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Strategy?
Which one is a strategy
OE Strategy
Improve product quality Focus on niche customers
Do TQM
Concentrate on customers in
rural area
Benchmark with customer
OE is necessary, but not sufficient
Why?
OE is a zero-sum game
You have a higher quality than before, but not higher than
your competitors anymore
You have a lower cost than before, but not lower than your
competitors anymore
What is strategy?
Variety-based positioning
Needs-based positioning
Access-based positioning
Variety-based positioning
IBM
Coach
Needs-based positioning
Home Depot
Tesco Lotus
Access-based positioning
7-Eleven
Fruit cart
Strategy needs trade-off
Cost leadership
Differentiation
Focus
Fit is the core part in strategy
Simple consistency
Optimization of effort
Simple consistency