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Formulation: Functional
Strategy & Strategic
Choice
Functional Strategy
The approach a functional area takes to
achieve corporate and business unit
objectives and strategies by maximizing
resource productivity
(Hierarchical Planning)
Marketing Strategy
Pricing
Selling
Distribution
Market Development
1.Capture large share of an existing market for current
products through market saturation and promotion.
2.Develop new markets for current products.
Product Development
1.Develop new products for existing markets
(line extension).
2.Develop new products for new markets
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Pricing
Skim pricing
High price when product is new and there are few
competitors
Penetration pricing
Low price to hasten market development and use
experience curve to dominate the market
Dynamic pricing
Variable pricing based on supply and demand
Financial Strategy
Leveraged buyout
Company acquires itself through long term debt
(take a company private)
Reversed stock split
Increase stock price for the short run
Tracking stock
Subsidiary has a separate stock issue
(T, ATT, ATTL, SBTCL)
Value or Growth
Pay dividend in a slow growth market
R&D Strategy
Technology Technology Open
Leader Follower Innovation
Cost Advantage Pioneer in low Lower cost by Alliances with
cost production learning from the outside agencies
First down the leaders
learning curve experience
Low-cost ways of Avoid R&D
performing value through imitation
activities
Operations Strategy
Modular manufacturing
Preassembled subassemblies Just-In-Time (JIT)
Mass Customization
Unique product for each customer
Purchasing Strategy
Multiple sourcing
Suppliers compete to reduce cost
Security of backup suppliers
Sole sourcing
One supplier responsible for quality
Parallel sourcing
Two sole source suppliers that backup or share
responsibility
Just-in-time (JIT)
Raw material provided as needed (Pull)
Logistics Strategy
Flow of materials into and out of the manufacturing process
Centralization
Outsourcing
HRM Strategy
Self managed work teams
360 degree appraisal
Workforce diversity
Outsourcing
Purchase a product or service from someone else that was
previously provided internally
AMA Survey of members (94% outsource at least one activity)
Activity %
General and Admin. 78
Human Resources 77
Transportation/Dist. 66
Info Systems 63
Manufacturing 56
Marketing 51
Finance/Accounting 18
Outsourcing errors
Strategies to Avoid
Risk
Probability of success
Amount of assets allocated to the strategy
Time the assets are committed
Real-Options Approach
Staged funding of multiple alternatives based on
periodic evaluation of performance
Political Strategies
Constituency building
PAC Contributions
Advocacy Advertising
Lobbying
Coalition Building
Prentice Hall, Inc. 2006 8-21
Corporate Culture Pressure
Corporate Culture
If strategy is a poor fit with the Corporate Culture you have choices:
Ignore the Culture
Manage around the Culture
Change the Culture
Change the Strategy
Dialectical Inquiry
Alternative assumptions are made for the strategy
(Optimistic/Pessimistic). The expected results are debated
to reach a decision or compromise.
Developing Policies
Implementation guidelines