...to make the strategy a success? * Market/singular. What kind of customer value can the strategy create for various customer segments, and how can we deliver this customer value? * Market/systemic. What kind of market ecosystem can we create, and how can we use it to enhance the strategy Organizational Capabilities: Focuses on internal processes and systems for meeting customer needs. Tesco also builds its organizational capabilities by in-creasing its expertise in various relevant functional areas including retailing, marketing, distribution and finance. Tesco is very much hold to the UK’s core business value. Due to the culture differences in Malaysia, Tesco must be study closely the local culture. In addition, instead of setting up a whole operation system based on UK culture concept, Tesco should acquire some of local supermarket chain companies and employed and promote natives into management level to run the operation. These international management approaches provides the key elements for Tesco’s global success. Moreover, Tesco must implement the uses cutting-edge technology and bargain power with its suppliers to achieve low-price strategy which has always been company’s strongest competitive edge. Currently, Tesco uses bar code system and should start using electronic product code (EPC) to control its inventory. By doing so, Tesco is able to improve checkout time for the customers and trace its inventories on stock. Therefore, it is more efficient on...
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... 2.2 Skills lead to success 3Marketing strategies of Tesco p4/p5/p6 3.1 The overview of marketing and marketing mix 3.2 Four P’s strategies of Tesco 3.21 Product 3.22 Price 3.23 Place 3.24 Promotion 4 Organisational culture of Tesco p6 5Employee motivation strategies of Tesco p6/p7 5.1 Definition and Importance of motivation 5.2 Theories of motivation 6 Conclusion p7 7 Reference list p8/p9 8 Appendix p10 1. Introduction In 1919, Jack Cohen built a small shop in the east of London. Afterwards, Tesco was born because of the combination of Jack Cohen and a tea supplier called T.E.Stockwell (Time100, 2012). Since then, Tesco has a steady growth. Now, Tesco is a leader in the UK retailer field which own 2979 stores and employ about 300,000 staffs in the Britain, accounting for more than 30% market share (Tesco, 2012). What’s more, Tesco is also honoured as the world’s third largest grocery retailer with 520,000 employees in 14 countries catering for different customers worldwide (Tesco, 2012). In 2011/2012financial year , the group sales and the profits before tax up to £72bn and £3.8bn respectively. Tesco is aim to provide value for customers to make them happy and earn their lifetime...
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...should guide these marketing strategies ? What weight should be given to the interests of customers ? Very often, various interests conflict. There are four alternative concepts under which organizations design and carry out their marketing strategies : the production concept, product concept, selling concept and marketing concept. PRODUCTION CONCEPT The production concept holds that consumer will favor products that available and highly affordable. This is one of the oldest orientations that guide sellers. It gives too much importance to production of goods and services. Large scale production is the base of production concept. Hence, management should focus on improving production and distribution efficiency. Production is important in marketing as without production marketing is just not possible. This concept is still a useful philosophy in some situations e.g. A computer maker Lenovo dominates the highly competitive, price sensitive Chinese PC market through low labor costs, high production and efficiency and mass distribution. However, production concept is one-sided concept as production without considering the needs and expectations of consumers may not get the support of consumers. Companies adopting this orientation run a major risk of focusing too narrowly on their own operations and losing sight of the real objective i.e. satisfying customer needs and building customer relationships. Production Concept PRODUCT CONCEPT The product concept holds that...
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...of the organization and what is it that the organization wants to achieve. Tesco’s vision is “To be the most highly valued business by the customers we serve, the communities in which we operate, our loyal and committed colleagues and of course, our shareholders.” The vision of Tesco consist of five elements and each of the elements describes the sort of Tesco aspires to be. 1. Wanted and needed around the world –Tesco want to be a company not only shop of choice for customer but also the place people want to work, a business that communities welcome and the retailer in which every shareholder wants to invest. 2. A growing business with full of opportunities- Tesco want to create full of opportunities for both customers and colleagues by offering something new every time. 3. Modern, innovative and full of ideas-Tesco always trying to understand customers needs better than their competitors and then innovating to make their lives easier such as online grocery shopping, extended shopping hours. 4. Winners locally whilst applying their skills globally 5. Inspiring, earning trust and loyalty from customers, colleagues and communities. Mission refers to the reason for the organizations existence and the business it is in. Tesco’s core purpose or mission is a clear statement of “We make what matters better, together.” Tesco core mission is to reflect how much society has changed to be more scepticism about corporation, more desire to see business demonstrate it...
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...if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set down by the College. ASSIGNMENT TITLE The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the understanding and skills to manage their activities in the business workplace to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. . MBAAR Yuvraj Minawala 2 Outcomes and assessment requirements Outcomes Assessment requirements To achieve each outcome a learner must demonstrate the ability to: Evidence On successful completion of this unit a learner will: LO1.Understand the importance of business processes in delivering outcomes based upon business goals and objectives 1.1 Evaluates the interrelationship between the different processes and functions of the organization. 1.2 Justify the methodology to be used to map processes to the organization’s goals and objectives....
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...Using an organisation of your choice write a report that explains how the company seeks to deliver customer value. This report will be explaining how Tesco Plc seeks to deliver customer value, through objectives and strategies they have in place to try and deliver customer value, and also improving the relationship between them and the customer. Tesco was founded in 1919 when Jack Cohen began to sell groceries from a stall in East London. The name Tesco only became known in 1924, and the first store was open in 1929 in Burnt Oak, Edgware, North London. Now Tesco is one of the world’s largest food retailers, operating in 14 different countries worldwide, in Europe, Asia and North America. Tesco is also a leading retailer in the United Kingdom, with its headquarters in Hertfordshire and 2,715 stores nationwide, it employs almost 300,000 members of staff, and has a market share of just over 30% in the United Kingdom, this creating over 60% of the group sales and profits. Tesco’s main objectives is to increase market share, maximise sales, to grow and maintain the number one retail company in the United Kingdom, remain the market leader, create value for their customers to gain lifetime loyalty, to be an outstanding international retailer in stores and online, be a creator of highly valued brands and supporting the well-being of communities and economic issues. In order for Tesco to achieve their organisational objectives, they need to be able to determine the wants and needs...
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...ethical dilemmas facing toward Tesco The first dilemma that faced by Tesco is the items delivery arriving late. Tesco has operated online businesses, it consists of around fifty percent of the food ordered market in the internet. There is around fifty percent Many customers were complained that the Tesco’s delivery service is not efficiency. The customers were waiting the items delivery so many hours and many days. In addition, since some customers waited for too long, so they were tried to phone to Tesco customer services and ask for their items delivery matters, but the answer that the customers could get is they cannot track down the driver. It may show that there is lack of efficiency and effective toward Tesco especially the ways they serve to the customers. In the other hand, even the items delivery arrives to the customers’ location, the customers were founded that some items were wrong or missing. These problems could affect the image of the Tesco from the customers. Some of the customers may consider turning their general trading seller to another market competitor due to inefficiency services that served by the Tesco Company. If these problems cannot settle well by Tesco, Tesco not only getting fewer customers, moreover Tesco’s businesses profit will also keep reducing. The second dilemma facing by Tesco which is the discriminations problems among the customers. There is a case indicates that Tesco has been sued of religious discrimination...
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...| |EDEXCEL LEVEL 5 |[pic] | | |BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS | | | | | | | |ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY | | | | | | |Unit Name: |BUSINESS STRATEGY | |Unit Number: | | |Assignment Submission Date: |31 November 2012 | |Assessor: | | |Mode of submission: ...
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...Vision, values and business strategies S T R AT E G Y Introduction Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen from a market stall in London’s East End. Today it is one of the largest retailers in the world. Tesco’s core business is retailing in the UK, which provides 60% of all sales and profits. Tesco has the widest range of food of any retailer in the UK. Its two main food brands are its Finest and Everyday Value ranges, each sell over £1 billion per year. The position of Tesco as a leading global brand is clearly illustrated by its expansion of operations into 12 countries including China, Czech Republic, India, Malaysia, Ireland, Hungary and Poland. In 2013 Tesco employed in excess of 530,000 colleagues. This level of success does not happen by chance. Tesco’s leaders have always set high standards and clear goals, never settling for anything less than the best. Tesco’s ‘Every Little Helps’ philosophy puts customers, communities and employees at the heart of everything it does. It prides itself on providing a great shopping experience for every customer it serves, whether in stores, online or in its many other service provisions. Tesco’s core values include a commitment to using its scale for good by being a responsible retailer. In 2010, it opened the world's first zero-carbon supermarket in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire and was awarded Green Retailer of the Year at the Annual Grocer Gold Awards 2012. Tesco aims to be a zero-carbon business by 2050. Tesco’s continuing success...
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...and explain how different marketing techniques are used to market products in two different organizations. The first one being Cotswold wildlife park and the second organization being Tesco. Using these two organizations I will describe the marketing techniques that they used to market products. Marketing 1) Marketing is the action, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners and the society at large. https://www.ama.org/AboutAMA/Pages/Definition-of-Marketing.aspx 2) Marketing is the social process by which individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating and exchanging products and values with others. http://www.marketingteacher.com/what-is-marketing/ 3) Marketing is traditionally the means by which an organization communicates to, connects with, and engages its target audience to convey the value of and ultimately sell its products and services. http://heidicohen.com/marketing-definition/ From the first definition of marketing, what I understand is that marketing is a process or activity that takes place by interacting directly to the customer or client. It is doing actions that will benefit the customer as well as the business. From the second definition of marketing, what I understand from it is that marketing is a social process that people and different groups of people try to achieve...
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...Fi Revi mmar ss > Su sine tion a Bu form and and r in ndar esto ale Inv c ion > rmat cial How to find out more online info inan er > F ——— Every year, more and more hold ——— hare s —— Chai rman eme Stat 6 6 8 10 12 16 20 24 26 28 28 30 34 36 —— ——— ——— information is available for our shareholders, staff and customers. www.tesco.com/annualreview08 ——— —— 212583_TESCO_REVIEW 30/4/08 07:26 Page 1 Most people know something about Tesco. After all, we are the UK’s largest grocer and we’ve been serving customers for the best part of a century. What you might not know, is that Tesco is also the world’s third largest grocery retailer with operations in 12 international markets, employing over 440,000 people and serving millions of customers every week. We’re not simply about providing great quality food at affordable prices. We provide more choice than ever to more customers, whether it’s through our expanding international operations, innovative retailing services or our growing non-food offer. It doesn’t matter how people choose to shop with us or what they choose to buy, our core purpose remains the same – to create value for...
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...deferent ways it interlink with each other to accomplish a goal. ● Critically examine - Examine both internal and external factors influencing the Organisation performance objectives in relation the Organisational goals. ● Suggest ways in which the performance could be improved. With the above research and evaluation you should be able to recommend a better way forward. 2. Logistic Operations of Sainsbury & Tesco 2.1. Introduction To survive in the global market you need to adopt proper strategies and theories properly and effectively to ensure success. Global market is a competitive market where you cannot strive forward if you don't have proper planning and strategies. Logistics is an important factor in business which is all about flow of goods information and resources. Logistics can be defined as "The process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements."(Brook, 1993) Logistics is about Storage, warehousing & materials handling, Packaging & unitisation, Inventory,...
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...1.0 Tesco Malaysia Tesco stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was first introduced on 29 Nov 2001 in Malaysia. Malaysia was selected as the market of entry due to its developing economy with political stability, market capacity which was positive signs of establishing a business in a country. The first Tesco store was officially opened in May 2002 in Puchong. Sime Darby owns 30% of Tesco shares and the rest is own by Tesco itself, since the launch of the business. Tesco has a total of 49 hypermarkets in Malaysia. Tesco basically caters for the needs of people by the sale of fresh foods to groceries, household needs to apparels they cover almost everything. Tesco carries a total of 86,000 lines of products including more than 1,300 Tesco branded items. Tesco is one of the only retail outlets to have the online services whereby customers are allowed to order products just by clicking on their computers and the goods are directly delivered to their home’s(Studymode.com). Tesco is operated by their CEO Mr Grorg Fischer who has lots of experience in the retail industry and plans to broaden the online services. (News Straight Times Oct 2014) Tesco is one of the leading companies that aim’s to provide business strategies and practices to adapt business based on the changes of the environment. Therefore the vision of the company is “To be the most highly valued business by the customers we serve, the communities in which we operate, our loyal and committed colleagues and of course, our shareholders”...
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...1I have been asked to write a feature article in the next edition of the new paper titled business review. In my article I am going to be exploring two different types of business a profit making and a non-profit making; I will be focusing on the business Tesco and havering sixth form college. Here is a description for different types of business: * Local: a local business is a business that provides good or services to a local population. for example a corner shop which is a small business the support the area through their everyday need, there are so many benefits in having a local business; for example having a good customer service, you get to have a better interaction with the customer and attend to their needs. Small business experience less bureaucratic inertia. This enables them to respond faster to the changes in the market more quickly than the big companies. * National: a national business has a trade all over one country usually having store in all the big towns and cities .an example of a national business could be a post office which provides services all over the country by delivering mail; benefit of a national business * International: an international business comprises all commercial (transaction (private, governmental, sales, investment, logistics and transportation) That takes place between two or more region countries and nation beyond their political boundaries. International business as a lot of benefits some of which are; less competition...
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