sample balanced scorecard for managing strategy in a department store, illustrating some of the key objectives & metrics that should be monitored by professionals in retail businesses like department stores.
This document provides a summary of IKEA, the world's largest furniture retailer. It discusses IKEA's history, strengths such as low prices and flat packaging, weaknesses like limited product designs. It also analyzes opportunities for growth in Asia and online sales. Threats include economic concerns reducing disposable income. A PESTEL analysis examines the business environment. The document reviews IKEA's market position, competitors, and maintains the largest market share for furniture retailers.
This document discusses Zara's supply chain and how it contributes to the company's success. It provides details on Zara's vertically integrated supply chain model, which allows it to bring designs to stores in just 2-3 weeks compared to the industry average of 6-9 months. Key aspects of Zara's supply chain include local sourcing, fast production times, mass customization, and using IT to share information. This vertical integration model helps Zara increase revenue through more fashionable and scarce products, while decreasing costs through factors like lower transportation and inventory costs.
The document discusses the product life cycle and how Netflix successfully managed its product cycle. It started as a DVD rental service by mail in 1997 which grew rapidly, introducing a subscription model in 1999. In 2007, it launched streaming services marking the introduction of a new product. By 2010, streaming had surpassed DVD rentals in traffic and subscribers. Today, Netflix has over 200 million paying subscribers and continues to grow, showing it has not yet reached maturity in its product life cycle through strategic expansion into original content and interactive storytelling.
This paper discusses IKEA’s corporate and business level strategy and how these strategies are best supported by operations strategies of IKEA. It also discusses how IKEA differentiated itself from its competitors. Paper highlights various operational trade-offs done by company. Paper, on later stage focuses on how supply network contributed to achieving company’s objectives and strategies.
Porter's five forces model and porter's value chain - Sonyell_suhaily
Porter's Five Forces model and Value Chain model are two competitive strategy models created by Michael Porter in 1979. Porter's Five Forces model is used for industry analysis and business strategy development. Porter's Value Chain categorizes a company's primary activities as inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, marketing and sales, and service, and secondary activities as procurement, human resources, technology development, and infrastructure. The document then analyzes Sony using these two models, examining the intensity of competitive rivalry in Sony's markets, the threat of new entrants, the threat of substitutes, and the bargaining powers of customers and suppliers in Sony's various business segments.
This document summarizes market research conducted by Team Psychic to increase sales of Colgate Kids toothpaste. They conducted focus groups, interviews, surveys, observations and gamified research with mothers, dentists, retailers and children. Key findings showed mothers found brushing difficult and saw little difference between kids' toothpastes. The research identified target consumer segments and influencers in the buying process. An IMC campaign called "Dhakkan Khulega, Hero Niklega" was proposed using education, entertainment and enlightenment across print, TV, experiential marketing, retail partnerships, influencers and digital channels to make brushing fun and promote benefits of Colgate Kids toothpaste.
1. Barbie faces challenges in Islamic markets due to cultural issues. It was banned in some countries for promoting sexuality and materialism.
2. While Mattel created Islamic-themed Barbies, they were often stereotypical depictions that did not resonate with local customers.
3. For Barbie to succeed in Islamic markets, Mattel needs to thoroughly research local values and create dolls that portray conservative lifestyles and aspirational Islamic figures through appropriate clothing, accessories, and storylines.
This document provides a summary of IKEA, the world's largest furniture retailer. It discusses IKEA's history, strengths such as low prices and flat packaging, weaknesses like limited product designs. It also analyzes opportunities for growth in Asia and online sales. Threats include economic concerns reducing disposable income. A PESTEL analysis examines the business environment. The document reviews IKEA's market position, competitors, and maintains the largest market share for furniture retailers.
This document discusses Zara's supply chain and how it contributes to the company's success. It provides details on Zara's vertically integrated supply chain model, which allows it to bring designs to stores in just 2-3 weeks compared to the industry average of 6-9 months. Key aspects of Zara's supply chain include local sourcing, fast production times, mass customization, and using IT to share information. This vertical integration model helps Zara increase revenue through more fashionable and scarce products, while decreasing costs through factors like lower transportation and inventory costs.
The document discusses the product life cycle and how Netflix successfully managed its product cycle. It started as a DVD rental service by mail in 1997 which grew rapidly, introducing a subscription model in 1999. In 2007, it launched streaming services marking the introduction of a new product. By 2010, streaming had surpassed DVD rentals in traffic and subscribers. Today, Netflix has over 200 million paying subscribers and continues to grow, showing it has not yet reached maturity in its product life cycle through strategic expansion into original content and interactive storytelling.
This paper discusses IKEA’s corporate and business level strategy and how these strategies are best supported by operations strategies of IKEA. It also discusses how IKEA differentiated itself from its competitors. Paper highlights various operational trade-offs done by company. Paper, on later stage focuses on how supply network contributed to achieving company’s objectives and strategies.
Porter's five forces model and porter's value chain - Sonyell_suhaily
Porter's Five Forces model and Value Chain model are two competitive strategy models created by Michael Porter in 1979. Porter's Five Forces model is used for industry analysis and business strategy development. Porter's Value Chain categorizes a company's primary activities as inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, marketing and sales, and service, and secondary activities as procurement, human resources, technology development, and infrastructure. The document then analyzes Sony using these two models, examining the intensity of competitive rivalry in Sony's markets, the threat of new entrants, the threat of substitutes, and the bargaining powers of customers and suppliers in Sony's various business segments.
This document summarizes market research conducted by Team Psychic to increase sales of Colgate Kids toothpaste. They conducted focus groups, interviews, surveys, observations and gamified research with mothers, dentists, retailers and children. Key findings showed mothers found brushing difficult and saw little difference between kids' toothpastes. The research identified target consumer segments and influencers in the buying process. An IMC campaign called "Dhakkan Khulega, Hero Niklega" was proposed using education, entertainment and enlightenment across print, TV, experiential marketing, retail partnerships, influencers and digital channels to make brushing fun and promote benefits of Colgate Kids toothpaste.
1. Barbie faces challenges in Islamic markets due to cultural issues. It was banned in some countries for promoting sexuality and materialism.
2. While Mattel created Islamic-themed Barbies, they were often stereotypical depictions that did not resonate with local customers.
3. For Barbie to succeed in Islamic markets, Mattel needs to thoroughly research local values and create dolls that portray conservative lifestyles and aspirational Islamic figures through appropriate clothing, accessories, and storylines.
IKEA faced environmental and social issues related to its global sourcing practices. In the 1980s and 1990s, IKEA dealt with formaldehyde scandals in its products from suppliers in Denmark and Germany. It responded by stopping affected product lines and working with suppliers on environmental criteria. In 1994, a child labor scandal emerged in Pakistan. IKEA apologized, consulted organizations, changed contracts to monitor suppliers, and appointed a third party to audit child labor. In 1995, a German TV report found child labor at an Indian supplier, Rangan Exports. IKEA terminated the contract but faced an ethical dilemma around the response. Recommendations included supporting Rugmark Foundation's monitoring efforts and improving IKEA's own supplier oversight to
Château Margaux is a prestigious Bordeaux wine estate classified as a "first growth" with a reputation for producing elegant red wines. While France is losing market share to new world wines, taking control of distribution risks damaging the brand and expanding production is impossible given regulations. The status quo alternative of maintaining traditional production and distribution through merchants better protects the brand despite limited growth opportunities.
Case Study: Customer Retention Strategy Lowers Telecom Customer ChurnPeppers & Rogers Group
A Middle Eastern telecom company faced increasing customer churn rates as new competitors entered the market. Peppers & Rogers Group helped the company implement proactive customer retention strategies including building churn prediction models, designing targeted retention offers, and deploying outbound retention teams. These strategies led to a 50% decrease in customer churn rates and a 15% increase in renewal rates within the first year. Reactive retention processes were also improved, tripling save rates. The results demonstrated a significant positive impact on the company's performance from the new sustainable retention capabilities.
Saxonville Sausage Company is a 70-year-old family business that produces various pork sausage products. It is seeking to reposition its Italian sausage brand Vivio, which has seen growth, as its other products are declining or flat. Market research was conducted to determine the best brand name, positioning, and promotion tactics. Testing showed "Clever Cooking" was the best positioning concept and "Vivio" the best brand name. The promotion strategy will focus on Vivio allowing quick, creative meals to bring families together. Financial projections estimate increased revenue from expanding Vivio's distribution from 16% to 100% of supermarkets.
Metro Group, German's leading retailer, aims to optimize its supply chain performance with RFID. The initial results are satisfactory, and right now the company arrives at a new question: Expand the already-proven pallet tagging, or increase the granularity with case-level tagging?
Xiameter faces new challengers offering point of difference like online services and no minimum order limits. While Xiameter is a market leader, it is limited in products offered and technical services provided. To address weaknesses and threats, the document recommends Xiameter implement basic online services and defensive strategies like maintaining lower prices and leveraging Dow Corning's goodwill, while keeping core strategy the same.
Zenith (HDTV) Case Study by Dhiraj AgarwalDhiraj Agarwal
1) Zenith is considering conducting marketing research to forecast demand for its new HDTV product with a wider 16:9 aspect ratio screen.
2) The group evaluated several research alternatives and recommended qualitative research with early adopters to understand factors influencing early adoption.
3) The plan of action involves designing the research, developing questions, sampling participants, and identifying factors that will determine pricing preferences and inform future marketing strategies.
Dave Carrol, a musician traveled in United Airlines and finds his Guitar being broke due to poor cargo handling. The case tells about the events that followed and how United Airlines responded back and the customer service that was given to Dave and how he responded back.
These slides were created by Maulshri Pathak from UIT RGPV as part of an internship done under the guidance of Prof. Sameer Mathur (www.IIMInternship.com
CavinKare was founded in 1983 by CK Ranganathan with an initial investment of Rs. 15,000. It started by identifying consumer needs for affordable yet high-quality personal care products. CavinKare launched successful brands like Chik shampoo and Nyle herbal shampoo to meet these needs. The company gained insights into new consumer segments and launched products like Fairever fairness cream and Meera herbal hair oil. CavinKare pursued a low-cost business model through outsourcing, packaging innovations like sachets, and wide distribution reach. Going forward, the company aims to increase market share in current categories and expand into new businesses like foods, soaps, and retail
eHarmony Strategic Marketing Case StudyZoe Robinson
For my capstone marketing class at Western Washington we were given a case on eHarmony (from Harvard Business School) and had to decide which strategy they should use for the future.
A solution for the HBR case study, We Googled You. The hiring firm Hathaway Jones, seems to face a problem as they seem to have found a perfect candidate for solving their problems, but land in a fix when some unpleasant news is digged up by the HR regarding her past. WHat should they do?
IKEA was founded in 1943 in Sweden and initially sold basic household goods at discount prices. It now has over 300 stores in 35+ countries and employs over 130,000 people. The IKEA concept focuses on offering well-designed, functional home furnishings at very low prices so they are affordable to as many people as possible. Visitors to IKEA stores are encouraged to explore realistic room settings to see and test products. Customers then assemble products themselves, keeping costs and prices low. Entering the Indian market, IKEA will face opportunities such as a large middle class but also challenges like low-price competition, infrastructure issues, and cultural differences from its home market in Sweden.
Supply Chain Performance: The Case of World Co. Ltdaliyudhi_h
The document discusses the supply chain performance of World Co. Ltd., a wholesaler of women's knit sweaters established in 1959 in Kobe, Japan. It outlines the company's expansion over the decades through establishing subsidiaries and brands. Key points discussed include establishing distribution centers near markets to improve responsiveness, building a logistics system to fulfill deliveries within 72 hours, and using a balanced scorecard to measure supply chain performance across financial, customer, internal process, and learning/growth metrics. The purpose of World's supply chain management is to deliver the right products to the right stores at the right time to maximize profitability.
Tesco is the largest grocery retailer in the UK and Ireland with annual online sales of over $5 billion through its online grocery service Tesco.com. Tesco launched a new initiative called Tesco Direct to sell non-food items like furniture online in addition to groceries. This allows customers to choose from over 8,000 non-food products on the Tesco Direct website or catalog and order online, by phone, or in stores for delivery or in-store pickup. The strategy aims to take advantage of the large online market and convenience of online shopping in the UK and Ireland where internet penetration rates are over 50%.
Team: Faded Flame, IIM Kozhikode, HUL L.I.M.E Season 4Anshul Kumar
- Kotak Mahindra Bank wishes to establish itself as the pre-eminent bank for the mass affluent in India. However, it has not been able to match competitors like Yes Bank and IndusInd Bank in terms of market share and popularity, despite offering a high interest rate on savings accounts.
- A consumer survey found that trust, communication clarity, and rewarding loyalty through premium offerings are important factors for customers. It also found that most consumers prefer digital and branchless banking.
- The document provides recommendations for Kotak Mahindra Bank to improve its social media strategy and customer loyalty program, including increasing apps on Facebook, running contests on Facebook to drive engagement and revenue, and creating a dedicated loyalty
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Case Analysismbartugs
Harrah's Entertainment needs to decide how to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and regain lost customers while facing competitive pressures. It has strengths in strategic focus, 100% profit growth year-over-year, and strong marketing targeting specific customer segments. Harrah's has 18 casino locations, competitive pricing, and a loyalty program with 15 million members. However, aging facilities and increasing competition pose weaknesses and threats as competitors invest in newer, superior venues and technology like player cards and internet gambling expands.
This document presents a proposed compensation plan called ShareIt for the restaurant chain Wrap It Up. Currently, Wrap It Up is facing issues like high employee turnover and declining customer satisfaction. ShareIt ties manager compensation to store profits. Two pilot stores, Santa Monica and Costa Mesa, tested different strategies under ShareIt. Santa Monica focused on promotions while Costa Mesa aimed for cost reductions. Both saw increased profits but Santa Monica's customer satisfaction improved while Costa Mesa's declined. The document recommends continuing the customer-centric approach and improving employee satisfaction metrics to sustain high profits and customer satisfaction long-term.
This document provides an overview of auto financing rates from various dealerships in Singapore as of September 2015, listing the minimum down payment percentage and interest rate for each. The rates ranged from 1.88% to 2.68% depending on the dealership and down payment amount, either 40% or 50%. This information was compiled for directional comparison purposes but rates may have changed and customers should contact dealerships directly for current details.
IKEA faced environmental and social issues related to its global sourcing practices. In the 1980s and 1990s, IKEA dealt with formaldehyde scandals in its products from suppliers in Denmark and Germany. It responded by stopping affected product lines and working with suppliers on environmental criteria. In 1994, a child labor scandal emerged in Pakistan. IKEA apologized, consulted organizations, changed contracts to monitor suppliers, and appointed a third party to audit child labor. In 1995, a German TV report found child labor at an Indian supplier, Rangan Exports. IKEA terminated the contract but faced an ethical dilemma around the response. Recommendations included supporting Rugmark Foundation's monitoring efforts and improving IKEA's own supplier oversight to
Château Margaux is a prestigious Bordeaux wine estate classified as a "first growth" with a reputation for producing elegant red wines. While France is losing market share to new world wines, taking control of distribution risks damaging the brand and expanding production is impossible given regulations. The status quo alternative of maintaining traditional production and distribution through merchants better protects the brand despite limited growth opportunities.
Case Study: Customer Retention Strategy Lowers Telecom Customer ChurnPeppers & Rogers Group
A Middle Eastern telecom company faced increasing customer churn rates as new competitors entered the market. Peppers & Rogers Group helped the company implement proactive customer retention strategies including building churn prediction models, designing targeted retention offers, and deploying outbound retention teams. These strategies led to a 50% decrease in customer churn rates and a 15% increase in renewal rates within the first year. Reactive retention processes were also improved, tripling save rates. The results demonstrated a significant positive impact on the company's performance from the new sustainable retention capabilities.
Saxonville Sausage Company is a 70-year-old family business that produces various pork sausage products. It is seeking to reposition its Italian sausage brand Vivio, which has seen growth, as its other products are declining or flat. Market research was conducted to determine the best brand name, positioning, and promotion tactics. Testing showed "Clever Cooking" was the best positioning concept and "Vivio" the best brand name. The promotion strategy will focus on Vivio allowing quick, creative meals to bring families together. Financial projections estimate increased revenue from expanding Vivio's distribution from 16% to 100% of supermarkets.
Metro Group, German's leading retailer, aims to optimize its supply chain performance with RFID. The initial results are satisfactory, and right now the company arrives at a new question: Expand the already-proven pallet tagging, or increase the granularity with case-level tagging?
Xiameter faces new challengers offering point of difference like online services and no minimum order limits. While Xiameter is a market leader, it is limited in products offered and technical services provided. To address weaknesses and threats, the document recommends Xiameter implement basic online services and defensive strategies like maintaining lower prices and leveraging Dow Corning's goodwill, while keeping core strategy the same.
Zenith (HDTV) Case Study by Dhiraj AgarwalDhiraj Agarwal
1) Zenith is considering conducting marketing research to forecast demand for its new HDTV product with a wider 16:9 aspect ratio screen.
2) The group evaluated several research alternatives and recommended qualitative research with early adopters to understand factors influencing early adoption.
3) The plan of action involves designing the research, developing questions, sampling participants, and identifying factors that will determine pricing preferences and inform future marketing strategies.
Dave Carrol, a musician traveled in United Airlines and finds his Guitar being broke due to poor cargo handling. The case tells about the events that followed and how United Airlines responded back and the customer service that was given to Dave and how he responded back.
These slides were created by Maulshri Pathak from UIT RGPV as part of an internship done under the guidance of Prof. Sameer Mathur (www.IIMInternship.com
CavinKare was founded in 1983 by CK Ranganathan with an initial investment of Rs. 15,000. It started by identifying consumer needs for affordable yet high-quality personal care products. CavinKare launched successful brands like Chik shampoo and Nyle herbal shampoo to meet these needs. The company gained insights into new consumer segments and launched products like Fairever fairness cream and Meera herbal hair oil. CavinKare pursued a low-cost business model through outsourcing, packaging innovations like sachets, and wide distribution reach. Going forward, the company aims to increase market share in current categories and expand into new businesses like foods, soaps, and retail
eHarmony Strategic Marketing Case StudyZoe Robinson
For my capstone marketing class at Western Washington we were given a case on eHarmony (from Harvard Business School) and had to decide which strategy they should use for the future.
A solution for the HBR case study, We Googled You. The hiring firm Hathaway Jones, seems to face a problem as they seem to have found a perfect candidate for solving their problems, but land in a fix when some unpleasant news is digged up by the HR regarding her past. WHat should they do?
IKEA was founded in 1943 in Sweden and initially sold basic household goods at discount prices. It now has over 300 stores in 35+ countries and employs over 130,000 people. The IKEA concept focuses on offering well-designed, functional home furnishings at very low prices so they are affordable to as many people as possible. Visitors to IKEA stores are encouraged to explore realistic room settings to see and test products. Customers then assemble products themselves, keeping costs and prices low. Entering the Indian market, IKEA will face opportunities such as a large middle class but also challenges like low-price competition, infrastructure issues, and cultural differences from its home market in Sweden.
Supply Chain Performance: The Case of World Co. Ltdaliyudhi_h
The document discusses the supply chain performance of World Co. Ltd., a wholesaler of women's knit sweaters established in 1959 in Kobe, Japan. It outlines the company's expansion over the decades through establishing subsidiaries and brands. Key points discussed include establishing distribution centers near markets to improve responsiveness, building a logistics system to fulfill deliveries within 72 hours, and using a balanced scorecard to measure supply chain performance across financial, customer, internal process, and learning/growth metrics. The purpose of World's supply chain management is to deliver the right products to the right stores at the right time to maximize profitability.
Tesco is the largest grocery retailer in the UK and Ireland with annual online sales of over $5 billion through its online grocery service Tesco.com. Tesco launched a new initiative called Tesco Direct to sell non-food items like furniture online in addition to groceries. This allows customers to choose from over 8,000 non-food products on the Tesco Direct website or catalog and order online, by phone, or in stores for delivery or in-store pickup. The strategy aims to take advantage of the large online market and convenience of online shopping in the UK and Ireland where internet penetration rates are over 50%.
Team: Faded Flame, IIM Kozhikode, HUL L.I.M.E Season 4Anshul Kumar
- Kotak Mahindra Bank wishes to establish itself as the pre-eminent bank for the mass affluent in India. However, it has not been able to match competitors like Yes Bank and IndusInd Bank in terms of market share and popularity, despite offering a high interest rate on savings accounts.
- A consumer survey found that trust, communication clarity, and rewarding loyalty through premium offerings are important factors for customers. It also found that most consumers prefer digital and branchless banking.
- The document provides recommendations for Kotak Mahindra Bank to improve its social media strategy and customer loyalty program, including increasing apps on Facebook, running contests on Facebook to drive engagement and revenue, and creating a dedicated loyalty
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Case Analysismbartugs
Harrah's Entertainment needs to decide how to attract new customers, retain existing customers, and regain lost customers while facing competitive pressures. It has strengths in strategic focus, 100% profit growth year-over-year, and strong marketing targeting specific customer segments. Harrah's has 18 casino locations, competitive pricing, and a loyalty program with 15 million members. However, aging facilities and increasing competition pose weaknesses and threats as competitors invest in newer, superior venues and technology like player cards and internet gambling expands.
This document presents a proposed compensation plan called ShareIt for the restaurant chain Wrap It Up. Currently, Wrap It Up is facing issues like high employee turnover and declining customer satisfaction. ShareIt ties manager compensation to store profits. Two pilot stores, Santa Monica and Costa Mesa, tested different strategies under ShareIt. Santa Monica focused on promotions while Costa Mesa aimed for cost reductions. Both saw increased profits but Santa Monica's customer satisfaction improved while Costa Mesa's declined. The document recommends continuing the customer-centric approach and improving employee satisfaction metrics to sustain high profits and customer satisfaction long-term.
This document provides an overview of auto financing rates from various dealerships in Singapore as of September 2015, listing the minimum down payment percentage and interest rate for each. The rates ranged from 1.88% to 2.68% depending on the dealership and down payment amount, either 40% or 50%. This information was compiled for directional comparison purposes but rates may have changed and customers should contact dealerships directly for current details.
This document provides portfolio and employee figures for the finance divisions of major automakers from 2012-2013. It includes contract volumes and employee numbers, sourced from annual reports and SEC filings. A disclaimer notes that figures have not been independently audited and may contain discrepancies. Contact information is provided for any specific concerns about figures. Reference links to source documents are also included.
Captive financing can enhance after-sales business in 3 key ways: 1) It ensures repairs are conducted at authorized workshops using genuine parts, increasing after-sales revenue and helping move stock. 2) It can incentivize the sale of used assets after their warranty expires by offering manufacturer support like authorized maintenance. 3) Over 85% of repairs are performed at authorized dealers when using captive financing.
This document provides information on various auto finance software solutions from different companies around the world. It lists the company name, year founded, software systems offered, revenues, reference customers, and contact information. Some of the major companies mentioned include Fiserv, Nucleus Software, Sungard, White Clarke Group, NetSol Technologies, Temenos, CHP Consulting, Infosys, SAP, Emak Software, Auto Loan Software, SoFico, Bynx, FIS Global, and Cassiopae. Revenues reported range from $36.4 million to $6.45 billion. The systems support various functions like auto financing, banking, fleet management, and overall finance/accounting needs.
sample balanced scorecard for managing strategy in an auto dealership, illustrating some of the key objectives & metrics that should be monitored by professionals running auto dealerships
The document discusses strategy maps and the balanced scorecard as tools for strategic planning and management. It provides examples of strategy maps for different types of organizations, including generic, classic Kaplan/Norton, and public sector examples. It also discusses templates and presents an empty template for a strategy map. Finally, it introduces the Quickscore software application for implementing strategy maps and balanced scorecards.
1. The document discusses strategies for project managers to introduce new ideas and deal with resistance to change. It explores how to create a need for change, introduce a change plan, and stabilize and reinforce changes.
2. Various barriers to change are identified, including fear of loss, mistrust of leaders, and discomfort with change. The document provides tools to understand and address these barriers.
3. Key strategies discussed include developing a shared vision, acknowledging concerns, revising plans based on feedback, and sustaining changes over time through training and new systems. The goal is managing change effectively while gaining employee commitment.
This market snapshot from Transcendent Research outlines a few key retail market dynamics and trends that are impacting those in the Brazilian mall management industry
Adding in-house financial services to an exiting manufacturing/after-sales business can increase overall asset lifetime value significantly. Transcendent Financial services helps organizations build and develop in-house financial services to increase overall profitability across the asset's life cycle.
This market snapshot from Transcendent Research outlines a few key retail market dynamics and trends that are impacting those in the Algerian mall management industry
This is a part of a series of Transcendent Research on emerging retail markets around the world, focusing on the Brazilian retail market and its current state of development, highlighting unique attributes.
This market snapshot from Transcendent Research outlines a few key retail market dynamics and trends that are impacting those in the Indian mall management industry
Transcendent’sPortfolio Management & Analysis provides a complete solution to the risks associated with credit receivables. Using an in-house, proprietary system, the client receives a comprehensive set of reports with specific recommendations on all aspects of the portfolio. These reports feature highly sophisticated segmentation and analysis, akin to what is used in the world’s largest providers of financial services. In addition, to processing data into a variety of charts and graphs, Transcendent provides highlighted insights derived from the data and detailed action items.
Organizational Alignment using Strategy Maps and Balanced ScorecardRajesh Naik
This document discusses organizational alignment using strategy maps and the balanced scorecard. It begins by providing examples of misalignments between what organizations say their strategies and priorities are versus how goals and targets are actually set. It then discusses how strategy maps and the balanced scorecard can be used to clarify strategies, explain how initiatives are interlinked, align investments and priorities, and improve communication. The balanced scorecard approach involves developing a strategy map that links objectives across financial, customer, internal process, and learning & growth perspectives to describe the strategy and causal relationships. Key performance indicators with targets are then defined for each objective.
sample balanced scorecard for the mall management industry, illustrating some of the key objectives & metrics that should be monitored by professionals in the mall managment industry.
SIG Global Summit 2010 - Williams-Sonoma - Beyond the Benchmark SurveyCoupa Software
The summary provides an overview of key topics discussed in the document:
1) The document discusses challenges with traditional benchmark surveys and how a transactional, cloud-based approach can provide more actionable insights.
2) It outlines 10 must-measure metrics and KPIs related to procurement efficiency and effectiveness that organizations should track, including approval cycle times, spend under management, and cost savings.
3) The document provides examples of how Williams-Sonoma can develop a benchmarking strategy, such as identifying key KPIs, establishing a baseline, and aligning processes and technology with measurement.
Tracks back office solution - Introductionjwtownsendjr1
Tracks is a back office solution designed for restaurant operators that provides cost savings, time savings, and actionable business intelligence. It integrates key functions like sales, payroll, inventory, purchasing, and reporting. Tracks is built on scalable and cost-effective Microsoft technology. It is fully featured while hiding complexity and is priced competitively. The demonstration showed how Tracks supports store-level and enterprise-level operations. Implementation involves engaging stakeholders, configuring the software, user training, and piloting before full deployment. Success relies on executive support, a dedicated project team, clear communication, and effective change management.
Customer experience management (CEM) aims to strategically manage a customer's entire experience with a company. While customer relationship management (CRM) focuses on reducing costs through processes and technology, CEM prioritizes customer needs, expectations, and perceived sentiment to improve loyalty. CEM collects customer data from various sources, analyzes it to gain insights, and provides reporting capabilities. It takes a customer-centric view to integrate customer indicators across the organization and prevent issues from falling through cracks. Proper CEM requires aligning employee behavior with brand values, addressing attitudes that shape service, and equipping employees to deliver the promised customer experience.
Whilst managing and growing a business is not an exact science, it does take a tremendous amount of discipline, using proven methodologies and data analyses, to execute your strategies and plans well. We call this operationalising your vision and strategy to deliver values...and this is exactly what we do together with our clients to pursue success.
The document discusses the Balance Scorecard performance measurement system. It provides an overview of key financial and non-financial measures used across four perspectives: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth. Specific goals, measures, and advantages of the Balance Scorecard approach are outlined for each perspective. The Balance Scorecard is presented as a strategic management tool that translates organizational vision into measurable objectives.
This short slide deck explains Customer Success simply and concisely, so that you can communicate the benefits of a CS department to your executives, or explain to your clients why they should implement CS automation.
The document discusses rebooting leadership for DevOps success. It emphasizes creating a team that respects each other and shares values to deliver value to consumers quickly and with high quality. The summary focuses on delivering value to consumers through continuous delivery by empowered autonomous teams that collaborate well and share knowledge.
The document discusses implementing a balanced scorecard approach at a client's firm. It describes challenges the client previously faced around strategy execution and measurement. It then details the goals sought in implementing a balanced scorecard, including aligning operations with strategy and facilitating strategic learning. Lessons learned from the client's implementation included establishing cause-and-effect linkages between objectives and ensuring balance between leading and lagging indicators.
This document outlines a balanced scorecard strategy map for a manufacturing organization. The map has four perspectives - financial, customer, internal processes, and learning and growth. The financial perspective aims for a return on capital employed over 15% and revenue growth. The customer perspective focuses on enhancing customer value and brand. The internal perspective emphasizes operational excellence, innovation, alliances and social responsibility. The learning and growth perspective covers developing skills, information systems, and strategic alignment across functions.
Getting it right from the start: Taking a strategic approach to client onboar...Accenture Insurance
Onboarding is a comprehensive process that includes identifying and qualifying leads, needs analysis, product selection, and opening client accounts. Historically, onboarding was viewed as an administrative task involving extensive paperwork and dual data entry focused on compliance. A more strategic approach to onboarding can provide a better customer experience, reduce costs, and drive top-line growth. Key elements of a strategic onboarding process include using analytics to gain customer insights, guiding a discovery process to understand client goals, and automating the process using mobile capabilities to make it more efficient and responsive to clients' needs.
Celonis provides process optimization software that monitors key metrics across manufacturing operations including customer processes, finance & administration, product & services, and supply & distribution. It identifies areas for improvement, ensures compliance, increases efficiency and reduces costs. The document lists relevant metrics and processes Celonis can help optimize for each operational area.
The document summarizes Seneca Foods' business transformation efforts, including establishing an enterprise process model and repository. It outlines a phased approach to 1) baseline current processes, 2) build an ARIS repository integrating SAP and process models, and 3) enable process harmonization across the organization. The goal is to support business growth and strategic objectives through standardized, optimized processes aligned with their SAP platform.
The document discusses lean accounting and how it differs from traditional accounting assumptions and measurements. Lean accounting applies lean concepts to reduce waste in the accounting function and modifies accounting processes to promote lean behaviors. It focuses on value stream costing, transaction elimination, and using lean metrics like flow, waste, and capacity rather than traditional metrics like labor efficiency. The primary goals of lean accounting are to understand the financial impacts of lean improvements, manage by value streams with a focus on growth and continuous improvement, and drive the business from customer value rather than costs.
The document discusses lean accounting and how it differs from traditional accounting assumptions and measurements. Lean accounting applies lean concepts to reduce waste in the accounting function and modifies accounting processes to promote lean behaviors. It focuses on value stream costing, transaction elimination, and using lean metrics like flow, waste, and capacity rather than traditional metrics like labor efficiency. The primary goals of lean accounting are to understand the financial impacts of lean improvements, manage by value streams with a focus on growth and continuous improvement, and drive the business from customer value rather than costs.
EpiCenter is a web-based application that helps car dealerships organize and manage their vehicle reconditioning inventory. It aims to decrease the age of inventory by getting vehicles ready for sale faster, track technician performance for operational efficiency and cost savings, and apply cost controls to improve the cost to market ratio. This helps lower inventory holding costs and improves the customer experience.
1. The document discusses strategies and best practices for achieving profitability in Technology as a Service (XaaS) businesses based on research and analysis from the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA).
2. Key aspects covered include establishing economic moats, avoiding the "three killer Cs" of high costs, churn, and commoditization, focusing on customer adoption through the LAER model of landing, adopting, expanding, and renewing customers.
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