a consumer. In case a manufacturer does not transfer the product directly to the consumer‚ there may be intermediaries. Based on this‚ a distribution channel is a chain of intermediaries where each transfers a product until it reaches the final consumer (Kotler et al. 356-623). Distribution strategies embraced by an organization can either give them an edge in market or make them lag behind the winners in the market. The more efficient the product distribution is the more sales and thus more profits
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Collaboration and Innovation at Procter and Gamble I. Introduction Procter & Gamble is the largest manufacturer of consumer products in the world. P&G has a reputation for developing successful brands and maintaining their popularity with unique business innovations. Beauty Care‚ Household Care‚ and Health and Well-being are the three main units of business operations at P&G. Each of these business units are further subdivided into more specific units. P&G has three main focuses as a business
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HBS Case Review: Mt. Everest Case Study Introduction The case of Mt. Everest focuses on two commercial expeditions‚ Adventure Consultants and Mountain Madness‚ and the tragic event on May 10‚ 1996. These two commercial expeditions were lead by Rob Hall and Scott Fischer‚ and were consisted of 20 members. Both leaders were experienced climbers‚ but due to several factors‚ the expedition resulted into five deaths including Hall and Fischer. The event has thought managers to evaluate the importance
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Exhibit 1 Selected Pinkerton’s Financial Data (in $millions) 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 (E) Income From Services Cost of Services provided Gross Profit Operating Expenses Operating Profit Cash Accounts receivable‚ net Other current assets Total Current Assets Net property‚ plant‚ and equipment Total Assets Accounts payable Accrued expenses ad other current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Exhibit 2 $ 296 265 32 16 16 4 49 53 11 64 0 29 $ 308 275 32 17 15 3 51 54 11 65 1 29
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INTRODUCTION McCusker is the project team leader and had authorized the organization of a cross-functional and cross-regional project team in Flextronics. McCusker should reach a decision with regards to which shop-floor system to implement in the facilities as soon as possible. Main stakeholders in this decision are Mexico team‚ Hungary team and Microsoft. From long term perspective‚ Flextronics needs to integrate the different shop-floor systems present in each facility into one system. The growing
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Research in Motion: The Mobile OS Platform War; and Netflix The company you work for has just woken up‚ smelled the coffee‚ and realized the potential impact of disruptive innovation on its strategy and its ultimate survival. In particular‚ your company wishes to avoid Research in Motion (RIM)’s fate in the smartphone devices and mobile operating software systems markets. As part of your company’s reassessment of its current situation‚ you have been tasked with providing an overview and summary analysis
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RA ONE- The extra-ordinary sales promotion by SRK I ’ve often heard people say‚ film-making is nothing short of a gamble. And as any gambler will tell you‚ you ’ve got to gamble huge to triumph huge. Going by this logic‚ Shah Rukh Khan is The Supreme Gambler of the year. What ’s at stake‚ beside the big money invested in RA.ONE of course‚ is a dream‚ a vision‚ an aspiration to make a film which appeals to kids and kids at heart. In short‚ attempt a film that appeals to the universal audience
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HR Management The Slade Plating Department Roberto Strillacci – Group D How would you describe the culture of the Sarto group? • The Sarto group seems to have a healthy and friendly atmosphere among its members‚ shown by their attitudes with one another e.g. week-end together‚ shared lunch • Their ideal of efficiency goes beyond the quantitative and focuses on the qualitative‚ « stressing high standards » also for inventiveness. • Helping one another is a « prized trait »‚ and this
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Creating innovation for competitive advantage: A Procter & Gamble case study Introduction Companies must innovate in order to keep ahead of their competitors. If an organisation wants to create a business strategy that keeps it at the forefront of innovation‚ it must develop ways of making that strategy work. Being innovative does not just involve using the expertise of market researchers‚ scientists and product developers to create new products. It also involves using the capabilities
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a full team of sales‚ R&D‚ manufacturing and so on working on the brand. Brands under the same product division had to compete in the market place. The problem was that with the advances in technology and the growing consumption capacity of the middle class‚ the number of brands was growing too fast to maintain that level of resources for each brand. The Matrix organization gave a greater focus on product division rather than individual brands‚ and centralized functions like sales and R&D which would
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