Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain Microsoft made several adjustments to their supply chain between the introduction of the Xbox and the Xbox 360. One of the first changes was adding a third EMS supplier‚ Celestica‚ in addition to Flextronics and Wistron. Celestica was added to increase capacity and meet predicted demand which was expected to be much higher for the Xbox 360 than it had been for the original Xbox. Also‚ in addition to Microsoft’s current engineering team‚ they attempted to further
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2 Introduction 3 Microsoft 3 Xbox 4 The Original Xbox 4 Xbox Live 5 Xbox 360 5 The New Next Generation – Xbox One vs PlayStation 4 5 Defining the Industry 6 Gaming Console Market Revenues 2003-13 (US$ million) 6 Revenue forecasts for 2013 7 Industry Trends 7 Loss-leading strategy 7 Innovative Technologies 7 Gaming in the Cloud 7 Rise of Indie Game Developers 8 Porter’s 5 forces analysis 8 Value Chain Analysis 9 Operations and Supply Chain 9 Distribution 10 Marketing 10 Follow-up Services 10 Support
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Running head: SWOT ANALYSIS ON THE XBOX SWOT Analysis on the XBOX Grand Canyon University AMP 340 22 Nov 2009 SWOT Analysis on the XBOX A SWOT analysis is an examination of an organization’s Strengths and Weaknesses‚ as well as what are the Opportunities and Threats (Schermerhorn‚ 2010‚ p.212). To best do a SWOT‚ it is important to look at the history of the XBOX. When Bill Gates reveled plans for the Xbox at the Game developer’s conference in San Jose‚ Ca. in March
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12 Success Factors 14 Marketing Strategy Vision 15 Mission 15 Objectives 15 Target market 16 Positioning 16 Marketing Mix 17 Marketing Research 19 Financials 20 Controls 21 Executive Summery A marketing plan is one of the fundamental tools used by a marketer in business ventures. As instructed by the module lecturer‚ a marketing plan is been prepared for the company “Yoghurt Story”
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Game Console Industry The game console industry is unpredictable‚ as the market leader changes as frequently as new games being released. Currently‚ the most prominent console manufacturers in the industry are Sony (PlayStation)‚ Microsoft (Xbox)‚ and Nintendo (Wii). While Sony and Microsoft focus on powerful machines and games targeted at older teens and young adults‚ Nintendo’s family friendly‚ less graphically polished consoles target an entirely different market‚ and is not applicable to the
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Chapter 9 THE MARKETING PLAN AND THE 8 P’S (Where We Would Like to Be?) Marketing Plan is defined as written plan that is used to guide an organization’s marketing activities for a period of two years or less. It is quite detailed and specific‚ and it helps an organization coordinate the many steps and people that play a role in marketing. * Marketing plan is also called as tactical plans or short-term plans. * Strategic plan or a long-term plan is a three-year or more that is more general
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Microsoft Corporation 1.1 Executive Summary The purpose of this article is to highlight the current marketing strategies of Microsoft Corporation and also to identify the lacking areas where Microsoft should develop new strategies to with stand with the throat cutting market challenges. 1.2 Mission Statement Empower people through great software anytime‚ anyplace‚ and on any device. 1.3 Our Values As a company‚ and as individuals‚ we value integrity‚ honesty‚ openness‚ personal excellence‚
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COMPUTER STUDIES DAU BRANCH 2012-2013 MARKETING PLAN “THE JOURNEY CAFÉ” “The Taste of Adventure” Submitted by: LUMAGUE‚ KIMBERLY A. AB4AA Submitted to: Mr. Salvador C. Lacsina VI. Developing a Marketing Plan A. Marketing Planning Defined B. Steps in Marketing Planning Process C. Contents of a Marketing Plan 1. Development of Objectives
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The Marketing Audit The marketing audit has certain similarities to a financial audit in that it is a review or appraisal of your existing marketing activities. Carrying out the marketing audit provides the opportunity to review and appraise your whole marketing activity‚ enabling you to assess past and present performance as well as to provide the basis for evaluating possible future courses of action. Because the business environment is constantly changing‚ the marketing audit should be used
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guidance on how to develop a 5 to 7 paragraphs that will allow me to determine the marketing deliverables for this project adn provide resources. I ’m attaching the original scenario. Your help is greatly appreciated You are developing the scope statement for the project‚ and now you are up to the marketing deliverables. You have met with the director of Sales and Marketing and have a general sense of what marketing will be needed to effectively launch the upgraded product. There will be a series
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