Lego: one more brick in the wall?1 Lego in 2004 was in severe difficulty‚ since 1998 it had been losing money and in 2003 and 2004 Lego suffered the biggest losses in its history. Despite being a much loved toy and brand Lego was facing financial collapse. This case study details the steps taken by new CEO Jorgen Vig Knudstorp to save Lego and I will also perform a SWOT analysis detailing the internal and external environment facing Lego at that time. Lego SWOT Analysis Internal Environment
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Buying Centre Aimee O’ Brien‚ 11415928 Slide 1) Introduction The buying centre is a Decision making unit. It is a unit of employees making decisions when involved in purchasing. In contrast to consumer buying‚ buying decisions in a business setting are mostly made by a group of individuals‚ who share some common goals and the risks arising from the decisions. It consists of those people in the organizational who are involved directly or indirectly in the
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LEGO Group Threshold Capabilities Threshold Resources Tangible Intangible Physical Finance HRM Threshold Competence Primary Inbound logistics‚ operations‚ outbound logistics‚ marketing & sales Support/Secondary HRM‚ general administration Unique Capabilities for Competitive Advantage 1) Corporate Function - Strong financial control 2) Management Information - Comprehensive‚ integrated MIS network linked to managerial decision making 3) Research and Development
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The Problem How can LEGO expand its current product lines‚ and what strategy should LEGO formulate to maintain market dominance and financial success in future? External Analysis Using SWOT analysis (Appendix A)‚ there are a few factors that are LEGO’s strengths. Its brand name‚ experience in the industry and ability to use innovative technology have allowed them to position themselves as one of the leading forces in the toy-building market‚ and this gives them a competitive advantage over their
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you can be part of the action with this great LEGO Star Wars brickset. LEGO building Set #4482 from the LEGO group lets you support the Republic on the battlefields of Geonosis. The fighting on the planet was fierce and it took precise planning to achieve victory and fight back against the empires rising tide of control. The AT-TE made that victory possible‚ and it can again when you fight your own battles against the evil empire. Star Wars and LEGO fans alike will love the detail of this large
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innovations in an important role of the organization. When designers want to innovate something they need to think outside the room not inside the room. The Lego Group is one of the examples that showing how toys designer using their creative to create Lego by think outside the box (Elamsy‚ 2014). In 1932‚ Ole Kirk Khristiansen created the Lego Group and innovate the wooden toys that are radical
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Answers: 1. AFOLs are the adults‚ who love Legos. Considerable amount of Lego Company’s sale (at least $50 million) comes from AFOLs. Similarly‚ they don’t get bored with Legos as they grow up which most often happens with children. Thus they are profitable consumers and important. Different age groups tend use internet in different scales. Young people use internet far more than older adults do. So generally‚ businesses that are focused on young people have high online presence than the business
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The LEGO Group: | An Outsourcing Journey | | | 8/2/2012 | Introduction 2004 began an especially difficult period for The LEGO Group‚ which entered into a financial crisis resulting in a deficit of 1.8 billion DKK ($294.9MM USD). The internal turmoil lasted through 2009 as the leading toy manufacturer‚ famous for the signature LEGO brick‚ nearly went bankrupt. This experience was a first-hand lesson in the negative effects of not having a stable and organized supply chain design.
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Substitutes: The highest pressure faced by Lego comes from substitutes. A substitute is anything which competes with Lego for a child’s attention such as other traditional games‚ video games or electronic gadgets. Hence‚ there are various substitutes available at all price ranges with minimal switching cost. 3) Bargaining Power of Buyers: The primary buyers
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Strategic Analysis of the 2004 LEGO Group Crisis Abstract LEGO Group is a worldwide‚ well-known toy manufacturing company. In 2004‚ the company was faced with a major financial crisis and a major decision to make. Do they try to save the business or not? Through strategic analysis of the company’s external and internal environments‚ many contributing factors became evident. External Analysis The external environment facing LEGO “consists of many external conditions and forces that have the potential
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