How did CEMEX elect to compete in a Blue Ocean? How might the changes that they undertook be viewed from the perspective of core competencies? CEO Zambrano realized that due to the consolidation and commoditization of the construction products industry‚ traditional concrete manufacturers would struggle to survive if they did not expand into uncharted markets. Until the late 1990s‚ CEMEX had focused almost exclusively on cement. However‚ customers found little use for cement unless paired
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Blue Ocean Strategy Rebecka McCollough MKT/421 January 21‚ 2015 Nikki Butler Blue Ocean Strategy When thinking about opening a business‚ you have to look at whether you want to compete in existing markets or create a new market for your product. When you compete in existing markets‚ you will find many of them are overcrowded and your business will not flourish in this environment. You should want your business to stand out and become profitable‚ that is what Blue Ocean Strategy encompasses
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Blue Ocean Strategy Plan MKT/421 Introduction In today’s competitive market where companies attempt to outperform one another by creating a brand new product or adjusting an existing product in attempts to appeal to a larger customer base are referred to as a Blue and Red Ocean strategy plans; “Red Oceans represent industries in existence today‚ and the industry boundaries are defined‚ accepted‚ and the competitive rules of the game are understood. Blue oceans denote all the industries
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familiar with the red oceans and feel accustomed to competition. However the main challenge companies face thereby is their incapacity to create new demand or expand their market share. The Blue Ocean Strategy offers users a framework for creating uncontested market space and change the focus from the current competition to creation of innovative value and demand. The theoretical analysis reviews the core basics of the Blue Ocean Strategy‚ distinguishing between red and blue oceans. Here the focus
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Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Julian Nicholson MKT/421 January 15‚ 2015 Terry Dunning Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Blue Ocean Strategy Pertinence Blue Ocean Strategy is a concept in which authors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne devised. They then wrote a bestselling book called you guessed it‚ Blue Ocean Strategy. In this book the authors expound upon at great length‚ the benefits for business owners to leave the red ocean. Red Ocean is a term used for what is known as the waters
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Blue Ocean Strategy : Ipad and Kindle Fire This analyzes why Ipad and Kindle Fire are Blue Ocean products as oppose to Red Ocean products. Apple achieved a value innovation with Ipad‚ which led to the creation of a new market space. Apple drew the boundaries of the space by educating the customers on its usability. Amazon with its recently launched Kindle Fire targeted non-Ipad users and defined its own space by designing Kindle Fire as a media consumption device with salient features empowered
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Outline the main components of Kim and Mauborgne’s (2004) concept of ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’. Critically assess the strengths and limitations of this approach to pursuing competitive advantage. Use relevant examples to support your argument. Introduction In the contemporary hostile business environment‚ innovation has become part of any company’s paramount strategy for continuous survival. Nokia‚ despite being the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer having a large customer base‚ realized how
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Real-world Business Analysis: Blue Ocean Strategy Tools Analysis Paper MMBA-6570 Business Strategy for a Competitive Advantage Dr. Schulz Stephenie Wegmann April 15‚ 2013 Introduction The purpose of the blue ocean strategy is to focus on making the business itself better without focusing on the competition. Kim and Mauborgne (2005) state that “blue ocean strategy challenges companies to break out of the red ocean of bloody competition by creating uncontested market space that makes the
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Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Gregory Newfield MKT/421 October 13‚ 2014 Professor Ricci Rizzo MBA Blue Ocean Strategy The Blue Ocean Strategy focuses on the three industries that closely touch people’s lives. Areas they looked at were Autos‚ Computers and Movie and what companies within those fields are doing to managing sustainable profit and growth through the test of time. The creation of a blue ocean strategy places its focus on strategic moves to place their brand in position long
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companies who only focus on operational effectiveness‚ also strategy is worthless without another important element. Strategy will and must be followed by a constant strategy positioning and implementing in order to reach success. Question two: Blue Ocean Strategy is basically re-defining the meaning of an” Industry”‚ thus creating something new‚ making competition irrelevant. Rather than finding ways to compete with companies that are already established in the market‚ you seek to find consumers
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