INTRODUCTION TO THE BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY The Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) concept is known to us since 1995 on a book titled “Blue Ocean Strategy” written by W. Chan Kim in which the book was a success and being translated into over 40 languages (Bryan‚ 2006). However‚ the concept that the author described had been used in practice decades ago. In this write up‚ focus will be given on introducing the blue ocean strategy concept and examples from Crocs incorporation and Nintendo incorporation
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universe. Red Oceans are all the industries in existence today the known market space. In the red oceans‚ industry boundaries are defined and accepted‚ the competitive rules of the game are known. Here companies try to outperform their rivals to grab a greater share of existing demand. As the market space gets crowded‚ prospects for profits and growth are reduced. Products become commodities‚ and cutthroat competition turns the red ocean bloody‚ hence‚ the term “red” oceans. Blue Oceans in contrast
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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 MKT 421 Name Date Instructor Blue Ocean Strategy Description and Significance According to Cham Kim and Renee Mauborgne (2004)‚ the Blue Ocean strategy involves the description of how the organization should try and proceed to find some way to work in the marketplace that is not bloodied by the competition and also that is free of competitors. The strategy is against working in conditions such as Red Ocean‚ where businesses are ferociously fighting each other for some share
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Between Ocean Strategies Prof.V.Raghu Raman Sr.Fculty IBRA College of Technlogy OMAN 44 ISSN: 2348 9510 International Journal Of Core Engineering & Management (IJCEM) Volume 1‚ Issue 8‚ November 2014 Abstract This paper aims to justify the arguments made concerning to different ocean strategies with regard to the marketing environment. In this paper the theories and articles of Kim & Mauborgne are highlighted in order to shed light on the specifications of the strategies. These strategies include
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Advantate - Blue and Red Ocean Strategy Orla.Fahy@ul.ie Class Discussion: Is a Blue Ocean strategy always superior to a Red Ocean Strategy? Why do companies get trapped in a Red Ocean? Icarus Paradox Red Queen Effect Blue Ocean Pioneering Costs: First Mover Advantage and Fast Followers/Late Movers Isomorphism Assignment 2 2 1 MG4037 Tutorial 3 Week 6 Competitive Advantate - Blue and Red Ocean Strategy Class Discussion: Is a Blue Ocean strategy always superior to a Red Ocean Strategy? 3 Organizational
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and blue oceans describes the market universe. Red Oceans are all the industries in existence today—the known market space. In the red oceans‚ industry boundaries are defined and accepted‚ and the competitive rules of the game are known. Here companies try to outperform their rivals to grab a greater share of product or service demand. As the market space gets crowded‚ prospects for profits and growth are reduced. Products become commodities or niche‚ and cutthroat competition turns the ocean bloody
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Blue ocean strategy generally refers to the creation by a company of a new‚ uncontested market space that makes competitors irrelevant and that creates new consumer value often while decreasing costs. The following guidelines may be proposed to companies seeking to create blue oceans: 1. Identify the key features/ dimensions that currently define a product/ service.2. Identify a group of customers who only value a subset of these features. These customers may be currently using lower end alternatives
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to coin new words to set their concepts apart‚ but there is method to the madness. The concept is quite simple to understand. The Red Ocean is where every industry is today. There is a defined market‚ defined competitors and a typical way to run a business in any specific industry. The researchers called this the Red Ocean‚ analogous to a shark infested ocean where the sharks are fighting each other for the same prey. A couple of years ago‚ my husband and I vacationed in Tahiti and went on a
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Team : Hetong Xu; Jin Liu; Jieqi Jin. Blue Ocean Strategy 1. What is a blue ocean strategy? What is a red ocean strategy? Explain these from the perspective of company‚ competition‚ costs‚ and markets. Blue ocean strategy‚ as a business method‚ is about company creating a new market or industry where there is no competitor. Companies play not by traditional rules‚ never use the competition as a benchmark. They could ether create greater value for customers at a higher cost or create reasonable
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