Z01_JOHN2020_09_SE_EM20.QXD 10/13/10 9:10 Page 669 CASE STUDY Sustaining the magic at Bang & Olufsen Thomas Gulløv Longhi and Frank Brandt Kristensen In the past, Bang & Olufsen (B&O) has managed to adapt to changing market conditions mainly by launching new products with the best available technology and a unique design. In 2007, B&O faced a dramatic downturn due to the global financial crisis and at the same time experienced a paradigm shift in the market with the main drivers based on digital and networked technology. New management, installed in 2008, changed the structure and introduced a new strategic plan, improving efficiency and enhanced product development whilst retaining the focus on B&O’s core …show more content…
© Thomas Gulløv Longhi and Frank Brandt Kristensen 2010. Not to be reproduced or quoted without permission. Z01_JOHN2020_09_SE_EM20.QXD 670 10/13/10 9:10 Page 670 SUSTAINING THE MAGIC AT BANG & OLUFSEN international focus. Shortly after Kalle Hvidt Nielsen was appointed new CEO for B&O, the company announced a new turnaround strategy with a focus on profitability and centred on the product range. This new strategy, named ‘Pole Position’, is a metaphor chosen from Formula One motor racing. By using the term ‘Pole Position’, the new strategy is meant to signal a clear goal, a sense of urgency, teamwork and clear tasks for each team member of the organisation. The vision for B&O is to develop exclusive audio and video products differentiating on design, quality, innovation and user friendliness, for which the following initiatives have been taken: 1 Focus on product development in fewer product categories. Primarily audio and video products. 2 Focus on one technological digital platform for each category. Enabling the company to reduce the time and cost for new product launches. 3 Focus on one global sales organisation to support the 800 authorised concept stores worldwide and the 400 Shop-in-Shops. 4 Adjust the cost structure in accordance with market conditions. Changes in product development At B&O, the main products have always been audio and video products. According to the new strategy, related product categories such
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* Pricing: The low prices charged in the P-T segment adds to the perception of low quality brand among the P-T segment. Also, B&D faces problem of low profit margins in this segment compared to others.
An informatics needs assessment is a critical step in the selection and implementation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR). The purpose of a needs assessment is to understand the organization and the needs of the organization well enough to boost the positive impact of an EHR while minimizing the negative effects (American Medical Association, n.d.).
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Data comprises of factual information. Data are the facts from which information is derived. Data is not necessarily informative on its own but needs to be structured, interpreted, analysed and contextualised. Once data undergoes this process, it transforms in to information. Information should be accessible and understood by the reader without needing to be interpreted or manipulated in any way.
As the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) progress nationwide, the concepts of interoperability and health information exchange (HIE) must be discussed. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (2005, p. 2) define interoperability as “the ability of health information systems to work together within and across organizational boundaries in order to advance the effective delivery of healthcare for individuals and communities.” Interoperability is the enabling of two systems, including those that do not share
STRENGTHEN THE PIPELINE To be one of the fastest and most productive companies in the industry through continuous improvement in our research and development (R&D), coupled with externalisation to broaden our research base and further strengthen our pipeline of new products.
(4) Absent any resource constraints, which of the four departmental directions do you think is the most viable? Which is the second best strategy? Which is the least viable? In my humble opinion the most viable option would be to follow Eric Stanger’s advice to go ‘back to basics’. In order to underwrite the new line of LR trademark and experiment with more new products, they had in effect been milking the OM lines. Their price increase on several of our more critical items had outpaced those of their key competitors, in order to always deliver more bottom line profits. They had shaved their A&P budgets for the same purpose and this was resulting in slippage in value and trust among our consumer franchise thus the declining sales and share. They thus needed to cut on
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It is generally accepted that information is a vital commodity for the successful operation of today’s organizations. Nowadays modern business organizations are using computerized information systems in order to obtain such information. However as the technology advances rapidly the main issue is how can an organization should effectively use such an information system - which its management sometimes can be unpredictable - in order to effectively help the whole organization structure to improve and take the most out of it.
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