Machael Porter’s Value Chain SUPPORT ACTIVITIES Support activities assist the primary activities in helping the organisation achieve its competitive advantage. They include: Procurement: This department must source raw materials for the business and obtain the best price for doing so. The challenge for procurement is to obtain the best possible quality available (on the market) for their budget. Technology development: The use of technology to obtain a competitive advantage is very important
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1: * We chose Gucci for our project because it was a brand that none of us knew a lot about and we thought it would be interesting to learn about the company. * It is a designer brand that produces purses‚ women’s wear‚ men’s apparel and children’s wear. * Gucci is located in all major fashion capitals and large cities. For example‚ the one we went and visited was the location on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. They are located globally. * The target market for Gucci is mostly business
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Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc400385288 \h 2INBOUND LOGISTICS PAGEREF _Toc400385289 \h 3OPERATIONS PAGEREF _Toc400385290 \h 3OUTBOUND LOGISTICS PAGEREF _Toc400385291 \h 4MARKETING AND SALES PAGEREF _Toc400385292 \h 4SERVICES PAGEREF _Toc400385293 \h 5Summary of strengths and weakness’ PAGEREF _Toc400385294 \h 5LVMH – Firm infrastructure PAGEREF _Toc400385295 \h 7COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE PAGEREF _Toc400385296 \h 7STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES PAGEREF _Toc400385297 \h 8Upstream
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Problem Statement With current economic downturn‚ should Robert Polet concentrate solely on strengthening the Gucci brand further‚ or should he expand the multi-brand strategy to the next level? Situation Analysis As the economy began to deteriorate near the end of 2008‚ luxury brands like Gucci‚ Prada‚ and Louis Vuitton all began to feel the effects. Consumers were beginning to spend less and save money through the times of economic uncertainty. One of the hardest hit industries what that of
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Gucci The company Gucci is well known in many countries. The moment a person hears the word Gucci what comes to mind is fashion and expesive. In 1921‚ Guccio Gucci opened his first store in his native country Italy. Since 1921 Gucci has evolve into one of the most exclusive store in the world. It wasnt until 1950‚ that Gucci became known once the green red green logo was released. In 1953 due to Guccio Gucci’s death his sons Aldo‚ Ugo‚ Rodolfo and Vasco took over the company. It is then that Gucci
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have to mention that the desired identity by the company can be different from perceived identity by customers. (Elite VS Middle VS Accessible) Time Period Directed by Management result Desired Identity Perceived Identity 1920’s ~ 1970’s Guccio Gucci Prosperity Middle luxury Middle luxury 1970’ ~ 1980’s Aldo & Rodolfo Internal conflict Middle luxury Middle luxury 1980’s ~1990’s Maurizio Adversity Elite luxury Middle luxury 1990’s ~ 2005’s Tom & Domenico Prosperity Middle luxury Middle
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Technology and Innovation Strategy Individual Assignment: “Gucci Group” (11/06/2012) ------------------------------------------------- Matteo Berzoini ------------------------------------------------- 1. Provide a competitive positioning of the luxury industry back in 1990. How was Gucci positioned? 2. Which critical moves allowed De Sole to reposition Gucci? 3. What do you think about the acquisition of YSL and Sergio Rossi? 1. Market Worth and Composition: By
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agreements with many external partners. More than half of all product innovations come as a result of such agreements. Currently‚ the company holds about 25‚000 active patents. 1 Operations - For its existing products‚ Proctor and Gamble’s value chain begins here with the acquisition of raw materials‚ packaging materials‚ and fuel. P&G uses suppliers to provide almost all inputs to the manufacturing process with the exception of a few chemicals that it produces in-house. Currently‚ the firm uses
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Gucci Group Business challenge: Gucci Group maintains nine world-famous brands which operate relatively discretely and in an autonomous manner. The organisation’s central HR function came to OPP® seeking the means to identify and develop talent and create greater inter-brand mobility for talented individuals. The solution had to fit with Group HR’s role in the organisation: guiding and supporting the brands without imposing itself unnecessarily on their business activities‚ identity or culture
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Gucci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡuttʃi]) is an Italian luxury fashion house‚ part of the Gucci Group‚ which is owned by French company Kering formerly known as PPR.[2][3][4] Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921.[5] Gucci generated about € 4.2 billion in revenue worldwide in 2008 according to BusinessWeek magazine and climbed to 41st position in the magazine’s annual 2009 "Top Global 100 Brands" chart created by Interbrand.[6] Gucci is also the biggest-selling Italian brand.[6] Gucci
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