History of Salomon S.A.
‘SALOMON S.A. a fast growing French company is the world leader based on its sales in winter sports equipment. Started as a small producer of steel edges for ski, the company always aiming at improving its position in each of its market areas. Number one in ski-bindings market with 46% market share, number one in cross-country boots and bindings with 30% market share and number two in alpine ski boots. Salomon’s sales were distributed around the globe – North America and Europe hold the highest percentage. The company was heavily involved in competitive events in winter sports and golf. Salomon’s management philosophy is based on three basic principles: partnership with employees; cooperation with suppliers and distributors; innovation for customers.
In 1984 Salomon, the world’s largest company in the winter industry which produced ski equipment but ski, decided to enter the ski market. Being in financial healthy situation, having most advanced design tools, know-how in automation and strong brand image and distribution network, Salomon could afford high R&D expenditure to develop radically new ski, namely the monocoque project. Started off in 1985 the secret project took 2 years to be completed. The prototypes that had been developed through numerous trials and tests were showing promising potential.
A mission statement should identify generally the firm’s business-the basic type of product or service offered, its approach to growth and profitability and its markets. In other words, a mission statement is the company’s self-concept – how it sees itself functioning on the market and the image it wants to achieve. The mission statement should be clear and should keep its relevance to the new conditions in the changing environment. It should provide a direction for the firm for the next 10 years. The firm’s mission statement should consist of five elements (P.Kotler). The first is history. Every company has a history of aims, policies and achievements. When defining the statement the organization should be close to its past history. The second consideration is the preferences of the owners and management. Those who direct the company have their personal goals and visions. Third, environmental factors influence the firm’s mission. The environment defines the opportunities an treats that should be considere...
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...he figure shown below the vertical axes indicates the annual growth rate of the market in which Salomon operates. The horizontal axis refers to the market share relative to that of the largest competitor. It serves as a measure of the company’s strength in the relevant market.
Salomon is a market leader in ski bindings and cross country boots, respectively 46% and 30% market share. Other cash cows are winter clothes and “Taylor Made” golf equipment. After completing the Monocoque project, the latter will appear first as a question mark. However, because of its potential and radically innovations it will transfer to the Star-cell very soon as a market leader with a high growth rate.
Salomon has four cash cows which make its business very stable. There is no information in the case whether dogs exist. Based on this we can conclude that Salomon has balanced portfolio.
According to the New BCG Matrix, Salomon can be characterized as accompany from the specialized industry i.e. the company faces many opportunities for differentiation and each have a high payoff.
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