BCG MATRIX‚ GE FOR A PRODUCT PORTFOLIO ERUKULLA SURESH -138919 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT‚ NIT WARANGAL SUBJECT: MARKETING ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT-2 SUBMITTED TO DR.RITANJALI MAJHI‚ ASSISTANT PROFESSOR‚ SOM ON 9TH OCTOBER 2013 ABSTRACT BCG matrix is a framework created by Boston Consulting Group to evaluate the strategic position of the business brand portfolio and its potential. It classifies business portfolio into four categories based on industry attractiveness (growth
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THE BCG MATRIX Introduction: * Imagine that you’re reviewing your organization’s products. You need to decide which ones you should focus investment on. * One of the products is doing well financially. However‚ demand has fallen‚ and this trend looks set to continue. * Another product is also doing well‚ but it’s in a new market‚ and needs a lot of cash to support it. Should you continue investing in it? * And another product is barely profitable‚ although its market is growing
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famous is the Boston Matrix. U ntil the 1960s‚ models were the impenetrable domain of economists. The man who can be largely credited with bringing business models into the mainstream was Bruce Henderson (1915-92)‚ an Australian engineer who worked as a strategic planner for General Electric. From GE‚ Henderson joined the management consultancy A rt hur D. Li tt le. In 1963‚ he announced that he was leaving to set up his own consultancy‚ the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). An engineering
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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Boston Consulting Group Matrix The BCG Matrix is based on the product life cycle theory that can be used to determine what priorities should be given in the product portfolio of a business unit. It has two dimensions: the market share and the market growth. To ensure long-term value creation‚ a company should have a portfolio products that contains both high-growth products in need of cash inputs and low-growth products that generate lot of cash. The basic idea behind it is that the bigger the
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BCG MATRIX Stars e. g: beverages Question mark ? e. g: breakfast cereals Low Market Growth Rate Cash Cows e. g: baby food Dog e. g: pharmaceutical products High Low High Relative Market Share STARS The stars are the high relative market share and high market growth. Nestlé beverages are products more present on the market because this is a high quality of product and nowadays costumers like consume
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Limitations of the BCG model. The BCG model is criticised for having a number of limitations (Kotler 2003; McDonald 2003): ➢ There are other reasons other than relative market share and market growth that could influence the allocation of resources to a product or SBU: reasons such as the need for strong brand name and product positioning could compel resource allocation to an SBU or product (Drummond & Ensor 2004). ➢ What is more‚ the model rests on net cash consumption or generation as the
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suitable price Preferred customer satisfaction. Future plan to open new branches 3) MAIN concerns and issues faced by the firm in the effort growing their business • Problem to carter market • Seasonal product • Future threat competitors 4) PORTER’S Analysis Element/factors 1 2 THREAT OF NEW COMPETITION A. Strong brand names are important. B. Geographic factors limit competition. C. Customers are loyal to existing
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Conducting a SWOT Analysis A SWOT Analysis takes is a method for examining the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats facing a business. It can give you insight into your company’s position in the competitive arena. When carrying out a SWOT analysis to determine how you rate against a competitor‚ the following guides should be used: Strengths Consider your company’s strong points. This should be both from your own and your customers’ points of view. Don’t be modest; be realistic
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SWOT analysis‚ with its four elements in a 2x2 matrix. SWOT analysis (alternately SWOT Matrix) is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses/Limitations‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve that objective. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey‚ who led a convention
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