In the summer of 1996 Frederico Minoli was appointed as the CEO of Ducati in order to lead the company into a new era of profitability and to establish Ducati as a brand to contend in the sports motorcycle segment. Minoli was faced with a company which‚ despite having a team of top engineers‚ had gained a reputation for average quality as a result of inefficient production and poor management. It was Minoli whom later described Ducati’s top management as operating in “a structured chaos”‚ as he believed
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Ducati and Texas Pacific Group Case StudyFinancial PolicyApril 8‚ 2010 | Chris CovielloMatt CarrozzaChris HammondNick Baseel | Introduction In the Fall of 1995 Texas Pacific Group (TPG)‚ by way of Abel Halpern‚ expressed interest in purchasing Ducati‚ the Italian motorcycle company‚ from Cagiva‚ an Italian conglomerate owned by the Castiglioni family. Cagiva owned a number of diverse companies but had become excessively leveraged‚ and Ducati’s profits were believed to be supporting other failing
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manufacturing industry so attractive? Ducati has found major success in the motorcycle industry with its stylish and performance driven vehicles. Although several competitors have decided to leave the industry‚ Ducati believes the industry to be attractive for several reasons. The fact that a Ducati product is a niche product works towards the company’s favor. As any niche product‚ the consumer’s are very particular about purchasing the Ducati brand and the Ducati brand only. This creates a set of consumers
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SHOULD COCA COLA ENTER THE HEALTH DRINK MARKET PREPARED FOR Mr. Atul Singh(CEO) Coca Cola ABPL Faizabad‚ India‚ 180012 PREPARED BY Aditee Goyal Kamakshi Arora Richa Arora Romani Goyal Shakul Goyal Siddharth Sharma Srishti Chawla IBS Gurgaon Old Delhi Road‚ Dundahera Gurgaon‚ Haryana- 122016 August 07‚ 2010 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 23-A‚ Kailash Colony New Delhi August7‚ 2010 Mr Atul Singh‚ CEO Coca Cola ABPL Faizabad‚ India
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OF CHINESE OUTDOOR MARKET 1 3.1 Outdoor sport in China 1 3.2 Situation of Chinese outdoor market 2 3.3 Competitors in Chinese outdoor market 2 3.4 Chinese economic situation 3 4. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF KATHMANDU IN CHINA 3 5. HOW TO ENTER INTO CHINESE OUTDOOR MARKET 4 5.1 Selection of the entry modes 4 5.2 Selection of the Chinese partner 5 6. CONCLUSION 6 7. REFERENCES 8 1. INTRODUCTION With the rapid development of economy and society‚ Chinese market has attracted a great
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of Entering New Markets Mihaela Belu Andreea Raluca Cărăgin Entering new foreign markets may be achieved in a variety of ways. Each of these ways places its unique demands on the company in terms of organizational and financial resources. Most of the times‚ entering international markets is not a matter of choice but of necessity to remain competitive in new or established markets. Our paper is going to analyze the possibilities that a company has when entering a foreign market‚ decision that is
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Business analysis of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. February 13‚ 2011 This analysis will focus on three famous motorcycle brands - Ducati‚ Honda and Yamaha which have been operating in the motorcycle business for decades. Competition in the industry is high and in order to succeed manufacturers have to manufacture premium quality motorcycles for the same target group. At first sight it might seem that the three brands are identical but a more detailed analysis indicates that there are significant
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Harvard Business Case: Ducati Introduction After the introduction of Federico Minoli‚ Ducati has transformed from a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world. But this is not enough for Minoli‚ who currently considers entering the Harley Davidson niche: introducing a Ducati cruiser. However‚ according to the analysis below – prepared using some basic strategic questions - this would not be a very wise
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Ducati Case Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Evaluation of Global Motorcycle Industry 3 Ducati’s Current Strategy 4 Recommendations and Specific Actions 7 Major Internal and External Risks 9 Exhibit 1: Porter’s Five Forces Diagram 11 Exhibit 2: Strategy Diamond Analysis 12 Exhibit 3: Projected Sales 13 Executive Summary As of year 2000‚ global motorcycle market is dominated by a handful of players. Japanese
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DUCATI EMBA 2014 – 2016 Group Booetes Sweta Gupta Sven Henkes Paul Jäkel Thomas Lautenbach Ignacio Santiago Georgia Tirologou Page # 1 EMBA 2014 – 2016 BUS Group Booetes Ducati Case Introduction (How did Ducati become the second most profitable motorcycle maker in the world despite its small scale?) In the summer of 1996 Frederico Minoli was appointed as the CEO of Ducati in order to lead the company into a new era of profitability and to establish Ducati as a brand to contend with in the sports
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