6 Ge Matrix
6 Ge Matrix
6 Ge Matrix
GE, which had about 150 business units under it at that time, had been using the BCG Matrix,
but it had eventually felt the need for a more sophisticated framework to help it decide which of
the units deserved development funds.
The result was what the business world would come to know as the GE Matrix, a strategy tool
that helps a corporation decide whether or not to invest or to divest or carry a further
research about a product.
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FACTORS AFFECTING
INDUSTRY
ATTRACTIVENESS
Market size
Market growth
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Pricing trends
Competitive intensity
Overall risk of returns in the industry
Opportunities to differentiate products
and services
Segmentation
Distribution structure (e.g. retail,
direct, wholesale)
FACTORS THAT AFFECT
BUSINESS UNIT
STRENGTH
GROW = GREEN
HOLD = ORANGE
HARVEST =RED
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The three cells at the top left hand
side of the matrix are the most
attractive in which to operate and
require a policy of investment for
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growth – these are the colored green.
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These have high market share
and promise high returns in the future
so should be invested in.
The three cells running diagonally from left to
right have a medium attractiveness, are colored
orange and the management of business within
this category should be more cautious and with
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a greater emphasis being placed on selective
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These can be uncertain and should only be
invested in if there is money left over after
investing in the profitable units.
The three cells at the bottom right hand side
are the least attractive, therefore colored red
and management should follow a policy of
harvesting and / or divesting unless the
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relative strengths can be improved.
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This should only be invested in if they can
make more money than what is put into
them. Otherwise they should be liquidated.
1. GE Matrix can be used if
an organization is made up
ADVANTAGES OF GE of many business units or if
McKinsey Matrix a business unit is made up
of a number of different
product lines.
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2. It helps to prioritize the
limited resources in order to
ADVANTAGES OF GE achieve the best returns.
McKinsey Matrix
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3. Managers become more
aware of how their products or
ADVANTAGES OF GE business units perform.
McKinsey Matrix
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1. The simplicity of BCG
Matrix has been criticized in
DISADVANTAGES OF the past but GE Matrix has
GE McKinsey Matrix also been accused of being
too complicated/complex
and taking too long to
complete.
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2. It is costly to conduct.
DISADVANTAGES OF
GE McKinsey Matrix
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3. It requires a consultant
or a highly experienced
DISADVANTAGES OF person to determine
GE McKinsey Matrix industry’s attractiveness
and business unit strength
as accurately as possible.
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