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Growth Strategies Case Study
Case Title:
Rolls-Royce's Civil Aerospace Business: 'Customer Driven' Growth Strategies
Publication Year : 2006
Authors: Rajendar Singh, Sumit Kumar Chaudhuri
Industry: Aerospace and Defence Parts Manufacturing
Region: UK
Case Code: GRS0135
Teaching Note: Not Available
Structured Assignment: Not Available
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Abstract:
Rolls Royce, the world’s number two commercial airline engine manufacturer, started as a car-maker and then diversified into aero-engines and power generation machinery businesses. With increasing demand for aero-engines, the company divested many of its businesses to increasingly focus on aero-engine manufacturing. However, faced with intense competition from companies like General Electric. and Pratt & Whitney, its revenues started declining. This prompted the company to enter the growing market of aircraft services and maintenance where the margins were usually 30%, much above the margins from engine-sales. By 2005, due to increased customer focus, servicing revenues contributed 59% of the total sales of Rolls Royce.
Pedagogical Objectives:
- To highlight the growth of Rolls Royce in the global civil aerospace business
- To discuss Rolls Royce’s customer-driven competitive strategies for its growth in the future.
Keywords : Rolls-Royce; Global aero engine market; Civil aviation industry; Divestments; Customer driven strategies; Competitive strategies; Aircraft service and maintenance; Battle of Britain; Trent engine; Mergers and acquisitions; John Rose; 1977 bankruptcy; Growth Strategies Case Study; Cost cutting strategies; Total care; GE (General Electric Inc) and Pratt & Whitney
Contents :
Rolls-Royce’s Civil Aerospace Business
Sir John Rose, Chief Executive
‘Customer-Driven’Growth Strategies
The Complete Portfolio of Rolls-Royce Services
Review of Operations – Civil Aerospace
Traffic Forecast
