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Human resources to meet emerging business needs

This Case Study introduces students to KFC and its franchise operations. It considers the employment brand, U+KFC and its alignment with KFC’s strong company culture. The Case Study examines the way human resource management has been adapted to meet the changing needs of KFC.

As a result of reading this Case Study students should be able to:

  • Understand the operation of KFC and the role played by Human Resources
  • Appreciate the unique features of the KFC company culture 
  • Analyse the employment brand of U+KFC and how and why it was developed
  • Recognise the advantages to the business of the online recruitment process and the web-based training.

Introduction

The fast food revolution commenced in Australia in April 196Since launching the first restaurant in Sydney, with a staff of just 25, KFC has grown to 600 stores in Australia and New Zealand.

Developing a strong company culture

A company culture describes the way a company’s owners and employees think, feel and act. KFC company culture is a direct result of the company’s vision and values.

Creating an employment brand

In 2007 the U + KFC brand was launched. This is a specific employment brand used for recruitment, training and careers.

The online recruitment process

KFC has developed an e-recruitment tool which gives potential employees the ability to apply for a job online.

Effective training and development

KFC, like the YUM! parent organisation, has a strong focus on building people capability.

Conclusion

KFC has elevated ‘the power of its people’ as its secret ingredient for success.

 

Introduction


 

Developing a strong company culture


 

Creating an employment brand


 

The online recruitment process


 

Effective training and development


 

Conclusion


 

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Learning Area(s):
  • Business Environment | Significance of business
  • Business Environment | Stakeholders
  • Business Environment | The external environment
  • Business Structure and Organisation | Franchising
  • Careers | Career training and development
  • Careers | Choosing a career
  • Careers | Graduate programs
  • Change Management | Change issues for business
  • Change Management | Leadership and change
  • Change Management | Managing change effectively
  • Change Management | Sources of change
  • Communication | Effective communication models
  • Communication | Technology and communication
  • Employee Relations | Proactive employee relations
  • Human Resource Management | Employee Motivation
  • Human Resource Management | Human resource planning
  • Human Resource Management | Induction
  • Human Resource Management | Mission and objectives
  • Human Resource Management | Recruitment and selection
  • Management Skills | Communication
  • Management Skills | Managing in a team environment
  • Management Skills | Role of leadership
  • Management Skills | Role of planning
  • Management and ICT | The impact of technology on business
  • Marketing | Product development
  • Marketing | Promotion strategies and their application
  • Small Business | Running a small business
  • Small Business | Small business and entrepreneurship
From: Edition 6
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 18:11

IAG: the business of risk management

The business of risk management

This Case Study will profile how the Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has established four principles that provide the basis for a successful, sustainable business and benefits to the wider society. As a result of reading this Case Study, the student should be able to:

  • Understand the issue of sustainability as a key objective of business
  • Establish the relationship between sustainability and social responsibility
  • Identify strategies and processes to manage a socially responsible, sustainable business.

Introduction

How much do you know about insurance? Insurance is a financial safeguard against the unexpected.

The basics of insurance and risk management

The easiest way to understand the basic elements of insurance and risk management is to look at a particular area of insurance.

Socially responsible management at IAG

IAG has developed a socially responsible business around the four principles identified.

Conclusion

Insurance Australia Group Limited is a successful Australasian public company.

 

Introduction


 

The basics of insurance and risk management


 

Socially responsible management at IAG


 

Conclusion


 

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IAG
From: Edition 1
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 18:03

iinet: The business of connecting better

The business of connecting better

This Case Study highlights the development process of a leading telecommunications and Internet company that has resulted in a range of successful and innovative products.

As a result of reading this Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Recognise the significance of innovation to business success
  • Describe the product development processes
  • Analyse the product development process in the context of specific products and services.

Introduction

What's new in Internet and telephones? How fast can broadband go as a technology?

Managing and developing ideas

Before we begin to examine the process of managing and developing product ideas we need to understand certain factors in iiNet's external environment.

Commercialising the strategy

Let us examine three major products to highlight how iiNet's objective to develop innovative communication solutions is met: broadband, VoIP and phone.

Innovation for success

iiNet's website www.iinet.net.auwww.iinet.net.au plays a vital role in the marketing of its products.

Conclusion

The development of innovative products is the key ingredient in the success of companies in the telecommunications and technology sector.

 

Introduction


 


Managing and developing product ideas


 

Commercialising the strategy


 

Innovation for success


 

Conclusion


 

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Resources:
From: Edition 2

Proving large companies can be agile

Heinz Wattie's is one of the most recognised and successful brands in New Zealand. Product innovation and understanding consumer trends are at the heart of the company's success in an increasingly competitive market.

As a result of reading this Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Understand how Heinz Wattie's retains its competitive advantage in the marketplace 
  • Discuss the importance of innovation and meeting consumer needs 
  • Describe how communication and marketing form an integral part of brand development.

Introduction

There are few aisles in a New Zealand supermarket that do not contain a Heinz Wattie's product. It has 30 brands in its stable, including Wattie's, Heinz, Lea & Perrins, Chef, Champ, Eta, HP, Farex, Nurture, Greenseas, Weight Watchers, Praise, Oak and Craig's.

Background

Wattie's has been manufacturing high quality food products in New Zealand since 1934.

The marketplace

Currently, the split between domestic and export sales of products produced by Heinz Wattie's is around 45:55 - a huge increase since 2000 when it was 85:15.

Consumers

To remain in touch with what New Zealanders want from their food suppliers, Heinz Wattie's continues to conduct in-depth market research.

Product innovation

Innovation is at the heart of Wattie's growth and success.

Innovative communication strategy

Over the years Heinz Wattie's has continued to produce innovative and successful marketing strategies.

Research & Development

Heinz Wattie's has always taken a long-term view of innovation.

Conclusion

Heinz Wattie's is a highly successful company in the food sector.

 

 

Introduction


 

Background


 

The marketplace


 

Consumers


 

Product innovation


 

Innovative communication strategy


 

Research & Development


 

Conclusion

 


 

Making a powerful difference in New Zealand

This Case Study looks at one of New Zealand's largest energy companies, Genesis Energy. It reviews the firm's diverse portfolio and the legal requirements that affect the business.

As a result of carefully reading this Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Understand corporate governance of a State-Owned Enterprise 
  • Explain risk management with reference to Genesis Energy 
  • Discuss the obligations of the Resource Management Act and its impact on Genesis Energy
  • Explain what is meant by the Kyoto Protocol.

Introduction

Did you wake up this morning and turn on your bedroom light, listen to the radio, have a hot shower or make a cup of tea? If the answer is yes, chances are you used electricity from one of Genesis Energy's power schemes to do it.

A different business model

Genesis Energy is a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE). It operates under the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986.

Rethinking company values

The founding of the new company in 1999 was a time of challenge for staff. They had new workers to get to know and a new brand to build.

Managing risk

Risk management is the task of reducing the risk a company faces and developing ways to manage it.

An ideal environment

The Resource Management Act 1991 is a law that sets out how to control impacts on the environment.

A diverse workforce

Genesis Energy is a large employer. It has a current staff of around 500 in the North Island.

Conclusion

Genesis Energy states that its goal is to strive to make a positive impact on the environment and to contribute to New Zealand's long-term energy supply and international and national climate change obligations.

 

Introduction

 

 

A different business model


 

Rethinking company values


 

Managing risk


 

An ideal environment


 

Conclusion


 

Associated with:
Learning Area(s):
  • Business Environment | Mission and Objectives
  • Business Environment | Significance of business
  • Business Environment | Stakeholders
  • Business Law | Business obligations under selected legislation
  • Business Law | Impact on business
  • Business Law | Proactive business and the law
  • Business Structure and Organisation | Forms of ownership of large organisations
  • Business Structure and Organisation | Organisational structures:overview
  • Change Management | Change issues for business
  • Change Management | Sources of change
  • Ethics and Social Responsibility | Corporate governance
  • Ethics and Social Responsibility | Socially responsible programs and approaches
  • Human Resource Management | Human resource planning
  • Human Resource Management | Recruitment and selection
  • Marketing | Product development
Resources:
From: Edition 3

Hello Tomorrow - formulating a corporate social responsibility strategy

his Case Study investigates the importance of companies demonstrating a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Stakeholders expect companies to take the needs of the environment and community into account when formulating business practice. An investigation on how to measure the effectiveness of a CSR strategy occurs. Examples of Genesis’s commitment to CSR programs and initiatives are illustrated.

As a result of carefully reading this Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Explain the benefits a business can expect by adopting formal CSR programs 
  • Discuss why it is important for a business to engage with the communities they operate in 
  • Provide examples of how Genesis has addressed the issue of climate change and on limiting their environmental footprint
  • Outline key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of a CSR strategy.

Introduction

Genesis Energy, a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), is New Zealand's largest energy retailer and third largest electricity generator.

A formal CSR strategy

Corporate social responsibility has become more important to employees and stakeholders of all organisations.

Climate change

Climate change has become an issue of importance to all members of the community.

Reducing our environmental footprint

If Genesis Energy was to reduce its environmental footprint, change was required.

Making a difference in the community

One of the key values that drive Genesis Energy is how they treat their customers and respective communities.

Measuring business performance

Many businesses claim to be strong supporters of corporate social responsibility.

Conclusion

Genesis Energy is a big resource user. Fortunately, they are also a leader in corporate social responsibility strategies.

 

Introduction


 

A formal CSR strategy


 

Climate change


 

Reducing our environmental footprint


 

Making a difference in the community


 

Measuring business performance


 

Conclusion


 

Associated with:
Learning Area(s):
  • Business Environment | Measuring business performance
  • Business Environment | Mission and Objectives
  • Business Environment | Stakeholders
  • Business Environment | The business life cycle
  • Business Structure and Organisation | Aligning structure to objectives
  • Business Structure and Organisation | Forms of ownership of large organisations
  • Environmental Issues | Carbon footprint
  • Environmental Issues | Climate change
  • Environmental Issues | Responsibility of industry
  • Ethics and Social Responsibility | Socially responsible programs and approaches
  • Marketing | Product development
From: Edition 4

Promotion through personality and partnerships

Fujitsu General is one of the leading suppliers of air conditioning and plasma display technology products within Australia. With the company's slogan "Australia's Favourite Air", Fujitsu has recently rapidly expanded its air conditioning range, with products to suit the domestic and commercial market. This Case Study examines how Fujitsu has achieved its business objectives with a promotional strategy using former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor.

As a result of reading the Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Explain the concepts of marketing strategy and promotion and how these relate to Fujitsu's business objectives. 
  • Evaluate the success of Fujitsu's promotional strategy of personality endorsement to increase brand recognition.
  • Analyse the value of implementing a marketing strategy of partnering with other businesses.

Introduction

The company, which later became Fujitsu General (Aust.) Pty Limited (Fujitsu), entered the Australian market in the early 1970's as a supplier of a range of consumer electronics products including air conditioners, televisions and refrigerators.

Using a personality to build a brand

Fujitsu planned a strategy based on using a personality, a well-known Australian sportsperson. Using a personality is a modern marketing technique that involves much more than the use of the person's physical image.

Planning the campaign

Fujitsu along with McNabb, then planned the campaign and the advertising and public relations tactics.

Communication

An objective with the Mark Taylor campaign was to build greater awareness of the Fujitsu brand among the target audience.

Evaluation

The key to any marketing campaign lies in the results. The results Fujitsu planned to achieve were to increase brand awareness, build market share and achieve market leadership. So, just what did the Mark Taylor campaign achieve?

Promotion through partnerships

As more and more competitors copied Fujitsu's winter cashback initiative, it looked to again differentiate itself from its competitors.

Conclusion

In a market continuing to experience growth, as well as dealing with the continuing pressure coming from cheaper brands and products from Korea and China, the Fujitsu brand, endorsed by Mark Taylor, is maintaining its dominance as the market leader in air conditioning products.

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Introduction

The company, which later became Fujitsu General (Aust.) Pty Limited (Fujitsu), entered the Australian market in the early 1970's as a supplier of a range of consumer electronics products including air conditioners, televisions and refrigerators.

In the late 1980's, Fujitsu's parent company changed its business objectives and refocused these around its research and manufacturing strengths in two main product categories - Air Conditioning and Plasma Display Devices. Fujitsu is now one of the leading suppliers of air conditioning and plasma display technology products within Australia.

Fujitsu - marketing through celebrity sponsorship

With an emphasis on one product, air conditioning, this Case Study examines how Fujitsu has focused its business objectives on:

  • Differentiating its brand from others in the marketplace
  • Increasing its brand share
  • Changing end user perceptions of air conditioning from cooling only to cooling and heating
  • Changing the way air conditioning is sold from one of peak sales in summer to increasing year round sales.

Fujitsu used a carefully planned and executed strategy. This Case Study looks at how developing a marketing strategy based on promotion helped Fujitsu achieve its business objectives. The promotional strategy was built around advertising and public relations, using the well-known Australian cricket personality, Mark 'Tubby' Taylor. We also explore the important role partnerships have played in the company's brand success since 1998, when it introduced the Mark Taylor/Fujitsu campaign for the home air conditioning market.

In 1998 the company looked closely at a range of factors specific to the air conditioning marketplace to help develop its marketing strategy.

To develop the marketing strategy, Fujitsu answered these questions:

  • What are we trying to achieve with this air conditioning product and how are we going to achieve it? and
  • Who is this product being aimed at, or what is the target market?

The strategy created to achieve these objectives was to:

  • Create a point-of-difference for Fujitsu designed to lift brand recognition in the marketplace
  • Educate end users about the heating benefits of air conditioning.

Two tactics were selected to put this strategy into action:

  1. Introduce a respected personality - a person consumers would associate with the characteristics required for the brands success (a family-minded person, a person who was trusted, a leader who was approachable, respected and admired by both men and women)
     
  2. Create a persuasive winter promotion to encourage sales of air conditioners at this time of the year and educate consumers on the heating benefits of air conditioning.

 

Using a personality to build a brand

Fujitsu planned a strategy based on using a personality, a well-known Australian sportsperson. Using a personality is a modern marketing technique that involves much more than the use of the person's physical image.

The celebration of individuals and the concept of individual fame has been a part of society since ancient times. Today, a celebrity is a person regarded as a well-known public figure - a person whose distinctive identity becomes a marketable commodity in its own right. These distinctions include such things as personal style, name, and reputation.

Fujitsu decided to use the celebrity in personality endorsement, or using the person to inform the public that he approved of their product and was happy to be associated with it, rather than personality merchandising which uses the person's name on their product.

The personality approach was used to build the brand. To measure how well this happens, companies measure brand recall, or how well consumers remember advertising and other messages they have seen about a brand. Fujitsu considered that using Mark Taylor would create links between their products and his appeal in the marketplace, thus building brand recognition. They could measure their success with this through measuring consumer brand recall of the Fujitsu brand and how well consumers associated Mark Taylor with the brand. They also believed that using him would spark renewed interest from the media in their product, thus creating public relations opportunities.

Fujitsu chose Mark Taylor as the appropriate celebrity for two reasons:

  • Relevance
  • The way that the target market would relate to Mark.

Diagram 2

Extensive market research conducted by Fujitsu resulted in the following profile of its target market:

  • Home owners
  • 25 to 44 years old
  • Larger households
  • Young couples with children across all socioeconomic levels.

Source: Roy Morgan research.

 

Planning the campaign

Fujitsu along with McNabb, then planned the campaign and the advertising and public relations tactics. As the company planned to become the market leader and increase year round air conditioning sales, it set these advertising objectives:
  • To build image and awareness of Fujitsu as Australia's leading brand of air conditioning
  • Communicate the benefits of reverse cycle air conditioning compared with other heating systems
  • Develop an integrated advertising point of sale (POS) retail campaign across winter and summer.

The next step, having identified Mark Taylor as the appropriate celebrity (and signing him up!) was to effectively use his endorsement in the campaign.

Diagram 3: Using Mark Taylor in the campaign

So far, we've looked at how Fujitsu identified its business objectives and its corresponding marketing objectives. We then examined why it selected personality endorsement as appropriate to its aims, and how it selected a marketing mix using advertising, public relations, publicity, and sales as its major tactics.

Do you sometimes confuse the meanings of advertising, promotion, publicity, public relations, and sales? This story may make these concepts clearer:

Diagram 4:'The Circus Comes to Town'.

Source: Promoting issues and ideas' by M. Booth and Associates

 

Communication

An objective with the Mark Taylor campaign was to build greater awareness of the Fujitsu brand among the target audience. The key to this was to develop integrated marketing communications involving advertising, public relations, publicity and point of sales material. Adopting this integrated approach meant that these elements of the marketing mix would work together in a unified way, rather than each of them working in isolation.

 

The tactical challenge for Fujitsu was to plan and coordinate these elements to help build brand awareness and sales, and to select the most appropriate media to make this happen.

Fujitsu selected television as the most effective communication medium to reach the target audience on a large scale, and to then support this with radio and press advertising. The three mediums were used together, particularly when Fujitsu planned promotions based around educating consumers and encouraging winter sales.

As the target audience included homeowners, Fujitsu also advertised through lifestyle and homemaker magazines - a tactic specifically designed to reach people when they were thinking about doing something to their home.

POS material was designed to remind consumers of the Fujitsu brand and its link with Mark Taylor at that important time just prior to purchase. This POS material, particularly the life-size images, was also constantly in front of floor sales staff in retail premises reminding them of the links between the products and Mark Taylor.

 

Evaluation

The key to any marketing campaign lies in the results. The results Fujitsu planned to achieve were to increase brand awareness, build market share and achieve market leadership. So, just what did the Mark Taylor campaign achieve?

Objective - to build market share and become the market leader

Fujitsu has built market share and become the market leader since 1998, a result reflected in the Fujitsu company slogan, 'Australia's Favourite Air'.

Diagram 5: Market share (non-ducted air conditioning)

Objective - to increase brand awareness

To measure brand recall, Fujitsu commissioned specialist ongoing research into consumer perceptions of the product. This research asked these questions of a sample of consumers:

  • Which air conditioning brand names are you aware of? (an unprompted recall question)
  • Which brand of air conditioning have you seen advertising for? (an unprompted recall question).

The results clearly demonstrated how awareness of the Fujitsu brand changed over the period. A national figure of 32% (unprompted) brand recall and a 39% national recall of Fujitsu advertising are regarded as good evidence that consumer perception of the brand was positively influenced by Mark Taylor's endorsement.

Objective - use personality endorsement to support business objectives

The air conditioning market uses a specialist research firm to collect data to measure brand awareness. Fujitsu also uses this specific research study (described as an 'omnibus' study) to determine the level of Mark Taylor's acceptance in the marketplace. National data asking whether people had seen the Fujitsu advertising campaign featuring Mark Taylor, as well as whether they thought he was a good representative for Fujitsu were collected. This was then compared with similar data gathered in the Sydney market in 1999 and 2000.

The results were impressive for Fujitsu. 75% of men and 68% of women reported that Mark Taylor was a good representative for the company.

Branding

In an effort to further enhance its brand awareness, Fujitsu entered into a motorsport sponsorship arrangement. There were a number of sponsorship avenues explored, but ultimately V8 Supercar racing was decided as the best medium to achieve this. It offered a truly national platform to promote the Fujitsu brand name over an extended season when compared to more traditional avenues such as football, cricket, etc. The sponsorship initially started with a privateer in the V8 Development Series and has evolved into the creation of the 'Fujitsu Racing' team, competing in both the main V8 Supercar Championship and the V8 Development Series.

This sponsorship serves a dual purpose for Fujitsu - brand exposure to a very wide consumer demographic and the ability to develop much closer customer relationships through on-track experiences and corporate hospitality at the various race meets around Australia. The Fujitsu Racing truck, V8 Supercars and promotional road car are all utilised for various store based promotions throughout the year, aimed at bringing further impact to customers localised advertising activities.

Seasonal Promotional Activity

Fujitsu, like most other air conditioning suppliers, was traditionally affected by a considerable drop in sales at the completion of summer and throughout the winter months. Whilst its specialist air conditioning customers continued to focus on sales on a year round basis, its retailers tended to treat the product as purely a cooling product for summer, ignoring the benefits of reverse cycle air conditioners as viable heating alternative to traditional sources.

In an effort to change this mentality and bring greater consistency to its sales across the entire year, 12 years ago Fujitsu became the first supplier to introduce a winter consumer cashback incentive scheme. A $150 consumer installation bonus was offered by redemption for consumers who purchased and installed a reverse cycle split system air conditioner in the designated period. This promotion was heavily promoted with advertising and point of sales material featuring Mark Taylor. This initiative proved hugely successful for Fujitsu with an increase in sales of over 40% compared with the same period the prior year.

 

Promotion through partnerships

As more and more competitors copied Fujitsu's winter cashback initiative, it looked to again differentiate itself from its competitors. With this in mind, it continued to use Mark Taylor, but now using partnering programs to increase the value of its promotion offer and activities. Partnering with another company is typically used:
  • To offer a temporary reward to customers, provide an incentive ('buy the product, get this as well...')
  • For a limited period only
  • To add value to the company's product through offering or providing an incentive for customers to do certain things.

Fujitsu partnered with energy company Shell. In this partnership customers were rewarded with the other company's product for buying air conditioning products during the winter months. For example, Fujitsu joined with Shell to promote a 'free petrol offer' where purchasers of specific Fujitsu products were offered up to $500 of Shell petrol during the months of May to August. The joint promotion successfully used Mark Taylor as the presenter to increase sales during this period and extended the campaign with his image and quotes appearing on the Shell website.

A similar winter promotion offered 'free phone air time' in partnership with Motorola where purchasers of a specific air conditioner get a mobile phone plus airtime.

Both these types of promotions (fuel and mobile phone with airtime) have been designed to appeal to a wider audience as an alternative to other promotional activities such as 'cashback'.

Fujitsu also partners with its retailers and dealers using Mark Taylor images and short audio/visual vignettes for them to use. The aim here is to encourage them to use these in their own advertising using Mark Taylor with Fujitsu branding. This has not only extended the Fujitsu campaign, but also helped to create extra impact for the brand when, for example, retailers show a series of competing brands in catalogues.

 

Conclusion

In a market continuing to experience growth, as well as dealing with the continuing pressure coming from cheaper brands and products from Korea and China, the Fujitsu brand, endorsed by Mark Taylor, is maintaining its dominance as the market leader in air conditioning products. The use of personality endorsement has been a major factor in Fujitsu achieving its success.

 

Associated with:
Learning Area(s):
  • Communication | Effective communication models
  • Marketing | Market research methods/analysis
  • Marketing | Marketing evaluation including use of KPIs
  • Marketing | Promotion strategies and their application
  • Public Relations | PR Tactics and their application
From: Edition 7

Marketing through sponsorship - Fujitsu and V8

This Case Study examines how sponsorship is used a key marketing activity in Fujitsu's corporate and marketing strategies. As a winner itself in the air conditioning market, and an industry leader in plasma technology, Fujitsu sees good sense in being associated with other winners. Activities such as V8 Supercar racing provide a buzz and sense of adventure while meeting the business objectives of Fujitsu.

As a result of reading this Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Assess the importance of brand image in marketing products and building brand awareness 
  • Understand the connection between corporate strategy and marketing activities 
  • Analyse the importance of sponsorship as a key promotional tool and how sponsorship plays a part in achieving business objectives.

Introduction

Imagine the noise as a V8 Supercar hurtles along travelling at over 230 kmh!

Brand advertising and marketing

Having a clear corporate strategy is about being different, about differentiating your products and services in the eyes of consumers.

The benefits of sponsorship

Sponsorship is an increasingly popular marketing activity. The main business idea behind using sponsorship as part of the marketing mix is quite simple.

Why V8?

Fujitsu began its initial involvement with V8 Supercar racing through supporting an independent entrant - a privateer - in the Development series.

Gaining a return-on-investment

Marketing activities, like other business activities, must be spent effectively and their effectiveness must be measurable.

A different form of sponsorship

A key sponsorship benefit relates to the positive public relations that can be generated through sponsoring high profile not-for-profit organisations.

Conclusion

Intelligent sponsorship for Fujitsu involves far more than putting its name on V8 Supercars or becoming associated with the Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation.

 

Introduction


 

 

Brand advertising and marketing


 

 

The benefits of sponsorship


 

Why V8?


 

Gaining a return on investment


 

A different form of sponsorship


 

Conclusion


 

Wednesday, 08 June 2011 17:05

Fonterra: Meeting local and global needs

Meeting local and global needs

This Case Study looks at New Zealand's largest company, Fonterra. It discusses its importance as a producer, manufacturer and marketer of dairy products. It reviews the firm's response to shifts in both global and domestic markets.

As a result of carefully reading this Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Understand the difference between the local and the global marketplace
  • Define a co-operative and explain how it differs from other types of business organisation 
  • Discuss the importance of brand recognition
  • Explain how an integrated business operates 
  • Discuss the challenges for Fonterra and its strategy for the future.

Introduction

Fonterra is New Zealand's largest company and a leading international dairy company. It is responsible for 20 percent of everything New Zealand exports.

The supply chain

A supply chain traces the production of a good or service through its various stages.

Brands and brand recognition

If you've ever enjoyed a Tip Top ice cream or a glass of Anchor milk or a slice of Mainland cheese then you have enjoyed a Fonterra product.

Developing new products

To meet these trends Fonterra has developed products that will meet the diets of both the West and developing countries.

Strategies for the global market

Today we shop in a global environment. Around the world large retail chains or supermarkets dominate the marketplace.

Demand is changing, who will meet it?

Demand for dairy is growing so fast that a whole New Zealand dairy industry would have to start up every 10 years to meet it.

Implementing strategy

In order to meet the rapid changes in the dairy market Fonterra has a four-platform approach.

Conclusion

Fonterra is one of the most successful co-operatives in the world. It is the sixth largest dairy company by turnover. It is the largest supplier to the globally traded dairy market and New Zealand's largest company.

 

Introduction


 

The supply chain


 

Brands and brand recognition


 

Developing new products

 

 

Strategies for the global market


 

Demand is changing, who will meet it?


 

Implementing strategy


 

Conclusion

 

Associated with:
Learning Area(s):
  • Business Structure and Organisation | Forms of ownership of large organisations
  • Change Management | Change issues for business
  • Change Management | Managing change effectively
  • Change Management | Strategic planning
  • International Trade | International trade agreements: impact on business
  • Marketing | Product development
  • Operations Management | Materials management
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The 'impossible' achieved by sound project management

This Case Study looks at one of the most impressive achievements of Fletcher Construction Ltd - the Auckland Sky Tower. It discusses the importance of sound project management in making a complex construction a reality.

As a result of carefully reading this Case Study, students should be able to:

  • Define the term project manager
  • Identify the skills required by a project manager
  • Explain the role of a project manager
  • Discuss the responsibilities of a project manager with reference to the Sky Tower construction

Introduction

What is the first thing you picture when you think of Auckland?

The concept

In 1996, the first part of Sky City in Auckland opened with much excitement and media frenzy.

The nature of the project

For such a vast construction job, a huge range of materials is required.

The role of the project manager

Project management is used for almost any type of project.

The PM's responsibilities

The project manager has some key responsibilities.

Logistical challenges

If the initial planning of a project is thorough, then many potential obstacles will already be identified. This allows alternative solutions to be found in advance.

Conclusion

Creating an icon as unique as the Sky Tower required the ability to respond to challenging situations. Many demands were made on the builders, architects and engineers.

 

Introduction


 

The concept


 

The nature of the project


 

The role of the project manager


 

The PM's responsibilities


 

Logistical challenges


 

Conclusion


 

Associated with:
Learning Area(s):
  • Entrepreneurship/Innovation | Product/service innovation
  • Management Skills | Managing in a team environment
  • Management Skills | Role of leadership
  • Management Skills | Role of organisation
  • Management Skills | Role of planning
  • Operations Management | Quality management approaches
  • Project management | The project lifecycle
  • Project management | The role of the project manager
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