Case Study: The Eastman Kodak Company – a new era in digitisation Question: 1. Discuss the pressures for change Kodak has experienced. Kodak is all the while the leading photography company in the photographic industry. Due to the change from film photography to digital photographic services in the photographic industry‚ the development has caused an organisational change to Kodak. As a result of market pressures‚ the company is now fighting new competitors. This changes had causes Kodak
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At your request‚ I have compiled information on Eastman Kodak Co.‚ so that you may come to an investment decision. The report will consider the company’s background (including Kodak’s areas of production)‚ a past obstacle Kodak has had to face and overcome‚ and a financial snapshot of Kodak over the past five years. BACKGROUND Originally founded in 1880 by George Eastman‚ the Eastman Kodak company now stands as a leader in the infoimaging industry. Infoimaging is a $385 billion industry that
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IIM Calcutta Strategic Management Professor Sougata Ray Group Project: Eastman Kodak Group 4- Section C By‚ Gundu Ankitha Ramchandra (0132/49) Gundu Shiva Kumar (0133/49) Kammati Chandra Thej (0157/49) Kandula Dheeraj (0158/49) Koneti Jagdish (0164/49) Vaishnavi T (FP/20/12) Kodak’s Ascent: On January 1‚ 1881‚ Eastman and Henry A. Strong formed a partnership called the Eastman Dry Plate Company. While actively managing all phases of the firm ’s activities‚ Eastman continued research
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How Fuji Xerox Saved Xerox The Xerox story is a classic one of a once- dominant company that lost its edge and was overcome by new rivals from unexpected sources. The difference this time is that Xerox relied on a constellation of allies to defend itself and ultimately to regain leadership in its industry. The story begins in the 1960’s‚ when the company’s revolutionary plain-paper copiers took the industry by storm and made the name Xerox synonymous with photocopying. Xerox
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case six Eastman Kodak: Meeting the Digital Challenge Robert M. Grant January 2004 marked the beginning of Dan Carp’s fifth year as Eastman Kodak Inc.’s chief executive officer. By late February‚ it was looking as though 2004 would also be his most challenging. The year had begun with Kodak’s dissident shareholders becoming louder and bolder. The critical issue was Kodak’s digital imaging strategy that Carp had presented to investors in September 2003. The strategy called for a rapid acceleration
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Mount Fuji Imagine arriving home from a very long trip‚ waiting to go relax and sleep in your precious home. When the home sweet home you realize is covered in volcanic ash and half of your house is destroyed by lava. Many citizens living near Mount Fuji could have lived in constant fear hoping that Mount Fuji wouldn’t erupt. Its last eruption was December 16‚ 1707- January 1‚ 1708 still an active volcano today. Mount fuji was present about 10‚000 years ago. Mount Fuji is a symbol of
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Kodak’s current position in digital imaging is focused on three areas: 1. Image capture (digital cameras) – cameras are still not boosting profits‚ but Kodak has secured 15% of the market‚ and have boosted advertising spending towards s more integrated marketing effort 2. Services (online photo manipulation) - spent significant dollars on R&D developing software 3. Image output (digital kiosks‚ inkjet printers‚ paper and inks) – network of 19‚000 kiosks at retail stores are highly profitable
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Kodak "Will Kodak’s ’razor and blade’ pricing strategy succeeds?" "Will Kodak’s ’razor and blade’ pricing strategy succeeds?" I believe Kodak’s razor and blade pricing strategy will succeed. Kodak started the photo business a century ago so it is conceivable that they will enter the printer business‚ particularly with an eye on getting more of us to print our digital photos. The Kodak brand has always ranked among the top in the world by name recognition and quality which is a
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Kodak History: Current CEO is Antonio M. Perez. Originally founded in 1881 as “Eastman Dry Plate Company”. Eastman invented the first cameras suitable for non-expert use. In 1888 the name Kodak was born and the Kodak camera was on the market. In 1892 the company was re-named Eastman Kodak and the name has remained the same. Kodak contributed to the introduction to color motion pictures in 1928 by inventing the film with the capabilities to do so. In 1929 Kodak introduced the first motion picture
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Análisis de caso Kodak Kodak en la encrucijada: la transición de fotografía en película a fotografía digital Índice 1. Hechos Relevantes * Análisis comercial * Análisis financiero * Modelo de competencia de 5 fuerzas * Análisis FODA * Análisis de cadena de valor 2. Problemas apremiantes 3. Problema principal 4. Posibles soluciones 5. Recomendación 6. Actualización de caso Análisis comercial: * Para el año 2000 los ingresos y las ganancias netas
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