CASE STUDY (WHO BUILT BUILD-A-BEAR) QUESTION 1 Which one of the Five Generic Porter Competitive Strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely approximately the competitive approach that Build Built a Bear employing. One of the Five Generic Porters Competitive Advantage Strategies are most closely approximately to the company is broad differentiation. It is because‚ Build-A-Bear is offering different types of bears of with different of accessories. They provide children different clothing‚ sports
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Chipotle Case Analysis Introduction Tell the reader what the case analysis is going to discuss. There should be very little background information here as the reader is already familiar with the case. Analysis Core Competencies A core competency in Chipotle lies in their vision to ‘Change the way people think and eat fast food’. Chipotle was able to draw a much different concept than most other fast food chains. Through leadership and guidance of their founder Steve Ells‚ Chipotle has been able
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one restaurant. Today‚ I thought it would be a great idea to eat at Chipotle. The choice of food‚ customer service‚ and amount of locations justify why many would choose Chipotle as their go-to fast-food establishment. Chipotle serves nutritional Mexican dishes that cater to people with dietary needs. An individual picks out the food items that make up one’s meal. One can customize the meal to fit a certain lifestyle. “Chipotle offers a menu of burritos‚ tacos‚ burrito bowls (a burrito without the
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Chipotle Case Analysis-By Team PYSHEN Strategic Issue: Chipotle plan to find out a correct and effective strategy to continue its sustainable growth and to maintain its profitability by penetrating high market share while competing with its powerful rivals in the fast-casual food industry. External Environment analysis: GENERAL: 1. Demographic: Population size (O): potential increase in US; Age structure: mainly servicing adult between 18-49 years old; Geographic distribution (O): 39 states
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decrease in productivity in the overall staff. At Chipotle‚ we must pride ourselves in being the fastest and most effective company around. In an effort to increase productivity and maintain 100% customer satisfaction‚ I suggest that all employees that were hired before April 10th‚ 2016‚ should undergo mandatory Productivity and Efficiency Reform Training. We understand that the orientation can be overwhelming and fast-paced for our newer employees. Chipotle wants to make sure that all of us attain the
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if they can trust you of this ever happens again and hopefully it won’t. Unfortunately this is a reality for all businesses. For the past few years a crises has happened for most companies. The biggest one that stuck out to me was the Crisis at Chipotle. They kept quiet for a couple days which made people mad until they finally took action. Businesses should not try to let the problem pass until everyone forgets. Even if it’s 1 person that it affected‚ it can spread like a fire.
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Chipotle‚ Inc. History of Chipotle Steve Ells is the founder and CEO of Chipotle. Steve is a trained chef and opened his first Chipotle store in 1993 at a former Dolly Madison ice cream store in Denver‚ Colorado. His goal was to serve high quality‚ delicious food quickly and in a “fast-casual” setting (Ells). As Chipotle began to grow and expand‚ Steve took the initiative to learn about the way most of the food in the US is produced and processed. He was quite disturbed when he discovered
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Chipotle Core competency Core competencies are the unique ability that a company acquired when the company initially setting up. It is the inborn competitive advantage that cannot be easily imitated by competitors. When Chipolite was born‚ its owner Steve Ells targeted it as the fresh and healthy fast food which means its products need to be fresh and fast delivery. In current dining market‚ there are three types of restaurants: full service‚ fast food and the restaurant in between. Chipotle belongs
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Analysis In comparison to its biggest competitor‚ Taco Bell‚ Chipotle has the upper hand in terms of taste and quality. Its efforts in serving quality food through sustainable sourcing acts as a point of differentiation among its quick service peers. With its ‘food with integrity’ as its mission‚ it gained the approval of millennials by establishing itself as a fresher and healthier alternative. To integrate its mission into its operations‚ Chipotle has an efficient distribution network consisting of 22
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One of the immediate effects is shortage of raw ingredients which might either create an increase of the menu prices or a change in menu options as a way the substitute the unavailable ingredient. Either option could drive some customers away from Chipotle and revenues and sales would suffer. Climate changes and increasing global temperatures affect not only the company but the industry as well. Recent increase in global temperature‚ rising water levels‚ and low availability of fresh water represented
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