constraint on what can be considered a firm’s resources or capabilities. VRIO Analysis Given that almost anything a firm possesses can be considered a resource or capability how should you attempt to narrow down the ones that explain why firm performance differs? In order to lead to a sustainable competitive advantage a resource or capability should be Valuable‚ Rare‚ Inimitable (including non-substitutable)‚ and Organized. This VRIO framework is the foundation for internal analysis. If you ask a business
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Nucor Corporation What does a SWOT analysis reveal about Nucor’s situation? Does Nucor ?have any core or distinctive competencies In the case of Nucor Corporation there are several factors that need to be addressed while doing its SWOT analysis. Nucor steel is made up of approximately 21‚000 employees and their main goal is to take care of their customer which is stated in their mission statement. Nucor has remained to be an innovative company focusing on finding out and implementing new
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Nucor at a Crossroads Background of the US steel industry In 1986 total domestic steel consumption in US was 90 million tons‚ this comprised of 69 million tons of domestically produced steel and 21 million tons imported. Post 1979‚ the demand for steel started falling year on year due to stagnation of many steel-intensive industries‚ particularly construction and availability of substitutes such as aluminium‚ plastics and advanced composite. US Steel makers | Integrated | Mini mills |
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INTRODUCTION This memorandum will discuss the economical feasibility of Nucor adopting SMS’s CSP process. It will also provide recommendations on whether to accept or reject this potential investment. These recommendations will be determined based on the examination of a series of cash flow‚ scenario‚ and strategic analyses. CASH FLOW ANALYSIS Internal Investment Criterion Top management at Nucor Corporation has determined its own internal investment criterion in determining whether to accept
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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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Courses of Action 18 5. Plan for Implementation 18 1. Identification of a Significant Strategic Issue (Nucor distinguishes itself from the rest of the steel industry with its use of scrap steel‚ a fact that makes Nucor the largest recycler in the nation.[25] Furthermore‚ the company uses modern steel making techniques allowing Nucor to employ fewer workers. The workers that Nucor does employ are all independent of unions; these workers have a vested interested in the productivity of the company
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA CITY CAMPUS‚ KUALA LUMPUR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUP ASSIGNMENT Case 3: The Art of Motivation NUCOR LECTURER: ASSOC. PROFESSOR DR ROSMINI OMAR |CHAN LI WUEN |MR 091104 | |rashidah yusof khan
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Summary Nucor is an industrial steel company headquartered in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. They are aninnovative and lean company operating with safety in mind and a goal of returning investmentsto stockholders. There management system is extremely lean and consist of 5 levels. Nucor is a highly segmented and independent company. They benefit from each manager operating there segment as its own business entity. This prospective allows Nucor to maintain ahigh degree of entrepreneurship throughout its
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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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