Ecole supérieure libre des sciences commerciales appliquées (ESLSCA) Strategic Management Paper Southwest Airline Strategic Audit Prepared By : Hesham Gamal El Din El Desouky Mohamed Dandash Wael Youssef Professor : Dr. Saneya El Galaly Group : 21-A Table Of Contents I. Executive Summary 5 II. SouthWest Airlines History 6 III. Current Situation 8 III.1. Current Performance 8 III.2. Strategic Posture 13 III.2.1. Mission & Vision 13 III.2.2. Objectives 14 III
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Carnival Cruise Lines Strategic Audit Group 2: Michael Kenlan Karen Maxwell Brian McKearney Tara Murphy Zach Smith MIE 480‚ Spring 2010 North Carolina State University Table of Contents Table of Contents i Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 External Enviornment anaylsis 3 Porters Five Forces 3 Rivalry among Firms 3 Buyers 3 Substitutes 4 Suppliers 4 Other Stakeholders 4 Internal Environment Analysis 4 Carnival Cruise Line Business Model and Strategy
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Strategic Audit Name Institution PART A: Advantages of a Strategic Audit A strategic audit measures the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the performance of a firm based on its past performance. This information will be important to the management in regard to the making of strategic business decisions (Victoria‚ 2010). Strategic auditing has many advantages. First‚ strategic auditing fosters quality decisions resulting from a conceptual understanding of
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The Strategic Audit Many companies begin their operation in different ways. Some companies start with a lot of capital and become successful‚ while others start with very little capital and still find success. However‚ once profitability has been achieved‚ it can be very difficult to maintain in the long run. One tool many managers use in order to keep operations running smoothly is the strategic audit. A strategic audit is used to compare current operations with ideal operating conditions.
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Very simply put‚ strategic planning identifies where the organization wants to be at some point in the future and how it is going to get there. The "strategic" part of this planning process is the continual attention to current changes in the organization and its external environment‚ and how this effects the future of the organization. Skills in strategic planning are critical to the long-term success of your organization. This form of planning includes: a) Taking a wide look around at what
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a process that is often known as a Strategic Audit. The external environment in which a business operates can create opportunities which a business can exploit‚ as well as threats which could damage a business; however‚ to be in a position to exploit opportunities‚ or respond to threats‚ a business needs to have the right resources and capabilities in place. The process of conducting a strategic audit can be summarized into the following stages: Resource Audit‚ Value Chain Analysis‚ Core Competence
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In our introduction to business strategy‚ we emphasised the role of the "business environment" in shaping strategic thinking and decision-making. The external environment in which a business operates can create opportunities which a business can exploit‚ as well as threats which could damage a business. However‚ to be in a position to exploit opportunities or respond to threats‚ a business needs to have the right resources and capabilities in place. An important part of business strategy is
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[pic] MBA Program 38 Strategic Management Mid Term Audit Prepared By: Mohamed Mohamed Kotb Submitted To: Dr/ Ashraf Sheta Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………… 3 Strategic Posture …………………………………………………………… 4 1. Organizational Profile………………………………………………………...........4 2. Vision…………………………………………………………………………………………5 3. Mission………………………………………………………………………………………5 4. Organizational
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Strategic Audit: Wal-Mart in Spain Debbie D. Stevenson Grantham University Wal-Mart in Spain Wal-Mart is currently ranked as the world’s number one retailers and the number one company in the world of sales (over $200 billion) on the fortune 200 lisr (www.wal-mart.com) (www.fortune.com) Wal-Mart Stores is one of the largest retail companies in the United States. Wal-Mart has four parts of their strategies that makes their mission possible. The four strategies
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Tammy Adams March 28‚ 2011 MAR Professor C. Dix Strategic Audit of Crowley Maritime Corporation Crowley Maritime Corporation is a U.S. owned and operated marine solutions‚ transportation and logistics company providing services in domestic and global markets through six operating lines of business: Latin America liner services; logistics; marine contract solutions; deep sea petroleum transportation; Puerto Rico/Caribbean liner services and petroleum transportation‚ distribution
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