KONEKONEThe MonoSpace Launch in Germany

Jeramy Hebebrand Ryan Mackie Zeynep Orhon DigVijay Singh

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The German Elevator Market

 

German elevator market is dominated by residential construction New elevator market;

    

8,000 buildings in 1988 15,500 buildings in 1995 Expected 13,175 buildings by 2000 (expected to shrink by 15%) 60% of the elevator units is hydraulic and 40% is traction. Two thirds of the geared traction units are PU type.

In 1995, expected demand for elevator units =11,470 units In 1996, expected demand for elevator units =11,125 units
 

based on 74% of the residential buildings would install elevators based on ~ 3% annual shrinkage in the residential construction market
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The German Elevator Market by Type

German Elevator Market
Geared Traction PU

-222 units -20 units 1996 1995 -128 units

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000

Type

Geared Traction PT

Hydraulic PH

Hydraulic PH 1996 1995 6660 6882

Geared Traction PT 1510 1530

Geared Traction PU 2930 3058

New Units Solds

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The German Elevator Market Competition



The Majors - 1995 Market Share

New Elevator Market
Schindler 19% 35% 12% 6% 6% 9% 13% Otis Thyssen KONE Haushahn Schmitt&Sohn Others
3% 49% 12% 5% 6% 14% 11%

Lifts in Service
Schindler Otis Thyssen KONE Haushahn Schmitt&Sohn Others

Total Turnover Value

Schindler 25% 21% Otis Thyssen 4% 19% 6% 7% 18% KONE Haushahn Schmitt&Sohn Others

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The German Elevator Market Competition



The Mid-Size Players Mid Approximately 30 mid-size players, with new equipment midsales ranging from 100 to 300 elevators per year  Operated regionally  Produce few key components, mostly outsourced manufacturing The Cowboys  Small local companies, numbers about 150  Usually operated within a single city  Focus on the purchase and assembly of components and, installation and service
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The German Elevator Market Low Rise Elevator Customers



Property developers, general contractors and architects are involved in purchase decisions


Property developers are concerned with the overall costs, in which choice of elevator has little impact. Thus, KONE and other other companies seldom communicate directly with them. Property developers use the bid process to pressure contractors for price reductions. General contractors exert the greatest influence on elevator purchase. Four largest German contractors control 20%, however construction market is highly fragmented (about 20,000 small contractors). Contractors use a competitive bidding process to procure specialized building systems, occasionally two-stage bidding. two-

Residential buildings are usually built by small contractors, often relied on architects to select elevators. For mid-size hotels and offices midgenerally built by larger contractors, where the higher end residential elevators are typically used, architects select only elevators cosmetic TEAM 9 options. 6

KONE Aufzug - Overview

  

Generated DM 216 million and profits DM 12 million in 1995 TABLE B page 5 Organized as a matrix of business divisions (V1, V2, Finance, Personnel) and geographical regions (North, South, East)

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KONE Aufzug - MonoSpace



Regulatory approval of the new technology is a precondition of the launch. MonoSpace have been approved in all German states

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KONE Aufzug - Sales Efforts

 

25 local sales branches, 23 full time, 20 half time salespeople in V1 sales Full time salespeople four to five day sales calls per week and spend the remainder of their time in preparing proposals, answering queries from customers and prospecting. Half time salespeople divide their time between V1 sales and other responsibilities, 13 were also branch managers and 7 worked as V2 salespeople.
Kone Aufzug`s Residential Sales in 1995 by Type

6% 2%

48% of 1995 sales were residential

Hydraulic PH Geared Traction PT Geared Traction PU

92%

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KONE Aufzug - Selling Process



KONE being one of the major players, had access to the entire demand for elevators in the German market From start to finish, procurement process takes 8 to 15 months. Selling process steps are;


96% of the purchases are from contacts initiated by the customer by sending elevator specifications and a request for bid to a local KONE branch Customer inquiries are followed by a visit from a KONE Aufzug salesperson to the customer contact - usually the construction company manager or the architect Salesperson reviews architect`s drawings, design specifications and special requirements and details elevator options in the form of a sketch or drawing Once the elevator specifications are negotiated, a contractor`s purchasing manager becomes the main point of contact and discussion shifts to payment terms and price.

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KONE Aufzug - Pricing



Average prices for KONE`s standard 4-floor, low rise, 4residential, volume range elevator were;
   

DM 60,000 for Hydraulic PH DM 75,000 for Traction type PT DM 80,000 for Traction type PU DM 120,000 for Traction type PS

KONE`s losses on new equipment sales averaged approximately 8% of sales for hydraulic and roughly 5% of sales for traction elevators.

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KONE Aufzug Pricing Strategy for Monospace Launch

KONE should use

Competition Oriented pricing for New Equipment sales (V1 segment ), using Machine Room less feature as product differentiator, and

Value based pricing for Services (V2 segment)

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KONE Aufzug Pricing Strategy for Monospace Launch

Major source of KONEs revenue and profit was Services and is projected to remain so in the future The market for Services is such that the Equipment suppliers have an advantage in winning the contracts to service their installed bases Major competitors (Schindler, Otis) are likely to react to low price of MONOSPACE by lowering the price on their new equipment as losses can be covered up by getting service contracts KONEs sales force in V2 market is outnumbered by the sales force of major competitorsTEAM 4-5 to 1. by 9
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KONE Aufzug Pricing Strategy for Monospace Launch

Production costs of MONOSPACE is expected to be same as for a comparable Hydrolic elevator

Therefore, MONOSPACE in Germany should be priced at DM 60,000

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