BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP MATRIX ( BCG ) This technique is particularly useful for multi-divisional or multiproduct companies. The divisions or products compromise the organisations “business portfolio”. The composition of the portfolio can be critical to the growth and success of the company. The BCG matrix considers two variables‚ namely.. N MARKET GROWTH RATE N RELATIVE MARKET SHARE The market growth rate is shown on the vertical (y) axis and is expressed as a %. The range is set somewhat
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Introduction: The BCG Matrix and the Product Life Cycle are two important tools that relate to different aspects of a product’s performance: • The BCG looks at market share and market growth and how they impact on cash usage and generation. • The PLC looks at sales/revenues over time and levels of profitability. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix Businesses must keep their product offerings relevant and profitable to stay in operation. The Boston Consulting Group developed a tool‚ called the BCG matrix
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people at more than 60 locations across India and is listed on FORBES 2000. Annual turnover - over US$ 7 billion (44000 cr) Market capitalisation - US$ 45 billion (283‚000 cr) Business Segments Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Hotels Paperboards Paper & Packaging Agri Business History Incorporated on August 24‚ 1910 under the name Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited Company was changed from Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited
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To begin with‚ BCG is the acronym for Boston Consulting Group—a general management consulting firm highly respected in business strategy consulting. BCG Growth-Share Matrix (see figure 1) happens to be one of many of BCG’s strategic concepts the organisation developed in the late 1970s‚ and is being taught at leading business schools and executive education programmes around the world. It is a management tool that serves four distinct purposes (McDonald 2003; Kotler 2003; Cipher 2006): it can
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chose to conduct my BCG Matrix on was Wal-Mart‚ because this company has become one of the largest and most successful companies within the United States. Wal-Mart started out as a small retail business in 1962 in Rogers‚ Arkansas by Sam Walton. Today Wal-Mart has more than 10‚000 stores in more than twenty eight different countries. In 2012 Wal-Mart gained revenue of $421‚849 million dollars‚ which was an increase of 3.4% from the previous year. (www.topics.nytimes.com>Business>Companies‚ p. 1).
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BCG ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC BANK The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix is a tool that used to evaluate strategic business units. It is organizes business by two dimension‚ the business growth rate and market share. The growth rate is use to show how rapidly the entire industry is increasing and the market share is whether a business unit has a larger or smaller share than its competitors. The combination of market share and business growth rate have provides four categories to determine the SBUs
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BCG MATRIX CASE STUDY OF NESTLE BCG Matrix(Boston consulting Group ) • In the late 1960s the Boston Consulting Group‚ a leading management consulting company‚ designed a four-cell matrix known as BCG Growth/Share Matrix. This tool was developed to aid companies in the measurement of all their company businesses according to relative market share and market growth. Conti… • The BCG Matrix made a significant contribution to strategic management and continues to be an important strategic
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The BCG Growth-Share Matrix The BCG Growth-Share Matrix is a portfolio planning model developed by Bruce Henderson of the Boston Consulting Group in the early 1970’s. It is based on the observation that a company’s business units can be classified into four categories based on combinations of market growth and market share relative to the largest competitor‚ hence the name "growth-share". The growth-share matrix thus maps the business unit positions within these two important determinants of profitability
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SEGMENTATION AND 7PS OF HMV. INTRODUCTION: The largest retail entertainment chain in Britain is HMV of its kind. What that mean is HMV is the leader in retail entertainment in Britain with over 150 retail stores within the country and more than 600 stores worldwide. Employing more than 13000 people it makes nearly 2 billion of revenue each year. HMV mainly specialises on music CDs and DVDs‚ books‚ games‚ gadgets‚ video games‚ movies‚ technology‚ fashion‚ magazine etc. Presently HMV is one of the largest
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Nutrition‚ Health & Wellness - New Product Development at Nestle Introduction Nestlé is the world’s leading food company. In recent years it has focused on becoming a nutrition‚ health and wellness company. This is the idea of supporting people to lead healthier lives. Nestlé is home to a wide range of brands including Maggi. This is a brand that is aimed at chefs and the catering trade. This is called the ’foodservice’ sector. Market research Nestlé found that sales of the Maggi brand had decreased
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