MARKETING CHANNELS EXECTIVE SUMMARY This case study deals with Hewlett-Packard (HP)‚ a famous manufacturer of computers and peripherals. In the early 1990s‚ HP faced a socalled “Inventory/Service-Crisis” concerning one of their high volume products‚ the DeskJet printer. Despite growing inventory levels at the distribution centers in Europe and Asia-Pacific‚ customer service levels were unsatisfactory. Affected by growing competition this problem had to be handled quickly. EXECTIVE SUMMARY
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20 “If Only HP Knew What HP Knows . . .” Thomas H. Davenport Innovation in Action About the author: Tom Davenport‚ professor of Information Management at the University of Texas‚ Austin‚ is best known for his research on how organizations bring about major innovations in their work processes. His 1993 book‚ Process Innovation: Reengineering Work through Information Technology‚ was the first book to describe what has become known as “business reengineering.” More recently‚ Davenport’s
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Tablet Vs. Laptop: Which One to choose? Technological Evolution is introducing us with new products based on different features. These products are produced just to make life easier. The most essential product of 21’st century is the Computer. However‚ computing experience is changing gradually in account of public demand and comfort. Now a day’s people prefer a smaller device like a Tablet which is easy to carry and does exactly the same operation as a computer does. These day laptops are getting
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HP Hewlett-Packard is the world’s largest manufacturer of personal computers in the world in terms of unit volume and annual revenue. Its Personal Systems Group (PSG) has a 17.9% market share though the Personal Systems Group forms 34% of HP’s total revenue. Segmentation Hewlett-Packard follows the differentiated manner of marketing since HP targets different markets depending on their income budget or the customer needs. With the acquisition of Compaq‚ they have added more budget computers into
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Strengths: 1. Strong presence in Romanian market place Being a large company gives HP many advantages like dominating the market for printers‚ both laser and inkjet‚ and both for consumers and companies using the economies of scale. The company has increased its investments in the market and expanded product and service offerings‚ especially its enterprise business and services divisions. These divisions offer the most profitable HP’s products‚ including cloud computing services and enterprise
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – Economics Perspective Pharmaceutical industry is unique in the economy since it is a manufacturing industry but is fundamentally based in research and development. The US pharmaceutical industry is an international leader in drug innovation. US produced more new molecular entities‚ both chemical and biological‚ compared to Europe and Japan. The United States also leads‚ by far‚ Europe and Japan in the number for new Patents filed for pharmaceuticals. The United States
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Dove takes on the cosmetics industry Dove is at it again…flying in the face of convention‚ that is. Many of you will be familiar with the Real Curves campaign used to launch Dove’s firming lotion. It was noteworthy because it featured “real” women instead of impossibly slim models. Earlier this year‚ the brand took the campaign into “enemy territory” by advertising on the male media niche of the U.S. Superbowl. Now the brand is undermining the foundations of the cosmetic industry with its new
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by providing each child with a low cost laptop. This laptop will have educational software to provide children with otherwise unavailable technological learning opportunities. OLPC provides an interesting vantage point from which to examine the dynamics between non-profit and for-profit competitors because of the rapid development of the low-cost laptop market. OLPC was undoubtedly the innovator in this category of low-cost laptops with their “$100 laptop” concept. However‚ now that for-profit
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I. Central Problem/Issue OLPC/Negropante needs to reach five million minimum laptop orders before starting production or else the cost of producing the laptops would be exorbitant. Although there have been six million purchase orders from various countries there are still no firm deals in place (i.e. no deposits‚ etc.). The new concept of the laptop as revolutionary teaching tool that Negropante espouses‚ one that is child-centric‚ that allows children to play and build without restrictions (of
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2.1 Competitive Pricing Strategies assessment brief This assessment asks you to apply your learning so far about the marketing mix‚ in particular pricing‚ along with supply and demand in the airline industry. The task accounts for 10% of your marks in Phase 2. Learning Objectives This task will help you to: Recognise the concept of the business organisation operating within the parameters of a changing external environment Demonstrate an awareness of current issues‚ facts and events in the national
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