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1、PricewaterhouseCoopersCASEDISCUSSIONBUSINESSCASEInterviewCaseStudy#1Roane&Hickey,Inc.YouhavebeenrecentlyhiredintotheStrategicChange(SC)group,abusinessunitofPricwaterhouseCoopers.SCisthestrategythoughtleaderinPwC.TheengagementpartnerinConsumerProductsha
2、scometoSCtohelpdevelopastrategyforRoane&Hickey,Inc.(R&H).ThisengagementhasthepotentialofpositioningPwCtoR&Handitsparentconglomerateforthenextfive,possibletenyears.CompanyBackgroundR&Hisawholly-ownedsubsidiaryofamulti-nationalconglomerate.Theconglomerat
3、eownstencompaniesoperatingintheU.S.R&Histhelargestoftheten.R&Hisaconsumergoodscompanydistributingwell-knownbrandedproductsthroughgrocery,drug,massmerchantandclubchannels.With$4billioninrevenuesintheU.S.,R&Hisoneofthetopthreeplayersintheconsumergoodsind
4、ustry.Thecompanyhasbeenmarginallyprofitableoverthepasttenyears.Lastyearthecompanymadeaprofitduelargelytoanaccountingchange.AlthoughR&HonlyoperatesintheU.S.,itownsseveralmanufacturinganddistributionfacilitiesaroundtheworldtosupportitsproductionanddistri
5、butionsystems.R&HtakesadvantageoflowerlaborcostsinMexico,CanadaandSoutheastAsiatoloweritsmanufacturingcosts.R&HstillmaintainsthreeplantsintheU.S.Becauseoftheover-capacitythatR&Hhasexperienced,R&Hhasnegotiateddealswithsistercompaniesoverseastomanufactur
6、eanddirect-shipproduct.R&Hhasfourmarketsegmentsthatoperateasprofitcenters.Themarketsegmentsare:PersonalHygiene,ConsumerTissue,SoapsandDetergentsandPersonalCare.Eventhoughtherevenuesareroughlyevenlydividedamongallfourmarketsegments,PersonalCarecontribut
7、es90%ofthecompany'sprofits.InPersonalCare,R&Hownsthetwotopbrandedproducts,intheothercategoriesthecompanyhasthenumbertwobrand,andinonesegment,numberthree.R&Hhascommittedtobuildingaconsumerfranchisethroughaggressiveadvertisingandin-storemerchandisingsupp
8、ort.IndustryTrendsIntheU.S.,brandsareunderattackfromprivatelabels,whoarenowcompetingonbothpriceandquality.Brandsarelookingtojustifytheirpricepremiums.Thevalueofbeingthenumberonebrandcannotbetakenlightly.Thereturnonsalesofthetopbrandisal