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Mar 29, 2015
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Scaling works best when:
The market is potentially large enough for rapid growth in a focused product line
The product creates unique value in the customers’ view
The company can distribute products widely at low cost
Duplication works best when:
The business requires physical presence and the company can repeat its business model in new geographic markets.
There is a need for better distribution
The company can adapt its experience in product development, manufacturing, and marketing approaches fairly easily.
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Granulation works best when:Growth through scaling and duplicating
has clear limits. A new technology is flourishing that could
become a substitute for the company’s products or a new business opportunity.
The company is sufficiently mature to monitor new business activites, share knowledge internally, and learn effectively about new markets and competitive scenarios
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Potential Questions
1. What are the three strategies of growth?2. When would a company want to choose
granulation? Duplication? Scaling?3. What are the basic requirements to
undergo for scaling? Duplication? Granulation?
4. Give an example of a company choosing (scaling/duplication/granulation) as their growth strategy and explain/support why you think that is the strategy they are implementing