agile supply chain1 Professor Corrado Cerruti‚ University of Roma Tor Vergata‚ Italy and Professor Alan Harrison‚ Cranfield School of Management‚ UK Case date: 2005 Gucci Group: a brief overview Gucci Group‚ with consolidated sales over 3.2bn‚ is a world-leading‚ multi-brand company in the fashion business. In addition to the core Gucci brand‚ the Group incorporated other leading brands such as Yves Saint Laurent‚ Sergio Rossi‚ Boucheron‚ Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga together with designer brands
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Group A Anna Abrell‚ Lottie Batchelor‚ Ankita Choudhary‚ Yuou Du‚ Marianne Halmela‚ Martin Zirfas Table of Contents ! " Gucci’s strategy! " The luxury goods sector! " Gucci SWOT analysis! " Strategic group analysis! " Future predictions Is Gucci good at strategy? ! " When Tom Ford was in charge‚ the business was more design-focused & control was centralised - there were disputes between Tom & De Sol regarding managerial control " With the appointment of Robert Polet‚ control
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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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HBS Case Report: Shenzhen Development Bank Contents Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of Newbridge’s proposed investment into Shenzhen Development Bank. Methods of analysis include an assessment of the bank’s financial performance‚ examining factors such as its asset quality‚ earning capability and capital adequacy. It also provides an in-depth analysis into the appropriateness of the price Newbridge must pay for the
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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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Midland Resources 1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s costs of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses affect the calculations? The cost of capital is the minimum acceptable rate of return for new investments in the corporation. Estimates of Midland’s cost of capital are used in many analysis within Midland‚ including asset appraisal for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. These
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Management Consulting Club Case Interview Guide Harvard Business School Management Consulting Club Case Interview Guide Cases contributed by Management Consulting Club and consulting companies. Note: Case guide is strictly for the use of current HBS Management Consulting Club members. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ or otherwise—without the permission of HBS Management Consulting Club
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Chad Ogle MGMT 620 HBS Case 9 Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service History In 1971‚ Starbucks started as a small coffee shop which targeted a specialized market of coffee purists. Howard Schultz‚ who later owned the company and initiated the high growth period‚ joined Starbucks’ marketing team in 1982. Main concept of Schultz marketing strategy was too make Starbucks “America’s third place” considering home and work the two other places where Americans spend
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Thoma Bravo – Citect Corporation (HBS 9-209-022) Study Questions 1. Do you think TB or Schneider would create more value as the owner of Citect? 2. TB would assume what risks if they are the winning bidder? 3. Should TB continue to bid on Citect and at what price? Are the expected ROIs and IRRs to TB sufficient at your revised bid amount? (* note: a detailed evaluation model will be constructed during the class session *) Study Questions 1. Is Newell just another conglomerate? How
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Although Skilling was the one at the forefront when the Enron ship began to sink‚ the presence of many strong players all competing for individual power within the organization attributed to Enron’s downfall. Although Skilling came in fresh out of HBS ready to aggressively hit the ground running‚ it seems as higher management at the time‚ namely Lay‚ did not have the foresight to control
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