segment. Mattel has many well known brands in the marketplace such as Fisher-Price‚ Hot Wheels‚ and Barbie. To have the buyers informed‚ the company has to invest large capital in advertising and marketing. Without having this done to each product‚ these toys wouldn’t be successful as successful as they are exactly because of the popularity of these products‚ it is extremely difficult for new companies to compete in this industry. This advantage decreases the threat that new entrants for Mattel. -------------------------------------------------
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Mattel Case Development of Major Issue Mattel was the world’s largest toy manufacturer with revenue over $5 billion. It had been doing business in China for 25 years. China was Mattel’s most important manufacturing country. 65% of Mattel’s toys were manufactured in China. It owned 5 factories in China and had a network of contract manufacturers for the remainder of production. In August and September‚ 2007‚ Mattel recalled for three times globally 21 million problematic toys that were made
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Mattel Case Analysis Problem Definition The problem surrounding Mattel Inc. is their mismanagement of international subcontractors and vendors and the production of certain toys (the manufacturing process)‚ as well as their inability to adapt their marketing strategy or product to the constantly changing “demographic and socioeconomic trends.” This is supported by Mattel’s legal battle with Carter Bryant and MGA‚ their forced recall of certain toys that were manufactured overseas‚ and the increasing
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MATTEL CASE I. OVERVIEW Mattel was founded in 1945 by Elliot and Ruth Handler. The couple started out making furniture to sell out of their garage. This business was a success‚ but they wanted a new business approach to remain competitive in the fast-changing world. So‚ they turned to making toys‚ and Mattel became the world’s largest toy company‚ with a revenue of $5.8 billion and a net income of $684 million in 2010. Recently‚ the company commissioned Chinese companies to produce some
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Case Study: Real Choices at Mattel 9/25/11 1. The decision facing Mattel is whether to continue to produce their products internationally where cost are low‚ or produce them in the United States where costs are significantly higher but quality is better. Mattel might want to even reconsider going global if there sales are decreasing more internationally than in the United States. Mattel needs to determine how many of the products produced internationally were recalled versus the amount of
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Teaching Case Study Hazardous Toy Recalls at Mattel‚ Inc. Key words: Chinese manufacturing‚ outsourcing‚ product recalls‚ global supply chain risk Type of submission: teaching case study Hazardous Toy Recalls at Mattel‚ Inc.[?] Abstract In 2006 and 2007 Mattel‚ Inc. was faced with massive recalls of Chinese-made toys due to potentially dangerous levels of lead in various toy model surface paints and small magnets in toys which could fall off and be swallowed. This case describes
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Marketing MBA Fall 2013 Mattel Individual Case Report I. Executive Summary Mattel‚ Inc. (Mattel or ’the company ’) designs‚ manufactures and markets toys across the globe. The company operates in the Americas‚ Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Headquartered in El Segundo‚ California‚ and the company employs approximately 30‚ 000 people as of December 31‚ 2012. Mattel has some of the highly recognized brands in the toy industry‚ with its core brands providing strong sales
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Mattel Group Equity Valuation Jeremy Gilbert Angela Gorczyca Michael Innerebner Erin Kunselman Andrew Mead Mattel Valuation TA B LE OF CONT ENTS Executive Summary.................................................. 3 Business & Industry Analysis................................... 6 Industry Analysis .............................................................6 Five Forces Model...........................................................7 SWOT Analysis ..................................
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Week 3 IRAC method Aug 18‚ 2014 Week 3 IRAC method Mattel‚ Inc. v. MGA Entertainment‚ Inc. Case No. 11-56357 (9th Cir. Jan. 24‚ 2013) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Facts This was a litigation case between Mattel‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Barbie dolls‚ and MGA Entertainment‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Bratz dolls‚ Mattel stated claims for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets‚ and MGA stated its own counterclaim misappropriation of trade secrets. The idea
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Case Analysis: Mattel and Toy Safety Introduction Mattel Corporation is the largest toy company in the world‚ a publicly traded organization with a market capitalization of over $6.5 billion‚ employing approximately 36‚000 people worldwide in 42 countries. Their products are sold in 150 nations (mattel.com). In the summer of 2007‚ Mattel suffered a major product recall incident. The first recall was the result of vendor failure in China where traces of lead paint were discovered
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