Opportunities for improvement in Komatsu’s value chain
Caterpillar Case Price Strategy
1. CATERPILLAR CASE
Presented by
Sumant kumar
Akshansh saxena
Siddharth pateria
Arisha jain
Poorva ghosh
Rajeev sonee
2. Objective of Caterpillar
• To prevent its market share
• To acquire and retain its customers
• To keep the significant profit margin
• To avoid getting indulge in competition with
Komatsu
• To sale its desired number of Bulldozer i.e. 10k
3. SETTING THE PRICE
• Selecting the price objective
• Determining Demand
• Estimating Costs
• Analysing competitors’ costs, Prices, and offers
• Selecting a Pricing Method
• Selecting the Final Price
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4. Creating long-lasting relationship with
customers without spoiling the image
• Best quality
• High technology
• Use the concept of EARLY ADOPTERS
5. 2 scenarios to deal with
1. High technology
2. Low margins to customers and high to company
In this situation, Caterpillar can use the combination of 80k & 20 k.
That means profit for caterpillar will be 50 k and that of customer 20 k.
STRATEGY FOR CATERPILLAR
Market skimming
80 K
50 K
35K
6. -selecting the price strategy price sensitivity
- estimating demand curves
BENEFIT TO CUSTOMERS
1. CLTV
determining demand -survival
2. added after sale service, - maximum current profit
3.High mechanisation in operation - maximum market share
- maximum market skimming
BENEFIT TO COMPANY
1. Retain its image in the mind of customer i.e. brand equity
2. Earn high margins
3. Create high entry barrier for Komatsu