1 The TOWS Matrix --A Tool for Situational Analysis Heinz Weihrich*‚ Professor of Management‚ University of San Francisco This article has two main purposes One is to review general considerations in strategic planning and the second to introduce the TOWS Matrix for matching the environmental threats and opportunities with the company ’s weaknesses and especially its strengths. These factors per se are not new; what is new is systematically identifying relationships between these factors and
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Internal factorsExternal factors | Strengths: 1. Quality recognition. 2. Leadership positions for flour milling and film exhibition divisions. 3. Strong free cash flow from flour milling operations. 4. Shrewd management with proven track record. 5. Strong financial position. 6. Online system. 7. Cost advantage. 8. Employer relations. 9. Brand recognition. | Weaknesses: 1. Earnings are subject to prices wheat. 2. Less margin profit of flour. 3. Process-oriented R&D.
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Ryan air‚ an Irish airline started in 1985 by Ryan family with a capital share of £1 and a staff of 25. Over the past few years the company has shown tremendous ontogeny. Indeed it is Europe’s largest low cost carrier and fastest growing airlines. Currently it’s operating more than 1‚500 flights every day from over 50 bases and around 1400 low fare routes across 28 countries which connect 165 destinations. Now I am going to discuss Ryan air’s (RA) current strategic position by analysing its macro
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Samsung Galaxy S series. GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 SIM Mini-SIM Announced 2010‚ March Status Available. Released 2010‚ June BODY Dimensions 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in) Weight 119 g (4.20 oz) DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen‚ 16M colors Size 480 x 800 pixels‚ 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass - TouchWiz 3.0 UI SOUND Alert types
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INTRODUCTION Company Mission Statement: "We fulfill dreams through the experience of motorcycling‚ by providing to motorcyclists and to the general public an expanding line of motorcycled and branded products and services selected market segments" Company Vision Statement: "Harley-Davidson is n action-oriented‚ international company‚ a leader in its commitment to continuously improve our mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders (customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ government
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Samsung electronics is a company with its capital in Samsung Town Soul‚ South Korea. Samsung Electronics unlike other electronic companies started it business operations on other products and not electronics. It started off as fish exporter vegetables and fruits exporter in China which was the business activity of the founder Byung-Chull Lee in 1938. Samsung expanded its activities again for the second time and also not in the electronics arena. It expanded to ship building‚ financial industry‚ chemicals
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The new Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park and with offices in Korea and Israel is led by Young Sohn‚ President and Chief Strategy Officer of Device Solutions‚ Samsung Electronics. "We see tremendous opportunities and transformations over the next five years driven by Big Data centered around mobility‚ cloud‚ and the Internet of Things‚ and Samsung will be a significant part of this revolution‚" said Sohn. "This is an exciting opportunity for us to
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Samsung Electronics is the largest affiliate of Samsung Group- a Korean brand. According to Forbes (2013)‚ it is the 20th biggest company in the world in term of market value. There are a wide range of electronic devices which are provided by Samsung such as refrigerators‚ air conditioners‚ cameras‚ tablets‚ phones‚ especially TVs and smart phones. It has several subsidiaries in over 50 different countries and employs almost 370‚000 people in FY2011 (Samsung‚ 2012). The main market of this company
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phone makers are struggling to keep up with such demands. Samsung has successfully penetrated the market to be one of the leading smart phone brands globally. Known for its cutting edge technology‚ Samsung is able to keep up with demands of consistently upgrading their products and phone models to push the standards of expectations of consumers in the market today. In order to maintain their position on top‚ it is imperative for Samsung to remain competitive in the industry so as to move forward
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in parenthesis. Please watch the either Seoul Success or Disney Imagination video and answer the related questions. 1. What makes Samsung’s approach so successful? Samsung utilizes various strategic weapons to compete in the global market and amongst its competitors. By using measures such as revenue‚ profitability‚ API (Samsung vs. competitors)‚ BAS (Brand Attitude Studies)‚ DAS (Dealer Attitude Studies) they ensure that they are connected with dealers as well as consumers and by familiarizing
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