Samsung is a conglomerate consisting of multiple strategic business units (SBUs) with a diverse set of products. This article will cover each of these categories and how to properly use the BCG Matrix yourself.įigure 1: BCG Matrix BCG Matrix Example: Samsung’s Product Portfolio Depending on how well the unit and the industry is doing, four different category labels can be attributed to each unit: Dogs, Question Marks, Cash Cows and Stars. The main purpose of the BCG Matrix is therefore to make investment decisions on a corporate level. By combining these two variables into a matrix, a corporation can plot their business units accordingly and determine where to allocate extra (financial) resources, where to cash out and where to divest. BCG Matrix (also known as the Boston Consulting Group analysis, the Growth-Share matrix, the Boston Box or Product Portfolio matrix) is a tool used in corporate strategy to analyse business units or product lines based on two variables: relative market share and the market growth rate.
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