The Lego Group: Building Strategy Problem Statement: The Lego Group has been making toys successfully for 80 years and has grown to having close to 3.16 B USD in sales for the 2010 year. They specialize in toy building sets‚ a sector of the market that has seen 13% growth in 2010 and is forecasted to grow further. However‚ the Lego Group is at a cross-road in their business plan and requires a strategic plan going forward. Currently‚ the company needs to look at its existing partnerships
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that the company faced. A big setback happened for them in 2003 when they faced a financial crisis‚ which caused them $240 million. This was due to the introduction of computer games‚ which attracted a large selection of their customers‚ competing toy companies‚ and the difficulty of manufacturing economically. After this crisis‚ Lego was able to pick themselves back up and become innovators around technology‚ mass customization‚ and community to enhance and extend its customer reach. To start
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Playing with other children (taking turns‚ sharing –social) Using Play equipment (physical and congitive) Understanding rules of play (social and emotional) Toy Libraries Lots of valuable resources for making things!! Or hiring toys rather than buying them new. Prices have gone up. Do have to look after hired items and return by date. Different toys to provide all different types of learning and play. (social‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ personal‚ physical‚ creative development) Play centres All weather!
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real-world problem solving. The firm‚ founded in 1932 by a Danish carpenter did well continuously. Business Problem But by the late 90’s signs that something was amiss at LEGO started emerging. Lego found itself more antique than cutting edge in the toy world. In 1998‚ the firm posted a small loss. By the early 2000’s‚ the firm was burning cash losing almost $1 million a day. Jørgen Vig Knudstorp‚ a former McKinsey consultant who came to the family-owned Lego Group as an outsider in 2001 was named
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Inventor Ruth Handler fostered a major shift in the toy industry. In 1945‚ she had already founded the company‚ Mattel Creations (now Mattel Inc.‚ one of the largest toy manufacturing competitors in the world). It wasn’t until 1959‚ however‚ that Handler introduced the world to a new kind of doll‚ inspired by her daughter‚ Barbara. According to the book‚ The Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty‚ Handler’s game-changing idea sparked when she and her children encountered a similar three-dimensional
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that they know how to distinguish themselves from competitors in the toys industry. The success will be explained by using elements of the so-called “value chain”. According to Félix Tena1 (general director of Imaginarium) himself‚ the key factors to his company’s success are its logistics and the detailed study of any implementation (before it is definitely implemented). Looking at the production‚ Imaginarium chooses to focus on toys that positively influence the formation and development of children
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participate in activities with them. There is a growing barrier between parents and their children because children nowadays seem to have a whole separate niche in the world. They are no longer just part of the family‚ but also targeted consumers of toys‚ foods‚ and collectibles. Children have become more demanding than ever because they are easy targets to marketing. Marketing strategies carry on not only in the development of products for children‚ but also hugely invested children’s amusement parks
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Lego has long been an industry leader in children’s toys with its simple‚ yet unique building blockstyle products. The privately held company was founded in 1932 by a Danish carpenter whose family still owns Lego today. But by 2004‚ the company found itself close to extinction‚ losing $1 million a day. A new CEO was brought in‚ and five years later‚ sales were strong‚ profits were up‚ and naysayers who felt the new strategy was going to fail were proved wrong. With the advent of high-tech forms
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each child will respond in different ways to play‚ whereas some children may like doing the same thing for a long time‚ others may want to change what they are playing with after a short length of time. Some children may not like certain activities or toys so it is important to be flexible when planning the activities so that the children can develop their own interests‚ for example one child might love going outside to play with the balls‚ whereas another child may like to stay inside and play in the
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also hold onto your fingers and walk with you but only with your help because you are holding her weight and stabilizing her. Family Background Sophia is an only child in a nuclear family. This would mean she probably won’t be good at sharing her toys as well as other children that have brothers and sisters as she has never had to share with other children on a daily basis. It was also mean that when the attention isn’t on her she will make a fuss and want it on her by moaning. Both Sophia’s parents
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