SM Finals
SM Finals
1.Supply management
2.Production and operations
3.Logistics
4.Marketing and sales
1. SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
Supply Management is now a popular term used for purchasing
which was formerly termed as procurement. It is a key business
function that is responsible for:
Identifying material and service needs
Locating and selecting suppliers; negotiating and closing contracts
Acquiring the needed materials; services, and equipment
Monitoring inventory stock keeping units
Tracking supplier performance
A. SOURCING AND ORDERING
B. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
A. Promotion
- Promotion is a marketing tool, used as a
strategy to communicate between the sellers
and buyers.
B. Selling
- give or hand over (something) in exchange
for money.
Life cycle strategies
The life cycle of any product/ service refers to the lifespan that a
commodity/service undergoes from its introduction state to its growth, maturity
and decline stages.
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MARKET PENETRATION
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
- the process where a company can sell more of its current products by seeking and
PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT
- Is an internal growth strategy where the company sells "new" product to an existing
market .
DIVERSIFICATION
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C O M P E T I T I V E S T RAT E G I E S
are essentially long-term action plans prepared with the
end goal of directing how an organization will survive and
compete.
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1. LOW-COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY
offer products and services at the lowest cost possible in the industry.
value for money by emphasizing both low-cost products and services with
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unique features.
4. FOCUSED/MARKET-NICHE LOWER COST STRATEGY
This strategy is implemented when the organization
concentrates on a limited market segment and creates a
market niche based on lower costs.
5. FOCUSED/MARKET-NICHE DIFFERENTIATION
STRATEGY
This strategy is implemented when the organization
concentrates on a limited market segment and creates a
market niche based on differentiated features like design,
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Retrenchment Strategies
Sometimes, companies encounter serious difficulties. When a company’s
survival is threatened or when it is not competing effectively. There are
different modes of dealing with this situation. They are the following:
1. Liquidation – Most radical action a company takes when the company is
losing money and thus, is further compounded by a disinterest on the
part of the stockholders to do anything more to save it.
- the toughest and most challenging area for any organization undergoing
buyers.
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C. PRODUCTION AND OPERATION
D. INFRASTRUCTURE
- Technology is the best infrastructure strategy that can bring out radical
improvements.
E. FINANCES