...subsidiary of a successful company perceive their own organizational culture and its connection to the organizational culture of the foreign parent company. This is also our research question. The company we have chosen to perform a case study at is BMW Group Gothenburg, subsidiary to BMW AG Germany. Method: This is a qualitative study, and in order to investigate the attitudes of the employees we have performed interviews with employees of different levels and departments at BMW Gothenburg. As a complement to the data collected during the interviews we have made observations outside and inside the facility in Gothenburg in order to broaden the impression of the culture. Analysis: Our study shows that the employees at BMW in Gothenburg perceive their culture as unique due to its cheerful and friendly atmosphere where everybody feels at ease with their work. The relationship between different organizational levels and departments is good and has developed in this direction during recent years. The employees have fun working and this is, according to them, the biggest motivating factor. Important symbols stressed are the meetings where they feel they get the opportunity to express their opinion and have discussions, events and activities outside the formal working facility and the home-baked cake made by the sales manager to reward any salesman who sells more than 30 cars in a month. The employees’ perceptions of organizational culture at the parent company are vague, but a hierarchical...
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...A Company Analysis Department of Business Administration Autumn 2006 Authors: Hiba Larsson and Christian Falkemark Thesis Adviser: Thomas Polesie Master Thesis, 10 points Abstract Master Thesis in Business Administration School of Economics and Commercial Law Gothenburg University Autumn 2006 Authors: Hiba Larsson and Christian Falkemark Thesis Adviser: Thomas Polesie Title: BMW – A Company Analysis Thesis Language: English Background: The automotive industry is distinguished by a highly competitive market. Thus, the actors on the market struggle with increasing cost of production, development and mature markets. With the aim to increase profit margins and reduce costs, Volkswagen, GM and Ford are some companies, which use the same components in different car models and car brands. These companies have in other words succeeded in synergising research and development effects within the company despite car model and business area. By a contrast, BMW, an individual actor, has yearly shown strong financial results and has retained its market shares. This becomes of interest to study more profoundly, in order to find the factors behind a successful company and a strong brand. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the development of BMW during the past five years. Not only are the financial statements taken into consideration. In addition, a comparison to competitors and the market situation is also made. Delimitation and assumptions: This thesis is delimited to...
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...Lean Management In Automobile Industry Lean Management In Automobile Industry Arvinder Singh, Bargavi Poloju, Inderpreet Kaur, Inderjeet Kaur, Jaskaran Singh Gill Eastern Institute of Technology September 10, 2015 Abstract Lean and six sigma are widely known business improvement processes for industries /organisations these days for achieving drastic results, which are majorly cost cutting, quality maintenance and time management by specializing in processes to boost performance. Nowadays, There are some industries that are even integrating lean and six sigma into a more cohesive strategy i.e., lean sigma in order to establish even more powerful and effective process which focuses at eliminating wasteful activities and retaining most of the strengths of each activity. Lean Sigma aims to combine waste eliminating strategies of Lean Thinking with variability reducing techniques of six sigma to promote growth and increase revenue from the bottom line of organisations(M. Kumara). Lean management is outlined as a consistent and a methodical approach to determining and eliminating waste through continuous improvement, flowing the merchandise at the pull of the client in pursuit of perfection. The idea of lean management was developed for maximizing the resource utilization through reduction of waste, and eventually lean was developed in response to the unsteady and ever-competitive business organisations. For organisations to face major challenges and competition can be...
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...Running Head: Business Term Paper on BMW Name Course: Business Tutor: Date: 02/13/2012 BMW is one of the largest car and motorcycle producing company based in Germany and exporting to markets all over the world. To maintain high productivity and a large market share, the department concerned with business at BMW must create policies whose objective is to maintain good and profitable business. One of the business policies of BMW is customization of all parts of the cars. This has seen to the development of efficient processes and technology to allow manufacture of cars to the ordered requirements and on time. BMW group knows that it can take quite a while for business management to prove its success. They also know that it requires a lot of effort, energy and resources to support the operations departments in optimization of the production and marketing processes (Scheer et al., 2006). These issues must be taken into account by the business experts in the company when formulating policies. This paper focuses on the business policies and strategies employed by the BMW Company in making sure that they retain their hold on the market through production of quality goods. Mass customization is one of the business strategies employed by BMW in pursuit of profitability. This has allowed the company to develop high technology and efficiency in car production. The company has mastered logistic planning and management from production of cars...
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...0021865942 BMW Film Case Study The Harvard Business School case from 2002 shows BMW attempting to focus purely on branding BMW in order to surpass competition in marketing innovation, gain market share and reach new sales goals of an additional 40% in the US. This focus on branding resulted in the production of 5 short films under the name BMWFilms that attracted the younger generation and neglected the current consumers. BMW should supplement this with advertising focused on their current consumer as well as additional customer service benefits for their current consumers who could progress from the 3 Series to 5 Series to 7 Series if properly maintained. Additionally, BMW in efforts to differentiate itself with seven new series in 2002 may potentially cannibalize the brand and force entrance into the mass-market. In order to avoid this issue BMW should focus on differentiating series and cars models from each other to better target their customers. In 2000, BMW had reached new record high sales in the United States after recovering from a record low in 1992. Due to this new high of sales along with no new car production for the next six months, there was an opportunity for branding BMW’s name specifically to differentiate it from the competition. This opportunity led to the creation of five short films that were only available online at BWMFilms.com. BMW hired Clive Owen as well as A-list producers to create these 5 short films that showcased BMW cars as...
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...BMW AG; Financial Performance Analysis This paper is prepared by: Asif Ahmed BBA 13th Batch Department of Accounting & Information Systems Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka, Bangladesh E-mail; asif.ahmed0001@yahoo.com Cell Phone; +8801922939126 BMW AG; Financial Performance Analysis (Asif Ahmed) 1 of 24 Executive Summary: The world is just recovering from a big recessio n. Various big corporations became bankrupt because of this. Many of the automaker giant posted loss during the last 2 or three years, like – Toyota and the biggest corporation of the world General Electric (GE) became bankrupt. More or less all the big corporations are affected by it. BMW, one of the automaker giant, could retain its’ profitability over last three years when the global recession take place. It also affected by the recession but cannot lose the profitability. This interesting thing inspires me to conduct research on the financial performance of BMW AG. In the beginning of my paper I give an overview on the BMW. Later I analyze the net profit, sales revenue, costs and assets base of the corporation for the last 10 years. Then I go for ratio analysis to judge the financial health of the organization. In ratio analysis I use Return of Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Basic Earning Power (BEP), Liquidity ratio, Profitability Ratio, Divided Payout (DP) Ratio and Du Pont Chart to conduct my analysis. The findings on the analysis are discussed along...
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...BWMs Dream Factory and Culture [TYPE THE COMPANY NAME] [BMW’s Dream Factory & Culture] [Assignment # 1] Shahzad.Tahir Instructor’s name: Professor: Jaichand Sewkarran BUS 520: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Strayer University 4/24/2010 [This paper is about a case study, “ BMW’s Dream Factory & Culture .”It tries to examine five specific issues. First, it describes the culture at BMW. Second, it discusses the model of leadership illustrated at BMW and the related impact on the organization culture. Third, it analyzes why employees derive high job satisfaction at BMW, using specific job characteristic models. Fourth, it Discuss the attributes of organizational creativity that are fostered at BMW. Finally, it discusses how culture and work environment impact the performance results of BMW.] 1|Page BWMs Dream Factory and Culture QUESTION 1: Describe the culture at BMW. ANSWER: BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) that founded as aircraft engine factory in 1916, made first motor cycle in 1923 and in 1928 buys its first car factory and since then it is known and the one of the leader in production of luxury automobiles (BBC; 2000). The case of BMW presents interesting insights in to the organizational cultures that lead to the success of the BWM for almost over a century. It is important to explain the term organizational culture before describing the culture at BMW. Meridian Group explains the organizational culture in terms of the ‘distinctive personality’ of...
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...from 2002 shows BMW attempting to focus purely on branding BMW in order to surpass competition in marketing innovation, gain market share and reach new sales goals of an additional 40% in the US. This focus on branding resulted in the production of 5 short films under the name BMWFilms that attracted the younger generation and neglected the current consumers. BMW should supplement this with advertising focused on their current consumer as well as additional customer service benefits for their current consumers who could progress from the 3 Series to 5 Series to 7 Series if properly maintained. Additionally, BMW in efforts to differentiate itself with seven new series in 2002 may potentially cannibalize the brand and force entrance into the mass-market. In order to avoid this issue BMW should focus on differentiating series and cars models from each other to better target their customers. In 2000, BMW had reached new record high sales in the United States after recovering from a record low in 1992. Due to this new high of sales along with no new car production for the next six months, there was an opportunity for branding BMW’s name specifically to differentiate it from the competition. This opportunity led to the creation of five short films that were only available online at BWMFilms.com. BMW hired Clive Owen as well as A-list producers to create these 5 short films that showcased BMW cars as supporting actors in dramatic plots. These films neglected the BMW customer profile...
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...Semester 1, 2006 BMW Automobiles [pic] Group Members Daniel Smentek, 13264679 Melanie Bernroitner, 13264682 Marie-Charlotte Neumann, 13264640 Submitted on, May 16, 2006 Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Introduction 5 BMW and the Automobile Industry 6 Aspects of the Automobile Industry 6 Historical Background of BMW 6 BMW in the Global Environment 9 General Environment of the Automobile Industry 9 Five Forces of the Automobile Industry 14 Competitive Structure of the Automobile Industry 17 BMW’s Direct Competition 22 BMW’s Resources and Capabilities 25 Tangible Resources 25 Intangible Resources: 28 Capabilities 29 Core Competencies 30 Potential Action Steps for BMW 33 BMW’s Strategy towards Success 37 References 41 Appendices 45 List of Illustrations Figure 1: Report's Course of Action 5 Figure 2: Labour Costs in EU Countries 2005 11 Figure 3: Outcome of General Environment Analysis 14 Figure 4: Evaluation of Porter's Five Forces of Competition 17 Figure 5: Strategic Map 20 Figure 6: Profit Margins 26 Figure 7: SWOT Analysis BMW 2006 33 Executive Summary The following report analyses the automobile operations of the BMW group in regard to its competitive position in the automobile market. BMW is a German premium car manufacturer comprising the three brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce. The...
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...BMW: Redefining Premium Brand Identity BMW: Redefining Premium Brand Identity MGMT 8700 Strategic Management MBA Trimester 2, 2011 |Patrick Gallagher |20805458 | |Sion Karta |20182345 | |Mark Lim |10468237 | |Wei Zhe Poh |20605321 | |Jackie Tran |20597931 | |Janifer Yap |20841177 | BMW: Redefining Premium Brand Identity |Table of Contents | | | List of Tables and |4 | |Figures............................................................................................................... | | | BMW Case Study |5 | |........................................................................................................................... | | | Introduction ...
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...CASE STUDY OF BMWi INTRODUCTION: BMW start their work as a business entity in 1917. They entered in automobiles in 1928-29. They first significant aircraft engine then they shift their business to motorcycle and then automobile industry. They unveiled two new models, they launch their electric motoring division BMWi. This i3 is an electric small car and on the other hand i8 is a very powerful sports car. They combine the electric motor with the three cylinder combustion engine. For the reduction of weight the car is constructed with the light weight aluminum, in their structure and body from the strong but light carbon fiber. They also have small batteries. BMW are very much cautious about predicting that there will be a demand of electric car in the future. TASK 1 (1a,1b): Reason behind this decision: The reason behind this decision of BMW to make BMWi is that, they have taken preventive measures to reduce the impact of automobiles on the environment. They want to design less polluting cars by making their existing models into the more efficient along with the environmental friendly fuels as vehicles if future. The possibilities of which are as: electric power, hybrid power (combustion engine and electric motors) hydrogen engine. Now the BMWi has all this, it is relatively simple in production process. It does not involve any press shop, welding shop and the paint work is also in a very small quantity. Mr. Robertson insists that it means, “it is much easier to ramp up production...
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...The BMW Group - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (English: Bavarian Motor Works) was found in 1916 and today with its brands BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce and BMW motorcycles is one of the largest car manufacturers in the World. As part of being leader in luxury car manufacturing, BMW group provides services such as Finance services for leasing its cars, BMW performance Insurance, BMW Teleservices, Apps, car servicing, airplane and train design. In this project we will be focusing just on production aspect of the company. BMW group long time management strategy includes growing number of brand models from 24 in 2005, to 46 in 2015 and 60 models by 2020. It is known as luxury brand, all range of products has innovative technologies build in. Company has Research Innovation Centre, called FIZ in Germany, where more than 9000 scientists works to develop new technologies and adopt it to new vehicles. As for example the new “The BMW i3 is 100% emission-free and characterized by the use of high-quality and sustainable materials. In addition a BMW i3 car can be recycled for 95%.” (http://www.between-us.com/1048/sustainable-innovation-business-lessons.htm). BMW group supports Kyoto targets and works constantly to reduce its engines fuel consumption by “highly efficient engine generations, active aerodynamics, the use of innovative lightweight materials and intelligent energy management within the vehicle.” (http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/forschung_entwicklung/innovation_netzwerke/effiziente_dynamik/effiziente_dynamik...
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...BMW Case Study A. The BMW customization program “Dream It.Build It.Drive It.” for X3 series compact SUV model had driven sales across North America. Joseph Wierda, BMW product manager was contemplating using the same marketing strategy to drive sales across all BMW product lines. He was particularly interested in using this customization strategy for flagship brand X5 and a new model X4 launching in 2015. The major marketing challenges to implement this customized program were as below: * Regional and Global Manufacturing Strategy: In North America compared to Europe, customers wanted immediate delivery. Purchase of a car was a major decision and that meant there was a high emotional value attached to the purchase. Customers wanted to experience thrill and excitement attached to car purchase. To solve the problem of immediate delivery for North America and to maintain customer interest during the sales process, BMW team made significant adjustments at the plant, in BMW’s supply chain and IT systems. For X3 series, they even shifted their assembly line from Austria to South Carolina to reduce delivery time across continents. BMW‘s plant in South Carolina manufactured six different models including X5 and X4. For other models which are not manufactured in North America immediate delivery in few weeks would be difficult to achieve. As models manufactured outside North America meant increased shipping time between continents. So, the concept of “Dream It.Build It...
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...and promotion of BMW: 3 Requirement 2 4 2.1) The role of advertising in an integrated promotional strategy for a business or product decisions: 4 2.2) Branding and its use to strengthen a business or product: 4 2.3) The creative aspects of advertising strategy: 4 2.4) The ways of working with advertising agencies: 5 Requirement 3 5 3.1) The primary techniques of below-the-line promotion used by BMW: 5 3.2) other techniques used in below-the-line Promotion by BMW: 6 Requirement 4 6 4.1) An appropriate process for the formulation of a budget for an integrated promotional strategy: 6 4.2) The development of a promotional plan for BMW: 7 4.3) Plan for the integration of promotional techniques into the promotional strategy for BMW or its product: 7 4.4) Appropriate techniques for measuring campaign effectiveness of BMW: 8 Conclusion 9 Reference 10 Introduction Advertising and Promotion is the most common, popular and important word in any business arena. Advertising means one type of business communication which fulfills the public interaction with the product. The knowledge of product can be well known to the users by the process advertising. In marketing ‘Promotion’ is the most useful and necessary element of all other elements of marketing mix. Promotion is adopted for ensuring the information to consumers, for increasing the demand of market, for differentiating of a product. The world`s biggest car manufacturing company ‘BMW’...
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...MKTG6MKTG6MKTG Chapter 4 Case Study: Daimler/BMW A New Breed of Driver Boasting 500,000 members, double-digit growth rates, and the largest selection of vehicles, Zipcar has firmly established itself as the leader in car-sharing programs. And while profitability for the business has yet to emerge, the demand is certainly there. Car ownership in many of the largest cities throughout the world has recently been flat or in decline, as major urban centers become increasingly crowded, with cities like Tokyo, New York, and London expected to see declines of car owners per capita over the next 15 years. Of New York residents, only 44 percent own cars. Analysts and researchers estimate 10 million drivers in the United States alone are open to participating in car sharing programs and car-sharing program memberships will rise to around 4.5 million in the United States and 5.5 million in Europe by 2016. The increasing business of car-sharing has already begun to encroach on the market for rental cars, and companies such as Hertz and Enterprise have developed their own car-sharing programs to supplement their rental businesses. Recently one unlikely group of organizations has taken its first steps in this segment as well—namely, automakers themselves. Automakers are hoping to reach this emerging target market in major urban areas—young, well-educated drivers, roughly age 18 to mid-30s, with good salaries, who are actively concerned about sustainability, pollution, and traffic congestion...
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