Harley Davidson: Preparing for the Next Century BUSI 615 40 Professor David Houghton By Brian Lynch Since the founding of Harley-Davidson in 1903 by Arthur and Walter Davidson and William Harley‚ the company has a rich heritage and a loyal following. The company has proven to be resilient and innovative throughout the years. They have made their fair share of mistakes‚ especially while under the ownership of AMF‚ whose decisions almost destroyed Harley-Davidson. They have also made an
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Indeed even the biggest ones know this difficulty. This is the case of Harley Davidson‚ the giant bikes manufacturer. In fact they did one of the biggest branding mistakes of all time. This product was “Harley Davidson Perfume and Cologne”‚ which was introduced into the international marketplace around 2000. In the beginning the product was supposed to increase sales. But we are going to study this case. Contents 1. HARLEY DAVIDSON: COMPANY’S PRESENTATION 2. PRODUCT PRESENTATION: PERFUME & COLOGNE
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Strategic Brand Management Case study: Harley-Davidson Contents Question 1 3 Question 2 5 1. Brand elements 5 2. Criteria 6 Question 3 8 1. Custom Vehicle Operations program (CVO) 8 2. Harley Owners Group (HOG) 8 3. Bar café 8 4. Exchange of motorcycle 9 5. Companies can learn from H-D 9 Question 4 10 1. Definitions 10 2. Equally successful 10 3. Non-equally successful 10 4. Co-branding or not? 11 Question 1 -------------------------------------------------
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order to achieve Leaner Logistics; organizations need to implement leaner thinking. Lean production involves eliminating waste and using less labors‚ materials‚ time and space. That’s why it is save production. This in turn reduces costs. Harley-Davidson Motor Company‚ the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer‚ is known for setting the world standard when it comes to the design and manufacture of heavyweight motorcycles. The company chose UPS Supply Chain Solutions to help set world standards
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16 INTRODUCTION Harley Davidson is one of the oldest and one of the iconic motorcycle manufacturing companies of this era. Harley Davidson has a niche market‚ it manufactures motorcycles for customers who love cursing highways. Harley Davidson is the last surviving motorcycle company since the great depression. It was in the year 1901‚ Milwaukee when William Harley and his childhood friend Arthur Davison started to work towards making motor-cycles
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manufacturing practices to decrease production costs (S5‚ T5) WT Strategies 1. Recruit new investors for more financial resources (W4‚ T3) 2. Create new‚ low priced product line such as motorized scooters (W2‚ T5) 3. Space Matrix [pic] Harley-Davidson’s Space Matrix shows that its strategy falls under the Aggressive
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Trident University Module 3- Case Assignment MGT499 Dr. David Pritchard June 13‚ 2015 Harley-Davidson has many opportunities for moving forward in a competitive environment. However‚ H-D faces many threats in the environment. The alliance between Harley and Lehman Trikes presented an opportunity for both organizations. Opportunities • Large India market for H-D is virtually untapped (only 6% of population have motorcycles) • Manufacture street bikes in India with low price range (aiming
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THE COMPANY Founded in 1903‚ the Harley-Davidson Motor Company set out with a goal of “taking the work out of bicycling” (Austin‚ 2003‚ p.1). Despite beginning in a shed just 17 years prior‚ Harley-Davidson was able to rapidly transform into the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer by 1920. Along with the establishment of a dominant worldwide presence‚ Harley-Davidson forged a defining company image. Company CEO Jeff Bleustein described Harley-Davidson’s image as “a little bit special‚ a little
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Harley-Davidson: Enterprise Software Selection Question to ask when analysising case study 1] Describe the company background‚ management practices‚ and the organization structure. 2] Describe the IS organization within Harley-Davidson. What are the key advantages of this type of organization? 3] What was the role of the purchasing organization/function with PPG? Who provided leadership to the purchasing organization/function? What was Berryman’s assessment of the purchasing organization
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Introduction Harley Davidson is America’s most successful manufacturing company. It has established itself as market leader for the heavyweight motorcycles and is the world’s most profitable motorcycle company. Harley Davidson has been around for over 100 year and although it sitting on a healthy position in term of profitable‚ heavy competition and negative trends raises the question on the length that Harley Davidson will continue to be a profitable company. This Strategic analysis will summarise
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