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    HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY Harley-Davidson was established in 1903 with headquarters in Milwaukee. It is a diversified company‚ the only major US maker of motorcycles still in business and the nation’s #1 seller of heavyweight motorcycles offering several models of touring and custom cycles‚ related products‚ accessories and transportation vehicles. In the 1960’s‚ the Japanese flooded the market competing with light weight motorcycles and huge marketing programs

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    Harley History Harley Davidson was seen in America as a company that produced motorcycles with “raw power.” The company was founded by Arthur and Walter Davidson and William Harley in 1903. In 1918‚ Harley Davidson had become the largest motorcycle producing company in the world. Their production totaled 28‚000 motorcycles. Production continued to increase with the onset of World War II and the military use of Harley’s motorcycles. The mystique of the product had a tough sense to it with

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    INTRODUCTION: HARLEY DAVIDSON According to The official Harley Davidson website‚ the company was started by William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson in 1901. When William Harley completed his blueprint of an engine designed to fit in a bicycle. The article states the first production model that was made available to the public was “built to be a racing model”. The website Entrepreneur.com‚ further explains the two friends were later joined by Walter Davidson and William Davidson and incorporated

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    Marketing a. Harley marketing philosophy was developed based on the customers’ desires‚ gathered through surveys‚ interviews and focus groups. b. Efforts focus on distribution – divided among dealer promotions‚ customer events‚ magazine and direct mail advertising‚ public relations‚ cooperative programs with Harley Davidson/Buell Dealers‚ and national television advertising. c. Harley’s promotional events are rallies and motorcycle consumer shows. 2. Finance a. Harley went public in 1986

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    Case Study: Harley-Davidson 1. What do you think are the company’s (Harley-Davidson) major strengths and weaknesses? Strengths: * Strong brand name * Strong customer loyalty * Operates in 2 segments‚ Harley-Davidson motorcycles and related products‚ and Harley-Davidson Financial Services * The HOG ( Harley Owners Group) which has over 1 million members worldwide and is the industry’s largest company sponsored motorcycle enthusiasts organizations * The only American brand

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    Mackenzie Wolter Case Study 3: Harley Davidson 8/7/12 Comeback Analysis 1. JIT Inventory – “lean production” allowed for product diversification‚ drastically cut “throughput time‚” and provided for job enrichment amongst employees   2. EI – decentralized operations and communication lines   3. SOC – helped detect defects early on in the manufacturing process   4. Supplier Relations – “preferred suppliers” and long-term contracts   5. Labor Relations – “close cooperation”   6. Marketing

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    1. How was Harley Davidson able to turn around is strategy after 1981? Harley Davidson was able to turn around its strategy after 1981 because of then President of US‚ who raised the tariffs on large Japanese motorcycles. Helpful was also strategy of executives who decided to improve the quality of products. 2. What ideas and philosophies does Harley Davidson introduce? Harley Davidson created an innovative promotion strategy of selling the idea of community and lifestyle to its customers

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    Harley Davidson Case Study 1. What do you think are the company’s (Harley Davidson) major strengths & weaknesses? Harley Davidson’s major strengths are: customer loyalty‚ having a strong and popular brand name‚ they offer a program called HOG (Harley Owners Group) which has members worldwide and offers Harley owners a variety of benefits‚ and the only American company that sells heavyweight motorcycles. Some weaknesses of Harley Davidson are: Image‚ people who ride Harleys are sometimes

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    “Strategic planning involves identifying the current business of a firm and the business it wants for the future‚ and the course of action or strategy it will use to pursue its objectives.” (definition) While Harley-Davidson and its competitors‚ both domestic and international‚ have been alive for decades‚ it is becoming increasingly difficult to shift such established entities to compliment a new‚ younger group of potential riders. An expanding economy‚ technological advances such as the internet

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    Harley Davidson Case Study Analysis Guidelines 1. Your analysis should be based on the question of “What is Harley Davidson doing today to deliver high levels of customer value?’ The analysis should be related to the organization’s marketing strategy 2. Based on the company’s marketing strategy‚ how has Harley Davidson managed value through its product‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ placement‚ and people (five P’s) policies/strategies? 3. The analysis should be framed‚ as with our previous

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