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    IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A) 1) How should Marinanne Barner respond to the invitation for IKEA to have a representative appear in the upcoming broadcast of the German Video program? Two months after being hired as a business manager of carpets and rugs‚ Barner already had to face that kind of problem. Indeed‚ in 1994‚ a Swedish television broadcasted a documentary showing children working at weaving looms in Pakistan. IKEA was the only famous

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    IKEA Case Operations Management This paper is an analysis of IKEA’s business structure and plan per the operations management book page 65 and page 66. Four questions were presented at the end of the case. I answered the questions below. 1. What are IKEA’s competitive priorities? [To the consumer] IKEA’s competitive priorities include: overall attractiveness to the price sensitive consumer while maintaining a level above ‘cheap’ products‚ trendy modern design element‚ and overall company frugalness

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    By Yamshikova Olga‚ 14722 group IKEA – The Global Retailer 1. How has the globalization of markets benefited IKEA? Economy of scale determinates globalization advantages. Economy of scale influenced on IKEA. In case it was mentioned that IKEA’s target market is the global middle class who are looking for low-priced designed furniture. And leaders of the global retailer aimed to make prices of items as low as possible. So company aimed to reduce the price of its offerings by 2 to 3 percent

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    IKEA “To create a better everyday life for the many people.” IKEA Case Study ‘The Democratization of Style’ IKEA Executive Summary Business model based on:   Affordability due to buying power‚ global design and resulting economies of scale   Stylish and diverse products‚ not localized Past success:   Costumers ‘buy in’ to the IKEA philosophy New challenges:   Increased presence in traditional markets is continuing to shift IKEA’s image from ‘affordable’ to ‘cheap’   Simultaneously:

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    Since its creation in 1943‚ IKEA has created many firm-specific advantages for itself. First‚ IKEA has standardized the process of offering disassembled furniture to be put together at the consumer’s home. This was a groundbreaking concept‚ allowing for a much larger inventory at each store‚ and in turn allowing customers to actually obtain their products at the day of purchase. As a result of this new store layout‚ IKEA has been able to allow sales clerks to focus more on in-store displays and

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    1. How has Globalization of markets benefited IKEA? Globalization of Markets is one of the facets of the 21st century’s major trend called ‘’Globalization’’. Globalization of Markets is a growing concept defined as companies expanding their businesses all over the world to serve different customers’ needs and desires internationally. Apart from customers tastes and preferences becoming more universal and diminishing trade and investment barriers by different governments‚ the major driving force

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    ‘Strategic Management’ is a very complex term as many eminent researchers and scholars have had different views and conclusions on strategy. According to White (2004)‚ “Strategic Management involves both systematically developing an idea together with its implications and testing the empirical validity & usefulness of that idea against the real world.” Thus strategy is not only about planning for future but also about confirming the validity of the hypothesis considered and implementing it successfully

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    Company History * Established by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 at the age of seventeen. * The name IKEA was derived from the combination of first letters of CEO name (Ingvar Kamprad)‚ followed by the first letters of the farm and village he grew in (Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd). * Originally sold pens‚ binders‚ watches‚ wallets‚ cigarette lighters and expanded into furniture‚ kitchen and other products. * Small backyard company soon developed in to one of the world’s largest furniture retailers

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    IKEA: how the Swedish retailer ;: became a global cult brand A hybrid strategy (point 3 on the strategy clock - Exhibit 6.2) can be vety successful and difficult competitors to imitate. However‚ there is a danger that the organisation can drift into a ’stuck in the middl position - being ’out-flanked’ by both low-priced and differentiating competitors at the same time. ••• Since IKEA began in 1943 it has grown into a successful global network of stores with its unique retailing concept

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    IKEA History and Company Information IKEA retailing with its Sweedish roots‚ is based on a franchise system. Inter Ikea system BV is located in Delft‚ the Netherland being the owner and franchiser of the concept IKEA. (www.ikea.com) The company aims to sell furnitures for 10 to 30 percent less then other stores ( source - stevension ). Every Ikea employee still follows the vision quotes of Ingvar Kampard " to create a better everyday life for many people". During 2010 global sales as reported

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