HARLEY DAVIDSON COMPANY Case Analysis I. DEFINITION OF THE CASE PROBLEM The Harley Davidson name has been shattered into pieces. The loss of customer’s demand for their products proves a problem probably too much to handle for the present managers/owners of the company. The product quality mainly has deteriorated significantly that leads to the low demand for the Harley Davidson choppers. Problems always do arise that need immediate actions to take place. What can
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Harley Davidson Case Study 1. What do you think are the company’s (Harley Davidson) major strengths & weaknesses? Harley Davidson’s major strengths are: customer loyalty‚ having a strong and popular brand name‚ they offer a program called HOG (Harley Owners Group) which has members worldwide and offers Harley owners a variety of benefits‚ and the only American company that sells heavyweight motorcycles. Some weaknesses of Harley Davidson are: Image‚ people who ride Harleys are sometimes
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Case Analysis of Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. Executive Summary Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. (NYSE:HOG) was founded in 1903. The home base was originally founded in and even today remains in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Harley-Davidson’s popularity grew significantly during World War I‚ when the U.S. infantry used 20‚000 of the company’s motorcycles in its war effort (Taylor‚ 2010). Best recognized for its manufacturing of heavyweight motorcycles‚ Harley-Davidson has captured half the U.S. market and a third of
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Harley Davidson Case Study Analysis Guidelines 1. Your analysis should be based on the question of “What is Harley Davidson doing today to deliver high levels of customer value?’ The analysis should be related to the organization’s marketing strategy 2. Based on the company’s marketing strategy‚ how has Harley Davidson managed value through its product‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ placement‚ and people (five P’s) policies/strategies? 3. The analysis should be framed‚ as with our previous
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Harley –Davidson is a luxury motorcycle company which has huge loyal customer base most of middle aged and high income men. It also has loyal employee who contributed much to the company when it went through some rough time. With high quality product‚ loyal customers and hardworking employees‚ Harley-Davidson has gone through all the hard time and now is a fine company which also has stable financial statements as well. However‚ Harley-Davidson has its own problem like any other corporations. The
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MGT499: Strategic Management Professor Daniel Corcoran November 30‚ 2014 STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF HARLEY DAVIDSON The success of Harley Davidson (HD) is due to the American motorcycle icon’s effective Strategic Management. HD’s vision‚ mission‚ goals and objectives strive to exceed the requirements of its main stakeholders. Although these needs are not always met‚ the company has unique relationships with is stakeholders. The company stays on course with its strategic plan‚ despite
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Harley Davidson We have decided to address problems and causes within the Harley Davidson Company by using a strategic audit which will explain past‚ present and future trends within this organization. I. Current Situation A. Current Situation Excellent financials‚ low debt load‚ 2001 was the 16th consecutive year with record performance. Price/earnings ratio is positive. World wide retail for 4th quarter 12.9% growth over year 2000. Forbes named Harley-Davidson its "Company of the
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SIS Harley Davidson-Case 3 I. Company Profile / Summary (Brief) Harley Davidson Inc. is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Harley Davidson specializes in the sales of heavyweight motorcycles that are designed for cruising on highways. Harleys have a distinct design and exhaust sound that have appealed to a mass market of customers all over the world. Harley Davidson has relied on a strong fan base for sales of their motorcycles and apparel. They currently offer five different
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Harley Davidson –Threats (T) New Emission Standards One of the growing Threats to Harley Davidson’s reign of dominance in US markets has been a growing awareness of the environment. In response to this‚ the bar for emission standards is continuously raised. In 2010 model year or newer motorcycles emission standards for both HC + NOx were reduced from 1.4 prior to 2010 to just 0.8 after 2010 (US Government Printing Office. 2013). For at least 5 years now‚ there have been rumors circulating that
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Mr. Richard Teerlink age 59 joined Harley Davidson in 1981 and was elected to the board of directors in 1982. In 1988 he was appointed President‚ and he was named Chief Executive Officer in 1989. Mr. Teerlink is also on the Boards of Directors of Johnson Controls‚ Incorporated and Snap-On Incorporated (Rethinking Leadership). Mr. Teerlink has been the leader in developing a value-based culture at Harley. Shareholder Lawsuits: In re Harley Davidson‚ Inc. Securities Litigation was a consolidated
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