2.1 BCG Matrix Analysis The Boston Consulting Group’s growth-share matrix is the model of analysing the company’s portfolio of SBUs. The following figure plots the position of Virgin’s SBUs. 2.2 Implications of BCG Matrix Analysis on strategy development Portfolio analysis has three uses. First‚ a business can assess the balance of its portfolio… Second‚ the portfolio provides a framework for strategic market planning… Third‚ each SBU should have a clear objective appropriate to its portfolio
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The Boston Matrix The Boston Matrix is a tool used by marketing managers to make decisions on which products within their portfolio that they should market and under what category on the Boston Matrix they fall into. There are four sections to the Boston Matrix‚ problem child‚ stars‚ dogs and cash cows. Each category is different to one another as they represent different products on how they are selling. The Boston Matrix can be useful to a business like Cadburys as they have a wide range of
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Boston Matrix Strategy Skills Team FME www.free-management-ebooks.com ISBN 978-1-62620-952-7 Copyright Notice © www.free-management-ebooks.com 2013. All Rights Reserved ISBN 978-1-62620-952-7 The material contained within this electronic publication is protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and treaties‚ and as such any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is strictly prohibited. You may not copy‚ forward‚ or transfer this publication or any part of it‚ whether in electronic
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Vendor 4Q12 Unit Shipments 4Q12 Market Share 4Q11 Unit Shipments 4Q11 Market Share Year-over-Year Change 1. Samsung 63.7 29.0% 36.2 22.5% 76.0% 2. Apple 47.8 21.8% 37.0 23.0% 29.2% 3. Huawei 10.8 4.9% 5.7 3.5% 89.5% 4. Sony 9.8 4.5% 6.3 3.9% 55.6% 5. ZTE 9.5 4.3% 6.4 4.0% 48.4% Others 77.8 35.5% 69.2 43.1% 12.4% Total 219.4 100.0% 160.8 100.0% 36.4% Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker‚ January 24‚ 2013 Top 5 Vendors‚ Worldwide
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and macro environmental factors 1.2 Compare and contrast a minimum of two tools such as SWOT and POWER SWOT and apply to business solutions 1.3 Critically contrast Primary and Secondary research methods 2.1 Evaluate the use of tools such as Boston and Ansoff Matrix to business situations 2.2 Analyse the effectiveness of models such as Porter’s Generic Strategies 3.1 Evaluate consumer buying behaviour and the adoption process 3.2 Analyse the role of marketing mix to specific products 3.3 Evaluate the
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Boston Consulting Group Matrix The Boston Consulting Group Matrix is designed specifically to enhance a multidivisional firm’s efforts to formulate strategies. The Boston Consulting Group is a private management consulting firm based in Boston that employs about 4‚300 consultants worldwide. The Boston Consulting Group Matrix or BCG Matrix graphically portrays differences among divisions in terms of relative market share position and industry growth rate. The major benefits of The Boston Consulting
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BCG matrix The Boston Consulting Group matrix allows a multinational company to manage its portfolio by studying the relative market share and the industry growth rate of each division relative to all other divisions in the organization. It consists of 4 basic elements: 1. Question Marks(?)- falls in Quadrant I that has a low relative market share position but compete in a high-growth industry. 2. Stars- falls in Quadrant II that has a high relative market share and even has a high-growth industry
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BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP MATRIX ( BCG ) This technique is particularly useful for multi-divisional or multiproduct companies. The divisions or products compromise the organisations “business portfolio”. The composition of the portfolio can be critical to the growth and success of the company. The BCG matrix considers two variables‚ namely.. N MARKET GROWTH RATE N RELATIVE MARKET SHARE The market growth rate is shown on the vertical (y) axis and is expressed as a %. The range is set somewhat
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Research Case Study-3 SONY INDIA1 Sony‚ a multinational corporation based in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ stepped into India in early 1995‚ in the post Iiberalisation period. Within a couple of months in the same year‚ it set up its manufacturing unit. The company makes its presence felt in India through Sony Entertain Television‚ Sony Music and Sony India. While the first two are comfortably placed in their niche markets‚ it is the third which is expected to bring in all those exciting Sony digital products. Although
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Annual Report 2003 Year Ended March 31‚ 2003 Financial Highlights Sony Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries Year ended March 31 Yen in millions except per share amounts and number of employees Percent change Dollars in millions* except per share amounts 2002 2003 2003/2002 2003 FOR THE YEAR Sales and operating revenue Operating income Income before income taxes Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes Net income Per share data: Income before cumulative
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