at the time the only shaving company available to men and women. According to the book‚ “Gillette has long been known for innovation in both product development and marketing strategy” (Ferrell). The company was the first to invent the disposal razor and the first 5-bladed razor. The company has lasted through many trying times and has invented many of the products
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BCG Matrix (Boston consulting Group): The Boston consulting group a leading management consulting firm develops and popularized the growth share matrix as shown in figure. BCG MATRIX of Unilever Pvt. Ltd: According to the Unilever Pvt. Ltd‚ the relative market share and market growth rates of different products of unilever are given below:- Name Relative Market Share Market Growth Rate Brooke bond supreme 41% 45.03% Knorr noodle 51% 29% Lux 21% 29.15% Surf Excel 23% 27.37% Lifebuoy shampoo
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billion dollars in revenue. This alone proved that these Coca Cola geniuses were capable of forming the billion dollar industry that we are so familiar with today (Khan 8)! Actually‚ the beginnings of Coca-Cola go further back than the company merging. The original idea to make coke and its inventor‚ John Pemberton‚ created a concoction by simply being curious of how a mixture of certain ingredients would taste. Being a pharmacist‚ he knew to use a fragrant to appeal to the masses that would
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Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 (A) [Piskorski & Spadini‚ 2007] September 25‚ 2012 Case Discussion Questions These questions are mainly for class discussion. However‚ they will also be quite helpful in preparing for the quiz. The possible essay questions for the exam have already been sent in the guidelines for the first exam. U.S. Divisional Structure in 1955 (Diagram 1) 1. What are the benefits of organizing by product rather than function? By using the product strategy
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Boston matrix (BCG matrix) At the end of the 1960s‚ Bruce Henderson‚ founder of the Boston Consulting Group‚ BCG‚ developed his portfolio matrix. The effect on the business world was dramatic. Henderson first came up with the concept of an experience curve‚ which differs widely from the learning curve‚ a concept formulated many years before and which states that staff productivity increases according to the number of times a particular work task is carried out. The experience curve does not have
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Proctor and Gamble (DRAFT) Case Discussion Questions What strategy was Proctor and Gamble pursuing when it first entered foreign markets in the period up until the 1980’s? • In 1915 opened a plant in Canada to produce Ivory Soap and Crisco • In the 1970’s P&G entered Japan and other Asian Nations. • Strategy- P&G entered a nation by acquiring an established competitor and its brands. i.e. case of Great Britain and Japan. • Strategy- the Company developed new products in Cincinnati and then
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introduction Gillette know men in their grooming needs but not for woman. Men have been scraping their beards and moustaches off since the invention of dating‚ and had been using a variety of single edged razors‚ including the so-called "safety razor"‚ which had been introduced by Gillette in 1901. A mere 70 years would pass before the Gillette people could improve on things with the introduction of the Trac II razor‚ the first two-bladed cartridge. The theory was‚ that the first blade would
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GILLETTE INDONESIAN Given the information and the projections for 1996 behavior of the Indonesian market‚ Should Chester Allan implement his strategy based on increase only sales‚ instead of focusing efforts on market development (marketing‚ promotion‚ supply chain) aside of sales‚ just as Rigoberto Effio suggests? BACKGROUND GILLETE Since its creation in 1901‚ Gillette has established a solid worldwide leadership as a producer of razors and blades‚ as well as other consumer product categories
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