ABB Electric Segmentation Case TEAM 4
ABB Electric Segmentation Case TEAM 4
ABB Electric Segmentation Case TEAM 4
Team 4
Case Background
ABB Electric created, supplied and distributed electrical equipment. Industry sales declined significantly in 1974. Increasing competitions from large companies.
MKIS Program
New Direct Marketing program using Marketing Information System (MKIS) to support decision making.
Customer Needs
Critical Attributes:
Maintenance requirement
Ease of installation Warranty
Supplier Choice
ABB Electric Loyal Segment (Loyal) Competitive Segment (Competitive) Switchable Segment (Switchable) Competitor Loyal Segment (Lost)
Choosing a District
Purchase Volume
Thousands 60
50
40
1
2 3
30
20
10
0 1 2 District 3
District 2
Companies Customer ID Purch. Vol.($) Choice Price Energy_Loss Warranty pare_Parts Prob_Solvuality District Maintenance S Ease_Install Q
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 3 13 15 20 22 23 25 26 29 31 34 35 37 38 43 44 46 47 48 52 53 55 56 59 62 63 76 77 78 81 87 88 643 466 696 1009 518 871 800 899 290 37 355 14798 767 182 12514 10997 251 956 335 787 989 728 216 65 289 198 760 777 226 618 395 207 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 6 3 4 6 5 6 1 3 4 7 5 5 4 6 5 2 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 6 4 5 6 6 6 3 4 4 6 6 5 5 6 4 3 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 4 6 5 6 5 7 8 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 3 4 7 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 6 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 7 9 4 6 7 7 5 4 6 2 5 6 6 4 7 9 4 2 7 5 2 5 3 5 1 5 7 5 6 5 7 4 6 9 5 5 9 8 2 5 7 1 3 4 4 6 7 8 4 4 3 5 3 3 6 3 3 7 7 6 7 5 7 4 7 8 5 9 8 4 9 7 4 9 5 5 2 9 8 6 7 2 4 5 7 3 5 5 8 2 8 6 7 5 6 5 7 7 4 5 7 6 5 5 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 8 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 4 6 7 6 6 6 7 5 6 5 6 4 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 7 5 6 5 7 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 3
Important variables:
Firm Selection