EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Harley-Davidson is the largest market share holder of motorcycles over 750cc in the United States. After the expansion of our production and distribution capacity‚ we will be in the position to meet the increasing demand for our motorcycles and other products. Growth potential appears very good especially in the overseas market. Gaining a larger market share in these area may require a further increase in production and distribution capacities. We must plan for expansion
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job. I drove the old Ford tractor down the gravel driveway with dust rising in choking clouds from under the tires. Small and seemingly non-descript‚ that tractor meant the world to me. Nearly fifty years old‚ the blue paint was weathered and sun-faded; the tires balding and worn smooth. Often it would take two or three tries to start up‚ but once running‚ she could be depended on for as long as needed. My father‚ two uncles‚ and my older sister had all driven this tractor down these roads and through
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analysis on Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. (Harley)‚ number 458 on the 2012 Fortune 500 list (Fortune‚ 2012). Company Overview Harley is one of the leading organizations in the world for producing heavyweight (>650 cc) motorcycles. The company not only produces and sells motorcycles‚ but a wide range of associated products‚ including parts and accessories‚ clothing and apparel‚ and financial services. Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. is divided into two operating segments: Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company
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Case#2 Harley Davidson Case Study Harley-Davidson is an American motorcycle manufacturer with a rich history and cultural tradition. It was founded in 1903 in Milwaukee‚ WI. Around mid-1980’s‚ the company was facing problems with product quality and enlarged global presence‚ hence the management realized the need for an integrated management system that will not only improve the company’s processes but also fit within its budget and enhance its profits. This caused the start of the process to
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rates base (as discussed earlier). Other segmentation bases included in this category are product usage occasion‚ product use versus non-use‚ and loyalties to specific brands. Website: http://courses.unt.edu/kt3650_7/sld006.htm Q3. Harley-Davidson has change their market segment by attacking the market
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friend Arthur Davidson worked on their motor-bicycle in the Milwaukee machine shop located at the home of their friend‚ Henry Melk. On the year 1903‚ Harley‚ Davidson and Davidson’s brother‚ Walter Davidson‚ finished their first motor-bicycle. Harley and the Davidson brothers tested the power-cycle of their first motor-bicycle and they used it as a valuable learning experiment. The boys immediately began on a new and improved second-generation machine and the first “real” Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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Carolyn Davidson designed the swoosh in 1971‚ she was a graphic design student at Portland State University in Portland‚ Oregon. She started as a journalism major but switched to design after taking a design course to "fill an empty elective." Phil Knight‚ who was teaching an accounting class at the university‚ overheard Davidson say that she couldn’t afford oil painting supplies and asked her to do some work for what was then Blue Ribbon Sports‚ Inc. Knight asked Davidson to design a shoe
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CASE 1 – Tractor Supply Company Synopsis: Tractor Supply Company (TSC) is a relative large‚ but unknown retailer that targets people seeking a rural lifestyle that operate farms or ranches as hobby. Discussion Questions 1. What is Tractor Supply Company’s growth strategy? What retail mix does TSC provide? TSC targets the hobby farmer/rancher‚ who are fully employed in jobs but want to enjoy a rural lifestyle and operate a farm or ranch in exurbs of a city. The retail mix of TSC is: • Location
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advantage? Question 1: Identify Harley-Davidson’s strategy and explain its rationale. The fundamentals of the Harley-Davidson business strategy turn around three main points: The products‚ the relationship between the company and consumers‚ and the distribution network. First of all‚ before I explain these three policies‚ we can try to see what was the problem that Harley-Davidson had to solve‚ and why it needed a real strategy to possess a higher competitive advantage. Actually‚ how the firm could
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Case 5: Harley-Davidson 1. If you where CEO of Harley-Davidson‚ how would you compare the advantages and disadvantages of using exports‚ joint ventures‚ and wholly-owned subsidiaries as ways if expanding international sales? Selling products in different kind of markets is very important to let people know what you are selling. People have get involved with the product. In every part of the world they have their own kind of product‚ but by exporting you can try to convince people. An advantage
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