...is not just interested in low prices, but also in high-performance and solid reliability. Today, Dell lost its market position to HP and hopefully realizing that efficiencies are not the means to an end; competition is global and fierce; customers are constantly evolving and business can’t stay still. In this case analysis I will highlights Dell’s SWOTs analysis. This analysis is to identify firm’s strengths and weaknesses and diagnose organization’s threats and opportunities. Moreover I will underline the Dell’ unique and strong competencies as well as others marketing strategy. 2.0 Introduction Dell Corporation is a 27 year-old entrepreneur founded by Michael Dell, the computer industry’s longest-serving chief executive. Dell’s sales philosophy is very simple, that by selling computer systems directly to customers, Dell could best understand their needs and efficiently provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. Dell has been following its unique ‘direct build-to-order’ sales model for more than 20 years. Customers can plan their own configuration and place orders directly with the company via the phone or its website. Over the...
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...technology obligates organizations to change their business model. Blockbuster opened their first store in 1985 in Dallas, Texas and expanded to operate 6,500 video rental stores (Blockbuster, n.d.). The organization was a competitor in the small video rental stores by providing a wider selection of movies and game rentals. Because of the positive, public acceptance Blockbuster expanded quickly and opened stores across the nation, London and Canada (Blockbuster, n.d.). Netflix was founded in 1997 in Scotts Valle, California. The organization website was launched in April 14, 1998 providing to the public online-per-rental model. Netflix introduced the monthly subscription concept in September, 1999. In February, 2007 Netflix introduced the video-on-demand via the Internet. At the present time Netflix provide services in Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. Netflix is recognized to be one of the most successful dot-com ventures (Funding Universe, 2011). ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES Blockbuster was purchased by Dish Network after filing for bankruptcy in late September 2010. The company has closed a large number of stores at it works to create an online video-streaming outlet (Merced, 2010). Blockbuster’s edge over its competitors is that it is allowed to carry videos as soon as they are released. With the use of interactive media and other successful media outlets, Blockbuster should be able to regain the public that it has lost over the years due to the...
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...Case Analysis 1: Meg Whitman at eBay Inc. Leadership Behaviors In reading over this Harvard case study about the first CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman we can easily point out several of the leadership behavior techniques that she had exhibited in her many years with eBay. Behaviors included specific task-, relations-, and change-oriented behaviors, and although we will be highlighting only a couple of these behaviors it is important to remember that Meg Whitman’s leadership went well beyond the examples that will be discussed in this analysis. Meg Whitman was hired by the founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar in March 1998 at a time when the company was still very young and experiencing a fast paced growth. It was the intention of Omidyar to hire someone who would be instrumental in helping eBay thrive during this time of expansion, as it changed from a small start up company into a large established one. In choosing Whitman to fill the position Omidyar will discover he made the right call, because Whitman was experienced enough to know that eBay had a unique culture already in place and that respecting that culture was of the utmost importance, Whitman also understood that implementing sweeping change could not only be demoralizing to current employees, but could also damage to the company’s reputation amongst its customers. For example, when Meg Whitman “scheduled appointments, she quickly developed an appreciation for how different the eBay culture was compared with those of...
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...JetBlue Strategic plan Michele Branam STR581 March 26, 2013 Billie Hutson, PhD TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract …………pg. 4 Introduction pg. 5 MISSION, VISION, AND VALUE STATEMENT…………………………………PG. 5 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS…………………………………………………..PG. 5 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN………………………………………………................PG. 6 SWOT ANALYSIS PG. 6 PEST ANALYSIS………………………………………..………………………..…PG. 8 STRATEGY…………………………………………………………………………..PG. 9 VALUE DISCIPLINE..……………………………………………………….……...PG. 9 GENERIC STRATEGY………………………………………………………………PG. 10 GRAND STRATEGY………………………………………………………………..PG. 10 RECOMMENDATIONS.…………………………………………………………....PG. 11 OBJECTIVES………………………………………………………………………...PG. 11 FUNCTIONAL TACTICS…………………………………………………….……..PG. 13 ACTION ITEMS…………………………………...………………………………..PG. 13 MILES STONES AND DEADLINES………………………………………………PG. 14 TASKS AND OWNERSHIP………………………………………………….……..PG. 14 RESOURCE ALLOCATION………………………………………………………..PG. 14 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS…………………………………………………………PG. 15 BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS………………………………………….…….……….PG. 16 FORECASTED FINANCIALS……………………………………………………...PG. 17 BUDGET……………………………………………………………………………PG. 18 CONTINGENCY PLAN……………………………………………………………PG. 18 CONCLUSION…………………………………..………………..…………..…….PG. 18 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………PG. 20 Abstract The airline industry received devastating blows from the global economic downturn of 2008. An uncertain and volatile market, JetBlue will adopt a strategic...
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...Edmunds Case Analysis 1. SWOT Analysis Strengths: Has been in business for more than 2 decades Has hard working, loyal workers The business employs over 100 people, many of them are neighbors Skilled and loyal employees Has a reputation for reliability and exceptional, personalized service The business has a market share that is holding steady at 75 percent The business has a good management style Weakness: Thought for certain the company was well positioned for steady growth Area of business is rural The web page on the internet, does little beside give a basic description of the company Right now the business is only in the domestic market The products and service is only for the box industry Replacing skilled workers is going to be difficult Original employees are now nearing retirement Opportunities: 50,000 square foot factory has room to grow The brightest and best young people are right in this area Though highly fragmented US corrugated box industry certainly qualified as a mature one, no one seriously expected US manufacturers to be dislodged from their position as major producers for both domestic and export markets. Better use of the internet and web page Threats: Consolidation in the paper industry wiped out hundreds of US plants and many of the survivors either opening overseas facilities or entering into joint ventures abroad. Investment of higher quality machines by companies broke down less frequently, thus they do not need the service...
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...Gap Analysis: Global Communications According to the University of Phoenix scenario, Global Communications, a competitor in the telecommunications industry, finds itself facing the all-to-familiar problem: too much competition (University of Phoenix, 2010). The problem, magnified by additional symptoms such as diminishing returns and a lack of a competitive edge, prompted the company to aggressively address the problem with a strategy that caused additional turmoil. The current dysfunctional environment at Global Communications is associated with a lack of quality communication between the Senior Management Team and the other key stakeholders in this scenario. Several concepts played a role in the current state of the company. These include expedient decision-making (Hoch, Kunreuther, & Guenther, 2001), lack of awareness of the antecedents for conflict (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2004), lack of planning in the area of desired conflict outcomes (Kinicki &b Kreitner, 2004) and the ethical dilemmas that resulted from the implementing each initiative. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Like many industries, “telecommunications companies are under tremendous economic pressure and Global Communications is no exception” (University of Phoenix, 2010, para.1). Global Communications has seen the value of its stock decrease more than 50% (University of Phoenix, 2010). In an attempt to increase revenues, the senior leadership team assembled a “two-pronged aggressive...
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...one. Charlie Team will use the outline of the marketing plan from the student website for assistance in accomplishing the following process of the marketing plan phase one. Selecting an existing organization and discussing its overviews is the first step in phase one. The second step is giving a description of the new product or service. Step three is explaining the importance of marketing for organizational success. The fourth step analyzes the factors of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) of the new product or service. Step five is the marketing research approach for developing the marketing strategy and tactics of the new product or service (Perreault, Cannon, & McCarty, 2011). Organizational Overview Team Charlie chose the Walmart organization for completing this assignment. Walmart is one of the best known organizations in the world that have successful marketing plans and strategies. Sam Walton is the founder of Walmart and opened the first store in Rogers, Arkansas, 50 years ago in 1962 (Walmart, 2012). Currently Walmart operates in more than 10,000 retail stores under 69 diverse banners in 27 different geographic locations across the world. They service customers and members in excess of 200 million times per week with sales of approximately $444 billion continually for the fiscal year 2012 (Walmart, 2012). Sam Walton’s visionary leadership and focus point centered on helping customers and...
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...To:Dr Raju From:Sharifa Al'Busaidi Subject: SOWT Analysis of Wish You Wood Toy Store Date:10/11/2015 Introduction Wish you Toy store is a store that sells hand-crafted kids toys. It is located is a special location, yet has limited customers. To enhance potential growth, it launched an online store with a partnership with Amazon.com.At the beginning, the purchase rate was high. However, it started going down because of the competitive prices of Amazon itself. This business brief discusses toys store in terms of d strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It also discusses possible strategies to overcome weaknesses and threats and enhances strengths and opportunities. Strengths The key strength is the special location in the main shopping strip. The location brought loyal and regular customers. It also sells original and unique toys which are rare these days. It also offers entertainment and fun for families and people who pass by the shop. In addition, having a particular web site has helped the shop to obtain more customers and keep regular ones updated about the new items. Weaknesses One of the store major weaknesses is the limitation of customers. Many customers' purchases are seasonal. Mostly they buy during occasions like Christmas and Birthdays. Others come to enjoy browsing the items but not purchasing them. Although the store has its own website, it remained on dealing and communication with the same in store customers. Opportunities Targeting...
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...GMC, GM, Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, and Vauxhall. General Motors has a superb relationship with international connection. GM takes pride in fostering global partnerships and consumer relationships. GM is majority shareholder in GM Daewoo auto & Technology Co. of South Korea and has had collaborative ventures in technology and manufacturing with several other automakers. It also has ventures with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation of China. GM’s largest national market is the United States, followed by china, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. By many standards, General Motors is an extremely successful company, though an analysis of the corporation today uncovers many troubling issues. GM is and has been the world's leader in automotive sales since 1931. (GM Website, 2004) By any corporate measurements, the company is a behemoth, operating across the globe with...
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...Besides, it maintains a large index of web sites | | | | |and other online content, which are freely available through | | | | |its search engine. | 2. BRIEF SUMMARY OF CASE SITUATION |Business or Industry Description |Particular Company Situation | |The industry includes enterprises that operate search engines, internet portals and| | |other types of websites that display advertisements. Websites attract users by |The case describes the successful story of the company development,| |offering a range of mostly free services such as internet search, e-mail, news, |its features and possibilities as well as its financial standing | |social networking, entertainment and all forms of information....
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...COMPANY NAME: Nintendo Co.,Ltd WEBSITE: www.nintendo.com INDUSTRY: Video game industry BACKGROUND/HISTORY/TIMELINE: “Nintendo Company Ltd .was founded in 1889 as a producer of Japanese playing cards, but by the 1980’s the corporation had turned its attention towards the production of video game hardware and software”. “Since then, Nintendo has gone on to become the third most valuable company in Japan selling more than 470 million home game consoles and handhelds as of 2009”. Nintendo was founded by Fusejiro Yamauchi the great grandfather of the current president of Nintendo.” Nintendo's products arose in the mid-1980s from the relative obscurity of the amusement arcade to change the concept of home entertainment in both Japan and the United States”. SWOT ANALYSIS: Strengths: Nintendo “strongly established brands”, “robust revenue growth”, “strong cash flow from operations, and “Nintendo derived most of its revenue from the video game business, Nintendo was in the lead in video console” (pg.C269). Weakness: Nintendo weakness is “Inventory shortages”.”Nintendo was unable to meet demand during 2007 and also struggled throughout 2008”.”In an interview on the website Game Theory, Perrin Kaplin, Nintendo vice president of marketing and corporate affairs, suggested that shortages were expected some time”. “We are at absolute maximum production and doing everything we can…but demand continues to be really high” (pg.C273). Also Opportunities: “Rising demand for company’s...
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...ProCleam Strategic Management | | [Escriba aquí una descripción breve del documento. Una descripción breve es un resumen corto del contenido del documento. Escriba aquí una descripción breve del documento. Una descripción breve es un resumen corto del contenido del documento.] | | Patricia | [Seleccionar fecha] | | Company Overview Pro Clean has many competitors. Pro Clean has to be able to come up with a great company strategy in order to get more customers. The owner Kevin Wilson has been putting a lot of work in increasing his business. He added several vans, and also has been trying to add more qualified people who can reach his customers. The owner realized that his company was starting to get a little out dated, and started copying his biggest competitor. This became a problem because Kevin did not think about how this would affect the business cash flows. Another reason that the company is about to go to bankruptcy is because Pro Clean does not have in staff people who are specialized on what they are doing. Some of the employees have strengths, which are helping the company, but it is their weaknesses that employees do not seem eager to work on. These two issues are only the symptoms of a bigger problem. Kevin’s main problem with his business is that he does not have a plan, or does not know what he wants to do with his business. This verse in Proverbs is well known: “where there is no vision, the people perish.” Kevin has to start by planning...
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...(Marketing Sales Guru, 2010). CREATING A SUCCESSFUL MARKETING STRATEGY Introduction In any business or organization, the owner should always develop guidelines for a successful marketing strategy. All businesses are not the same, so a marketing strategy that may work for one business may not work for the other. Every business must create a marketing strategy that is specific to its audience, product and service. You can create better tactics than those in competition with you with a strong marketing strategy. You should always study the competition through market research to find out how your component is doing theirs and how you can do it better. There should always be techniques developed that will grab your audience more than your competitors, especially if they have been in the market longer and they have not revised their marketing strategy during the current changes in today’s market (Alex S., 2011). Definition of the Segmentation Bases The practice of defining your customer’s needs and wants by placing them in specialized groups that receive different attention...
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...Page 1 of 27 Page 2 of 27 1. Executive Summary When Amazon.com started its business operations on 16-07-1995, with a few employees packing & shipping boxes of books from a two-car garage in Bellevue, Wash. The company's founder and CEO, Mr. Jeff Bezos used some of his time on the road to write the company's business plan when he was leaving N.Y. City for the Pacific Northwest. On its 15th-anniversary in 2010, Amazon is truly proud to be one of the world largest online retailers, selling everything from musical instruments and sports equipment to household appliances and apparels (Kayla, W. 2010). In our coursework group assignment, we are tasked to study and analyse the strategic management issues of Amazon.com. The case study will base on fourth quarter of 2007 as a current year. We will be evaluating the company's external and internal environments, how the company emerge into the industry by means of its strategies management in dealing with economic, technology & distribution issues and competition. We will also look at the company's vision & mission and it relate to the expansion of its product lines and reach, to increase its revenue and market share, and to understand and consider their possible near-term and long-term objectives that the organization could pursue. Lastly but not least, to out up recommendation for Amazon and conclude it with our learning experiences on BPS module. Page 3 of 27 2. Company Overview Amazon was founded by Mr. Jeff Bezos in 1994...
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...implementation, technology and opportunities, strategic recommendations and external forces to be aware of. Most growing companies have used information technologies (IT) to enhance operations and improve customer service. Mrs. Kudler has plans to add to the inventory and ordering automation by introducing new e-commerce capabilities and an online catering link (Kudler Fine Foods Portal, Strategic Plan, pgs 15-16). Strategic Information Systems have the ability to amplify strengths into potential sustainable competitive advantage. For example, British Airways implemented customer service online and self checking at the airports. Though the restructuring effected employee morale due to job loss, the company increased in efficiency and cost leadership. Mrs. Kudler is known for her kindness and generosity to employees, so the company will only prosper with new IT applications. Two main approaches of Strategic Information Systems are mostly used: inwardly focused and outwardly focused. An inwardly focused system is “focused on enhancing the competitive position of the firm by increasing employees’ productivity, improving teamwork and enhancing communication” (Turban et al., Chapter 13, pg 3). Companies that develop a unifying strategic theme aligned with business unit activities have...
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