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1、.PricewaterhouseCoopersCASEDISCUSSIONBUSINESSCASEInterviewCaseStudy#1Roane&Hickey,Inc.YouhavebeenrecentlyhiredintotheStrategicChange(SC)group,abusinessunitofPricwaterhouseCoopers.SCisthestrategythoughtleaderinPwC.TheengagementpartnerinConsumerProductshascome
2、toSCtohelpdevelopastrategyforRoane&Hickey,Inc.(R&H).ThisengagementhasthepotentialofpositioningPwCtoR&Handitsparentconglomerateforthenextfive,possibletenyears.CompanyBackgroundR&Hisawholly-ownedsubsidiaryofamulti-nationalconglomerate.Theconglomerateownstencom
3、paniesoperatingintheU.S.R&Histhelargestoftheten.R&Hisaconsumergoodscompanydistributingwell-knownbrandedproductsthroughgrocery,drug,massmerchantandclubchannels.With$4billioninrevenuesintheU.S.,R&Hisoneofthetopthreeplayersintheconsumergoodsindustry.Thecompanyh
4、asbeenmarginallyprofitableoverthepasttenyears.Lastyearthecompanymadeaprofitduelargelytoanaccountingchange.AlthoughR&HonlyoperatesintheU.S.,itownsseveralmanufacturinganddistributionfacilitiesaroundtheworldtosupportitsproductionanddistributionsystems.R&Htakesa
5、dvantageoflowerlaborcostsinMexico,CanadaandSoutheastAsiatoloweritsmanufacturingcosts.R&HstillmaintainsthreeplantsintheU.S.Becauseoftheover-capacitythatR&Hhasexperienced,R&Hhasnegotiateddealswithsistercompaniesoverseastomanufactureanddirect-shipproduct.R&Hhas
6、fourmarketsegmentsthatoperateasprofitcenters.Themarketsegmentsare:PersonalHygiene,ConsumerTissue,SoapsandDetergentsandPersonalCare.Eventhoughtherevenuesareroughlyevenlydividedamongallfourmarketsegments,PersonalCarecontributes90%ofthecompany'sprofits.InPerson
7、alCare,R&Hownsthetwotopbrandedproducts,intheothercategoriesthecompanyhasthenumbertwobrand,andinonesegment,numberthree.R&Hhascommittedtobuildingaconsumerfranchisethroughaggressiveadvertisingandin-storemerchandisingsupport....IndustryTrendsIntheU.S.,brandsareu
8、nderattackfromprivatelabels,whoarenowcompetingonbothpriceandquality.Brandsarelookingtojustifytheirpricepremiums.Thevalueofbeingthenumberonebrandcannotbetakenlightly.Thereturnonsalesofthetopbrand