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MGT 460 Midterm
Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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Business level strategy | an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and actions the firm uses to gain a competitive advantage by exploiting core competencies in specific product markets |
Market Segmentation | a process used to cluster people with similar needs into individual and identifiable groups. Consumer markets vs. industrial markets. |
Who, What, and How | Target customers, their needs, and core competencies. |
Scope of Competition | Narrow vs. Broad |
Strategic position | cost leadership, differentiation, or integration |
Differentiation strategy | an integrated set of actions taken to produce goods or services (at an acceptable cost) that customers perceive as being different in ways that are important to them. |
Focused Strategy | an integrated set of actions taken to produce goods or services that serve the needs of a particular competitive segment. |
Integrated Cost Leadership/Differentiation Strategy | involves engaging in primary value chain activities and support functions that allow a firm to simultaneously pursue low coast and differentiation |
Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) | A program that integrates human, physical, and information resources to create relatively differentiated products at relatively low costs. |
Customer Relations Management (CRM) | managing the firm's relationships with its customers in order to understand their needs |
Total Quality Management (TQM) | a managerial process that emphasizes an organization's commitment to the customer and to continuous improvement of all processes through problem-solving approaches based on empowerment of employees |