CPA 117 2011 S2 Case 2 Pacific Brands 討論

young20061113

"key  stakeholders identification". In the case, I think there are no mentions too much in this point.

what do you think?

young20061113

In the para 3, "a three-year resructuring strategy" is business strategy or corporate strategy?
In my opinion, it is business strategy.
Any ideas?

chun4u

原帖由 yonei999 于 2011-10-15 16:07 发表
Thanks Mandy. I agree there is a bit of touch of modular transformation. The strutural change is not simply limited to outsourcing production to China and selling off beds and foam businesses, even th ...

Please refer to the Case analysis: Notting Foods Australia Pty Ltd, Task 4,Q.4a, p.40. The answer of the Q4a, last para explained what is Corporate transformation. For the PB case, to cut it short, since PB is not expand themselve into a totally new market, i think PB should be classified as Modular transformation.

schee

For key stakeholders, I have listed a few:

Banks - whether PB could meet their obligation with debt refinancing when it is due
Employees - Job security - the restructuring process has resulted in cost cutting / redundancies
Shareholders / Investors /Board - expecting return on their invesments

young20061113

Are seven elements consistency and alignment?
From the case, I think all elements are consistency.
What do you guys think?

Chchou

pb is streamlining it's brands to (intend to) concentrate on building top brands in the category, not mundane goods. That's why pb is focusing on several brands. If this is the case, low-cost won't apply, as mentioned in the case that pb has been working on local design to capture the market. Lowest cost goods attract consumers by cost, not design.

young20061113

are they relevant to the CASE 2?
if relevant, is it in the market penetraion quadrant?

leonlmf

hi guys for kotter 8, how you guys answer Institutionalizing new approaches part

freefalling340

And also Empowering others to act and eliminating obstacles part

SnowJade

Does PB plan to grow?
I think the strategic option is downsizing ,not growth, since PB sell off the beds and foam businesses and shift production to China.
What's your opinion?

cathyhao79

That is exact opinion I have - though downsizing

Milklatte

For Kotter's 8 step - Empowering others to act is it refer to the case fact P.9 "requires her to trust her operational managers"? Please advice. Thanks :)

idlepoison

For Threats in SWOT analysis, is anyone found anything related?

Milklatte

Is it necessary to prepare the question for resistance of change and how to overcome the resistance?

SnowJade

原帖由 idlepoison 于 2011-10-17 22:40 发表
For Threats in SWOT analysis, is anyone found anything related?

I think threats include extremely polarized market and replacement of home-brand products in Kmart (means closing of some market).
What are the opportunities ?

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SnowJade

原帖由 sofiwy 于 2011-10-12 01:57 发表

i que why you concl ""Focus strategy etc by downsizing and cutting nonperforming brands/subsidery "" , FS is for niche mkt , irrelevant in here . diff strategy methinks

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I agree with you.
The GM and CFO are not common employees, they should be think as a group with enough power to lead the change.

idlepoison

I think the opportunity is 'It is in the process of selling off the beds and foam businesses (Dunlop Foams and Sleepmaker; the deal is under the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission review). It has also boosted its local design abilities and is expanding the Sheridan brand and retail strategy,.

kreuz777

hi, can anyone help answer what is 'system,style  and share value' in 7S Model in this case. And for skill, can i say 'she recruited people full of experience and determined like her', and for structure, i say it's decentralised, because she put her trust on operational managers like that.  thanks

siyuezhao

growth through downsizing and withdraw

siyuezhao

comparing with their competitors , their cost of production is too high, so they following the others to shift work offshore.
the reason its top brand "Bonds" lost condierably market share is that "Bonds" cost too much as mundane goods.
Also, in its restrucring stratgy statement, cost cutting is the major one.   
they didn't want to give up "Bond" yet.
therefore, low-cost is its generic strategy.
For the design thing, it could be treated as one of the differentiation strategy..

nokjo86

I thinking selling the bed business is becoz PB wanna get rid of some part so it can focus its core business textile products and on the design ability. How did you define it as opportunity

nokjo86

I was wondering its generic strat. is diffici. and low cost. as PB was the first blue cullar to change which indicate they are more effective execution.
And "downsizing" is their strategy option.

Anyone have any suggestion with it?

Milklatte

Cost cutting is not means adopt low cost strategy. As pacific brands production cost is high than its competitor.

james2005

原帖由 leonlmf 于 2011-10-16 20:25 发表
hi guys for kotter 8, how you guys answer Institutionalizing new approaches part

Step Eight: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture
Finally, to make any change stick, it should become part of the core of your organization. Your corporate culture often determines what gets done, so the values behind your vision must show in day-to-day work.
Make continuous efforts to ensure that the change is seen in every aspect of your organization. This will help give that change a solid place in your organization's culture.
It's also important that your company's leaders continue to support the change. This includes existing staff and new leaders who are brought in. If you lose the support of these people, you might end up back where you started.
What you can do:
Talk about progress every chance you get.  
Include the change ideals and values when hiring and training new staff........
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SHE IS HAVEING AN INTERVIEW with the magazine to tell what she has done and it is ongoing.
REF  http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_82.htm
DO u think it is step 8? And What is step5 ? Tnanks

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janema0417

How do you guys think the 'vision' of Pacific Brands?

cppbug

关于case2 的8 step 大家都对于每一点给出comments了吗？就是每一点都给出改善的建议了吗？想了半天，想不出什么啊

Milklatte

I have cover the following analysis, is it sufficient? please comment

Define industry, value chain, industry segmentation, life cycle, key stakeholder, 5Q, BSC (financial only), 8 steps, styel fo strategic leadership, Dunply & Stace model, resistance of change & overcoming resistance

z3156924

value chain, industry segmentation 应该不用研究吧。。

Milklatte

For 7S model, I can only address the following areas:
Strategy: focus on consumer goods & textible
Structure: Decentralization
Style: Transactional leadership style
Staff: Recently appointed executive member for the new team
Any advice for the other "s"???

z3156924

请问大家有没有研究 visionary leadership?