Standardization vs. Localization: A Disney Case Study Multi-national organizations are becoming more prevalent in the global economy. The expansion into new countries requires companies to examine policies and products more closely. Standardization and localization are the options available to corporate decision makers when deciding whether products will be consistent across geographic borders or will vary based on the culture in local regions. Many levels of standardization and localization
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Standardization is the process by which a company makes it methods‚ especially its production processes‚ uniform throughout its organization. Standardization helps cut costs by eliminating duplicated effort and allows a company to take advantage of economies of scale when purchasing supplies. However‚ some advantages may be lost when a company decided to standardize its operations. Disadvantages Loss of Uniqueness If a company builds up a customer base that values its unique niche products‚ or
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JIT and Process Standardization Just-in-Time is a philosophy that concentrates on the delivery of a product or service in the time‚ quantity‚ and quality desired by the customer. Applying just-in-time philosophy to the service industry by standardizing processes improves customer satisfaction. A fast food drive-through restaurant is a perfect example of how using JIT philosophy and standardization improves the process thus improves customer satisfaction. Implementing continuous improvements in
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Reasons for product standardization or adaptationThere are countless reasons for which firms standardize or adapt their product‚ but the bottom line is that‚ there is no firm that is at the extreme end of thespectrum of standardization and adaptation. This assertion is supported andevaluated by Gabrielsson (2004:41): “The standardization alternatives are aspectrum ranging from full standardization to an adaptive approach at differentlevels of marketing mix elements. This part tries to pinpoint popular
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About ISO International Organization for Standardization is the largest developer and publisher of International standards. It consist of 162 countries and is a network of national standards of these. It is a non-governmental organization which fill the gap between the sectors i.e.public and private. On one side‚ ISO members are part of the governmental structures of their own country and on other hand‚ some ISO members are having their roots individually in private sector. ISO is derived from
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Internal Customers‚ Physician Preference Items‚ and Standardization Physicians are both participants and customers of the health care supply chain.1 While the patient is the ultimate recipient of hospital products‚ the physician‚ or clinician decides which product to use.1 Physicians; because of their strong preferences‚ create up to 61 percent of total supply chain expenditures‚ and drive 80 percent of hospital expenditures.1‚ 2 Physicians possess a lot of power‚ and at times do not align with
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Standardization of a NaOH Solution with Potassium Hydrogen Phthlate (KHP) Name:________________________________________________________________ Period:_____ Prelab 1. A 0.8234-g sample of "KHP" required 38.76 mL of NaOH for titration to the phenolphthalein endpoint. What is the exact molarity of the NaOH solution? 2. A 25.00-mL aliquot of an unstandardized HCl solution is titrated with the previously standardized NaOH solution from #1 above. If 32.55 mL of NaOH titrant
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Standardization of international marketing strategy by firms from a developing country Standardization of marketing strategy 107 Shaoming Zou University of Missouri‚ Columbia‚ Missouri‚ USA David M. Andrus and D. Wayne Norvell Kansas State University‚ Manhattan‚ Kansas‚ USA A major debate in the international marketing literature deals with the globalization of markets and the extent to which a company’s international marketing strategy can be standardized (Buzzell‚ 1968; Cavusgil
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Authors: Ingrid Bernier and Elise Meyer Supervisor: Jean-Charles Languilaire Level: Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration‚ Marketing Key words: Culture‚ international marketing‚ marketing strategies‚ standardization and adaptation Purpose: Compare two strategies‚ standardization and adaptation‚ to show how companies manage cultural differences. Method: Our research method is a descriptive one. Then‚ we collect data from secondary sources such as the books‚ articles‚ journals and studies
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Model answers to short cases Acme Whistles 1. What is the overlap between operations‚ marketing and product/service development at Acme Whistles? The simple answer to this question is‚ ‘There is a very significant overlap between these functions’. The underlying question is ‘Why’? Partly‚ the reason is size. As Simon Topman says in the example‚ small companies cannot afford specialist functions so at a managerial level everyone does everything to some extent. This becomes especially true when
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