18. Philip Morris decides to reposition Marlboro as a man’s cigarette. 19. Henry Heinz decides his company needs a slogan. 20. William Hoover decides to distribute his sweepers through a retail network. 21. Harley-Davidson executives decide to establish the Harley Owners Group. 22. Coca-Cola decides to sell to members of the armed forces for a nickel a bottle. 23. Henry Luce decides to rank companies as the Fortune 500. 24. Akito Morita decides to develop the Walkman.
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Harley-Davidson: Women and Motorcycles Introduction An American tradition can be dated back to 1903 when two young men brought their idea to life and produced the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle. At the time‚ the motor-driven motorcycle that these young men were inventing was to be for their own personal use. Once it was produced‚ it became popular with motorcycle enthusiast and having survived some difficult times Harley-Davidson is just as popular today‚ as it was when if first began (Bolfert)
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CLLC: Rich Teerlink Rich Teerlink is the former CEO of Harley-Davidson spoke on People Driven Execution‚ based on his new book‚ More than a Motorcycle: The Leadership Journey at Harley-Davidson (with Lee Ozley). If you ever get the chance to hear Teerlink speak‚ go do it‚ even if you aren’t particularly interested in motorcycles. He has an off-beat style‚ and he tells a great story about how Harley-Davidson went from being a laughingstock in the early 1980’s to the high performing "lifestyle company"
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| | |Winter Quarter‚ 2004 | SiL’K Supplier Selection Report of Findings and Recommendations Harley-Davidson Motor Company Prepared By: Thomas A. Pinkowski Business Analyst Blue Demons Consulting January 26‚ 2004 -Confidential
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Harley History Harley Davidson was seen in America as a company that produced motorcycles with “raw power.” The company was founded by Arthur and Walter Davidson and William Harley in 1903. In 1918‚ Harley Davidson had become the largest motorcycle producing company in the world. Their production totaled 28‚000 motorcycles. Production continued to increase with the onset of World War II and the military use of Harley’s motorcycles. The mystique of the product had a tough sense to it with
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objectives: Double-digit growth and equalling Harley-Davidson´s profit level Increase market share from 4% to 10% (sport sub-segment>500cc; Ducati market). The above approach showed following impressive results: CAGR of EBIT grew from 1997 – 2001 by 22.61% Share of Market in the Ducati relevant market (Sport Niche) grew from 5.1% to 6.7% (1997 – 2001‚ global market) - whereas most competitors are losing market shares; only Yamaha won shares as well and Harley shares transferred to Buell
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SYST 4050 Supply Chain Management – Homework 5 1. Harley Davidson has its engine plant in Milwaukee and its motorcycle assembly plant in Pennsylvania. Engines are transported between the two plants using trucks‚ with each trip costing $1‚000. The motorcycle plant assembles and sells 3000 motorcycles a year. Each engine costs $500‚ and Harley incurs uses holding cost of 20 percent. a) How many engines should Harley load onto each truck (i.e. what is the optimal order quantity)? D = 3‚000
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References: Accenture. (2005). Accenture Helps Harley-Davidson Create a More Strategic HR function. http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/hp_harley.pdf#zoom=50 Alta Resources. (2013). About Alta. http://www.altaresources.com/about-alta.html Badger Mining Corporation. (2013). Company Careers
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Harley Davidson Case Study Analysis Guidelines 1. Your analysis should be based on the question of “What is Harley Davidson doing today to deliver high levels of customer value?’ The analysis should be related to the organization’s marketing strategy 2. Based on the company’s marketing strategy‚ how has Harley Davidson managed value through its product‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ placement‚ and people (five P’s) policies/strategies? 3. The analysis should be framed‚ as with our previous
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Discuss the attractiveness of the women motorcyclist market in terms of size and growth. As pointed out in the video‚ Harley Davidson is fully committed to fostering and growing the women motorcyclist market. Women today represent a large sector of the workforce‚ enjoy higher incomes than 20 years ago‚ and possess more disposable income. Furthermore‚ women are much more empowered than ever before and are encouraged to exercise their freedom of expression and individualism. To fill their psychological
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