CASE STUDY Whirlpool Corporation Evolution of a supply chain Whirlpool Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances‚ with annual sales over $19 billion‚ more than 80‚000 employees and more than 60 manufacturing and technology research centers globally. Consumers around the world enjoy Whirlpool’s innovative products marketed under Whirlpool‚ Maytag‚ KitchenAid‚ Jenn-Air‚ Amana‚ Brastemp‚ Bauknecht and other major brand names. With this varied inventory
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Stephanie Carlon Professor Zurawicki MKT 430 27 Oct 2014 Whirlpool Case Study 6-13. Describe Whirlpool’s global marketing strategy. Extension product strategy or adaptation product strategy? Whirlpool has adopted a successful adaptation product strategy. When the company decided to globalize‚ they realized that each market required a different set of specifications to make the product successful. In order to keep costs down and increase productivity‚ they were able to streamline the design
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and reducing energy uses by 25% in every 5 years. More over the ozone-depleting CFCs force the industry to redesign its refrigerators‚ washer and dishwasher to reduce water consumption and noise level. So US companies merges with Europe to sell their products in Europe to avoid government restriction. 4. Customer demand: Though the demand of appliance of US is unattractive but the customers of US prefer the style of European appliance because of its fashionable white-on-white look. In other hand
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finished‚ then the structured phase begins: defining geometry‚ understanding the interfaces‚ applying appropriate materials‚ etc. Ultimately product development is a back and forth iteration with both structured and unstructured phases. However‚ in case of Chuck’s realization this problem looks like an un-structured problem because Chuck had never gone through this kind of experience. He has no past no past record for the impact of design change on pay-off. He has the fears and threats regarding
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Whirlpool Europe Case Case one involved Whirlpool Corporation‚ which is the worldwide leader in the home appliance industry. The company joined the European market in 1989‚ and grew in market share over the next ten years. In 1999‚ the vice president of logistics and the chief financial officer thought about investing in an enterprise resource planning system. This system was known as Project Atlantic. The purpose of this new system was to re-organize the information flow of the entire company
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This case study highlights Whirlpool Corporation - Europe plans to evaluate project Atlantic‚ with emphasis on capital budgeting. Project Atlantic is an investment in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that would streamline business processes across all European regions and reorganize the information flow throughout the company. The objective of the case is to determine whether or not Whirlpool Corporation should adopt a planned ERP project in Europe – project Atlantic. Whirlpool & Project
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Whirlpool case 1. Describe Whirpool’s global marketing strategy. At its early beginning‚ Whirlpool was a normal company in U.S; it started selling white good like refrigerators‚ stoves‚ washing machines‚ and microwave ovens. Its sells were $18 billion a year and growing 2 or 3 percent annually. Whirlpool is one of the market leaders of electro domestics‚ nowadays‚ not only in the United States but also worldwide. This is because Whirlpool sells 3 different lines of products that differ on prices
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I Situation Analysis Industry Whirlpool Corporation is a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. It manufactures and markets mainly appliances and appliance-related products‚ primarily for home use. The Company has manufacturing plants in 13 countries‚ and is also an owner of eleven brand names. Whirlpool sends its products to distributors and retailers in more than 170 countries. Its principal products are laundry appliances‚ refrigerators and freezers‚ cooking appliances‚ dishwashers
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The nature of the domestic and international business environment of Whirlpool : Whirlpool is a home appliance maker‚ based out of US. The firm has manufacturing units in 13 countries and sells them in 170 countries across the globe. Whirlpool generates 60% of its sales from North America‚ 25% from Europe‚ 15% from Latin America & just 2% from Asia. The nature of domestic and international business environment of Whirlpool is highly competitive in nature. There are a number of opportunities
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Environmental analysis (PESTEL ‚ 5 forces Political The political changes are likely to influence Whirlpool only insomuch it can affect the markets the company sells to ‚ causing political instability that will wreak havoc in the economy . The company has already sustained ‚ for instance ‚ losses in South America - it can suffer more if the region experiences riots or major political upheavals Economic The organization is affected by the prosperity of people in the markets it targets that will
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