Introduction
The aim and objectives of writing this report is to analyse the business strategies or models adopted by the Inditex Group and to review whether this strategies will support its operation in accomplishing their future obligation. Furthermore, it aims to evaluate the strategic option of the organization in either from a corporate strategy view or strategic business unit (SBU) perspective that could be adopted by the Inditex Group. This report will also highlight the vision, mission and objectives of the Inditex Group Company.
In addition, the report will go further by accessing the group human resources and management in order to clearly pinpoint any management changes in the organization, if there is any, and to know who the management are and their position in the decision making process of the company. In order to achieve the principle objectives of this report, the report will be categorised into Internal and External analysis. This is done in order to fully analyse the current position of Inditex Group in the market from all perspectives, also to access if Inditex is a healthy company to invest in, and also accessing the current strategic adopted by the company.
The company Internal analysis will be based on the following;
Financial Analysis: This will focus on all the financial aspect of the company.
Human resources and Management Analysis: focus on the management system of the company.
Market Analysis: This will focus on the company’s current market position.
Operations Analysis: This will focus on how and where the company perform it day-to-day activities.
Prioritized Strength: This will analyse the strengths of the company internally.
Prioritized Weakness: This will analyse the internal weakness of the company that can hinder them from achieving their goals.
The company External analysis will be based on the following;
Pestel Analysis: this will analyse the possible influence of the failure or success
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