I am associated with a research work related to product-line strategies of fast-moving consumer goods in Nepal and South Asia. I will appreciate your support in advising good works in this topic.
‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ (BOS) by Kim and Mauborgne, from INSEAD, Fontainebleau. http://centmapress.ilb.uni-bonn.de/ojs/index.php/proceedings/article/viewFile/226/205
STRATEGIES FOR MARKET ENTRY: Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies in Emerging Markets by Mark Sorgenfrey and Lasse Munch; A a r h u s S c h o o l o f
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Often many consumer industries consider Lean manufacturing or Lean Six Sigma as one of many but important product-line strategies for fast-moving consumer goods.
Along that line the following paper may shed some light...