Horizontal Differentiation in the UK Coffee Shop Market “In the presence of horizontal product differentiation‚ there is a tension between the desire to weaken price competition and the desire for increased market share.” Explain this statement. Critically evaluate its implications for corporate decision-making regarding the specification of products by analysing‚ in the context of real-world industry of your choice‚ the product specification chosen to serve the same market by each of two or more
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Competing on Differentiation: Case of Ranbaxy Laboratories According to the case study‚ while other companies were driven by large R & D budget‚ Ranbaxy Laboratories attained success by developing capabilities in manufacturing and marketing‚ fanning out into seven developing market‚ and growth in strength in product engineering. The company aimed at being a low cost manufacturer to compete with global players in market abroad. It does so by employing to the concept of total activity cost
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Product Positioning A product positioning statement has four main components – the target‚ the frame of reference‚ the differentiation‚ and the reason(s) to believe. THE TARGET The target is who the product is for – who is the target user or customer of the product. The key to a good target definition is to balance being specific with being concise‚ you need to describe the target well enough that they can be identified‚ without being so verbose that your positioning statement goes beyond
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Product Strategy According to the smartphone market nowadays the level of competitiveness is very intense. Those major brands in the market such as iPhone and Samsung are trying to make their product outstand from other competitors. Therefore‚ in order for our business to gain some market share of this market‚ we apply for a product-differentiation strategy. Product-differentiation strategy makes Exoquip to put a good distance between our product and other existing competitor’s product. First
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launching your product and company in the market. The term “positioning” should be viewed both as a verb and a noun. As a verb‚ it can be defined as deploying a set of tools and processes used to influence and control the market’s perception of your product or company in relation to any competing alternatives. As a noun‚ it can be defined as an attribute or condition associated with your product. Nevertheless‚ positioning is not what your company physically does to a product—it is what your
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4-1 Product and Service Design Operations Management William J. Stevenson 8th edition 4-2 Product and Service Design CHAPTER 4 Product and Service Design Operations Management‚ Eighth Edition‚ by William J. Stevenson Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin 4-3 Product and Service Design Product and Service Design • Major factors in design strategy Cost Quality • Time-to-market • Customer satisfaction •
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brand‚ coupled with product innovation based on detailed market research that indicates how to please customers. McDonald’s has built its success around a formula of providing a range of standardized high quality products quickly and cheaply there are over 31‚000 restaurants in more than 114 countries. Today‚ many people live busy lives and place great importance on convenience when buying and paying for goods and services. They are attracted by modern‚ quick service products such as drive-in car
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just returned from a Senior Executive Workshop for Marketing Directors. He explains to you that the focus of the workshop was on the importance of the positioning statement to effective strategy development. Full of new-found enthusiasm‚ he asks you to prepare a short paper on positioning for the next board meeting. He wants you to demonstrate the importance of positioning strategy to business success. Write that paper” Introduction STP (Segmentation
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Product management • Product (or service) management includes a wide range of management activities‚ ranging from – the time that there’s a new idea for a product – to eventually providing ongoing support to customers who have purchased the new product. Product strategy Product management and its role in company management Lecture 1 • Every organization conducts product management‚ whether it’s done intentionally or unintentionally. Product related decision proces as content of scientific
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Singapore Airlines - An Excellent Asian Brand Think about one of the strongest brands from Asia‚ and chances are that Singapore Airlines and its long-serving‚ almost iconic Singapore Girl easily come to mind. Singapore Airlines has consistently been one of the most profitable airlines globally‚ and has always had the reputation of a trendsetter and industry challenger. There are several good reasons for this. Most relates directly to the strong brand management driven primarily by the Singapore
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