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Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG)
3700 West Juneau Avenue

-Core Competencies
Core competencies are the collective learning in organizations, and involve how to coordinate diverse production skills and integrate multiple streams of technologies. Harley-Davidson does this by integrating Computer-aided design and manufacturing to its plants. Its communication must have an involvement and commitment to working across different areas of the factory. Which is something that Harley-Davidson does by performing formal organization.
One of Harley-Davidson's trademarks is the sound of the throttle when accelerating. This makes it a core competency since it can not be easily imitated by the competitors. Also, another key factor to providing a core competency must be that the product can be leveraged widely to many products and markets. Harley-Davidson keeps it simple but with a wide range of options where the customer CANNOT go wrong and the competitors will NOT be able to get the same quality. Harley-Davidson also contributes to the end of the consumers benefits by providing other opportunities to interact with other Harley-Davidson enthusiasts by creating events or hosting annual events at their factories and museums.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Content/Pages/home.html (Harley-Davidson 2011)
http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Avoid-Investing-In-Hogs-This-Thanksgiving-HOG-PII-HMC-GM-F1124.aspx?partner=YahooSA#axzz1fygxfhkA (Harley-Davidson Thanksgiving 2011)
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/HDFS/financial_services.jsp(HDFS 2011)
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-Financial Positioning/Sustainability
Cat and Polaris.Polaris.(HOG 2011)
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-Competitive Advantages
6,900 full-time employees,employees(HOG 2011), Harley-Davidson is 1,323 full-time employeesemployees(HOG 2011) seem to United States.
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Strengths
Has its operation in the manufacture of motorcycles, and is also active in providing financial services.
Some of the competitors of the company is using more resources in marketing their product line (bicycles) and is a threat because it can change your risk factor for having diversified product line.
Because of the low cost of making a bike and the higher profit margin, it is clear that more competition can participate, especially those already in the car manufacturing market.
(Harley-Davidson Thanksgiving 2011)

Although, Harley-Davidson is one of the top manufacturers in the "recreational vehicle" category, it falls slightly short compared to his main rival Polaris Industries, Inc. (PII). It is believed that this must be due to Polaris providing more "recreational vehicles" that are able to be used all year round, unlike, Harley-Davidson only manufactures strict heavy-duty motorcycles. It almost seems unfair to compare or put Harley-Davidson in the same category as Polaris. 1)Polaris only manufactures two styles of motorcycle. 2)Polaris as mentioned before sells more recreational and winter like vehicles(Snowmobile/golf carts/Hunting carts) for a lower price. 3)Polaris employes 3,000 Full-Time staff to produce/manufacture their vehicles 4)More does not mean better, can 3,000 employees provide the same high-quality as Harley-Davidsons 6,900? 5)Harley-Davidson only manufactures heavy-duty bikes.
These are all possible factors of why Polaris should not be compared to Harley-Davidson or even stand in the same category.
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Top Recreational Vehicles Companies by Market Cap
Company
353.97M
19.25
(HOG 2011)
Among the industry leaders of "Recreational Vehicles" Harley-Davidson leads in a few categories. Harley Davidson is rank first out of thirteen companies in the Market Capitalization and EPS Growth categories. As mentioned before Harley-Davidson is a leader. This is shown in this graph in the HOG rank, as you can see Harley-Davidson rank top 5 in every category, impressed? better believe it.
HOG vs. Industry Leaders
1.40%
3 / 13
(HOG 2011)
Other competitors include:
-Triumph Motorcycles Limited
-Ultra Motorcycle Company Inc.
-Viper Motorcycle Company
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CVO Road Glide Custom
CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide
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Below: From the V-Rod line-2012 NIGHT ROD SPECIAL
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-Services
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Mar 31, 2011
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