Case Study of Samsung’s Mobile Phone Business Boon-Young Lee∗ aliceboon@kdischool.ac.kr and Seung-Joo Lee∗∗ sjl@kdischool.ac.kr Abstract: This paper examines Samsung Electronics successful growth strategy in the mobile phone business. It examines its early efforts at developing a competitive product in the domestic market‚ its globalization strategies‚ and some of the key challenges it faces today. The paper provide insights into how a late-comer to an industry can overcome certain
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Case Study - III Samsung – The Making of a Global Brand Q. No 1. By 2002‚ Samsung was rated as one of the top 3 players in the global mobile handset market. Analysts attributed Samsung’s success to its marketing initiatives. Discuss the role of marketing in Samsung’s success. Answer: Samsung’s vision was to become the leader in the emerging digital convergence era‚ which is defined by two trends: combining different technologies in one product‚ and linking multiple technologies through one
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Samsung 1. Introduction: Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town‚ Seoul. It comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliatedbusinesses‚ most of them united under the Samsung brand‚ and is the largest South Korean company. Samsung Group formed several electronics-related divisions‚ such as Samsung Electronics Devices Co.‚ Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.‚ Samsung Corning Co.‚ and Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications Co.‚ and grouped them
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Case Study of Samsung’s Mobile Phone Business I. Introduction For Samsung Electronics‚ 2003 was a watershed year. It successfully positioned itself as one of the world’s best mobile phone manufacturers and its products were featured all over the media. Many were calling its mobile phones as “the best gift for Christmas”1 or “the Mercedes of mobile phones.”2 Samsung’s achievements were particularly remarkable considering that its primary focus had previously been in semiconductors and home appliances
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►Samsung • Assessing the opportunity and the Situation - Understanding the situation ►What was Samsung’s financial situation like? Samsung was experiencing a steep financial setback ►Who was responsible for Samsung’s situation? China was able to put cheaper products on the market ►Describe Samsung’s ‘cost-driven competitive strategy’ until the mid-1990: Samsung produced technical components for firms with better-known brands Samsung sold me-too consumer products ►What did Samsung need to
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“Samsung” case study 1. Introduction: Samsung Electronics Company‚ henceforth called “Samsung” in this case‚ was established in 1969 to manufacture black-and-white TV sets. In 1974‚ Samsung‚ which was a producer of low-end consumer electronics‚ purchased Korea Semiconductor Company and began its semiconductor industry. Under the leadership of the chairman of Samsung Group‚ Kun He Lee‚ Samsung has risen‚ with a remarkable speed‚ to become the world’s leading memory producer‚ ranking 2nd just behind
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Capital Structure : Samsung and Intel 1 | | Samsung Electronics | | Intel | | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Assets | 32‚035 | 24‚105 | 29‚178 | | 28‚880 | 31‚471 | 43‚849 | Liabilities | 27‚386 | 19‚016 | 16‚004 | | 9‚585 | 8‚094 | 11‚314 | Shareholders’ Equity | 4‚649 | 5‚089 | 13‚174 | | 19‚295 | 23‚377 | 32‚535 | | | | | | | | | Debt/Equity | 5.89 | 3.74 | 1.21 | | 0.50 | 0.35 | 0.35 | Debt/Capitalization | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.55 | | 0.33 | 0.26 |
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5. Currently‚ Spartan is charging a flat rate of 1.5 percent of sales‚ to deliver to its customers. The company reflects its freight charges from the pricing practices of other building materials distributors in the region. In addition‚ the case states the reasons to why some deliveries are free of charge‚ they are: high volume orders‚ promotions‚ and price pressures. The gathered data from the Ontario region demonstrates these factors as their customer relationship strategy. The activity for a local
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Maintaining the “Single Samsung” Spirit: New Challenges in a Changing Environment Caryn Ng Kar Yan B1102572 Keah Mei Sian B1102580 Nur Fathiha Bte Johan Ariffin B1100381 Mohd Roshan bin Mohd Yusop B0101223 Sarkunarajah S B1001971 Wan Arjunaidi Bin Awang @ Wan Abdul Halim E0300073 Abstract Samsung portrayed a very interesting and impressive success story in every aspect of development. Although they were hit hard by financial crisis in 2009‚ Samsung survived the ordeal with
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Strategy Formulation Fall 2014 Professor Bruce KogutMidterm Group Project By Learning Team A8: Carl Case Matthew Cox Bilon Geiger Justin Mah Gregg Rivkind Matthew Stack Executive Summary Samsung enjoys a competitive advantage due to leadership and strength in four key areas: cost leadership‚ superior products‚ research and development‚ and unique company culture. While these fundamental ingredients have led to Samsung’s domination of the memory industry‚ Chinese companies are threatening
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