Prime Co Transfer Pricing
Summary
Gregory Vanford, turned his passion for research and development to the successful innovation of cell phone component products for his cell phone company he founded, PrimeCo, later leading to further success by introducing the birth of his subsidiary company SubCO for international market. Vanford was awarded for many patents for his smart decision to invest in research and development. As his consumer base grew so did profitability for his sellers. Through research and development, Vanguard was able to identify the needs of consumer when they used their cell phone and would find ways to solve those issues while making profit at the same time. Energy Saver System (ESS) is a prime example of PrimeCo’s newest product on the market. Thanks to the huge success for identifying and solving consumer issues with cell phones through research and development.
PrimeCo manufactured cell phone component parts including ESS strictly for the U.S., while SubCo manufactured for the Asian-Pacific market, catering strictly to their needs in Japan. Even though the management team was able to realize that there would be a huge demand for their products in the near future in expanding market base complex issues loomed.
Issues/Questions
In Asian market uniformity and consistency is highly desired. The unification Strategy for the entire international market produces gain of lower costs, consistency of product and promotion and greater uniformity and consistency for mobile consumers. With this in mind, it gives the Japanese consumer the comfort to purchase long-term contracts with suppliers, knowing that they will consistently deliver the cell phone components. Also, another concern was geographic proximity, this aspect of buyer-supplier relationships with the physical flow of products for easy access in the supply chain is very vital for the success for international transfer pricing. This will sub-sequentially promote lower shipping cost parallel to
Gregory Vanford, turned his passion for research and development to the successful innovation of cell phone component products for his cell phone company he founded, PrimeCo, later leading to further success by introducing the birth of his subsidiary company SubCO for international market. Vanford was awarded for many patents for his smart decision to invest in research and development. As his consumer base grew so did profitability for his sellers. Through research and development, Vanguard was able to identify the needs of consumer when they used their cell phone and would find ways to solve those issues while making profit at the same time. Energy Saver System (ESS) is a prime example of PrimeCo’s newest product on the market. Thanks to the huge success for identifying and solving consumer issues with cell phones through research and development.
PrimeCo manufactured cell phone component parts including ESS strictly for the U.S., while SubCo manufactured for the Asian-Pacific market, catering strictly to their needs in Japan. Even though the management team was able to realize that there would be a huge demand for their products in the near future in expanding market base complex issues loomed.
Issues/Questions
In Asian market uniformity and consistency is highly desired. The unification Strategy for the entire international market produces gain of lower costs, consistency of product and promotion and greater uniformity and consistency for mobile consumers. With this in mind, it gives the Japanese consumer the comfort to purchase long-term contracts with suppliers, knowing that they will consistently deliver the cell phone components. Also, another concern was geographic proximity, this aspect of buyer-supplier relationships with the physical flow of products for easy access in the supply chain is very vital for the success for international transfer pricing. This will sub-sequentially promote lower shipping cost parallel to