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Kimco Metal Sdn. Bhd. a Case Study


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Khoo, Kok Leong (1997) Kimco Metal Sdn. Bhd. a Case Study. [Project Paper Report]

Abstract

The business environment in 1990s has been changed dramatically compared to the past two to three decades. New management and marketing concepts have evolved in such rapidity and being fine tuned in suiting to each corresponding industry. Information technology have been much flourished and being widely applied in communication and the related industry. This has shortened the barrier of distance and hence resulted the competition became more tense in the 1990s business environment. The industry of building material, being a supplier or trader will undoubtedly face tough challenges despite the booming economic growth in recent years. Entry barrier to the industry is low and the start-up cost might not intensive. This resulted a high numbers of new rivals in the market every years. Profit is marginal as it is diluted by these runner-up firms. The competition in the industry is intensive due to the end-run and guerrilla offensives by the these firms. The whole market has thus become cost conscious. Presented here, is a case study that looked into the problem of both sales and profit decline due to the described industry scenario. There is a search of the modem marketing management concepts to be adopted in a medium size distributor's daily business operations. However, any transformational changes could not be actualized overnight. It requires identification of problems, persistent planning and implementation of such concepts to achieve a paradigm shift.


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Item Type: Project Paper Report
Subject: Kimco Metal Sdn. Bhd. - Case studies
Subject: Business - Case studies - Malaysia
Call Number: GSM 1997 19
Chairman Supervisor: Dr. Jamil Bojei
Divisions: Graduate School of Management
Depositing User: Nurul Hayatie Hashim
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2010 06:28
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2012 00:57
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7903
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