Institute of Technology Case Study MGMT.7.04 Strategic Operations Management Presented by Aswath Laxman Venugopal For Mr Ram Roy Monday 3 May 2010 Table of Contents Summary & Introduction 3 Section 2 6 If the current sales value of the FBXX product is 25 per cent of the company’s total sales of $100 million; and the average price is $1050/kg; then compute the following: 6 a. What is the annual sales volume? 6 b. What is the monthly sales volume? 6 c. What will be the monthly sales volume
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on August 1‚ 1985‚ subject to rejection. Lowering their prices as well as having all their blood collection products be part of APG’s private-label program is part of APG’s stipulations. This presents an opportunity for BD to increase sales and market share‚ but could also entail potentially compromising their current distributor relationships‚ as well as their image of being a product differentiator. A major concern involving this strategic transition will be BD’s ability to retain its current
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position of the product category in the market ( size of market‚ market growth‚ profit‚ product life cycle‚ seasonality ) Category Size Category size ( measured in both units and monetary value ) is an important piece of data about any market. It is clearly an important determinant of the likelihood that a product will generate revenues to support a given investment. The size of the market for the product will affect the product attractiveness. Large market is good and attractive for product and it will
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New Product Paper Principles of Marketing Set a price for a new to the world consumer (this means a product that is not on the market) product. Identify a new product you think could be successful on the market and set an introductory price for it. Use the following questions to structure your written analysis. a. What is the product name? Describe the product. The name of my product will be H2O run vehicle. The product is a vehicle‚ car or truck that uses water and
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population‚ the increasing health education of the populace via the internet‚ and the increasing standard of healthcare in all countries. This is coupled with GEHS’s new adherence to the healthymagination strategy to create shared value in all its product offerings. As such the decision to pursue production on the following product offering must be made with the goal of organic growth‚ value creation of 15%‚ market share growth‚ profit growth and balanced against the risk factors. 1. HepEcho
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in a high-tech industry that produces a series of high-volume products with short product life cycles on a single facility. The one-time strategic decision regarding the firm’s investment in changeover flexibility establishes the link between market opportunities and manufacturing capabilities. Specifically‚ the optimal changeover flexibility decision is determined in the context of the firm’s market entry strategy for successive product generations‚ the changeover cost between generations‚ and the
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discussing who Microsoft should have targeted‚ we have to look at the strengths and weaknesses of the product. The success of any strategy depends on being able leverage the most of the strengths and rely less on the weaknesses. The strengths of Microsoft were its brand‚ distribution channel‚ existing enterprise user base and large resources. The risks involved those related to new product development‚ price and changing user behavior. The exhibit tells us that the large and medium business accounted
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division and a new one is still under construction. The Detroit plant‚ the first plant of the division‚ was facing finance and productivity problems for several years. To address this problem‚ we are trying to review the situation to assess the feasibility of whether the plant should be closed‚ and what corresponding actions should be taken. 2 ‚ Issue The Detroit plant acts as an incubator in the division‚ almost all the products have been developed in Detroit‚ but when the products became mature
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breakfast to the menu (1980s) Adding play areas (late 1980s) Redesign of the kitchens (1990s) Self-service kiosk (2004) Now three separate dining sections Six out of the seven are layout decisions! McDonald’s New Layout Seventh major innovation Redesigning all 30‚000 outlets around the world Three separate dining areas Linger zone with comfortable chairs and Wi-Fi connections Grab and go zone with tall counters
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gain in analyzing products for products in the marketshare the company must‚ develop avenues in which a price-war can be avoided. The company’s recent price war by one of its board members was an example of how volatile the Pan Europa’s market share is within the European countries. Nigel Humbolt proposal to acquire leading schnapps brand and associated facilities allows for diversity in the core business and expansion in the market place. Pan Europa’s would be able to reach new consumers and provide
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