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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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<< Previous ExcerptsThe Need for Balanced ScorecardDuring 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 ScorecardAt 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... 
	
		|  | Measuring ResultsDuring 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...
 |  ExhibitsExhibit I: Philips Divisional StructureExhibit 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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