5. SWOT MODEL ANALYSIS 5.1 Internal strengths Strong Customer Base (S1) - SmarTone has a strong customer base which provides sound financials to the company. According to Morgan Stanley statistic‚ there are 1.3 million of subscribers ranking the 4rd in the market and it earned the highest revenue per subscribers . Due to increase in data services usage by the strong customer base‚ there will be growth in the revenue streams. Comprehensive Service Portfolio (S2) - SmarTone leverages its comprehensive
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comes to be able to influence the market with a new way of thinking. As we wrote before‚ their way of thinking is quite new compared to other companies in e.g. the civil defence market. The bigger competitors have the advantages of scale. Their owner BAE showed that they do not always act in Saab’s best interest after the deal with Austria. A company does a SWOT-analyse to be able to decide future corporate and business alternations. We do it to summarize previous conclusions from the analyses above
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in the initial period and after some failed retail ventures; R H Macy’s continued hard work and grit paid off with the launch of R.H. Macy & Co. Sales at the end of first year were almost $ 90‚000. Over the years‚ Macy’s continued success saw the company open up regional stores and take over other retailers to increase its presence in the market. Way back in November 25‚ 1929‚ another revolution was being made in American retail when Abraham & Straus of Brooklyn‚ Filene ’s of Boston‚ F&R Lazarus
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Richemont‚ Gucci Group * Diversification of products: LVMH (5 categories)‚ Richemont (3 categories)‚ Gucci Group (5 categories). Low 3) SWOT ANALYSIS * Strengths: large portfolio in different categories‚ distributed globally‚ leader brands‚ good reputation = accessible resources‚ image consistency‚ leadership in the market. Suppliers are within the company. * Weaknesses: the idea of luxurious craftsmanship is not entirely true (they do not make the bags by hand‚ classic speedy bag is not
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SWOT stands for strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats associated with a business and it is one of the most effective strategic analytical tools in terms of business analysis (Baker and Hart‚ 2007). Strengths and weaknesses are considered to be internal factors affecting the business‚ whereas opportunities and threats are external factors. IKEAs strengths include leadership position in the global marketplace and strong brand recognition‚ effective marketing strategy of the company‚
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corporation headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington that develops‚ manufactures‚ licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Microsoft was established to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with
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“SWOT” Analysis Ryan Beerthuizen October 10‚ 2007 Executive Summary My business consists of collecting and hauling scrap to the scrap yard. My target market from a selling point is local scrap yards and from a purchasing point anyone who may have scrap metal‚ which could be anyone from governments officials to single mothers. My strategy is to use my knowledge of scrap metal and recyclable materials assist me in the purchasing‚ sorting and selling of scrap metal as well as the physical
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SWOT Analysis: Strengths: Being a public company‚ FJE Limited holds much advantages pertaining to its internal strength. First and foremost management expertise and management experience have claimed to be the most precious assets and resources of the organisation. The professional background of all the directors including the two mining entrepreneurs‚ the uranium geologist Rebecca Paulka points out that they all experienced in their domain. The good decision making within the organisation could
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Lafarge Swot Lafarge S.A. COMPANY OVERVIEW Lafarge produces and sells building materials primarily cement‚ aggregates‚ ready mix‚ concrete‚ gypsum wallboard‚ and related products primarily under the “Lafarge” brand. The company primarily operates in Western Europe‚ North America‚ Asia and Latin America. It is headquartered in Paris‚ France and employs about 77‚994 people. The company recorded revenues of $23
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SWOT analysis In an earlier part of this section we outlined what was meant by a strategy. We now consider how a strategy may be formed. To determine what their strategy should be managers must consider the internal strengths and weaknesses of their organisation and compare these with the external opportunities and threats. This process is known as SWOT analysis. Strengths are internal factors that a firm may build on to develop a strategy. For example‚ they may include: • Marketing strengths
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