Introduction A business does not function in a vacuum. It has to act and react to what happens outside the factory and office walls. These factors that happen outside the business are known as external factors or influences. These will affect the main internal functions of the business and possibly the objectives of the business and its strategies. Main Factors The main factor that affects most business is the degree of competition how fiercely other businesses compete with the products that
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Threats of New Entrants The threat of new entrants in the fast food industry are noted to be a strong summary assessment characteristic . The reasoning behind this is that there are no set barriers or loops that could legally prevent a company from entering the industry. The major barriers a firm faces in this industry are the economies of scale and the access to distribution. In order to capture the market they have spend tremendous amount of money on advertising and marketing. If a firm wants
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million customers every day.1 Although such a number testified to the restaurant chain’s success‚ it also suggested a troubling question for management. With McDonald’s already serving so many customers‚ how could it possibly attract more business? External pressures reinforced the dilemma. Demographic trends were reshaping American eating habits while competitors were attacking the quick-service giant from all sides. From chains specializing in speed and service‚ to those offering wider variety and
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Module 2 Understanding the external environment Task 1: Summarise the attractiveness of the industry. 1a) Identify the industry‚ product segments and value chain. The industry is the coffee industry. Coffee is one of the most valuable traded commodities in the world. In the volume of coffee trade there is 90% trading in green bean from producer countries and 10% trading in manufactured coffee. Consumption of coffee grow low in the world. Since the early 1980s‚ only ther growth only 1.2% annually
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Assessment of the Strategic Environment Team Assignment #1 Before completing: Discuss with your group how insights from this assignment will help you complete your project. What will you learn? How will it help you evaluate your product’s prospects for the future? A. Demographic 1. What major demographic developments and trends will pose opportunities or threats for this company? In consumer markets‚ one of the key forces is demographics. Difference in the size of commercial‚ industrial
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3.0 Internal Environment of Samsung 3.1 Resources 3.1.1 Tangible resources In 2009‚ Samsung Electronics has reached $ 110.2 billion market capitalization‚ for the first time beyond Intel‚ the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer revenue‚ Samsung in 2009 to $ 117.8 billion in annual sales‚ revenue has surpassed HP as the world’s largest electronics company‚ is the world’s first two big chip plant‚ second in size only Intel 2008 is to have up to 21 products in the world market share in the
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Rising cost for fuel and more demanding regulations for emissions will likely increase demand for the types of vehicles FAIT is providing and the new‚ leaner Chrysler is producing. The wave of hybrid models and fully electric vehicles already in FIAT’’s stables may give FIAT the leverage it is seeking and hoping on‚ in the American market. Fabbrica Italianna Automobili Torino FIAT‚ was founded in Italy by a group of investors in 1899‚ most noticeably Giovanni Agenlli. The company was created as
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External Environment Analysis JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) is a company that has focused on low-cost airline transportation service. It is also one of the top major airlines dominating the Domestic Airlines industry. To develop a better strategic business plan the company’s external business market and the effect it has on the business continuity plan must be analysis as well as the general‚ industry‚ and competitor environments. Another issue affecting companies is the role business
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IN 2003‚ when the Government of India identified 55 districts affected by left-wing extremism (naxalism) across nine States to address the issue of backwardness‚ its decision stemmed from the realisation that people were drawn into naxalism and forced to take up arms in order to meet their socio-economic needs. These districts are in the States of Andhra Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ Chhattisgarh‚ Jharkhand‚ Maharashtra‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ Orissa‚ Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The objective was to accelerate
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Naturally‚ Filipinos are known food lovers‚ and they satisfied this kind of indulgence by looking for some variety of food that seems usual to their taste. This is the way how they relieve themselves from stress and exhaustion of both body and mind resulted from their everyday responsibilities; exhaustion that every food companies are trying to exploit by bringing out latest kind of recipe that will surely captivate the taste of many Filipinos. For example
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