The planning process is comprised of two key parts---strategic planning and operational planning. Strategic planning establishes an organization’s long-term vision‚ objectives and strategies required to achieve the objectives. Operational planning is the execution phase. It outlines a framework for implementing the strategies and achieving the objectives. Strategic Plan The strategic plan covers a three to five year time frame. Annual reviews are conducted to assess if the plan is on track and
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Nike: Strategic & Operational Planning Albert Dwayne Johnson Jr. University of Phoenix Nike: Strategic & Operational Planning: When people think Nike‚ the first thing that comes to mind is a swoosh. The iconic symbol of the clothing brand can be seen as a way of life in sports clothing‚ stylish clothing and pop culture. Nike is a highly successful company‚ with all competitors‚ like Addidas or Converse‚ constantly working toward being on the same plane as Nike. The success
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Factors affecting operational planning In this day and age planning is key to any business startup‚ especially during these tough economic times. As we prepare a plan for any business many factors arise including the strengths‚ weakness‚ opportunities‚ threats and trends in any business planning. Let ’s explore deeper to analyze the very important factors. Strengths: Internal positive aspects that are under control and upon which you may capitalize. Good examples of internal strengths are: Company
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey‚ California THESIS INFORMATION OPERATIONS IN STRATEGIC‚ OPERATIONAL‚ AND TACTICAL LEVELS OF WAR: A BALANCED SYSTEMATIC APPROACH by Bunyamin Tuner September 2003 Thesis Advisor: Thesis Co-Advisor: Daniel Boger Steve Iatrou Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to
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Operational Planning- 4th phase in the planning process. Operational Plan is a detailed plan used to provide a clear picture on how a team‚ section or department will contribute to the achievement of the organization’s goal. Once the strategic plan is approved‚ it must be broken down into operation categories. These set of categories are: Operational Categories 1. Product planning and development 2. Market planning 3. Production Planning 4. Manpower Planning 5. Organizational Planning
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Operational Planning I. Introduction Operational planning is setting up procedures and processes at the lower level of the company in order to meet the overall goal of the company. There are different factors for each company that affects the operational plan and how it is laid out. The operational plan can also greatly influence the success of a company. There is a direct correlation between the operational plan and a company’s strengths and weaknesses. The operational plan must also take into
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TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS Investment decisions may be tactical or strategic. A tactical investment decision generally involves a relatively small amount of funds and does not constitute a major departure from what the firm has been doing in the past. The consideration of a new machine tool by a motor manufacturing company is a tactical decision‚ as is a buy-or-lease decision made by an oil company. Strategic investment decisions involve large sums of money and may also result in a major
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Is the decision whether or not to sell Qantas’s frequent flyer program a strategic‚ tactical‚ or operational decision? It would be a strategic decision not to sell Qantas’s frequent flyer program reason being‚ considering the meaning of strategic decision making is an ongoing process that involves creating strategies to achieve goals and altering strategies based on observed outcomes. As to this decision Alan Joyce can take the initiative of increasing the flights rates and in reward its members
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STATERGIC AND OPERATIONAL DECISION MAKING INTRODUCTION The performance of contracting any firm or an organization is firmly bounded to the quality of operational decisions at the strategic level. Business intelligence (BI) software is applied at three different levels in the enterprise: strategic‚ tactical and operational. At the strategic level‚ BI provides performance metrics to management and executives‚ often in conjunction with a formal management methodology such as Balanced Scorecard or
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Influence of Laws‚ Regulations‚ and Operational Risk Assessment in Strategic Planning and Risk Mitigation Principles of Organizational Financial Planning and Business Development - MBA520 June 19th‚ 2014 Influence of Laws‚ Regulations‚ and Operational Risk Assessment in Strategic Planning and Risk Mitigation The Role of Finance at Apple The role of finance in the strategic planning process has become more relevant because of the introduction of the balanced scorecard. The balanced scorecard
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