Question 1 Using a SWOT analysis‚ identify the key strategic fits between the two companies. What are the most important expected synergies? Strength Weakness Ability to serve customers at lower cost Compaq was a significant player in enterprise systems and HP in IT services business Wider spectrum of products for its clients through the merger Strong brand recognition‚ something that takes time to build Highly complimentary R&D Overlapping management Overlapping product
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Contents 1.0 Company background 2 1.1 Introduction 2 2.0 Strategy identification 3 2.1 HP Marketing mix 3 2.1.1Product 3 2.1.2 Place 4 2.1.3 Price 4 2.1.4 Promotion 4 2.2 E-Customer Relationship Management 5 2.3 Virtual Communities 5 3.0 Environmental Analysis 6 4.0 Segmentation and targeting‚ differentiation and positioning 7 4.1 Market segmentation 7 4.1.1 Demographic 8 4.1.2 Psychographic segmentation 9 4.1.3 Geographic segmentation 9 4.1.4 Positioning for the future 9 4.1.5
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Supply Chain Responsiveness and Efficiency – Complementing or Contradicting Each Other? Dennis Minnich1 Frank H. Maier2 International University in Germany Campus 1 76646 Bruchsal‚ Germany Phone +49 7251 700-341 Fax +49 7251 700-350 e-mail dennis.minnich@i-u.de Abstract Balancing responsiveness to market requirements with overall efficiency is an important issue in supply chain design and management. The objective of the system dynamics model introduced in this paper is to capture generic structures
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Servers (ESS)‚ HP Software‚ the Personal Systems Group (PSG)‚ the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG)‚ HP Financial Services (HPFS)‚ and Corporate Investments. Services‚ ESS and HP Software are reported collectively as a broader HP Enterprise Business. In April 2010‚ the Company completed its acquisition of 3Com Corporation. In July 2010‚ the Company completed the acquisition of Palm‚ Inc. (Palm). In September 2010‚ the Company acquired Fortify Software. In September 2010‚ the Company acquired 3PAR Inc
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For a company to compete in today’s competitive business world is increasingly a function of how proficient they are at innovation. The goal of a company is to increase profitability‚ increase growth and innovation and introduce new values/norms/culture into the company. In order for a company to remain competitive‚ it must have maximum quality‚ minimum cost and maintain peak performance. The design of the organization is crucial to innovation. In ways a company structure links its personnel in various
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distribution centers (DCs)‚ dealers‚ and customers for the DeskJet product make up the DeskJet supply chain (see Exhibit 17.14). HP in Vancouver does manufacturing. There are two key stages in the manufacturing process: (1) printed circuit assembly and test (PCAT) and (2) final assembly and test (FAT). PCAT involves the assembly and testing of electronic components (like integrated circuits‚ read-only memories‚ and raw printed circuit boards) to make logic boards used in the printer. FAT involves the
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New HP Hardware‚ Software‚ Services‚ and Printing n late 1995‚ John Peter‚ a marketing manager of Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Limited‚ was evaluating the division’s strategic options for doing business in Vietnam. The United States had lifted its embargo on Vietnam in February 1994‚ and the country had normalized relationships with many other countries‚ including China. The current economic development in Vietnam is rather slow and limited‚ and the infrastructures and the political-legal systems
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compassion‚ relationships‚ innovation‚ and performance. UnitedHealth Group believes that integrity is significant for people to want to work with them. The company values commitment and wants to be known for living by the principles of ethical behavior. They promise as a whole to speak the truth and be honest‚ while having the courage to confront inaccuracies making it their duty to provide for the public. Without compassion‚ UnitedHealth Group feels that their company would not reach full potential
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In what ways can success and ambition be dangerous? Since our birth‚ we are encouraged to go forward‚ to reach farther and to shoot for higher goals in life. In the words of Donald Trump: “Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff.” But‚ are ambition and pursuit for success turning into an obsession nowadays? The authors Lotte Bailyn‚ Karen Heller and William Zinsser agree that they are‚ and unfortunately‚ I have to endorse their idea. All three authors’ view that‚ as Heller put it “…there’s
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Final Project Customer Strategy of Bain & Company Submitted to: Ms. Tahira Hafeez Submitted by: Umar Afzal 2102071 Dated: August 18th‚2011 Customer Strategy & Marketing Customers are the source of real growth. Bain combines in-depth customer insights with practical expertise in operations and economics to create sustainable‚ organic growth. • What we do Applying an outside-in perspective and achieving growth are fundamental to our approach at Bain. Our customer-centric business
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