MARKETING CHANNELS EXECTIVE SUMMARY This case study deals with Hewlett-Packard (HP)‚ a famous manufacturer of computers and peripherals. In the early 1990s‚ HP faced a socalled “Inventory/Service-Crisis” concerning one of their high volume products‚ the DeskJet printer. Despite growing inventory levels at the distribution centers in Europe and Asia-Pacific‚ customer service levels were unsatisfactory. Affected by growing competition this problem had to be handled quickly. EXECTIVE SUMMARY
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20 “If Only HP Knew What HP Knows . . .” Thomas H. Davenport Innovation in Action About the author: Tom Davenport‚ professor of Information Management at the University of Texas‚ Austin‚ is best known for his research on how organizations bring about major innovations in their work processes. His 1993 book‚ Process Innovation: Reengineering Work through Information Technology‚ was the first book to describe what has become known as “business reengineering.” More recently‚ Davenport’s
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1. Discuss the three most serious problems you have identified in the case. Defend why you think they are the most serious. The most serious problems I identified in the case would be the lack of management‚ the structure of management and the reward system. Carly Fiorina’s strategic vision had been underutilized‚ vague and no one knew if the vision was being executed. Employees within the company could not follow the company’s vision and no motivation followed with the employees. With the
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known as HP‚ is a major manufacturer of computer hardware in the computer industry. The computer industry serves a variety of customers‚ ranging from typical home users who surf the web to multinational conglomerates. HP’s products consist of a variety of computer equipment including desktops‚ laptops‚ printers‚ monitors‚ and servers. HP designs and markets these products to server the entire computer industry. In order to better meet the needs and expectations of all of their customers‚ HP segments
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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 & Europe) and reduce its inventory costs. 2. What are the costs and
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manufacturing. There is low investment for independent stores. Decreasing profitability indicates that there is a threat of new entrants Threat of Substitutes: Threat of substitute products is low. HP believes in standards-based technology‚ which represents the opportunity to decide in the item of much preferance. HP tries to eliminate barriers by continuous updating processes and presenting new products to remain in the top of the industry. The Power of Buyers: Bargaining power of buyers is high. Consumers
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University November 6‚ 2011 Hewlett- Packard Company‚ referred to as HP‚ is an American multinational information technology company. Its headquarters is based in California USA. The company was founded in 1939 built in a Palo Alto garage by Bill Hewlett and David Packard and is now one of the world’s largest information technology companies operating worldwide in almost every country. It has 87‚000 employees in 120 countries. HP specializes in developing‚ manufacturing computing‚ data storage‚ and
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Lemmens Dirk van Beelen Jasper Arnou Kasper Verboven Paul Suntjens Tutor: Jonathan van Melle ii Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate opportunities and threats in the North-American environment of HP. This report is written to provide Hewlett-Packard with a clear view of external factors which influence the company and how they should react on those factors. The method that is used for gathering information is desk research; internet‚ books
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HP Hewlett-Packard is the world’s largest manufacturer of personal computers in the world in terms of unit volume and annual revenue. Its Personal Systems Group (PSG) has a 17.9% market share though the Personal Systems Group forms 34% of HP’s total revenue. Segmentation Hewlett-Packard follows the differentiated manner of marketing since HP targets different markets depending on their income budget or the customer needs. With the acquisition of Compaq‚ they have added more budget computers into
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LIST OF TOPICS S. No. | TOPIC | 1 | Executive Summary | 2 | The IT Industry Profile | 3 | Introduction to the Company Profile – HP and Compaq | 4 | Pre-Merger stats for HP and Compaq | 5 | Relative Performance of HP and Compaq | 6 | HP-Compaq Merger | 7 | Objectives of the Merger | 8 | Expectations from the Merger of HP and Compaq | 9 | Key Points that encouraged the Merger Decision | 10 | Advantages of Merger and Opposition to the Merger | 11 | Considerations
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