n a g Core Competence Introduction:core competency is a concept in management theory originally advocated by CK Prahalad‚ and Gary Hamel‚ two business book writers. In their view a core competency is a specific factor that a business sees as being central to the way it‚ or its employees‚ works. A core competency can take various forms‚ including technical/subject matter know-how‚ a reliable process and/or close relationships with customers and suppliers. It may also include product development
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i4.1 Best product value strategies: As the world’s largest furniture retailer‚ IKEA is known for its product’s value‚ in terms of quality‚ style‚ affordability‚ functionality and durability. Their appliances and furniture is designed base on modern architecture and associated with eco-friendly interior design. Moreover‚ the company is known for its affordable products with highest quality and products with many functions inside. Therefore‚ its business idea is "To offer a wide range of well designed
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410 Marketing of physical products VS marketing of services The marketing of physical products and marketing of services expose two different situations in marketing which requires different strategies. With physical product marketing you need to consider the product‚ price‚ place and promotions which are the standard 4Ps approach. When it’s come to marketing of services you need to consider people‚ process and proof on top of the standard 4Ps approach. Services are intangible‚ inseparable‚ perishable
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CHAPTER 4 PRODUCT and SERVICE DESIGN 1. Why is product or service design strategically important? For the success and prosperity of an organization. It has an impact on future activities. Consequently decisions in this area of the most fundamental that managers must make. 2. List some of the things that product and service design does. 1) Translates customer wants and needs into product and service requirements. (marketing‚ operations) 2) Develop new products and services
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2/3/2010 CHAPTER 5 Product and Service Strategy and Brand Management Slide 5-1 AFTER READING THIS CHAPTER YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 1. Explain the offering concept and offering mix portfolio. 2. Describe how the marketing manager modifies the offering mix. 3. Identify and describe the stages in the new-offering development process. 4. Identify and describe the stages in the product life cycle. Slide 5-2 1 2/3/2010 AFTER READING THIS CHAPTER YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 5. Explain the
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Core & Main Policies The information below outlines various‚ current company-wide policies‚ as set forth by Core & Main. Information Obtained Currently‚ Core & Main utilizes several security-related policies‚ published externally for customers‚ or others affiliated with the company‚ pertaining to cookies‚ web beacons‚ third parties‚ and web-based information security. However‚ policies and procedures pertaining to the internal operations of Core & Main are likely considered to be confidential
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MAINTAINING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Understand how to order products and services 2. Understand how to keep waste to a minimum in a business environment 3. Understand the purpose of delivering effective customer service 4. Know how to take minutes 5. Understand how to organise meetings 6. Understand how to organise events 7. Understand how to manage diary systems Questions Explain what procedures you use to order products and services for your organisation
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of New Products and Services It involve bringing two separate elements into accord: customer satisfaction and technical feasibility. R&D Objectives: 1. The definition of the target market 2. The product’s concept 3. The benefits the product will deliver 4. How the product will be positioned in the market 5. The product’s features‚ attributes‚ design specifications and requirements Product Strategy Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Alternative managerial technique for product development
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physical good and service good is intangibility of service good. Different from physical good‚ services are intangible activities which provide want‚ satisfaction and are not necessary related to the sale of a product or another service‚ and does not result in the ownership of anything. According to Berry and Parasuraman‚ a physical good is in essence an object while a service good is in essence a performance. Consumers cannot see‚ touch‚ weigh and test out a service good since service good cannot be
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Combating Products & Services Summary: This article revolves around the concept of hybrid solutions i.e.‚ combining products and services into innovative offerings to attract more customers and provide superior value to them. The article identifies two basic characteristics of any offering- complementarity (when used together) and independence (used separately) based on which four types of hybrid offerings emerge. These are as follows: i. Flexible Bundle: These bundles (of product and service) are
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