Unilever’s portfolio Before the analyzed period the brand portfolio of Unilever was characterized by major vertical and horizontal integration processes. The production of low-cost consumer goods required significant control over raw materials. Moreover‚ the production of some goods (e.g. soap) served as a basis for a new business development (chemicals) and related diversification was the managerial decisions. At that time Unilever was also a huge packaging and shipping company. End of 1980s A “core
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BACKGROUND. UNILEVER KENYA LIMITED Introduction: Unilever Kenya Limited manufactures and markets food‚ home‚ and personal care products. It was registered in 1949 as East African Industries Limited and changed its name to Unilever Kenya Limited in the year 2000.Unilever Kenya Limited operates as a subsidiary of the Unilever Group and is headquartered in Nairobi‚ Kenya. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5644912 (Accessed on 8 September 2010) Customer
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The Environment of Business 1. Introduction The business that will be analysed is Woolworths Financial Services (WFS). WFS is a financial service provider call-centre‚ based in Observatory. The company offers a range of financial products and services. These include the Woolworths’ in-store card‚ credit cards and revolving personal loans. The call-centre services all the Woolworths stores across South Africa. WFS is in a joint venture with ABSA‚ as its financial partner. 2. Scanning the Internal
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multiple analyses on Accenture as a business entity that uses its unique set of resources‚ activities and capabilities that forms the basis of firm’s strategy. For this I have done the External environment analysis‚ internal environment analysis‚ SWOT analysis‚ competitor analysis. Also how it has tackled the dynamic external/internal environmental conditions effectively and its response to it and how Accenture has been able to decide on its strategies. I also captured the history‚ background‚ profile
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Anglo-Dutch consumer product from Unilever decided to grant 100‚000 individual flexible working hours so they can have a positive employment practice. The company did a trail run of Agile Working in one of their sites and saw how successful it was and then offered this flexible work program to many more employees. Unilever purchased technology equipment so their employees can complete their work outside of their office. The technology that has been handed to the employees has had a good response
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A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever A DECADE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER 7 November 2012 • Originally founded in 1872‚ and incorporated in 1929‚ Unilever was facing a difficult time when upon their discovery that the organizational architechture and strategy they were employing was not benefiting the company. • The company was under a decentralized structure for generations. o Managers looking for a change o The decision was to go global • It was mid-1990
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Sales & Distribution Hindustan unilever - Document Transcript 1. December SALES & DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF HINDUSTAN UNILEVER 21‚ 2008 Sales & Distribution Network of Hindustan Uni Lever (HUL)- DOVE bathing Soap (Region: Kolkata) A marketing channel performs the work of moving goods from producers to consumers. It overcomes the time‚ place‚ and possession gaps that separate goods and services from those who need or want them. Members of the marketing channel perform a number of key functions like
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UNILEVER MEMO In order to gain market shares through the low-income segment of the Brazilian market‚ Unilever should launch a new Detergent Powder brand at an affordable price‚ which could replace in the long-run Campeiro‚ its cheapest brand. However this strategy is not without any risks‚ since it can lead to the cannibalization of Minerva. With 81% of market shares in Brazil‚ Unilever is the leader of the Detergent Powder market. It owns three brands in Brazil: Omo‚ Minerva and Campeiro. Omo
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The objective of my report is to analyze the external environment in "Ryanair-’Southwest" of European airlines" case‚ which is very important factor for the firm’s formulated effective strategy. The external environment consists of a wide array of economic and sociopolitical factors. It is the specific market arenas that the organization has chosen in its strategy; it provides the business opportunities to the firm and it’s also a source of threats or forces that may impede the successful implementation
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Features of Hindustan Unilever Ltd Type Public company Traded as BSE: 500696 BSE SENSEX Constituent Industry Consumer goods Founded 1932 Headquarters Mumbai‚ Maharashtra‚ India Key people Harish Manwani (Chairman)‚Nitin Paranjpe (CEO and MD) Products Foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products Revenue 22116 crore (US$3.4 billion) (2011–2012) Net income 2691 crore (US$410 million) (2011–2012) Employees 16‚500 (2011) Parent Unilever Plc (67%) Website
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