LEGO CASE STUDY CASE OVERVIEW • LEGO Group – A brick based toy making company • Founded in 1932 (during the Great Depression)as a small carpenter’s workshop Ole Kirk Kristiansen – build stepladders‚ iron boards and wooden toys • HQ – Billund‚ Jutland in Denmark • 1934 – Kirk’s son joined Godtfred Kirk • LEGO means – “leg”(play) “godt”(well) ORGANIZATION • Owned by the third and fourth generations of the Kirk Kristiansen founding family: Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and his three children.
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Kaur-LahrmannSubject: Management Tools | THE LEGO GROUP 1. In this case I have identified some key characteristics that are in relation with the strategy that LEGO has been following. In the 1970-1980 decades‚ environment was hostile. There was a huge oil crisis‚ and there were too much difficulties. However‚ LEGO maintained its philosophy‚ and their image of unique and iconic brand. Competence was also hard‚ with Mattel and Hasbro in the market‚ but LEGO sustained its powerful position. If we focus
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Annual Report 2011 The LEGO Group FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Financial Highlights The LEGO Group (mDKK) 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 18‚731 (13‚065) 5‚666 (124) 5‚542 4‚160 16‚014 (10‚899) 4‚973 (84) 4‚889 3‚718 11‚661 (8‚659) 2‚902 (15) 2‚887 2‚204 9‚526 (7‚522) 2‚100 (248) 1‚852 1‚352 8‚027 (6‚556) 1‚449 (35) 1‚414 1‚028 12‚904 6‚975 5‚929 10‚972 5‚473 5‚499 7‚788 3‚291 4‚497 6‚496 2‚066 4‚430 6‚009 1‚679 4‚330 3
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STEPS TO LEGO GROUP FINANCIAL TURNAROUND Easy‚ Fast & Quick Results EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Rivkin‚ Thomke and Beyersdorfer (2013) suggested in 2004‚ the market size of the toy industry is worth $61% billion in the wholesales revenue‚ with a steady growth of 4% per year in the retail market for toys. Thousands of toymakers flourish the market to serve global demand while keeping track of the 3 new trends in the industry which are toys demand rise while product life cycles decline‚ children has less
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Case Study: Lego is still playing‚ but have the rules changed? Nearly everyone around the world knows what Legos are‚ which certainly isn’t because of luck or happenstance. Lego expanded in to the global market long before other toys manufactures were even off the ground. The Lego brand started with simple blocks that snapped together‚ they create whatever the child’s mind could image. The simple toy is developmental appropriate from toddler through teens. Most toys on the market cater to a much
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Lego Case Study 1. What business goals were set by Knudstorp? Ans. Jorgen Vig Knudstorp‚ the CEO of Lego set the following goals for the company which was performing very poorly‚ * To remain profitable while maintaining growth‚ continuous innovation and quality of the products * To reach to broader customer segment * To cut expenses in production and supply chain and making these processes more efficient 2. What business strategies were set by Knudstorp? Ans.
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LEGO: Building for the future A Comprehensive Case Abrar Ahmad Shakeel Anjum Ali Qurashi Group Members Khuram Shahzad Fahad Insha Figure Outline Introduction Situation Analysis Problem Identification (Main & Sub) We will be approaching this case by first analyzing situation broadly and then narrowing down our focus right to the problem and conclusion stage Alternative Development Evaluation Selection Implementa tion Recomm endation Time Of Case •Year 1999
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There are about 915 million ways to combine six LEGO® bricks . But how many ways are there to keep a company on the right track? Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen‚ current owner of the LEGO Group‚ was faced with this question in 2004. On the surface it did not become known that LEGO was in trouble in those days. The small bricks were welcome all over the world and the British Association of Toy Retailers joined Fortune magazine in naming the company’s classic bricks the toy of the century. But the fifth-largest
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LEGO Introduction LEGO is seen as an extraordinary company not only in the eyes of parents who proudly watch their children build castles and town halls‚ but also in the eyes of high-minded academicians. Playing with LEGO sets is widely believed to develop motor skills and creativity in children‚ considered essential tools for real-world problem solving. The firm‚ founded in 1932 by a Danish carpenter did well continuously. Business Problem But by the late 90’s signs that something was
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tremendously successful? Have you ever tried to “LEGO”? “LEGO” is toy of men and women of all ages in the world. I want to talk about Lego that has been tremendously successful. • First‚ the origin of “LEGO” The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958)‚ a carpenter from Billund‚ Denmark‚ who began making wooden toys in 1932. He made toys for his son. • Second‚ what does “LEGO” means? In 1934‚ his company came to be called "LEGO"‚ derived from the Danish phrase leg godt‚ which
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