CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
cod. 1000577

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Economia e gestione delle imprese (SECS-P/08)
Field
Discipline aziendali
Type of training activity
Characterising
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

The course sets out to illustrate the fundamental economic principles governing marketing activities in non-specialised retail distribution through the management of product categories. <br />
In this context, the main objective of the course is to provide students with both a conceptual model and a set of advanced application tools which will enable them to plan and implement category marketing in both the retail distribution and industrial areas. <br />
The course is developed with reference to two aspects. <br />
The first, mainly theoretical in nature, aims to set out, from the methodological point of view, the model of category marketing adopted in the literature, by analysing the instruments and market information required for its application. <br />
The second part is practical in nature and is structured in such a way as to require that students apply the model in question to a specific product category, thus drawing up a category plan. <br />

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

In detail, the course is structured as follows: <br />
― The role, relevance and instruments of trade marketing. <br />
― Principles, models and aims of category management. <br />
― The model of application and the information required for its implementation. <br />
― Organisation by category and its implications for the functions of purchasing, marketing and sales. <br />
― Category management as developed by industry: opportunities, modes of partnership, and systems for interfacing with retailing. <br />
 

Full programme

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Bibliography

LUGLI G., CRISTINI G., Category value. Il marketing integrato nel largo consumo, Milano, Il Sole 24 Ore (2007), 244 pages.

Teaching methods

Assessment method <br />
Written exam, with a supplementary oral exam if required. Assessment of attending students’ learning will be based on their application of a category plan. <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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