References: * http://www.squaretoiletries.com/manufacturing_unit.php * http://www.scribd.com/doc/33888729/Strategic-analysis-of-UNILEVER-BD-Ltd * www.wikipedia.org/wiki/unilever * www.unilever.com.bd * www.squaregroup.com.bd * Marketing report of Unilever Bangladesh Ltd.
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Porter ’s Generic Strategies If the primary determinant of a firm ’s profitability is the attractiveness of the industry in which it operates‚ an important secondary determinant is its position within that industry. Even though an industry may have below-average profitability‚ a firm that is optimally positioned can generate superior returns. A firm positions itself by leveraging its strengths. Michael Porter has argued that a firm ’s strengths ultimately fall into one of two headings: cost
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Introduction. In this assignment I am going to explain the following concepts‚ generic strategies‚ alternative directions and alternative methods. Indeed‚ I would like to support these concepts by referring my work to the automobile sector (as a continuing line provided with the Morgan´s example in class). I am going to use the example of General Motors and Ford‚ they are well known and also provide us a long struggling and interesting history. The first part of my assignment gives a theoretical
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37 The Generic Strategy Trap Danny Miller Management experts claim that for a company to thrive‚ it mus concentrate on a single generic strategy—on one thing it does better th its rivals. But specialization also has its disadvantages. The author sugge that a broader‚ mixed approach may be preferable. S ince the publication of Michael Porter ’s Competitive Strategy‚ many experts on strategy have been extolling the virtues of pure generic strategies. Porter argued that by adeptly
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Currently a Unilever brand can be found in one out of every two households in the world. Yeti t is remarkable to see that the corporate image of a company whose brands are so well known‚ and whose operations are so widespread‚ is so indistinct. There were times between the 1960s and 1990 when Unilever appeared amorphous. It was not merely that the corporate name was not found on any brands or local companies. It was also the sheer spread of businesses it owned beyond packaged consumer products‚ including
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Marketing Strategies in the Competition between Branded and Generic Antibiotics (A) Clamoxyl in 1996 02/2007-5057 This case was prepared by Pierre Chandon‚ Assistant Professor of Marketing at INSEAD‚ Olivier Kovarski‚ Professor of Marketing at ESC Normandie‚ Jacques Lendrevie‚ Professor of Marketing at HEC‚ Sarah Spargo‚ Research Associate at INSEAD‚ and Marc Vanhuele‚ Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC‚ as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective
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Michael Porter’s Generic Strategies According to Porter‚ strategies allow organizations to gain competitive advantage from three different bases: cost leadership‚ differentiation and focus. Porter calls these bases as generic strategies. Cost leadership emphasizes producing standardized products at a very low per unit cost for consumers who are price sensitive. Differentiation is a strategy aimed at producing products and services considered unique industry wide and directed at customers who are
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are operating in India have business models that are tailor-made to local markets and customs. After the economic liberalization of 1991‚ many MNCs have entered India. Today‚ global companies having subsidiaries in India include Unilever‚ Nestle‚ BATA‚ Colgate Palmolive‚ Procter & Gamble‚ General Electric‚ General Motors‚ Ford‚ Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Historically‚ the main reason for the entry of MNCs into India was to jump the tariff wall. High import duties ruled out the option
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of Michael Porter’s Generic Strategies in the Romanian Hotel Industry Ovidiu N. Bordean‚ Anca I. Borza‚ Răzvan L. Nistor and Cătălina S. Mitra‚ Abstract— Porter’s generic strategies remain one of the most widely accepted typology of strategic options for businesses. Using a survey a sample of 69 hotel managers from the Nord-West part of Romania was questioned about their current strategic practices. A factor analysis revealed that hotels are pursuing only two strategies that can be identified
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* Identify the generic strategy adopted by a product or division of your firm and also a major competitor. Attempt to justify your answer by comparing with the industry average benchmarks (Price and Cost data). * Draw a value chain of your firm‚ mentioning key points of functional fit/ misfit with the above generic strategy. E.g. how will Operations /marketing support the identified strategy. Make recommendations for any change needed. ------------------------------------------------- 1a
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