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1、实用文档PricewaterhouseCoopersCASEDISCUSSIONBUSINESSCASEInterviewCaseStudy#1Roane&Hickey,Inc.YouhavebeenrecentlyhiredintotheStrategicChange(SC)group,abusinessunitofPricwaterhouseCoopers.SCisthestrategythoughtleaderinPwC.TheengagementpartnerinConsumerProducts
2、hascometoSCtohelpdevelopastrategyforRoane&Hickey,Inc.(R&H).ThisengagementhasthepotentialofpositioningPwCtoR&Handitsparentconglomerateforthenextfive,possibletenyears.CompanyBackground实用文档R&Hisawholly-ownedsubsidiaryofamulti-nationalconglomerate.Theconglom
3、erateownstencompaniesoperatingintheU.S.R&Histhelargestoftheten.R&Hisaconsumergoodscompanydistributingwell-knownbrandedproductsthroughgrocery,drug,massmerchantandclubchannels.With$4billioninrevenuesintheU.S.,R&Hisoneofthetopthreeplayersintheconsumergoodsi
4、ndustry.Thecompanyhasbeenmarginallyprofitableoverthepasttenyears.Lastyearthecompanymadeaprofitduelargelytoanaccountingchange.AlthoughR&HonlyoperatesintheU.S.,itownsseveralmanufacturinganddistributionfacilitiesaroundtheworldtosupportitsproductionanddistri
5、butionsystems.R&HtakesadvantageoflowerlaborcostsinMexico,CanadaandSoutheastAsiatoloweritsmanufacturingcosts.R&HstillmaintainsthreeplantsintheU.S.Becauseoftheover-capacitythatR&Hhasexperienced,R&Hhasnegotiateddealswithsistercompaniesoverseastomanufacturea
6、nddirect-shipproduct.R&Hhasfourmarketsegmentsthatoperateasprofitcenters.Themarketsegmentsare:PersonalHygiene,ConsumerTissue,SoapsandDetergentsandPersonalCare.Eventhoughtherevenuesareroughlyevenlydividedamongallfourmarketsegments,PersonalCarecontributes90
7、%ofthecompany'sprofits.InPersonalCare,R&Hownsthetwotopbrandedproducts,intheothercategoriesthecompanyhasthenumbertwobrand,andinonesegment,numberthree.R&Hhascommittedtobuildingaconsumerfranchisethroughaggressiveadvertisingandin-storemerchandisingsupport.实用
8、文档IndustryTrendsIntheU.S.,brandsareunderattackfromprivatelabels,whoarenowcompetingonbothpriceandquality.Brandsarelookingtojustifytheirpricepremiums.Thevalueofbeingthenumberonebrandcannotbetakenlightly.Thereturnonsalesofthe