Statement of the purpose of the book: “Blue Ocean Strategy” Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) is the result of a decade-long study of 150 strategic moves spanning more than 30 industries over 100 years (1880-2000) by authors Kim‚ W. C.‚ Mauborgne‚ R. BOS is the simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost. The aim of BOS is not to out-perform the competition in the existing industry‚ but to create new market space or a blue ocean‚ thereby making the competition irrelevant. BOS offers a set of
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Last week lesson‚ we talked about the difference of Red Ocean strategy and Blue Ocean strategy. Red ocean is all about competition‚ companies in Red Ocean have to squeeze profit margin in order to survive in their industries. There is no one market that is never saturated‚ once more and more competitors approach to the market and share the pie of profit; profit margin of each company would goes down. Then‚ company may have to cut cost or lower product selling price to sustain profit‚ besides consumers
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Blue Ocean Strategy While traditional approaches to corporate strategy‚ such as those presented by Porter‚ Oster‚ and Duggan emphasize victory through direct competition in existing markets‚ blue ocean strategy stresses the avoidance of conflict as key to long term commercial prosperity. By creating new demand rather than battling for existing market space‚ a firm can position itself for rapid growth‚ profitability‚ and dominant brand equity. While certain organizational traits ease the implementation
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TLFeBOOK Blue Ocean Strategy ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( Blue Ocean Strategy How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant W. Chan Kim Renée Mauborgne H A R VA R D B U S I N E S S S C H O O L P R E S S BOSTON‚ MASSACHUSETTS Copyright 2005 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in or introduced
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global strategy in branded footwear or a strategy that varies significantly from geographic region to geographic region? If the latter‚ what are the specific strategy differences from region to region? Our company employs global strategy. 3. Is your company employing a global strategy in private-label footwear or a strategy that varies significantly from geographic region to geographic region? If the latter‚ what are the specific strategy differences from region to region? Same strategy in this
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Background Nestlé Company had started off from a single man ’s idea‚ and developed into a giant corporation. In 1866 Henri Nestlé‚ a pharmacist‚ developed a milk food formula for infants who were unable to tolerate their mother milk (Nestle.com). His product became a success‚ and it created a demand throughout Europe. As Nestlé’s popularity grew more businesses wanted to merge and become partners with Henri Nestlé ’s business. From 1866 to 1947 the Nestlé Company had gone through several name changes
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Assignment # 1 – Nestle: Sustaining Growth in Mature Markets Describe each of the following elements in the Current Competitive Landscape: Globalization‚ Technology‚ Knowledge‚ Strategic Flexibility‚ Quality‚ and Profit Pool. The Nestlé Food Company has been part of the global community since it was first founded in 1866 marketing its products in 130 countries across the world. “Over the previous 130 years‚ Nestlé had acquired profound knowledge of markets all over the world‚ and enjoyed
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Nestle in China Research Report 1. objective Our objective is to provide good-tasting foods and beverages‚ as well as services‚ bring nutrition‚ health and wellness to Chinese consumers. 2. description of the company’s Nestlé is the largest consumer packaged goods’ company in the world‚ founded and headquartered in Switzerland. Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company‚ which was established in 1866 by brothers George Page and Charles Page‚ and the Farine Lactée Henri
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Company Background * Business Area and market share * Financial Highlights * Competitor * Issues * PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION 2‚30‚000 employees and 500 facilities in 80 countries to support the decentralized strategy it has 80 different information technology units that’s runs nearly 900 ibm as/400 mid range computers ‚15 main frames ‚ and 200 Unix system despite its size the company has had no corporate computer center local difference created inefficiencies and extra costs
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quality of water and this issue brings more opportunity for bottle water producers. In China‚ the same situation happened and Nestle‚ the world’s No. 3 bottled water producer grew 27% its business in 2012. Owning more than 60 water brands but Nestle have been losing its market share in Europe‚ the U.S and Australia‚ from 12% in 2006 decreased to 10% in 2011. However Nestle still relied on these developed markets and have been considering emerging markets for their future growth. In China‚ Nestle’s
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