Introduction A Strategic Business Unit (SBU) is when a unit comprises one or more products having a common market base whose manager has complete responsibility for integrating all function in to a strategy against an identifiable competitor. An SBU is composed of a product or product lines having identifiable independence from other products or product lines in term of competition‚ prices‚ substitutability of product‚ style/quality‚ and impact of product withdrawal. (Kendrick‚ 2009) Sometimes
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Directors FROM: GGSB Consultancy DATE: 29th of February 2012 SUBJECT: BMW Business Strategy 1.0 Introduction In this report we will analyse BMW Group and the business strategies they used in order to gain competitive advantage and powerful presence in the market. We will discuss the impact of key factors that affected the company’s automobile industry by using appropriate strategy frameworks and SFA analysis. BMW Group is one of the leading car manufacturers worldwide‚ including other
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Strategic Recommendations The first step before reaching what we considered the best strategy that BMW has to implement to address the four most important issues we mentioned in the SWOT Analysis (dealer relationship‚ image life cycle‚ Japanese power‚ and specialized competitors) is brainstorming and recollecting a few ideas. For this specific case‚ we came upon the following "brainstorming ideas" for each main issue: To begin explaining what each strategy is about and how we reached one
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Business Information and the Management of Organisations 1. Bayerische Motoren Werke‚ more commonly known as BMW is a German car and motorcycle manufacture founded in 1916‚ with profits of €324 million in 2008. BMW are renowned for its high quality cars and modern designs which sees them as one of the leading car manufactures in the world. [1] (http://www.bmwgroup.com/annualreport2008/) Above is a chart published by BMW‚ which shows the net profit for the year 2004 -2008 in euro millions
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1. Cover sheet 2. Executive summary 3. Table of Contents 4. Introduction 5. Strategic analysis 6. Strategic directions 7. Key strategies 8. Strategic implementation 9. Key strategic implementation issues 10. Evaluation of strategy 11. Conclusion 12. References 13. Appendix 1. Introduction The automotive industry is one of the most competitive industries in the market. Companies that get into the automotive industry are faced with
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BMW Read the case‚ and consider the following questions: 1. What main trends are identifiable in the business environment in general and in the automobile market in particular in 2004? • Equity prices had fallen until late in 2003: this‚ coupled with geopolitical tensions and concerns about oil supplies‚ add to the uncertainty about the economic and political environments • From the mid 1990s automobile producers strove to improve engineering adn quality of vehicles as a
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History and strategic management of BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) is a German manufacturer of passenger cars‚ motorcycles and engines‚ as well as a provider of financial services. The company was founded in 1916 under the name of Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (BFW) with the purpose of manufacturing airplanes‚ but later changed its business focus towards car production. BMW’s stock is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and has been included in the German blue chip stock market index DAX
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challenges BMW must create strategic and operational plans to increase sales‚ develop new and profitable areas of activity and sustainability along the entire value chain and in all basic processes‚ which will create value to the company‚ the environment and society. Based on the SWOT analysis BMW’s strengths are as follows: a very reputable brand who manufactures vehicles that are environmentally friendly using quality materials thus they have less recalls than the competition. BMW is committed
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Strategic analysis of the BMW Group ABSTRACT The BMW Group is a leading manufacturer within the premium segment of motor vehicles. This report analyzes the strategy of the company and evaluates it with regards to long-term valuecreation as well as sustainability. The strategy is broken down into a strategy map of four different perspectives; Financial‚ Customer‚ Internal and Learning and Growth perspective. Within these perspectives‚ the strategic objectives are defined and analyzed. From the strategy
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BMW Overview This paper explores the strategies and environmental influences (both Internal and External) of a German car giant BMW‚ Bayerische Motoren Werke‚ which has established itself in the niche luxury car market. It has Headquarter in Munich‚ Germany‚ with presence all over the world. The luxury car includes both traditional luxury cars and functional luxury cars. BMW is one of the most successful car companies in Europe and worldwide. Despite experiencing the overall sales slump particularly
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