CAMBRIDGE SOFTWARE CORPORATION Cambridge Software Corporation is about to decide whether to offer multiple versions of Modeler‚ a new Lotus-1‚ 2‚ 3 compatible modeling software product. Software Market Research Group cooperating with Modeler Project team identified five segments as large‚ multidivisional corporations; corporate R&D and universities labs; consultant and professional companies; small businesses; and students. CSC has identified three versions to serve these segments. These versions
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CAMBRIDGE SOFTWARE CORPORATION CASE QUESTION 1: IF CAMBRIDGE SOFTWARE IS OBLIGED TO LAUNCH JUST ONE PRODUCT‚ WHICH ONE SHOULD IT BE‚ AND HOW SHOULD IT BE PRICED? For every single version‚ we have calculated the total contribution for each price that segments are willing to pay‚ and chosen the price that can maximize the total contribution. SELL ONLY "STUDENT" VERSION Price Segments unit cost Unit Contribution Seg. Dev. Costs Demand Total Contribution $200 Consultants $15
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CSC CASE ANALYSIS Case 1 – Only Student software launched. In this case‚ the selling rate is $50 ‚ the Unit Contribution will be fixed to $ 35 (50-15) for all other segments‚ and for student segment‚ it will be $15.( (60% of 50) -15). Case 2 – only Commercial software – The optimal price should be taken as 225 as that covers all other categories except the students. Case 3 – only Industrial software – the price should be 600 as the incremental contribution below this segment is less than
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European Business Skills 16.07.2012 – 03.08.2012 Management Simulation: 06.08.2012 – 10.08.2012 Choose Your Way: Business Logistics from A‐Z or It’s All about Money: Management Simulation Finance or The Right Target; Management Simulation Marketing 1 WEEK 1 – European Politics and Economy Day Time 10:00‐10:30 Monday 2 July 10:30‐12:00 Description Course Introduction Lecturers: Jaap Verheul and Maurits Rost Lecture 1: Introduction to European Politics and Economy
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Cambridge Labs: A Case Discussion on Global Strategy Cambridge Labs: A Case Discussion on Global Strategy Successful companies that have a vision to grow beyond their domestic borders establish global strategic objectives based on their mission‚ vision and core competencies. This framework includes four major aspects‚ which help firms analyze their current status‚ the environment‚ the alternative strategies‚ and their partner selection. Cambridge Laboratories‚ an industry-based
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The Boeing Corporation is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally‚ Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft‚ electronic and defense systems‚ missiles‚ satellites‚ launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA‚ Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline
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PRECISE SOFTWARE CASE ANALYSIS Problem: When and how to introduce an end-to-end new product to the market? Issues: 1. Should we (Precise) introduce a new product in Open World conference 2000? What could be the impact if we delay to offer an end-to-end solution in the performance management space? 2. What is the best selling strategy for the new product? 3. What is the best pricing strategy for the new product? 4. Should we maintain a single sale force or separate
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Executive Summary: Loctite Corporation mission is to become a premier worldwide marketer of instant adhesives for industrial. BAM should be introduced as a complementary product with the SuperBonder Cyanoacrylate (CA) instant adhesives. It is suggested to concern on the market for electrical and electronic equipments‚ Furniture and Chemicals‚ petroleum products (Exhibit 1). Moreover‚ as competitors are selling only the equipment at $483 per unit and not selling adhesives‚ we suggested having distributor
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Introduction Under today’s ever-changing market‚ strategic marketing planning has become more and more significant whether of the functional or the fundamental. Especially‚ although financial crisis leaded economy growth slowdown‚ it did not cause a serious influence for chain coffee shop. As Howard Schultz said‚ CEO of Starbucks‚ “I don’t think we had a business plan for the severity of what has taken place. History demonstrated to us that a downturn in the economy would not affect us‚ and in fact
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Sony Corporation Time Context: End of the fiscal year in March 2000 Viewpoint: Marketing Analyst Facts: March‚ 2000 - Sony Corporation began to redesign itself as a forward-looking company in the network era of the 21st century. Consolidated net sales in the given fiscal year: 6‚687 billion yen Operating income: 241 billion yen Sony’s market capitalization: 9.1 trillion yen 4th among the Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as of May 18 2001 (Top 3 companies- NTT Docomo‚
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