Church & Dwight: Time to Rethink the Portfolio A case report prepared for MG 495 Business Policy Spring 1 2013 3 February 2013 CHURCH & DWIGHT: TIME TO RETHINK THE PORTFOLIO I. INTRODUCTION A. Executive Summary 1. Summary statement of the problem: Church & Dwight‚ more commonly known by its brand name “Arm & Hammer‚” has held a commanding lead in the sodium bicarbonate product market for over 160 years with virtually 99 percent of all consumer products
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Internal Factor Analysis Structure Church & Dwight’s has a functional structure consisting of James R. Craigie as Chairman and CEO followed by ten Executive Vice Presidents (EVP) leading various field of business within the company. The corporate strategy is to continue to lead their competitors in Total Shareholder Returns (TSR). This can be accomplished by maintaining their strong position domestically while increasing the companies geographical mix internationally. The company also looks
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commercial distribution by two early New Englanders‚ John Dwight of Massachusetts and his brother-in-law‚ Dr. Austin Church of Connecticut. Today the use of bicarbonate of soda is no longer confined to the kitchen. It is used throughout the house‚ in every phase of housekeeping and personal hygiene. ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda‚ which was first prepared in a New England village‚ now is used the world over." Current Situation: Church & Dwight Co.‚ Inc.‚ founded in 1846‚ is the world’s leading producer
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Church and Dwight Case Analysis Church & Dwight Co.‚ Inc.‚ founded in 1846‚ is the world’s leading producer of sodium bicarbonate‚ popularly known as baking soda‚ a natural product which cleans‚ deodorizes leavens and buffers. The Company’s Arm & Hammer brand is one of the nation’s most trusted trademarks for numerous consumer and specialty products. The company has multiple plants in United States and Brazil from where they export their product. Their subsidiary in Brazil also manufactures
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Strength: Church & Dwight have many different strengths but their main strength is brand recognition. Church & Dwight manufactures Arm & Hammer products which I believe is there strongest recognized brand product in the company. That little yellow box can be seen in millions of households across the country. This product can be used for baking‚ cleaning‚ and deodorizing. This product can also be mixed with other products to create such things as a drain opener and even a volcano for science
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Strategic Audit Name Institution PART A: Advantages of a Strategic Audit A strategic audit measures the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the performance of a firm based on its past performance. This information will be important to the management in regard to the making of strategic business decisions (Victoria‚ 2010). Strategic auditing has many advantages. First‚ strategic auditing fosters quality decisions resulting from a conceptual understanding of
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The Strategic Audit Many companies begin their operation in different ways. Some companies start with a lot of capital and become successful‚ while others start with very little capital and still find success. However‚ once profitability has been achieved‚ it can be very difficult to maintain in the long run. One tool many managers use in order to keep operations running smoothly is the strategic audit. A strategic audit is used to compare current operations with ideal operating conditions.
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Very simply put‚ strategic planning identifies where the organization wants to be at some point in the future and how it is going to get there. The "strategic" part of this planning process is the continual attention to current changes in the organization and its external environment‚ and how this effects the future of the organization. Skills in strategic planning are critical to the long-term success of your organization. This form of planning includes: a) Taking a wide look around at what
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a process that is often known as a Strategic Audit. The external environment in which a business operates can create opportunities which a business can exploit‚ as well as threats which could damage a business; however‚ to be in a position to exploit opportunities‚ or respond to threats‚ a business needs to have the right resources and capabilities in place. The process of conducting a strategic audit can be summarized into the following stages: Resource Audit‚ Value Chain Analysis‚ Core Competence
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Church & Dwight: Time to Rethink the Portfolio I. INTRODUCTION A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Summary statement of the problem: Church & Dwight Co. Inc. is a 160 years old company that has been working to build a market share on a brand name that is rarely associated with its name. In spite of having this status in the eye of consumers its product can still be found among several consumer products in 95% of all U.S. households. Because of its rapid growth brought by its several acquisitions
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