Executive Summary The existing HP product distribution comprises of 3 major and 4 minor channels‚ plus an online refurbished-product unit. Even though these channels cover a wide range of consumers in the U.S.‚ HP has not fulfilled customers’ needs efficiently and conveniently via the internet. The internet channel today is one of the most important commercial channels in the US as there are 46 million Internet users in 1997‚ and this number is expected to grow to 150 million by 2000. Therefore
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HP Consumer Products Business Organization: Distributing Printers via the Internet Case Summary: Pradeep Jotwani‚ Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Products Business Organization of the Hewlett Packard Company (HP) is considering to start selling printers directly to consumers via new electronic channel since he had already sell refurbished printers via internet outlet. He wants to know what products to sell‚ what prices to set and how to manage with current distribution partners
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Executive Summary As Manager of Special Projects‚ Material Department at HP Vancouver division‚ it is my decision to move towards to postponement of Product Differentiation. The decision regarding the postponement strategy is of very strategic importance to future growth of HP. I recommend full review of inventory management system for desk jet printers & design a strategy to implement processes leading to postponement of product differentiation‚ in order to reduce inventory imbalance & satisfy customer
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Introduction In this case William Hewlett and David Packard with headquarters in Palo Alto‚ California founded Hewlett-Packard Company in 1939. HP diversifies its production into electronic test‚ measurement equipment and computers and peripherals products: in 1990‚ HP had over 50 operations worldwide with revenues of $13.2 billion and net income of $739 million. In 1988‚ the Deskjet printer was introduced and had become one of HP’s most successful products‚ with sales of 600‚000 units/$400 million
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Team 3 Final Team Case Case Background Co-Founders Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett started Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 1939 inside a small one car garage behind Packard’s house. The two finished their studies as electrical engineers at Stanford University in 1934 and became close friends. They decided to start their own business "and make a run for it”‚ formalizing their partnership January 1‚ 1939. (The HP Way). They decide the company’s name with a coin toss that one car garage became the office
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anywhere of the world is called MNC. MNC is a company which has it headquarters in its home country. it can have its business in more than countries. but most of the assets controlled by the individuals of the home country. MNCs is the company which run the business in other country but have head office in its own countries. In other words we can say export all its product in other countries and handling from its own country. A corporation that has its facilities and other assets in at least
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1.1 (ii) Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of Entry: Threats of entry in this case is moderate. There is low brand loyalty of existing firms. Consumers usually compare the prices with different brands when they decide to purchase PCs. They think that every PC has the same price and has the same function no matter what brand it is‚ which means low product differentiation. There is medium capital requirements‚ no government regulations and low economies of scale in manufacturing. There is low
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MBA 533 Advanced Operations Management Fall‚ 2010 Case: Hewlett-Packard: DeskJet Printer Supply Chain A and B What are the pros and cons of the following proposals mentioned in the A case: a European factory‚ better forecasting‚ more inventory. • European factory Pros: (1) Shorter delivery time‚ which means less pipe line inventory‚ less inventory cost. (2) Faster response to market requirement. Cons: (1) Need to build another
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CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. In what way is a universal power supply a postponement strategy? It allows HP to postpone (product standardization‚ postponement) the allocation of laser printers (or specification of printer engine) to specific regions by about two months. Thus‚ in these two months the decisions can be made based on the aggregate demand forecast (US & Europe) in all regions. Production team believes universal power supply can enable HP to better respond to regional demand (US
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SGSCMF-003-2001 HP DeskJet Printer Supply Chain Global Supply Chain Management Forum GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STANFORD UNIVERSITY GSS3B MAY 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company DeskJet Printer Supply Chain (B)1 Brent Cartier‚ Manager of Special Projects in the Materials Department of the HewlettPackard (HP) Vancouver Division‚ was enjoying a hot cup of coffee after lunch on the long flight to Germany. The last few days had been exhausting. Meetings‚ conferences calls and non-stop phone calls
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