MGT 550: Strategic Management Chapter 04: Business Level Strategy Instructor M. Moinul Haque Notable Quotes Alice said‚ “Would you please tell me which way to go from here?” The cat said‚ “That depends on where you want to get to.” Lewis Carroll Even if you are on the right track‚ you will get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers 2 M. Moinul Haque‚ Premier University‚ Chittagong Business Level Strategy Core Competency The resources and capabilities that
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Corporate Level Strategy (Video 1) Corporate Level Strategy describes the entire strategic scope of the organization. This is the panoramic view of the organization. It is the strategy by which an organization decides in which product or service markets to compete and in which geographical regions to operate. Normally the organizations‚ who have multiple businesses‚ use corporate level strategy for allocation and distribution of resources i.e. how cash‚ equipment‚ staffing‚ and other resources are
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CORE COMPETENCIES AND FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES Core competencies are organizational strengths or abilities‚ developed over a long period of time‚ that customers find valuable and competitors find difficult or even impossible to copy. Honda‚ for example‚ is recog¬nized for having core competencies in the engineering and manufacture of small gas- powered engines. Those core competencies have helped Honda conquer numerous mar¬kets‚ including the markets for motorcycles‚ cars‚ lawnmowers‚ jet skis‚ and
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Levels of strategy • Corporate strategy (eg. Virgin‚ Nestle) Strategic Management Business‐level strategy Different ways of competing at the level of the individual Business Unit (SBU) How can competitive advantage be sustained? Hyper‐competition – Which industries/markets should we be in? – How is the corporate portfolio managed? • Business strategy (eg. Virgin Atlantic‚ Nestle babyfood) – Tactics used by an SBU to compete in the market • Generic strategies and how to sustain these
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Executive Summary Chapter-01 Introduction: 1.1 Origin of the Study 1.2 Objective of the Study 1.3 Methodology of the Study 1.4 Limitation of the Study 01-02 Chapter-02 About Strategic Management & Functional level strategy 03 Chapter-03 Topic of the Term Paper: Functional Level Strategy of Toyota Corporation 04-08 Chapter-04 Problems & Solutions 09 Chapter-05 Findings & Analysis 10-11 Chapter-06 Conclusion 12 References I Appendix II-III Executive Summary
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value strategies: As the world’s largest furniture retailer‚ IKEA is known for its product’s value‚ in terms of quality‚ style‚ affordability‚ functionality and durability. Their appliances and furniture is designed base on modern architecture and associated with eco-friendly interior design. Moreover‚ the company is known for its affordable products with highest quality and products with many functions inside. Therefore‚ its business idea is "To offer a wide range of well designed‚ functional home
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Hierarchical Levels of Strategy Strategy can be formulated on three different levels: corporate level business unit level functional or departmental level. While strategy may be about competing and surviving as a firm‚ one can argue that products‚ not corporations compete‚ and products are developed by business units. The role of the corporation then is to manage its business units and products so that each is competitive and so that each contributes to corporate purposes. Consider
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3% market share in France Staff : 128.000 persons 267 stores in 25 countries Visitors in stores: 590 millions 561 millions/year visitors on the website Ikea.fr Graphs PESTEL IKEA Economical factors Better purchasing power of emerging countries Pricing different according to the country Low price strategy in general Technological & Legal Technological factors Creation and innovation of new products Better stock management Legal factors Strengthening of international importation regulation
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Introduction IKEA states in their business idea: "We shall offer a wide range of home furnishing items of good design and function‚ at prices so low‚ that the majority of people can afford to buy them"(IKEA 2005). IKEA manage to keep costs low by their superior relationship with their suppliers were they buy low-cost components in huge quantities. Together with efficient warehousing and customer selling service it passes on to customers resulting in lower prices‚ anywhere from 25 - 50 % lower than
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3. IKEA’s growth strategy……………………………………………….(4) 4. How did Ikea’s strategy initiative start?.........................................(4~5) 5. How monitoring and evaluation of operations are carried out?....(5~6) 6. Information Management system of IKEA………………………...(6~10) 7. Shopping at IKEA Franchises……………………………………..(10~13) 8. Summary……………………………………………………………….(14) 9. References……………………………………………………………..(15) History and background IKEA is a privately held‚
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