FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS (FMCG) Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) goods are popularly named as consumer packaged goods. Items in this category include all consumables (other than groceries/pulses) people buy at regular intervals. The most common in the list are toilet soaps, detergents, shampoos, toothpaste, shaving products, shoe polish, packaged foodstuff, and household accessories and extends to certain electronic goods. These items are meant for daily of frequent consumption and have a high
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domestic 57 overseas STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS Apart from being market leader in Japan, Shiseido is putting a lot of effort into research and development. Other important points are the strong focus on customer relationship management and environmental protection. But even though R&D is a cornerstone of Shiseido’s corporate philosophy, only 5% of the invented products are patented. This makes the company very vulnerable to competition. Another negative point is the limited other
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La Competitividad y las Cadenas Productivas Verdes Bart van Hoof Facultad de Administración, Universidad de Los Andes Bogota, Colombia bjv@adm.uniandes.edu.co Enverdecer las cadenas de suministro es una de las nuevas estrategias que aplican las corporaciones alrededor del mundo para asegurar su competitividad. Por medio de ella logran controlar los costos en sus cadenas de suministro, mejorar su eficiencia energética, disminuir su “huella de carbón” e innovar sus estrategias de sostenibilidad
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now faces tough competition from Proctor & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive. HUL is also known for its strong distribution network in India. In order to further strengthen its distribution in the rural areas and to empower the local women, HUL launched a project Shakti in 2000 in a district in Andhra Pradesh. The idea behind this project was to create women entrepreneurs and provide them with micro-credit and training in enterprise management, which would enable them to create self-help groups and
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Zzzquil, Tide, and Downy. P&G have on-the-ground operations in 70 different countries and employ over 121,000 people world-wide. They have 16 executive officers as of August 2013 who specializes in various forms of financial and operational management. They recently grouped its Global Business Units into four industry-based sectors as part of the Company’s ongoing plan to improve business performance. The four sectors are
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system. Will it work? Many outsiders are sceptical, citing Gillette's sorry record in toiletries. Besides, competition has become very stiff in the once fragmented men's toiletries business. Procter & Gamble now owns Old Spice and Noxzema, Colgate bought Mennen, and Unilever grabbed Faberge's Brut brand. But nobody has a better brand name than Gillette. If the line flops, some believe Gillette should simply abandon the whole field. But while the company has tried to apply the Gillette way
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SUMMARY: Surf excel has been following the Unilever’s message i.e. add vitality to life. Similar is with surf excel. In the beginning Surf Excel was facing competition from Ariel, the product of P&G. but very soon with the tagline “Dirt is Good”, Surf Excel was successful in regaining its market leadership. It soon emerged back as the dominant detergent of the country. The product is decided by matching the marketing insights with the local insights. The marketing report of the brand should
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are expected to grow constantly. Objectives The study aims at analyzing the working capital management of FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) Sector in India. The main objectives are: To analyze the working capital trends in FMCG sector; To discover the relative importance of various current assets components; To draw conclusion on the effectiveness of working capital management; To study: How the companies handle debtors how they handle inventories How they
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is characterized by a well-established distribution network, intense competition between the organized and unorganized segments and low operational cost. Availability of key raw materials, cheaper labor costs and presence across the entire value chain gives India a competitive advantage. The FMCG market is set to treble from US$ 11.6 billion in 2003 to US$ 33.4 billion in 2015. Penetration level as well as per capita consumption in most product categories like jams, toothpaste, skin care, hair
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Running Head: ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN Yolanda Galvan Melany Felton July 9, 2013 Strategic Management 498 Introduction Environmental scanning is an important part of all the organizations in order to compete in the market effectively, especially with a multinational approach to get a competitive advantage over others in the global environment. Competitive analysis is an important
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