BIC Corporation: How a global icon develops its strategy Case questionsAnalyse the BIC case study and discuss the following questions: 1. What strategy did BIC use to succeed in the ball point pen market? 2. How did the strategy change with porous point pens and disposable lighters? 3. Which of the new product options should BIC pursue? Why/why not? 4. On the basis of your analysis in Questions 1 to 3‚ what do you think are the strategic strengths and weaknesses of BIC? 5. What strategies
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TATA NANO- A BLUE OCEAN | December 10 2010 | | Background Between 1970 and 1984 cars were considered a luxury product; manufacturing was licensed‚ manufacturing was restricted; there were quantitative restrictions on import and a tariff structure designed to restrict the market. The market was dominated by 6 manufacturers - Telco (now Tata motors)‚ Ashok Leyland‚ Mahindra & Mahindra‚ Hindustan motors‚ Premier automobiles and Bajaj auto. The decade of 1985 to 1995 saw the entry
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Design Specification: The Pen Mark Wild 200907556 57017 Nathan Brown * Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Background 3 1.2 Product Introduction 3 2.0 Product description 5 2.1 Product 1 5 2.2 Product 2 6 2.3 product 3 8 2.4 Product 4 9 2.5 Product 5 10 3.0 Product Comparison 12 3.1 Introduction 12 Comparison: 12 Advantages 12 Disadvantages 13 4.0 Product Design Specification (P.D.S) 15 Product Design Specification for a Pen: 15 4.1 Operation/Performance
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Not the First to Sail the Ocean Blue In 1492‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Although most students are taught this phrase‚ little else is taught or learned about Columbus. The history and background on Columbus and his voyage is typically unverifiable and often controversial. His need for wealth and power is not deserving of a national holiday. Students should know Columbus sailed the ocean blue on the Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria‚ in 1492‚ but there is much more unknown and untold about his story
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grass green or the ocean blue ?. Liquid water absorbs short wavelength light (UV)‚ long wavelengths and infrared light. Each color has a different wavelength‚ so it is refracted at a slightly different angle‚ resulting in dispersion. The colors visible spectrum results in the light response‚ the absorption‚ reflection‚ transmission and in the color addition/subtraction. Out of the visible light spectrum the most absorbed is the red-orange along with the yellow-green‚ and the blue-violet. As the light
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Introduction Parker Pen History George Safford Parker‚ the founder‚ had previously been a sales agent for the John Holland Gold Pen Company. He received his first fountain pen related patent in 1889. In 1894 Parker received a patent on his "Lucky Curve" feed‚ which was claimed to draw excess ink back into the pen body when the pen was not in use. The Lucky Curve feed was used in various forms until 1928. a Parker Frontier Ball-point Pen From the 1920s to the 1960s‚ before the
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Bic Versus Gillette: The Disposable Wars ABOUT HALF OF ALL WESTERN men get up each morning‚ confront their stubble in the bathroom mirror and reach for a cheap disposable plastic razor. Schiek‚ Bic‚ Gillette‚ Wilkinson or whatever‚ most men think that one brand does as well as the next. Also‚ the razor makers seem always to have them on sale‚ so you can scoop up a dozen of them for next to nothing. The Gillette Company does not like this sort of thinking. Of course‚ women
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Huang‚ Ohanian Page 1 of 18 BIC: Honor the Past‚ Invent the Future BEM 106 May 2‚ 2006 Ray Huang Richard Ohanian Huang‚ Ohanian Page 2 of 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................ 3 COMPANY OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 3 PRODUCT BASKET .....
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Management Strategy Founded by Marcel Bich in Clichy‚ France in 1947‚ Bic has gained world recognition for its disposable products such as lighters‚ razors‚ and of course their ballpoint pen the Bic crystal. Their motto has not been change‚ but‚ little change and keeping the products disposable. Throughout the years Bic has entered Italy (1950)‚ Brazil (1956)‚ UK ‚ Oceania‚ South Africa ‚ USA(1958) ‚ Scandinavia(1959) ‚ Middle East(1960)‚ Africa‚ Japan‚ and finally Mexico(1965). Soon‚ after Bic listed
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BIC – Linking promotional activity to the product life cycle Products for consumers at affordable prices BIC was founded in 1950 by Marcel Bich with the introduction of the first high quality ballpoint pen at an affordable price. In 1975 BIC launched the first one-piece shaver and become a market leader within that sector too. In the early days‚ BIC concentrated on a core range of products which mainly included: BIC Cristal® and Orange Ball Pen and the Classic Shaver. In the 1990s the company
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