2.Rise of the modern trade Modern trade channels, such as hypermarkets and category killer retail chains, were becoming increasingly popular amongst Asian consumers. Consumers liked the wide selection, latest products, and everyday low prices.
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A.1999-2001： One of the first priorities for IDS was to break down country-based structures and reorganize as a regional company with three business streams and key support functions across Asia. By far the most important outcome of this change was establishing logistics as a leading core business of the IDS Group. (1) Reorganization (2) Technology Investment
Key field：The mission of IDS was to provide brand owners and retailers with a customized end-to-end supply chain management solution: from manufacturing all the way through to delivery of finished goods to retail stores.
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In this case, we will focus on the analysis of the first 9 years of IDS’s business strategy, respectively from 1999 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005 to 2007. Here is the simple introduction of the strategy: (details below)
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oeveroyouthfuloeveroweeping：The complexity of the Asia distribution landscape and the rise of the consumer market in Asia inspired the creation of Integrated Distribution Services Group (IDS).
C.2005-2007: Rewarded in the capital market.
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ck of data transparency Essentially, every part of the distribution system was opaque and each party in the system worked in their own silo to maximize individual profits. These dynamics created enormous system inefficiencies and lost sales and profits.
INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION SERVICES GROUP (IDS)
REDEFINING THE ASIA DISTRIBUTION LANDSCAPE
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3.Multi-tiered logistics system In many parts of Asia, the physical infrastructure limitations meant chaos in dealing with multiple logistics providers. The inconsistency of quality amongst these logistics providers led to damaged products along the way, or severe delays in delivery time due to bad planning and coordination.
B.2002-2004: IDS developed a new business model based on the concept of a menu of services. (1) Logistics – “ship, store, deliver” (2) Distribution (Sales & Marketing) − “promote, sell, bill, collect” (3) Manufacturing – “make, test, package”