...causa de la gran cantidad de información y el nuevo papel fundamental del consumidor y su satisfacción integral como principio y base de la producción, deben ser tenidas en cuenta por toda planificación estratégica. Pero por otro lado está el clásico dicho “quien mucho abarca poco aprieta” pues por diversificar demasiado se corre el riesgo de perder la esencia u origen o forma propia de hacer las cosas, perdiendo también el control pues no necesariamente somos especialistas en todo. Queremos llegar a una especie de consenso donde se vea tanto lo positivo como lo negativo analizando casos emblemáticos en estos dos sentidos y que el auditorio o lector sean quienes juzguen dónde está el equilibrio óptimo. Clave para esto será el papel y definición de la ventaja competitiva de cada negocio o empresa. Nos adentramos sin más, al análisis de este tipo de estrategias y la aplicación a los distintos casos ya mencionados. Invitamos al final de este proceso, junto con reflexionar al respecto, abrir el debate y la opinión para quedarnos con lo valioso de este importante elemento de apoyo que hoy en día puede marcar la diferencia en forma categórica entre estar “in” o estar “out” del mercado. Estrategias de Diversificación Definición La estrategia de diversificación es la...
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...Eastman Kodak Company es una multinacional de EE.UU. que produce imágenes y material fotográfico y equipo. Bien conocido por su amplia gama de productos de película fotográfica, Kodak es reorientar en dos mercados principales: la fotografía digital y la impresión digital. Políticos Ley de EE.UU. exige que todos los derechos de autor tiendas de fotografía que se abstengan de impresión o la liberación de las imágenes digitales tomadas por fotógrafos profesionales, sin un comunicado de los derechos de autor (2005, 2005). Las imágenes tomadas por fotógrafos aficionados pueden encontrar dificultades en hacer que sus imágenes de aspecto profesional en la impresión, por lo que afectan a las ventas de impresión fotográfica. Económica En 2002, la creciente demanda de cámaras digitales provocó la reducción de 2,6% en las ventas tradicionales de película fotográfica, esta tendencia se espera que continúe en el futuro, las impresiones hechas de películas tradicionales disminuyó en 700.000 durante el mismo año. Las ventas de cámaras digitales en 2002 ascendió a 2,96 mil millones dólares USD, tomando una porción considerable de los ingresos totales de la industria. Disminuye el precio de la cámara digital que hace muy asequible para los consumidores más, lo que a las demandas aún mayores. Socioculturales Hombres (58%) tienden a comprar cámaras digitales más que las mujeres (48%), las mujeres, especialmente las que tienen hijos sin embargo, son los que utilizan las...
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...To: Kelly Johnston, CEO From: Chief Restructuring Officer In Reference to: Executive Summary: * Eastman Kodak is an industry leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing different imaging products for leisure, commercial, and medical use. * Recently, Kodak attempted to reorganize its architecture * Kodak has been slowly executing a plan to make the transition from a film business, to a profitable and sustainable digital company. Kodak has faced great difficulties such as: * Restructuring costs * High competition * Rapid growth * Low profit margins. * Our company’s architectural restructuring plan was motivated by: * Competition * Our virtual monopoly was eroded through the entry of other firms. * Technological Advancement * Advances in technology have allowed firms to produce new products faster. * Changing Market Environment * These changes have caused us to fall from a once prominent monopoly in the film industry, to such a small player in the digital industry. * To win back market share and increase profits, Kodak did a mass restructuring that failed to provide the expected results. * Decentralize Decision Making * Altering the decision making process from a top-level approval requirement to a more decentralized decision making process of small business units and managers...
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...Name: Professor: Class: Date of submission: Turnaround strategy for Kodak Introduction The rapid changes in business environment and increased domestic and global competition have made the business environment to be more unstable. Organizations of different sizes are struggling to survive if they do not change according to the changing business environment. Many organizations have realized the need to change in order to survive in the changing business environment. Businesses which do not change are getting into trouble due to some factors some of which are internal while others are external. The businesses can easily get a turnaround if they properly diagnose the symptoms leading to failure and take collective action. The concept of turnaround can be described as taking action when a firm is facing a financial disaster or to prevent the firm from having a financial disaster. Turnaround does not only involve transforming which has declined but also those whose management fell the results are not satisfactory (Mason & Gerard, 160). Kodak one of US most recognized company which has been in operation for over a century has been struggling for years due to its slowness in adapting to the changing business world. The company had been one of the leading image solution providers in the world for many years. Established in 1880 by George Eastman Kodak become one of America’s well known company by helping to establish the market for camera film and the becoming the market...
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...Polaroid Estrategia 3. Enfoque estratégico de la empresa Desde hace algún tiempo, el enfoque de la compañía Polaroid fue cámaras instantáneas. Ellos fueron un éxito, ya que muchos podrían ver sus fotos. Además, la letra pegadiza canción "Shake it como una foto Polaroid" ayudó a difundir el nombre de marca a las poblaciones múltiples. Como las cámaras digitales se hicieron populares a través del tiempo, Polaroid perdió la concentración en su principal punto de venta: la fotografía instantánea. Sin embargo, Polaroid cree que esta nueva década es el momento de recrear sus cámaras instantáneas con la misión de revisión y nueva serie de valores y visiones. Actual Misión "Para poner la última tecnología de punta en manos de la gente y darles el poder para usarlo cómodamente, asequible ... y en un instante." Polaroid misión siempre ha girado en torno a la conveniencia del cliente y la facilidad de la tecnología. Su punto fuerte, la película instantánea, sigue siendo un legado en la empresa. Al asociar sus productos con precios razonables, la comodidad, y sobre todo de forma dinámica las continuas innovaciones, Polaroid se ha arraigado como na de las mejores marcas a los ojos de sus clientes, especialmente los aficionados. Sin embargo, en lugar de las tendencias actuales del mercado, ha llegado el momento de Polaroid para revisar su misión para incluir los siguientes aspectos y valores: * Experiencia: Más que un producto, las nuevas cámaras Polaroid servirá de experiencia...
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...Kodak: Changing the Picture Synopsis The case begins by recalling Kodak¶s storied history, which began in 1888 with its introduction of the Brownie camera priced at $1.00. By 2000, Kodak was one of the most recognized and trusted brands in the world. However, by the year 2000, the company faced many challenges. Its stock price had plummeted, and it had begun laying off workers. Even worse, when the September 11tragedy hit, consumers began to flock to digital cameras, and cell phone manufacturers beganto offer camera phones. As if all that were n¶t enough, Fuji was slowly but surely exposing the cracks in Kodak¶s marketing strategy. This was especially true of the move toward one-hour photo processing. In early 2003, the company began a major reevaluation of corporate strategy. In the years following, Kodak reduced its dependence on traditional photography. The new direction for the company would focus on non-photographic markets, digital markets (such as inkjet printers and high-end digital printing), and medical imaging. The company would no longer invest in traditional consumer film, which, along with photography, accounted for 70 percent of Kodak¶s revenue and all its profits. By 2004, the company had been significantly restructured in a manner reflective of the new strategic directions. By 2006, it appeared that the new strategic plan was not working, as evidenced by heavy losses and a declining stock price. Discussion Questions 1. How are the market...
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...Término de contrato de trabajo Sepa cuáles son las condiciones y procedimientos para poner fin a un contrato de trabajo. Las cosas han estado mal en la fábrica de Don Fernando. Las bajas ventas están causando grandes números rojos, y para salir a flote va a tener que reducir, es decir, despedir personal. Pero, ¿cómo hacerlo? ¿Qué causas legales puede invocar para eso, y qué documentos debe gestionar? ¿Y corresponde pagar indemnización a los trabajadores que despedirá? ¿Cuáles son las causales legales para poner término a un contrato de trabajo? Muerte del trabajador. Mutuo acuerdo entre las partes. Renuncia voluntaria. Vencimiento del plazo convenido en el contrato. Fin del trabajo o servicio que originó el contrato. Caso fortuito o fuerza mayor. Conducta indebida de carácter grave, que debe ser comprobada. Por ejemplo, falta de probidad del trabajador, acoso sexual o conducta inmoral. Negociaciones que ejecute el trabajador dentro del negocio y que aparecen como prohibidas en el contrato. Que el trabajador no acuda a sus labores sin causa justificada durante dos días seguidos, o dos lunes en el mes, o un total de tres días en el mes. Abandono del trabajo por parte del trabajador. Actos, omisiones o imprudencias que afecten el funcionamiento del establecimiento, la seguridad o la actividad de los trabajadores. Daño material causado intencionalmente en las instalaciones, maquinarias, herramientas, útiles de trabajo, productos o mercaderías. Incumplimiento grave de las obligaciones...
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...Kodak 1. Marketing Mix –the 4P’s- Kodak’s pixpro FZ51 is the perfect camera to capture all the special beautiful and happy moments in life. With its perfect slim design, it can be use anywhere and at any time. Captures high quality photos without missing any detail with its 16MP CCD sensor and 5x zoom. (1) Product: Price: $.76.00, $.79.99, $.89.99 Place: www.Amazon.com, Best Buy, Wal-Mart Promotion (1 Ad and 1 Promotion) Add: Promotion: Another great promotion Kodak offers for this camera is that it can take up to 200 pictures without a camera flash drive. (1) This camera’s seller point is its rechargeable battery, no more purchasing of AA’s or AAA’s, which can get quite costly and bothersome. Wal-Mart also offers Kodak PixPro with an 8GB camera flash drive for a total of $.91.29, saving the customer $.4.39 if bough separate. (2) In the past, Kodak has also used movie- themes promotions and sweepstakes prizes by using a variety of media outlets. For example, when Pirates of the Caribbean came out, Kodak EasyShare Gallery offered consumers free movie tickets with a $.20.00 purchase at KodakGallery.com. They also offered a chance to win Kodak products or a trip to Disneyland by an online sweepstakes whom asks consumers to participate in a photo treasure hung. (3) STP: Every business has to focus on all the elements that will affect the company, or a product before putting it in the market. There are 6 elements, which include:...
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...Kodak and Fujifilm: Leaders in Film Anita Annunziata Professor Fardanesh Business 302 May 1, 2013 Kodak and Fujifilm are both well-known companies in the households of the United States and across the world. These two companies are each other’s main competition in the film market. They have been competing with each other for years. George Eastman, who was the founder of Kodak, was a lover of the photo taking procedure and wanted to simplify the photography process. Eastman established the Kodak Company in 1880. The Kodak Company was built on four basic principles: mass production at low cost, international distribution, widespread advertising, and customer focus. Years later, he was able to add the following policies: growth and development through continuing research, human resources, and a profit reinvestment program. Mr. Eastman knew that he had to make the photo process easy for amateur photographers. The Kodak camera debuted in 1888. The slogan “you press the button, we do the rest” was born. Kodak made the process of taking and developing pictures easy and accessible to nearly everyone. Kodak has led the way with a abundance of new products and processes that makes photography simpler, more useful and enjoyable. Kodak is not just known to be the film for amateurs, many professionals use Kodak film for commercial, leisure, and entertainment purposes. The Kodak Company is continually researching the needs of the consumer to...
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...The Rise and Fall of Eastman Kodak, an Emblem of American Business Excellence Executive Summary With the slogan "you press the button, we do the rest," George Eastman put the first simple camera into the hands of a world of consumers in 1888. In doing so, he made a complicated process easy to use and accessible to nearly everyone. Since that time, the Eastman Kodak Company has led the way with an abundance of new products and processes to make photography simpler, more useful and more enjoyable. Its reach increasingly involves the use of technology to combine images and information--creating the potential to profoundly change how people and businesses communicate. Kodak continues to expand the ways images touch people's daily lives. The company ranks as a premier multinational corporation, with a brand recognized in virtually every country around the world’’ (kodak.com). However, despite numerous efforts in acquiring new competences and turn around its business model, Kodak has so far failed to impress consumers and stakeholders alike. Facing stiff competition and shrinking profit margins, Kodak seems not able to find its rightful place in the new digital age. This report will shed some light as to why Eastman Kodak has been struggling for years and how it could overcome the challenges it currently faces. kodak manufacturing plant around 1930 RECENT PAST Kodak being a centennial company, it was necessary to take as much distance as possible when trying to analyze its...
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...que una mala fe por parte del actor quien en pleno conocimiento de que se le pagaron cada uno de los haberes reclamados, vuelve a requerir su pago y además en la misma confesión judicial reconoce que la empresa nunca falto al pago de haberes, siendo así vendrá a su conocimiento que todas las pretensiones no pueden tener asidero. De la contestación a la demanda y Audiencia Preliminar En la contestación a la demanda se establece claramente que la terminación de las relaciones laborales fue ante la autoridad competente Inspector de Trabajo con la comparecencia de las partes mediante Acta de Finiquito haciendo constar todos los rubros pormenorizados a que tenía derecho acogiéndonos al Art. 169 numeral 6 del Código de Trabajo que determina el caso fortuito o fuerza mayor (plagas de campo) por parte de AGROCALIDAD,...
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...Eastman Kodak Company: Funtime Film Brief Case Report Diagnosis and analysis There were several issues that Kodak had to face in 1990s and I will emphasize a few of them. First, Kodak’s market share fell from 76% to 70% over a period of 5 years. That happened primarily due to film’s consumers being price-sensitive and preferring lower-priced films of Kodak’s competitors. Fuji and Polaroid, for example, enjoyed 15% growth in one year, while Kodak’s growth rate was only 3% during that same year. It is easy to see that consumers were provided with more options when it came to choosing film and since quality differences amount films were unclear, buyers based their preferences on price alone. Also, as soon as speculation arose about lowering a price on film, Kodak’s stock fell by 8% in value. Kodak was used to high gross margins; therefore, market’s expectation of leader’s lower prices and decreasing profits had a negative effect on its stock price and possibly even brand image. Second, Kodak faced stiff competition and the fact that Fuji was going after the US market. Fuji seriously differentiated itself from Kodak and grabbed consumers’ attention when it became the official film of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Kodak’s response to Fuji’s move towards market domination has not been very timely or effective. It took Kodak 10 years to react and attempt to reposition itself in 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Norway. In my opinion, it was too little too late. Fuji’s campaign...
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...1101IBA- Management Concepts Assessment 2: Report Report on Strategic Management at Eastman Kodak Prepared by: Alisiya Bell S2944536 Due Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2014 Word count: 1426 Introduction: Once a great leader and legendary brand in the photographic film industry, Eastman Kodak is now fighting to recover from a tech revolution that is strangling its core business. Kodak Chief Executive Antonio M. Perez is on the road to innovation. Taking in to consideration of the mistakes and lessons learnt from the past, Perez is reinventing the company’s core business model. As Perez reassembled the business he replaced a lot of executives to get the organisation on track. While Perez’s innovation of the organisation could be argued that this will help Kodak recover, there are also many substantial problems that could occur. One major problem for Kodak is the lack of strategic management. Although there are many various ways to define strategic management, David, F.R (2009) defines strategic management as a “continuous process of strategic analysis, strategy creation, implementation and monitoring, used by organisations with the purpose to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage.” Problem Identification: All main business ideas for Kodak seem to come just from the Chief Executive Perez. Leaving a lot of the main strategic planning just up to him. Kodak has previously displayed what an organisation with the absence of strategic management can look...
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...Kodak and Fujifilm Anitra Mallett Strayer University BUS 302 Management Concepts Dr. Rodney O. Adams Summer 2014 Contents Anitra Mallett Error! Bookmark not defined. Due Week 4/ Date: July 23, 2014 Error! Bookmark not defined. Kodak and Fujifilm Error! Bookmark not defined. In this paper I will discuss the history of both Kodak and Fujifilm. First, I will also give you a brief overview of the different business approaches between Kodak and Fujifilm. Second, I will explain the management and marketing of Eastman Kodak and Fujifilm. George Eastman was born July 12, 1954 in a village of Waterville to Maria Kilbourn and George Washington Eastman. George father passed away leaving George and his mother in financial despair. At the age of fourteen George dropped out of school and went to work. George worked a few jobs from an employee at insurance firm to a clerk at the bank. George planned to take a vacation to Santo Domingo, when a coworker of his suggested that he make a record of the trip. Then George Eastman went out and purchased a photographic outfit with all the paraphernalia of the wet plate days. This was his first endeavor into the photographic world. He also purchased a tent where he could develop the pictures from his trip as he was taking them. George never made his trip to Santo Domingo, instead he became very interested in photography and he experiment ways in order to make the process simple. George began to make his own...
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...C3-01 CONTRATO DE PRESTACION DE SERVICIOS PROFESIONALES DE CONSTRUCCION DE OBRA ARQUITECTONICA, QUE CELEBRAN POR UNA PARTE EL SEÑOR SERGIO ANTONIO ESPINO HERNÁNDEZ, A LA QUE PARA EFECTOS DE ESTE INSTRUMENTOS EN LO SUCESIVO SE DENOMINARA "EL CONSTRUCTOR", Y POR LA OTRA PARTE EL SEÑOR ARQUITECTO JORGE ALBERTON NOVERON HERNANDEZ, A LA QUE EN LO SUCESIVO SE DENOMINARA "EL CLIENTE", AL TENOR DE LAS SIGUIENTES DECLARACIONES Y CLAUSULAS. DECLARACIONES I. Declara "EL CONSTRUCTOR" por conducto de su representante: A)..Sergio Antonio Espino Hernández Ser una persona con actividad empresarial. COMUNIDAD B). Que su domicilio y principal asiento de sus negocios es el ubicado en Barrio de Santa Cruz Grande Sin numero Localidad San Juan Coajomulco con Código Postal 50708 en Jocotitlan, Estado de México. C). Que ha conocido previamente los requerimientos de "EL CLIENTE" para el desarrollo y prestación de los servicios que se le encomiendan en términos de este contrato. D). Que previamente ha conocido el sitio en el que en su momento se construirá la obra diseñada por él, en términos de este contrato, a fin de considerar todos los factores que intervendrán en su ejecución. E). Que cuenta con la capacidad, conocimientos, experiencia profesional, organización adecuada, recursos técnicos y fuerza de trabajo que se requieren para ejecutar los trabajos objeto del presente contrato, conforme se detalla en su cotización CANCELERIA CASA REAL DE HACIENDA JAIME ZECUA de fecha 11...
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