Bold Flash” Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division Purvi Shah November 5‚ 2012 What industry needs – Industry is expected to grow from $20B in 2010 to $44B in 2014. Although demand was consistently strong and expected to grow 22% in 2012‚ margins were constantly squeezed due to pricing pressures and manufacturer sought to reduce costs wherever possible. Industry was sometimes prone to supply shortages‚ so fast‚ flexible manufacturing practices were critical in meeting customer
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Paper – BoldFlash BoldFlash Inc. was founded in 1982 in Waltham Massachusetts and was involved in manufacturing of computer storage media like floppy disks as well as various other product mixes. Presently the company is facing turbulent times because of the inability to keep up with highly dynamic market and customer demands. There have been various reasons for breakdown in communication and teamwork. Bad management and autocratic style of leadership led to a decline of the company in regards to
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BOLDFLASH INTRODUCTION BoldFlash Inc. original name was BoldDisk. It is a Waltham‚ Massachusetts based company. BoldFlash was founded by two computer science professors in 1982. BoldFlash is a company which make products like Flash memory machines and technology. It also make components for electronic devices like Mp3 players‚ floppy disk etc. Basically‚ the company produces computer storage media products. The company have its headquarters in Shanghai‚ Austin & Ontario. The revenue generated by
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4438 MAY 31‚ 2012 MICHAEL BEER RACHEL SHELTON BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division On January 16‚ 2012‚ Dr. Roger Cahill walked into his office in BoldFlash’s Waltham‚ Massachusetts headquarters at 7 a.m.‚ less than a year into his new role as Vice President of the company’s Mobile Division. His predecessor’s personal photos and mementos had been packed up months ago‚ but they still sat in a corner‚ patiently waiting for someone to collect them. Cahill didn’t
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BoldDisk‚ currently known as Boldflash‚ was founded in 1982 in Waltham Massachussets. Originally manufacturing computer storage medias like floppy disks for original equipment manufacturers and consumer markets‚ BoldFlash ’s product mix has evolved in due course of time. In 2012‚ the company began offering customers contemporary solutions in flash memory for products such as digital cameras‚ mp3s and most importantly smartphones‚ the latter accounting for 40% of the overall market . However
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BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division 4. How does the division’s culture play a role in the discord? What has shaped this culture? A culture that exists within an organization is no different than the culture that exists within a society. This organisation is ultimately working toward the same goals‚ but they all have different ideas and purposes. BoldFlash is flawed and unorganized. Employees are following a submissive culture. They are on guard and feel that they
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Launching the BMW Z3 Roadster BMW Z3 Roadster was a new product concept that reflected a niche opportunity. The main objective of the Z3 launch was to reposition their German-made‚ driving performance‚ tradition bound‚ and precision engineering cars as more stylish and fun to drive cars in the American culture. This risky movement of changing the brand personality was done using both nontraditional and traditional marketing tools. Some of the nontraditional methods used were
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Case Study 02 – BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division Introduction: In this case study Roger Cahill has been acting as the head of mobile division for less than a year. Currently he is struggling as he faces great difficulties adapting BoldFlash to a changing marketplace. The problem really started a year ago when Mr. Jim Harrison appointed the young Roger Cahill to a VP position. Although Roger has led a research project in his previous work‚ he is only 24 years old
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