Balanced Scorecard Implementation at Philips
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Case Code : BSTR270 Case Length : 18 Pages Period : 1995-2007 Pub Date : 2007 Teaching Note :Not Available Organization : Philips
Themes: Growth Strategy |
Balanced Scorecard
Industry : Consumer Electronics Countries : Netherlands
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Excerpts
The Need for Balanced Scorecard
During the late 1990s the external environment was changing rapidly and Philips needed to respond quickly to these changes. However, the existing organization structure at Philips did not support this kind of change. The
company's operations were spread across several countries, and the products were
most often sold in the country in which they were manufactured.
With growing wage levels, selling and manufacturing in the same country was not a lucrative value proposition.
This was especially the case in some of Philips' major markets in Western Europe where the cost of manufacturing had increased significantly.
At the same time, the growing influence of Asian companies like LG and Samsung
increased competition in the businesses in which Philips was operating. These
changes made Philips realize that its operations needed to be more flexible,
more innovative, and value adding. A silo mentality had developed in the
organization due to years of bureaucracy...
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Implementing Balanced Scorecard
At Philips, the initiative to implement the Balanced Scorecard system came from the top management at its headquarters in the Netherlands. All the subsidiaries of Philips across the world were instructed by their quality departments on how to go about the implementation...
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Measuring Results
During the periodical management reviews, the Balanced Scorecard was used as an instrument to evaluate actual performance against the targets and to monitor future plans.
Philips used the traffic light system with the green light indicating a target that had been met, amber indicating performance in line with the target, and red denoting a problem area, to measure the level of achievement of the key indicators.
The employees were more loyal to the business unit in which they were working rather than the company as a whole...
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Exhibits
Exhibit I: Philips Divisional Structure Exhibit II: Philips - Selected Financial Data (1997-2001) Exhibit III: Philips - Selected Financial Data (2002-06) Exhibit IV: EFQM Excellence Model Exhibit V: Philips Vision, Mission and Values Exhibit VI: Philips Strategy Exhibit VII: Philips Lighting - Vision Statement Exhibit VIII: One Page Strategy Document - Philips Semiconductors (2005)
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