Caterpillar Inc.--Early 1990s The assessment of opportunities and threats is the foundation upon which planners develop strategies. The Caterpillar case illustrates some of the problems associated with the identification of opportunities and threats‚ especially in a situation where previous successes are notable. Attempting to pattern long-term growth on the basis of previously valid assumptions is one of the classic dilemmas facing the strategic planner whether in consumer or organizational markets
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Revenue Profit Employees Main Competitors Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Retail (Discount department stores and warehouse stores) Worldwide (10‚942 stores in 27 countries) [1] Bentonville‚ Arkansas‚ U.S. C. Douglas McMillon $485.651 billion (2015) 2% increase over $476.294 $16.182 billion (2015) 1.7% increase over $15.918 billion (2014) . 2.2 million (2014) Costco Wholesale Corporation‚ Dollar General Corporation‚ Dollar Tree‚ Inc.‚ Kohl’s Corporation‚ Macy’s Inc‚ Sears Holdings Corporation‚ Target Corporation
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 1. Introduction 5 2. Strategic analysis 6 2.1 External analysis 6 2.1.1 PESTEL analysis 6 2.1.2 Porter’s Five 5 Forces and Government model analysis 8 2.1.3 Turbulence Model 9 2.2 Internal Analysis 9 3. Strategic directions and strategic objectives 10 3.1 Mission 10 3.2 Strategic objective 11 3.2.1 The financial objective of Nike 11 3.2.2 The non-financial objective of Nike 11 4. Key broad business-level and international strategies
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Middle eastern. South Asians‚ Hispanic (fast growing race) and other ethnicities need to be considered. EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores‚ Inc. No. CV-04-4731 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 10‚ 2004) a lawsuit filed against Abercrombie & Fitch on behalf of a class of African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ Latinos‚ and women allegedly subjected to discrimination in recruitment‚ hiring‚ assignment‚ promotion
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I. CURRENT SITUATION 3 A. CURRENT PERFORMANCE 3 B. STRATEGIC POSTURE 3 1. Mission & Objectives 3 2. Strategies 4 3. Policies 4 4. Summary 4 II. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 4 A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 4 B. TOP MANAGEMENT 5 III. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS (SWOT) 6 A. SOCIETAL ENVIRONMENT 6 1. Economic 6 2. Technological 6 3. Political-legal 6 4. Sociocultural 7 B. TASK ENVIRONMENT 7 1. Threat of new entrants 7 2. Bargaining power of buyers 7 3. Threat of substitute of products
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Study Case Wal*mart Stores‚ Inc 1. Sources of Wal*Mart’s competitive advantages in discount retailing After a detailed analysis of Wal*Mart’s main departments it is obvious that they have many competitive advantages in comparison with their business rivals. Wal*Mart has developed to a leading and fast growing company with a huge market value of $ 57.5 billion. Their average 20 year return on equity is 33% and their compound average sales growth amounts to 35%. Sales per foot² is nearly $ 300
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Anirudh Agarwal Business Strategy October 4‚ 2012 Marne Arthaud-Day Best Buy after Circuit City: What’s Next In this case we discuss the various reasons behind the success of the retail firm Best buy in comparison to a similar business Circuit city‚ which could not face the economic depression in and went bankrupt. Best Buy is operating in an open market. There are many more firms offering similar products; and‚ rivalry among the consumer electronics retail industry
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Term Paper Report On “AUTOMATIC ACID BATTERY CHARGER CIRCUIT” Electronics and Communication Engineering Subject ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS Subject Code EEC 401 Subject Teacher Mr S.P. Verma Submitted by ATUL TRIVEDI BRANCH EC 42 ROLL NO
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Tire City‚ Inc. Analysis As a lender‚ I would have no problem giving a loan to Tire City‚ Inc to help finance their growth for the following reasons. The first thing that is apparent is the annual revenue growth. It is expected to steadily increase by 5% in the coming years. This means that Tire City has strong operating cash flows to fund its day-to-day operations. Additionally‚ Tire City‚ Inc has improved in total asset turnover over the years‚ suggesting that they are indeed growing their
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