Introduction The Proctor and Gamble also known as P&G is a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. It was first established in 1837 as a partnership business by two brother-in-law William Proctor who came from England and James Gamble from Ireland. With the increase of demand, the company began to innovate new products, they brought in new variety of soaps, hair care products, laundry and other home needs. Exclusive brands are Pampers, Olay, Tide and Pantene for P&G. These brands has become the favorite of several households. Today they operate in four industry based sectors, they are 1) Baby, Feminine and Family Care. 2) Beauty. 3) Fabric and Home care. 4) Health and Grooming. They are backed up with more than 80000 suppliers where they provide raw materials, logistic services, packaging, research and IT services and other support services. In this essay for analyzing the contents Porter’s Diamond model and Porters value chain tools being used in home country and supplier country respectively. Porter’s Diamond model explains through a diagram a set of competitive advantage as the basis for explaining the trade patterns between different countries. Porter’s value chain explains the activities taking place in a business and also it identifies the best activities which are to be outsourced. Home Country P&G functions around the globe across 180 countries and their own operations extends to 80 countries, P&G being a corporate
Unfortunately to build the value chain we would need a more thorough investigation on the TJ’s processes and arrangements. In my opinion to make the proper investigation of the resources gaps and missed capabilities it is required to be very familiar with the company’s organizational aspects and business process. But due to the fact the company does not publish any investor reports and is has never gone public (Stock Exchange or Private equity funding). In my opinion the Porter’s tool such as Value chain analysis in this case has disadvantages comparing to Grant’s simple approach to resource management and strategic planning.
SUPPLY CHIAN NETWORK OF TARGET VALUE CHIAN ANALYSIS OF TARGET Value chain analysis is a set of inter - linked value creating activities performed by the organisation that begin with inputs, go through processing and continue up to outputs manufactured to customers. It is the set of activities that creates additional value for the customer. Value chain plays a central role in improving cost efficiency, quality and customer responsiveness. Each activity in the value chain adds to the value of product in each process from its creation to delivery.
1. Introduction Under Armour, Inc. (Under Armour) is a leading sports apparel and equipment manufacturing company founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank, a 23-year-old former University of Maryland football player.. He revolutionized the sports apparel industry by creating a superior, moisture-wicking, performance T-shirt, made of synthetic fabrics. Under his leadership, the company grew from a 17,000-dollar business in 1996 to a 4.83-billion-dollar empire. 2.
Publix is known as a retail or merchandising industry. Publix is known as one of the most productive food merchant in America. Admirably well tell, Publix is the most beneficial basic supply chain in the country: Its net edges, 5.6% in 2012, beat out Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Whole Foods. Publix has become the seventh-biggest privately owned business in the U.S. with over $28 billion in sales.
Johnson & Johnson currently has a 10.4% market share of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing industry. They have the second largest share of this industry, just behind Amgen at 10.9%. By looking at the revenue and operating income for Johnson & Johnson, we can see their margins and evaluate their performance. Johnson & Johnson’s operating profit margin improved from 2015 to 2016 but decreased significantly from 2016 to 2017. The operating profit margin for the company as a whole in 2016 was 28.72% and in 2017 it was 24.07% (Appendix A).
In this era of globalization, the supermarket industry is one of the common investment sectors. It is also forming retail common categories of food products such as fresh and meats, poultry and seafood, fresh fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen foods as well as various dairy products. Investment in this industry can be profitable if succeed but bear in mind that risk still exists if monitoring process is not carried out. Therefore, Professor Michael E. Porter from Harvard Business School has introduced a tool for purposes of analysis potential industry which is the most profitable and potential. Porter stated that five forces are deciding an industry either beneficial at future or it will become a case study and commerce practice (Porter, M.E., 2008).
A-Four support activities: 1- firm infrastructure and finance : -Strong brand, product, marketplace solution, delivery and support. (brand value from 35$ in 1973 to 10.7 billion in 2014 ). -Empowerment of top management –geographic structure. -Low debt, short term debt 2.9 billion, and long term debt 1.1 billion. Cash in hand 2.2 billion.
Question 2: To do a resource-based analysis of any organization, it needs to go through different steps, first identify the three categories of the resources , the tangible ,intangible, and the human resources , second identify the capacity of the organization to put its resources for a desired end and in good use, third to decide on suitable strategy for the organization we need to do SWOT analysis to determine the organization strength and weakness compared to the competitors, third what are the key successful factors of the organization that can be determine by identifying the customers of the organization and their needs, and what the organization will do to survive the competition ( Hall&Keynes,2015) also audit analysis to Ford resources , and value chain analysis to Ford activities . In the next section, there will a brief explanation about the steps mentioned above , followed by an application to each step to, Ford motor which was incorporated in Delawae in 1919, it is a global automotive industry leader in Dearborn and Michigan, distributed vehicles across six continents the core business of Ford , designing and manufacturing cars, marketing , financing and servicing a full line of Fords cars, trucks, SUVs, and electrified cars, and Lincoln luxury car (Ford annual report,2015). Resource-based view (RBV) is an essential theory for strategic managers , considering the organization resources the assets , capabilities organization
This theory is based on the concept that there are five forces that determine the competitive intensity and attractiveness of a market. Porter 's five forces help to identify where power lies in a business situation. This is useful both in understanding the strength of an organization 's current competitive position, and the strength of a position that an organization may look to move into. Strategic analysts often use Porter’s five forces to understand whether new products or services are potentially profitable. By understanding where power lies, the theory can also be used to identify areas of strength, to improve weaknesses and to avoid mistakes.
Operations Management Group ASSIGNMENT Various Operations of DOMINO’S Submitted To Submitted By Prof. SUNITA GURU Sristhi Roopchandani (151451) Date: 15/12/2015 Suyash Rathi (151452) Sweety Rani (151453) Tahirkhan (151454) Uttkarsh Yadav (151456) Table of contents Serial No.
Threat of Substitutes 4. Bargaining Power of Buyers 5. Power vested by Suppliers 1. Competitive Rivalry: According to Porter the competitiveness in any sector is significantly increased by the number of players operating in the field and their major competencies.
Its clients are individual users, specialised businesses, and institutions such as government, science, defence, spatial and educational organisations. To meet and respond to its customers needs, IBM creates, develops and manufactures many of the world 's most advanced technologies, ranging from computer systems and software to networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. 3) Internal and External Analysis A) Porter’s Value Chain Analysis: This model describes the activities that take place in a business and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the business. Value Chain Analysis is one way of identifying which activities are best undertaken by a business and which are best provided by others ("outsourced").
The value chain equates to the internal activities that a company employs in transforming its inputs to outputs; this helps with the improvement of activities, helping the company to achieve competitive advantage. In the analysis of H&M’s organizational capabilities the value chain analysis would show that with viewing the internal activities; this analysis would show where the company’s competitive advantages as well as disadvantages lies. This analysis would then depict the company’s core competencies. When a company is said to be competing through its cost advantage; it would most likely try to carry out its internal activities at a much lower cost than its competition would want to.
Flipkart is an Indian e-commerce company headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was started in the year 2007. In its formative days Flipkart mainly dealt with books but now, it has expanded to electronic goods and a variety of other products. Primary categories of products sold at Flipkart are: • Books • Mobiles & Accessories • Computers • Home and Kitchen • Personal and Health Care • Gaming • Watches and Fragrances • Music and Movies • Stationery Some other facts about Flipkart are • It has 2,000,000 registered users • 8,000,000 customer visits every month.
Secondly, Porter’s Five Forces Model is used to analyse the level of rivalry in the market, the attractiveness for potential new entrants, the power of suppliers, the power of buyers and the threat of substitution. This will allow us to see a holistic view of the industry in the market environment. Thirdly, the PESTLE framework is used to analyse the factors within the macro environment that are influencing