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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Contents Executive Summary Issue & Issue Analysis Alternative Recommendation & Implementation Monitor & Control Conclusion Appendix 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
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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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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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Problem: Preparing a marketing plan for HP Laptop as a business product 1. About HP: A laptop is a personal computer designed for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer‚ including a display‚ a keyboard‚ a pointing device (a touchpad‚ also known as a track pad‚ and/or a pointing stick) and speakers into a single unit. A laptop is powered by mains electricity via an AC adapter‚ and can be used away from an outlet using a rechargeable battery. A
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Would you report the incident to the Consumer Product Safety Commission? Explain. I would most certainly contact the Consumer Product Safety Commission if my child were to experience anything remotely close to what Kendra did. The CPSC has a section titled RECALLS which provides access to new and old recalls that one may have missed. To help prevent the worst from happening to other families and their children I think its important that the CPSC should know about anything problematic regarding any
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CASE: GS-3A DATE: 05/01 (Rev’d. 3/8/04) Hewlett-Packard Company DeskJet Printer Supply Chain (A) INTRODUCTION Brent Cartier‚ Manager for Special Projects in the Materials Department of Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company’s Vancouver Division‚ clicked off another mile. It had been a long week and it looked like it would be a long weekend as well‚ based on the preparation that needed to be done for Monday’s meeting with Group Management on worldwide inventory levels for the DeskJet Printer product line
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successful. HP – Compaq Case – As the PC‚ printing and services related to this and IT were changing fast because of customers and enterprise’s increased expectation from the manufacturer and service providers. The industry saw the biggest change from 1990 to 2000. In this period Dell became leader in PC space mainly using the the make to order concept and then dealing directly through their web site with the customers. And IBM was leader in high end high growth service related space. HP on the
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THE LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Chapter 16 – Law of Sole Proprietorship and Partnership * Sole proprietorship – A business where the sole owner is responsible for the management and debts of the business. * Registration/licensing issues; Flexibility * Partnership – Partnership Act (Ontario) defines partnership as a relationship that subsists between two or more persons carrying on business in common with a view to profit. * Differences between partnership and co-ownership
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