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사례분석-Metro Cash&Carry(영문)에 대한 자료입니다.
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Q1. What have been MCC’s key competitive advantages as it has moved into emerging markets?
Q2. What role did institutional context play in challenging MCC’s efforts to prove the value proposition of its unique wholesaling format and establish itself as an accepted corporate citizen in Russia, India, and China?
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Q2. What role did institutional context play in challenging MCC’s efforts to prove the value proposition of its unique wholesaling format and establish itself as an accepted corporate citizen in Russia, India, and China?
The Metro Cash & Carry institution is characterized with its successful cooperation among Metro Group business units such as metro C&C and Metro Group Buying.
As they functioned as the group's central purchasing entity with its combined purchasing volume, MGB commands the strategic potential to control negotiations and cooperation with domestic and foreign suppliers.” MGB services included deal negotiations, payment and other conditions, the sampling and listing of merchandise, sales promotion and merchandizing activities, as well as a continuous supplier relationship and article management. MGB also helped Metro AG centralize the sourcing of so-called core ranges, articles that were alike everywhere in the world (e.g., French fries or toilet paper). Emboldened by its success in Russia, Metro C&C started to investigate the business case for entering the India market in 2000. India was the world’s second-most-populous country and had been liberalizing its economy for a decade. Without the welcoming invitation of a local political strongman, however, it was incumbent upon Metro to evaluate India’s political environment