I. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis of the Steel Industry & Firm Level capabilities analysis 1. Competition from substitutes Increasing substitutes in the form of plastics‚ aluminum and advanced composites. 2. Threat of Entry High barriers to entry in the integrated mill segment. However‚ with the mini-mills‚ the barriers are being lowered due to lower costs (a tenth of those in the integrated mills per ton of steel produced). 3. Competition from rivals Highly competitive since products are
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Nucor Corporation is made up of 11‚500 teammates whose goal is to "Take Care of Our Customers." We are accomplishing this by being the safest‚ highest quality‚ lowest cost‚ most productive and most profitable steel and steel products company in the world. We are committed to doing this while being cultural and environmental stewards in our communities where we live and work. We are succeeding by working together. Nucor ’s History Nucor Corporation is the largest steel producer in the United
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Nucor Corporation (A) We are a cyclical business... Basically when you are at the peak of the cycle—times are good‚ interest rates are low‚ people are building—our margins increase. When we go to the trough‚ of course‚ the margins are squeezed. But over the last 25 years Nucor has never had a losing quarter. Not only a losing quarter‚ we have never had a losing month or a losing 1 week. —John D. Correnti‚ President and CEO‚ Nucor In 1998‚ Nucor was a Fortune 500 company with 6‚900 employees
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NUCOR COMPETITIVE STRATEGY ANALYSIS CONTENTS 1. Case Profile 2. Situational Analysis 2.1 General External Environment (PESTLE model) 2.1.1 Political/Legal 2.1.2 Economic 2.1.3 Sociocultural 2.1.4 Technological 2.1.5 Environmental 2.1.6 Demographic 2.1.7 Global 2.1 Industry Analysis (Porter 5 Forces) 2.2.1 Threat of new entrants 2.2.2 Bargaining power of suppliers
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The U.S. steel industry is comprised of three distinct groupings of companies – integrated steelmakers‚ minimills‚ and specialty steelmakers. The main difference between them is the stark divide in capacity as well as what they actually manufacture. Integrated firms can produce 107 million tons of steel through reduction of iron ore‚ and minimills have a capacity of 21 million tons‚ and these businesses utilize a scrap melting process. Specialty mills have a capacity of 5 million tons‚ and for
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Individual Case Analysis BUS490 Comprehensive Examination Nucor Steel Corporation Written by: Lukas Kubilius Professors: Bonnie J. Straight Julian J. Prewitt Lithuania Christian College 2 March 2005 Overview of situation Nucor Corporation with 24 plants/divisions and 8‚000 employees‚ operated in nine states recycling more than 10 million tons of scrap steel annually. Producing carboy and alloy steel in bars
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Nucor Corporation – Case Study and Recommendations on Strategy Nucor Corporation – Case Study and Recommendations on Strategy Introduction Nucor Corporation: Competing against Low Cost Steel imports deals with leading steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation and trends in the steel industry affecting Nucor. Steel manufacturing is an old business‚ but is currently facing the fast changes associated with new technologies‚ the rise of globalization‚ and changes in cost and efficiency. To date‚ Nucor
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Nucor Case Analysis Position Statement: Nucor has developed a synergistic workforce that provides substantial productivity while maintaining a flat level of managerial hierarchy and responsible decentralized divisions. This has enabled them to keep the pace of technology and should continue to make investments including commercializing Compact Strip Production (CSP) technology. Major Issues: * The CSP technology requires continuous operation and a 96% reliability in order for it
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Burger King is the world’s largest flame- broiled fast food restaurant chain. 65 As of mid- 2009‚ it operated about 12‚000 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries and U. S. territories worldwide through a combination of company- owned and franchised operations‚ which together employed nearly 400‚000 people worldwide. Only Yum Brands ( A& W‚ KFC‚ Long John Silver‚ Pizza Hut‚ and Taco Bell)‚ McDonald’s‚ and Subway‚ with 36‚000‚ 32‚000‚ and 28‚000 restaurants‚ respectively‚ were larger. Given
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Strategic Management in Organization Portfolio Assessment Details Part A-i “Is Porsche Killing the Golden Goose? (Business Strategy)” Word count: 543 Part A-ii “Nike’s Core Competency: The Risky Business of Fairly Tales” Word count: 621 Part A-i Porsche Business Strategy In the luxury car industry that Porsche has developed for more than 100 years built a strong industry barrier for new comers‚ including the aspect of capital‚ technology‚ reputation and experiences. Recently‚ Porsche modified
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