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Case
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Reference no. 9-792-028
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 12 November 1997
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Published sources

Abstract

The introduction of the Sensor Shaving System, one of the biggest product launches ever, forced Gillette to reevaluate its strategy in its shaving and non-shaving business. It had to decide whether to go ahead with the launch and if so, at what scale. Permits analysis of the margins and volumes the Sensor is likely to achieve, and issues of sustainability and flexibility.
Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD3 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1989

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Abstract

The introduction of the Sensor Shaving System, one of the biggest product launches ever, forced Gillette to reevaluate its strategy in its shaving and non-shaving business. It had to decide whether to go ahead with the launch and if so, at what scale. Permits analysis of the margins and volumes the Sensor is likely to achieve, and issues of sustainability and flexibility.

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Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD3 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1989

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