...Marketing Research Project Modern retails in India - Trends, issues and future GROUP - 4 Divya Katoch Gaurav Bhola Hanuman Sharan Hemant Meena HimaSindhu Karthik Junnuri F - 099 F 101 F 102 F 103 F 105 F 108 Page 1 Marketing Research Project ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We sincerely express our gratitude to Mr. Hemang Dangi for his constant guidance throughout the project. We also want to thank all the respondents of our survey for spending their valuable time in filling out the survey. Yours sincerely, Group 4 MBA- 1st Year Section B Page 2 Marketing Research Project Table of Contents 1.Title page ................................................................................................................................1 2.Acknowledgement ..................................................................................................................2 3.Index/ Table of content ..........................................................................................................3 4.Abstract ..................................................................................................................................4 5.Introduction ............................................................................................................................5 6.Review of literature .............................................................................................................. 10 7. Research methodology ...................................
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...MBA & MBA (IB) THIRD SEMESTER -- CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (NEW SYLLABUS) COMPULSORY PAPERS Title: Total Quality Management Subject Code: 3001 Contact Hours: 45 hrs Work load: 3 hrs per week Credit Points: 3 Evaluation: Continuous Internal Assessment – 25 marks Semester End Examination -- 50 marks Objectives: This cour se is designed to help students to develop basic appreciation of quality concepts and learn the tools and techniques to achieve quality. It also gives the totally integrated effort for gaining competitive advantage by continuously improving every facet of an organization’s activities. Pedagogy : Lectures, Assignments, case studies, seminar, MODULE 1 Introduction to TQM: Various definitions of quality and TQM, Core concepts of quality, The masters of quality(W Edwards Deming, Joseph M Juran, Philiph B Crosby, Kaoru Ishikawa, Ginichi Taguchi, Shigeo shingo) Evolution of quality, The Total Quality Management Excellence Model, Strategic Quality Management, Lecture, Numerical Exercises on cost of quality, TPM 1. Basterfield H Dale and others, Total Quality Management, Pearson Education/PHI, Inc. 2006. 2. K.Shridhar Bhat Total Quality Management (Himalaya publishing house 2005). 3. Poornima M Charantimath, Total Quality Management, Pearson Education, 2003. MODULE 2 Continuous process improvement: Concepts of Kaizen, Kaizen vs. Innovation, Kaizen Strategy...
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...objectives of company 2.3. Company’s History 2.4. Company’s History 2. Situation Analysis 3.5. External Environment 3.6.1. Suppliers 3.6.2. Marketing intermediaries 3.6.3. Customers 3.6.4. Competitive Strategy 3.6.5. Companies competitors in Ukraine 3.6. Internal Environment 3.7.6. Political environment and Social environment 3.7.7. Economical environment 3.7.8. Cultural environment 3.7.9. Technological environment 3.7. Summary (SWOT analysis) 3. Marketing Programs 4.8. Product 4.9. Price 4.10. Place 4.11. Promotion 4.12. BCG Matrix for Nestle Ukraine 4.13. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning 4. Conclusions and Recommendations 5. References 1. Purpose and Mission 2.1. Purpose of the Marketing Plan Purpose of this project is to discover the strategy for a company and its products, analyze the contemporary situation, its place in the world market, identify its marketing strategy, determine the objectives and define the basic components of marketing mix. In addition, this plan was produced to review the food processing industry and DANONE’s share in it, continue the growth of existing product and revenues and give some recommendation and my vision to the future. Given information is useful for analyzing the food processing...
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...http://realityviews.blogspot.in/2011/12/detailed-analysis-fdi-good-or-bad-for.html Detailed Analysis FDI Good or Bad for India Who will benefit in India if FDI is allowed in Multi Brand this is Kirana Business Few days back the Union Cabinet of India overcame years of indecision to allow up to 51% FDI in multi-brand retail. Government also increased the FDI limit in single-brand retail to 100% from 51% Government says it will benefit India. Traders fear the move. Opposition parties oppose the move as they know they will benefit if they support the traders. No one is touching the real issues and accepting the truth that today or tomorrow FDI, big global corporations will enter into India directly or indirectly. Today world is becoming a global village. Foreign Investment in India is governed by the FDI policy announced by the Government of India and the provision of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999. The foreign investors are free to invest in India, except few sectors/activities, where prior approval from the RBI or Foreign Investment Promotion Board (‘FIPB’) is required. In franchising and commission agents’ services, FDI (unless otherwise prohibited) is allowed with the approval of the Reserve Bank of India under the Foreign Exchange Management Act. Examples of Such Business - Pizza Hut or Nike or Spencer 100% FDI is allowed in wholesale trading. Wholesalers do the business with the Retailers. Wholesalers never do business with Consumers...
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....... 1 2 Market Leadership as a Strategic Goal in Electronic Commerce ................ 1 2.1 Value Chains and Actors in EC............................................................. 1 2.2 Principles for Success in Electronic Commerce.................................... 3 2.3 Porter’s Branch Structure Analysis applied to EC Markets ................... 4 2.4 Context Factors and Value Creation Potentials in EC Markets ............. 8 2.5 First Mover Advantage and the Role of the Pioneer ............................. 9 3 Amazon.com – The Road to Market Leadership ....................................... 10 3.1 Company Portrait ................................................................................ 10 3.2 Redefining Book Retailing: Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble .................... 11 3.3 Realizing the...
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...INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP REPORT ON “A STUDY ON ENHANCEMENT OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL” A summer training project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Post-Graduation Diploma in Management SUBMITTED BY: G.SRIVIDYA ROLL NO. 2T4-17 SUPERVISED BY: MRS.V.ANNAPURNA (ASST. PROFESSOR) SIVA SIVANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SECUNDERABAD-500100 2014-2016 COLLEGE CERTIFICATE COMPANY CERTIFICATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to everyone for their valuable assistance and support during my Industry Internship Program (IIP) at Microsoft Mobiles Kakinada & Rajahmundry. I would like to heartily thank my company guide, Mr. Subair (Regional Sales Manager), at Microsoft Mobiles, Hyderabad for giving me an opportunity to work at Microsoft Mobiles and for his valuable guidance during the course of my internship. His inputs and suggestions have played a very crucial role at every stage in the development of the project and my knowledge as a whole. I would also like to thank corporate guide Mr.Satya Sundhar, (Area sales manager) and for helping me throughout and guiding me and Mr.Kiran, Team leader corporate guide, for teaching me and coaching me with each and every small detail required to successfully complete my project, their guidance at the grass root level and helping me overcome every little problem I faced. I would also like to acknowledge, Mrs.v.Annapurna (Asst. Professor) Siva...
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...Written Exam: 70 Internal Assessment: 30 Time: 3 Hours Project Economics and Management Paper Code: 3.1 Unit-1 Concepts of projects; project identification; formulation, analysis, risk, planning, design, report and appraisal; location of an enterprise; factory design and layout. Unit-II Understanding financial analysis; ratio analysis; fund flow analysis; breakeven analysis; social cost-benefit analysis; budgeting and planning process. Unit-III Sources of development finance; institutional finance to entrepreneurs; working capital management; incentives and subsidies; policies governing entrepreneurship; role of a consultancy organization. Unit-IV A review of project performance; post evaluation approach; community participation in projects; SWOT analysis; managing risk and exposure. Suggested Readings: 1. 2. 3. 4. Note: 1. 2. Four case studies will be discussed in a paper by the concerned teacher in the class. Instructions for External Examiner: The question paper will have two sections. Section ‘A’ shall comprise eight questions (two questions from each unit). The candidates will be required to attempt four questions (selecting one question from each unit). Section ‘B’ will contain one CASE STUDY which will be compulsory. All five questions will carry equal marks. Chandra, P., Project Planning Analysis, Selection, Implementation and Review, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. Hedemey, J.W., Control and Management of Capital Projects, John Wiley, New York. Wysocki, R.K., R. Bick...
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...Retailing in the 21st Century Manfred Krafft ´ Murali K. Mantrala (Editors) Retailing in the 21st Century Current and Future Trends With 79 Figures and 32 Tables 12 Professor Dr. Manfred Krafft University of Muenster Institute of Marketing Am Stadtgraben 13±15 48143 Muenster Germany mkrafft@uni-muenster.de Professor Murali K. Mantrala, PhD University of Missouri ± Columbia College of Business 438 Cornell Hall Columbia, MO 65211 USA mantralam@missouri.edu ISBN-10 3-540-28399-4 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-28399-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Control Number: 2005932316 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springeronline.com ° Springer Berlin ´ Heidelberg 2006 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not...
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...MB 401 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ______________________________________________________________________ __ INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER-SETTER The question paper will consist of Two parts, A and B. Part A will have 15 short answer questions (40-60 words) of 2 marks each. Part B will have 12 long answer questions of 5 marks each. The syllabus of the subject is divided into 3 sections I, II and III. The question paper will cover the entire syllabus uniformly. Part A will carry 5 questions from each section and Part B will carry 4 questions from each section. INSTRUCTION FOR CANDIDATES Candidates are required to attempt all questions from Part A and 9 questions of Part B out of 12. ______________________________________________________________________ __ Section I MBA Syllabus (August 2005) Page 19 of 45 Definition, nature, scope, and importance of strategy; and strategic management (Business policy). Strategic decision-making. Process of strategic management and levels at which strategy operates. Role of strategists. Defining strategic intent: Vision, Mission, Business definition, Goals and Objectives. Internal Appraisal – The internal environment, organisational capabilities in various functional areas and Strategic Advantage Profile. Methods and techniques used for organisational appraisal (Value chain analysis, Financial and non financial analysis, historical analysis, Industry standards and benchmarking, Balanced scorecard and key factor rating). Identification of Critical Success Factors...
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...Feasibility Study and Business Plan – Al Hayat ECOFIN Research Services Feasibility Study and Business Plan to set up a Domestic Electrical Appliances Distribution Company in Saudi Arabia Al Hayat International Holding Co., Saudi Arabia Sole Distributor of Green World Electronics Co., USA September 22, 2008 1 Feasibility Study and Business Plan – Al Hayat Content 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction - Al-Hayat International Holding Co. 2.1. About ECOFIN Research Services 2.2. About the Promoter 2.3. Project Background 2.4. The Franchise Concept 2.5. About Green World Electronics Co. ECOFIN Research Services Page 07 11 11 11 14 14 15 3. Success Stories of Electronics Retailing and Distribution Companies around the World17 3.1. Best Buy 3.2. GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd. 3.3. Jumbo Electronics Co. 3.4. Media Market 3.5. NEXT Retail India Ltd. 17 18 20 22 24 4. Favorable Investment Environment 4.1. Investment Climate in Saudi Arabia 4.2. Overview of the Retail Industry in Saudi Arabia 4.3. Saudi Domestic Electrical Appliances Sector 4.4. Key Drivers for Saudi Domestic Electrical Appliance Industry 4.5. Saudi Domestic Electrical Appliance Industry – Major Trends and Forecast 4.6. Conclusion 27 27 33 40 43 55 56 5. Al-Hayat International Holding Co: Strategic Planning 5.1. Stakeholder analysis 5.2. Vision 5.3. Mission 5.4. Strategic Objectives 5.5. USP 58 58 58 58 58 58 6. The Business Plan 6.1. Product and Portfolio Analysis 6.2. Market Segmentation, Targeting...
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...Section A: Information Technology (50 Marks) Section B: Strategic Management (50 Marks) Objectives: (a) To develop an understanding of the general and competitive business environment, (b) To develop an understanding of strategic management concepts and techniques, (c) To be able to solve simple cases. Contents 1. Business Environment General Environment–Demographic, Socio-cultural, Macro-economic, Legal/political, Technological, and Global; Competitive Environment. 2. Business Policies and Strategic Management Meaning and nature; Strategic management imperative; Vision, Mission and Objectives; Strategic levels in organisations. 3. Strategic Analyses Situational Analysis – SWOT Analysis, TOWS Matrix, Portfolio Analysis – BCG Matrix. 4. Strategic Planning Meaning, stages, alternatives, strategy formulation. 5. Formulation of Functional Strategy Marketing strategy, Financial strategy, Production strategy, Logistics strategy, Human resource strategy. 6. Strategy Implementation and Control Organisational structures; Establishing strategic business units; Establishing profit centres by business, product or service, market segment or customer; Leadership and behavioural...
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...Section A: Information Technology (50 Marks) Section B: Strategic Management (50 Marks) Objectives: (a) To develop an understanding of the general and competitive business environment, (b) To develop an understanding of strategic management concepts and techniques, (c) To be able to solve simple cases. Contents 1. Business Environment General Environment–Demographic, Socio-cultural, Macro-economic, Legal/political, Technological, and Global; Competitive Environment. 2. Business Policies and Strategic Management Meaning and nature; Strategic management imperative; Vision, Mission and Objectives; Strategic levels in organisations. 3. Strategic Analyses Situational Analysis – SWOT Analysis, TOWS Matrix, Portfolio Analysis – BCG Matrix. 4. Strategic Planning Meaning, stages, alternatives, strategy formulation. 5. Formulation of Functional Strategy Marketing strategy, Financial strategy, Production strategy, Logistics strategy, Human resource strategy. 6. Strategy Implementation and Control Organisational structures; Establishing strategic business units; Establishing profit centres by business, product or service, market segment or customer; Leadership and behavioural...
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...Strategic Management Strategic Management Philip Sadler First published in 1993, authors James C Craig and Robert M Grant Second edition published in Great Britain and the United States in 2003 by Kogan Page Limited, author Philip Sadler Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned addresses: 120 Pentonville Road London N1 9JN UK www.kogan-page.co.uk 22883 Quicksilver Drive Sterling VA 20166–2012 USA © James C Craig and Robert M Grant, 1993 © Philip Sadler, 2003 The right of Philip Sadler to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. ISBN 0 7494 3938 6 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sadler, Philip, 1930Strategic management / Philip Sadler. – 2nd ed. p. cm. – (MBA masterclass series) Rev. ed. of: Strategic management / James C. Craig. 1st ed. 1993. Includes bibliographical references...
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...Section B: Strategic Management (50 Marks) Objectives: (a) To develop an understanding of the general and competitive business environment, (b) To develop an understanding of strategic management concepts and techniques, (c) To be able to solve simple cases. Contents 1. Business Environment General Environment–Demographic, Socio-cultural, Macro-economic, Legal/political, Technological, and Global; Competitive Environment. 2. Business Policies and Strategic Management Meaning and nature; Strategic management imperative; Vision, Mission and Objectives; Strategic levels in organisations. 3. Strategic Analyses Situational Analysis – SWOT Analysis, TOWS Matrix, Portfolio Analysis – BCG Matrix. 4. Strategic Planning Meaning, stages, alternatives, strategy formulation. 5. Formulation of Functional Strategy Marketing strategy, Financial strategy, Production strategy, Logistics strategy, Human resource strategy. 6. Strategy Implementation and Control Organisational structures; Establishing strategic business units; Establishing profit centres by business, product or service, market segment or customer; Leadership and behavioural challenges. 7. Reaching Strategic Edge Business Process Reengineering, Benchmarking, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Contemporary Strategic Issues. The Nature of Strategic Management The Concept of Strategy: 1. Strategy. ‘A course of action, including the specification of resources required, to achieve...
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...Second Year - Third Semester 3.0.1 International Business - University Assessment 100 Marks Course Content 1. Overview of the International Business Process 2. PEST factors affecting International Business 3. Government influence on trade 4. International Trade Theories 5. FDI 6. Country Evaluation and Selection 7. Collaborative Strategies 8. International Marketing 9. International Trade Agreements 10. International Trade Organizations 11. Forex 12. International HR Strategies 13. International Diplomacy Reference Text 1. International Business – Daniels and Radebough 2. International Business – Sundaram and Black 3. International Business – Roebuck and Simon 4. International Business – Charles Hill 5. International Business – Subba Rao 3.0.2 Strategic management 100 Marks Course Content 1. Strategic Management Process: Vision, Mission, Goal, Philosophy, Policies of an Organization. 2. Strategy, Strategy as planned action, Its importance, Process and advantages of planning Strategic v/s Operational Planning. 3. Decision making and problem solving, Categories of problems, Problem solving skill, Group decision making, Phases indecision making. 4. Communication, Commitment and performance, Role of the leader, Manager v/s Leader, Leadership styles. 5. Conventional Strategic Management v/s Unconventional Strategic Management, The differences, Changed Circumstance 6. Growth Accelerators: Business Web, Market Power, Learning based. 7. Management Control, Elements,...
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