HTM 4101 Strategic Management Cola Wars case study – Five forces analyses Concentrate producers: Bargaining power of buyers: Refer to the case‚ direct buyer is the bottler and indirect buyers are the end consumer and suppliers such as supermarkets and other outlets. Bargaining power of buyers for concentrate producers refers to the bargaining power of the bottlers. From the industry perspective‚ it is true that bottler could choose to switch their concentrate producers. Bargaining power
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Cola War Soft drinks are profitable because it is a $60 billion industry in the United States alone. Not only is it profitable in the United States‚ but both Pepsi and Coca-Cola have expanded their franchises internationally and both have become competitive brands. It is estimated that the average American can consume about 53 gallons of carbonated soft drinks a year. According to the article‚ Americans drink more soda than any other beverages on the market today‚ such as sports drinks‚ juices
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Micro vs. Macro Economics Micro-indiidual consumers/firms Macro-economic aggregates-GDP‚ inflations‚ unemployment Markets-opportunity for exchange 1) Opportunity Costs-value of the next best for gone alternative when a decision is made -all decisions involve an opportunity cost (assuming the firm operates efficiently) 2) Marginal Analysis-analyze situations involving incremental change -marginal: something is changing by a small amount (incremental/one-unit change) 3) Laws of supply and
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MKTS 7303 - PRINCIPLE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Cola Wars (Coke and Pepsi 2010) Case Study - Week 4 (S42166755) 1. Compare the competitive dynamics of the concentrate business to that of the bottling business? Why is the profitability so different? By using Five Forces Model by Michael Porter‚ it will shows competitive dynamics in the industry. Therefore‚ to define everything further this model will be used to do the comparison between concentrate business (CB) and bottling business (BB).
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Macro and Micro environment: How external factor can influence marketing decisions. Introduction While the managers making efforts to take advantages of their competitors on the on the inside business structure such as to cut the cost down by simplifying the staff group‚ the macro and micro factors are escaping detection. Unlike internal environment‚ the macro and micro environments of a business are not changed by the behavior of its own whilst it is hard for most firms to be ready for reaction
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Cola Explosion When the Mentos come into contact with the Diet Coke‚ a reaction causes the rapid formation of foam. it is concluded that the potassium benzoate‚ aspartame‚ and CO2 gas contained in the Diet Coke‚ in combination with the gelatin and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos‚ all contribute to the formation of the foam. The structure of the Mentos is the most significant cause of the eruption due to nucleation.MythBusters reported that when fruit-flavored Mentos with a smooth waxy coating
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the main goal of this is something extraordinary in this field. The main point of this thesis was to bring out the creativity one can use by creating a Nokia 6600-controlled Remote Control (RC) Car. The Remote Control (RC) Car is a Firefox Transmitter 1:20 Radio Control (R/C) Buggy. The full functions of the RC car are to move forward‚ backward‚ reverse‚ left/right turn and to stop. Through the power of creativity‚ the proponent thought of something unique and having something out-of-the-ordinary
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Why has Coca-Cola been so successful in the past? The DuPont system of analysis is based on three components: (net income/sales) x (sales/assets) x (assets/equity). These components can be separately categorized into operating efficiency‚ asset use efficiency‚ and financial leverage. When they are put together‚ the resulting ROE is a strong measure of how well management creates value for shareholders. Coca-Cola (CC)‚ under both Woodruff and Goizueta‚ undertook management decisions that would
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was spending less money and gaining market share‚ what were they doing right? Research is an essential step in advertising because money cannot be wasted‚ there are many other uses within the company which money could be used for. In order for Coca-Cola to improve the above stated problems and improve their marketing research‚ the company could do a number of things. When the flavor changed of Coke‚ many were upset about this‚ even though a study was done to determine if the change should happen.
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the world. In less than four years‚ it had achieved an 80% increase in net income‚ on 30% lower sales‚ and with 75% fewer employees. Exhibits 1 through 3 contain the company’s recent financial statements. PepsiCo’s major subsidiaries were the Pepsi-Cola Company‚ which was the world’s second largest refreshment beverage company‚ Frito-Lay‚ Inc.‚ the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of snack chips‚ and Tropicana Products‚ the largest marketer of branded juices. PepsiCo’s leading brands included
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