...Coca Cola Company Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation The limitless efforts by Coca-Cola Company to attain its goal of being the best beverage producing company in the world are vibrant. For this, several strategies have ministered its journey to globalization. Among the key strategies is the global marketing strategy where Coca-Cola aimed at questing the thirst of every individual in the world. Key commercial advertisements initiated on the media caught people’s eyes and hearts. The company has become an Olympic game sponsors, and this enhance the spread of its fame worldwide (Passport, 2013). Another strategy is that of product differentiation. The company ensures market opportunities procurement at every level. The efforts it makes to satisfy all customers by understanding their needs are paramount. The company warrants are serving all people despite their age and through observing their health by producing diet cokes. An individual’s economic status is not an impediment to obtaining a coke drink as it is available in various bottle sizes and shapes. The last key strategy espoused by this company is technology utilization. Technology has improved on transportation of the company’s products and there has been an invention of computerized machines thus mass production. Communication improved, and this heightened the trading process. Global management and HR strategies in multinational companies (MNCs) varies greatly from that of local companies. The HR policies...
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...Royce Echarry Assignment 3 The Coca Cola Company is a global business that operates on a local scale, in every community where the company do business. There able to create a global reach with local focus because of the strength of Coca Cola System which comprises company and more than 250 bottling partners. The Coca Cola is not a single entity from legal or managerial perspective and the company does not own or control all of our bottling partners, while many view the company as simply Coca Cola the system operates through multiple local channels. The company manufactures and sells concentrates beverages bases and syrups to bottling operations, owns the brands and it’s responsible for consumers brand marketing initiative. A transnational corporation is any enterprise that undertakes foreign direct investment owns or controls income gathering assets in more than one country, produces goods or services outside its country of origin or engages in international production. For example Coca-Cola Company is a transnational corporation because they have proven successful in their international operations and are one of the most recognized brands in the world. Coca-Cola has used each of the six strategies. Coca-Cola Company was very successful in implementing strategies regardless of the country. The company has 6 keys of strategies necessary for firms to be successful when expanding globally. Differentiation strategy is defined as a marketing technique used by a manufacturer to...
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...The Coca-Cola Company An amazing 1.8 billion servings of Coca-Cola products are sold around the world every day, according to Steve Buffington, vice president of supply chain development and director of supply chain, Bottling Investments Group for The Coca-Cola Company. Making sure that every one of its thirsty clients gets the right product, at the right time and in the right price range is Coca-Cola’s supply chain priority. Buffington, a 34-year veteran with The Coca-Cola Company, has been involved in a variety of strategies for growth and operations excellence. He has led new developments in the Coca-Cola supply chain around the globe, from bottler consolidation in North America in the 1980s, to procurement and supply chain strategies in Argentina in the ’90s. In the mid-2000s, Buffington took over management responsibility for the Bottling Investment Group in Brazil, Uruguay, India, Philippines and Singapore as Coca-Cola focused on strengthening bottlers in these key markets. Since 2009, Buffington has been responsible for development and implementation of strategies to support and enhance the Coca-Cola supply chain system. LOCAL SERVICE To be able to offer that localized customer service worldwide, Coca-Cola six years ago established the world’s largest lean-Six Sigma supply chain operation to leverage best practices, processes and operational excellence programs. “It’s all about being local, being responsive, being market-driven and also being able to...
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...THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Students’ name: Malvina Shahini TABLE OF CONTENTS THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 Students’ name: Malvina Shahini 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION AND COMPANY BACKROUND 2 INDUSTRY 3 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET 4 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 4 MARKET SEGMENTATION 5 MISSION, VISION AND VALUES 6 COMPANY'S STAKEHOLDERS 8 PART I: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 9 PESTLE ANALYSIS 9 PORTER'S 5 FORCES OF COMPETITION MODEL 11 PART II: INTERNAL ANALYSIS 14 VALUE CHAIN MODEL 14 VRIO FRAMEWORK 16 BCG ANALYSIS 17 POSITIONING 17 PART III: COMPANY’S CORPORATE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY 19 PART IV: IDENTYFYING ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE COMPANY 20 PART V: IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF THE MAIN STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR GROWTH 22 ANSOFF MATRIX MODEL 22 PART VI: RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION 24 REFERENCE LIST 24 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper is a strategic analysis of The Coca-Cola Company, a leader in the beverage industry. Coca-Cola, the world’s leading soft drink maker, operates in more than 200 countries and owns or licenses more than 500 brands of non-alcoholic beverages. The company faces challenges in today’s market because of market changes, socio-economic changes and globalization. The purpose of this assignment is to assess the current situation of the Coca-Cola Company and to provide recommendations on strategies that the firm can pursue in the future. In detail, an external analysis of the company is performed to understand the impact of...
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...1. The role of Coca Cola's reputation plays to it employees is to provide no only a great place to work but inspire them to use innovation to provide a portfolio of brands meeting customer needs worldwide. At the same time striving to keep business ties strong with the community by implementing various educational programs and scholarships as well as focusing on issues concerning the environment, health and recycling programs. Different factors that stockholders might use are how the stock market trend have been in the last 5 years. Have there been any ethical issues concerning the environment or lawsuits of any kind. Have they developed new products that rival similar companies? Have they given back in terms of philanthropy or any positive media concerning the company. Have they evolved their image in terms of being aware of real world problems and focusing on programs towards these issues. Are the currently on the up and up? These factors vary from stockholder to stockholder due to personal interests.Yes, Some have agendas that have a monetary bottom line, some have a ethical and moral agenda. 2. Steps taken to remedy the concerns of Coca Cola Board of Directors- * I would weed out the weak ones first some seem to be dead weight and just surviving on being a “yes” man/woman. Case by case * Offer early retirements for some who might have potential issues with the new upcoming changes, of coarse it will be case by case * Talk about over all...
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...The Coca-Cola Company: Then and Now Introduction This case study is based on Coca-Cola Corporation, the producer of Coke, which is the world’s largest distributor and producer of non-alcoholic beverages. Until the 1960’s, Coca-Cola was a one product company, but then to maintain and increase its market share in the increasing competition by companies like Pepsi, Coke bought Belmont Springs Water and Minute Maid and launched Tabs, Sprite, and Fresca making significant inroads into the diet soda market. In 2009, the corporation generated $31 billion in operating revenues and had a net income of $6.8 billion from it’s over 400 brands sold in over 200 countries (Harvey, 2012). Although Coca-Cola is known as the world’s #1 producer of sparkling beverage, it also known for losing the largest racial discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. history. In April 1999, four African-American Coca-Cola employees filed a law suit against the company for racial discrimination. The plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and 2200 similarly situated African-American colleagues, alleged they had suffered discrimination in pay, promotions and performance evaluations. Since then in less than ten years, with the help of external task force the corporation has transformed itself in terms of diversity management. In 2010, the corporation was listed as one of the Fortune magazine’s 2010 Most Admired Companies and has consistently earned a place in Diversity Inc.’s top 50 companies for diversity list (Harvey...
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...Case Study Coca-Cola Company: Then and Now Vladyslav Mozharov vladyslavmozharov@cityu.edu MBA 545: People and Systems in Organizations John Elmer Case Study – Coca-Cola Company: Then and Now May 1, 2014 The traditional change model consists of three steps: unfreezing, i.e. recognizing the need for change because of some event or threat, the actual change actions and refreezing, i.e. incorporating new ways of operating and thinking into everyday operations of the organization. Apply this model to the situation at the coca-cola company at the point when the lawsuit was served in 1999. As it is stated in the case of Coca-Cola, it was a marketing machine ran by bureaucrats and tried to create an image of their brand more than to give to customers what they want. At that stage, Ivestor, who was a CEO of the company, was focusing more on the numbers and revenues than on what is really going inside of the company. He was described as insecure and arrogant and refused to listen to his own people, working for him. Instead of solving the real problems in the company, he was focusing on keeping profits on the same level. Case gives an example of passivity of his actions by increasing the price of Coke syrup sales to bottlers to keep it. Of course, it was a mandatory action due to the largest product recall in their history, but it only accumulated a racial tension in the company, as he was indifferent to people and focused on financial results. His lack of actions for solving...
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...Business Analysis Part III: The Coca-Cola Company Karen Mace MGT 521 June 11, 2012 Elaine Nissley Business Analysis Part III: The Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company is a successful global food and beverage organization. In 2012, The Coca-Cola Company was ranked 59 by Fortune 500 magazine [ (CNNMoney) ]. This was an increase from the previous ranking of 70. DiversityInc magazines ranked the organization as number 12 on the magazine’s top 50 companies for diversity in 2011 [ (The Coca-Cola Company) ]. The Coca-Cola Company has been the dominant leader in the global soft-drink industry through the 20th century [ (The Coca-Cola Company) ]. The Coca-Cola Company has been influenced by different economic trends, such as lower disposable consumer income and the importance of conservation. In a recession, consumers will often reduce their spending on non-essential items such as carbonated beverages so that their disposable income can be used to cover the essential household expenses. Carbonated beverages have been viewed as non-essential items because they lack any nutritional value. Coca-Cola has positioned the company to sustain this economic trend by offering products focused on a nutritional aspect such as flavored waters and reduced sodium sports drinks. Consumers can validate their spending on these items because they are healthy and “good for them”. Coca-Cola has addressed the importance of conservation by reducing the size of the bottle. The reduction in size...
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...Everything Related to the Coca-Cola Company Everything Related to the Coca-Cola Company Founded in 1886 in Atlanta, Coca-Cola Company is the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, used to produce more than 230 beverage brands. It is also the world’s most inclusive brand and company. It has already ventured regionally out of Atlanta to other states of United States since the late 19th century and its signature contour bottle was first manufactured in the early 20th century to distinguish themselves and assuring the genuine Coca-Cola. Though the company grew rapidly and roared into some European countries during the 1900s, its presence worldwide grew swiftly only after World War II. Year after year, the company has been discovering new foreign markets to bring higher profits as to fulfill its ultimate obligation to provide consistently attractive returns to the owners of the company and to enlarge its customer base in order to achieve economics of scale. Due to strong competition with Pepsi-Cola, Coca-Cola wants to reduce its dependence on United States market, which is their similar domestic market, as to reduce its risk and increase its global market share by going international. Presently, the company has already reached six billion consumers in nearly two hundred countries. Coca-Cola Company has been very successful in international marketing effort. Aggressive advertising...
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...The Coca-Cola Company: Basis of Competition As of 2012, Coca-Cola was worth $77.8 billion. It is currently the world’s leading brand according the annual “Brand Value Ranking” from ‘Interbrand’, and now, with ‘3,500 different beverages sold worldwide’ (Interbrand, 2012), Coca-Cola is leading the many emerging markets too. In order to be this successful, Coca-Cola must have an exceedingly strong basis of competition, and that, it does: For starters, Coca-Cola has achieved very high economies of scale since its beginning in 1886. High economies of scale allow businesses to produce more, at a much lower cost, because average costs fall when buying in bulk. This then allows the business to lower its prices, which will obviously instigate an increase in demand and potentially, profits. Then, with more profits, businesses can increase the barriers to entry within a market and deter other companies from entry. Furthermore, within the Soft Drinks Industry, the bargaining power of buyers is extremely high due to low switching costs, and the general ease at which consumers can switch; but due to them amassing a large degree of customer loyalty over the years, Coca-Cola is an exception to the rule as its customers have become increasingly less price sensitive. This is another benefit of having a competitive advantage. Coca-Cola’s competitive advantage comes mainly from its innovation and product differentiation techniques. Coca-Cola ‘spends roughly 20% of its advertising budget...
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...TECNOLOGIA DE THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Hace algún tiempo los distribuidores de refrescos levantaban los pedidos manualmente por medio de unos formatos de papel, esto ya es parte de la historia, ahora quienes se dedican a la pre-venta cambiaron carpetas por pantallas de cristal liquido y plumas por lápices ópticos. Los orden de compra se hacia en la tienda, que después se pasaban al centro de distribución quienes varias personas computaban los datos. Este proceso tomaba mucho tiempo y personal, pero además había un mayor riesgo de errores que luego generaban la devolución de la mercancía y por consecuencia perdidas de dinero. Es ahora que por medio del uso de la tecnología se ha contribuido a acelerar los procesos de venta y disminuir los márgenes de error, e incluso representa ganancias adicionales para la compañía, ya sea en mano de obra y materia prima. La aplicación utilizada es la Palm, que a su vez tiene instalado un software diseñado exclusivamente para realizar la comercialización de los productos de manera organizada y sin duplicar las tareas. Este software permite el intercambio inalámbrico de datos a partir de una conexión entre usuarios de un dispositivo móvil y la información que se tiene en bases de datos de la compañía. Una vez que el vendedor captura el pedido de venta en su palm, regresa a la planta y sincroniza su equipo personal con la base de datos de la empresa, así la información ingresa de inmediato y totalmente digitalizada, esta...
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...Financial Research Report: The Coca - Cola Company FIN 534 – Assignment #1 07 December 2014 Coca Cola Introduction: Coca Cola Company is an American, multinational company that is infamous for its beverage products. The company is commonly referred to as coca cola. Invented and patented in 1886 and 1887, respectively, by an American pharmacist named John Pemberton. Pemberton sold the company in 1889 to Griggs Candler who incorporated it in 1892. For more than 70 years, coca cola had been the sole beverage of the company. Although international expansion was tested in 1928, expansion of the company in the United States did not start until late 1955 (World of Coca-Cola, 2014). This expansion into other beverage flavors as well as diet and caffeine free choices has allowed the company to become a market leader in the beverage industry. The Company has found success in appealing to the needs and desires of a broad consumer base. Their customers derive from various backgrounds, lifestyles, demographics and age ranges. Currently, the Coca Cola brand expands in the integrated form of more than 500 brands of beverages across more than 200 nations worldwide. As markets changed and competition grew, Coca Cola decided to introduce Diet Coke and later followed with several others to include, but not limited to, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola Cherry, Sprite, and Schweppes. As of today, it is estimated that the Coca Cola Corporation has more than 3500 beverages spread across a...
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...Team Project 1.0 Executive Summary The Company for analysis is the Coca-Cola Company. It operates in the soft drinks industry. This company is known to be among the oldest companies that manufacture non-alcoholic beverages. Among the main competitors of Coca-Cola is Pepsi. Coca-Cola is a multinational that has subsidiaries in almost every corner of the globe. It is a publicly traded company with a current market price for its stock at 46.39 % as at 31st March 2016 which translates to a deviation of 0.41%.An analysis of Coca-Cola Company reveals that Coca-Cola is currently grappling with issues related to its market share, quality of its soft drinks and production processes. These problems have in turn decreased their market share and its competitive advantage. Competitors have taken this as the advantage to increase their sales and revenue. The notable competitors for Coca-Cola Company are Pepsi, Nestle S.A, Dr. Pepper Snapple group inc., and Nestle Waters France. This study undertakes an analysis of Coca-Cola's industry with an aim of finding the root causes of these problems and how Coca-Cola can overcome them. Michael Porter’s five forces model, ratio analysis, analysis of market capitalization, business model, and strategy are some of the main approaches that this study applies in analyzing the Coca-Cola Company. Nevertheless, the Coca-Cola Company remains competitive, and investors should not avoid from investing in Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola produces several brands of non-alcoholic...
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...Capabilities of Coca-Cola Company. The purpose of this essay is to analyse how Coca-Cola generates sustainable competitive advantage by drawing on the resources and capabilities literature. The discussion of the theoretical concepts will be focusing on resource-based view, tangible and intangible resources, and strategic capabilities. Overview of Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company, founded in year 1886, is the world’s largest beverage company. It is a manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage brands, concentrates and syrups. The company own or license and market more than 500 nonalcoholic beverage brands and also a variety of still beverages such as waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, and energy and sports drinks. Its own and market four of the world’s top five nonalcoholic sparkling beverage brands: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. The finished beverage products are now sold in more than 200 countries. The company headquarter is in Atlanta, Georgia and have 146,200 workforce globally as of December 2011. The company’s revenue was $46,542 million in the financial year ended December 2011. (Coca-Cola Company, 2011) Theoretical concepts The theoretical concept for Resources and Capabilities is based on the resource-based view. Resource-based view is a way of viewing a company, primarily application of the bundle of valuable interchangeable and tangible and intangible resources of the company. By anlaysing...
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...Analysis of Global Leadership Practices for The Coca-Cola Company Robert Walbrun 11/25/2014 City University - Seattle Abstract This paper will discuss The Coca-Cola Company, a company that does business with international stakeholders. It will analyze the leadership practices of working across cultures and outline what the organization does well in this regard and what opportunities exist for improvement. In conclusion, this paper will recommend actions that should be taken to make improvements in relations with international stakeholders. Analysis of Global Leadership Practices for The Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company spans across over 200 countries with more than 3500 products worldwide (“Coca-Cola at a glance”, n.d.). The company has been adaptive to the changing world and has adjusted its leadership structure to meet current business needs. Partnerships around the world have allowed it to adjust its manufacturing and distribution approach to meet the needs of each independent market. The company is cognizant of its emerging markets and makes investments that secure the future of those markets. While Coke is an extremely strong and recognizable brand around the world it has also exposed itself to controversial situations as it has worked to establish itself in new global markets. Unique challenges inhibit the company’s growth in some markets but recognition of collateral impact to specific business decisions and appropriate adjustments will...
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