Introduction I have been asked to undertake a strategic environmental analysis of the UK’s grocery retail. The industry will be analysed in the context of the macro environment‚ consisting of political laws‚ economic regulations‚ social customs/trends and technological standards (PEST Analysis). But in order to cover all the important factors that may effect the environment of any business‚ I will be using a larger and more effective anagram of the PEST analysis‚ which is LE PEST C (legal‚ ecological
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Tesco Lotus’ outsourcing to Linfox (Thailand) Case Study Write-Up for Strategic Management I. Tesco Lotus background relevant to the subject According to the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand‚ Ek-Chai Distribution System Co.‚ Ltd‚ known as Tesco Lotus‚ was formed in 1998 with only 14 “Supercenters” in key regional locations[i]. Today‚ Tesco Lotus‚ as it claims on its website[ii]‚ is the leading retailer in Thailand with running retail business from over 660 Tesco Lotus stores‚ 88
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Target size and power is a major strength of theirs. When you see the statistics and rankings you can tell that they have a huge presence. They are a Fortune 50 company. They also ranked in the top 100 of the most valuable global brands in 2014. Furthermore‚ they ranked in the top three US retail brands list. Target has stores all over the US. There are about 1800 stores‚ which brought revenue of over $72 billion. Like Wal-Mart‚ they sell a variety of merchandise (OneSource). Also like Wal-Mart Target
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There are benefits and drawbacks in increasing the size of operation of a business. The cost advantage is known as economies of scale. The cost disadvantage is known as disecomonies of scale. The benefits of large-scale business Economies of scale are the cost advantage from business expansion. As some firms grow in size their unit costs begin to fall because of: Purchasing economies when large businesses often receive a discount because they are buying in bulk. Marketing economies from spreading
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Methods of performance appraisal: Traditional method Traditional method of performance appraisal has been used by companies for very long time. A common feature of these methods is they are all relatively simple and involve appraisal by one senior. 1. Check list method In this method the senior‚ the boss is given a list of questions about the junior. These questions are followed by check boxes. The superior has to put a tick mark in any one of the boxes. This method can be explained with the
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ESL246 Montana 3/25/2012 Reflection Paper Over spring break‚ I watched a documentary film named Super-Size Me. This film was produced in 2004‚ in America. It talks about how fast food influences people’s health and body. Morgan Spurlock is the producer of this film. From this film‚ I learned the reasons why American people like to choose fast food restaurants and how fast food affects their health. There are about 1/4 Americans who eat in fast food restaurants‚ like McDonalds‚ KFC and Burger King
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Tesco Value chain Analysis The term ‘Value Chain’ was used by Michael Porter in his book "Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining superior Performance" (1985). The value chain analysis describes the activities the organization performs and links them to the organizations competitive position. According to Lynch (2003)‚ value chain is defined as the links between key value adding activities and their interface with the support activities. Value chain analysis is a means for evaluating the
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The Scale Model Club of the Philippines’ Case Study The Scale Model Club of the Philippines: Managing Fun in a Hobby Club A. STATEMENT OF KEY ISSUES Scale model club of the Philippines (SMCP) is an organization dedicated to the hobby of plastic scale modeling in the Philippines. It was established by five hobbyists in 2001‚ the main goal of which was to develop the full potential of its members in scale modeling. The club has three main purposes‚ (1) to promote scale modeling as a hobby‚ (2) to
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ITERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND STRATEGY ANALYSIS‚ TESCO By Basheer Mohamad Hassan Alkhatib Student Number:@00406850 This Assignement is submitted for Professor Dr. Alistair Benson Salford University August‚ 3rd‚ 2014 Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Analysis of the International Market 2 2.1 PEST Analysis: Tesco in Brazil 2 2.2 Market Specific Issues 4 3. Industry Analysis: Brazil 4 3.1 Competitive Rivalry in the industry 5 3.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 5 3.3 Bargaining Power of Customers 5 3.4 Threat
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Time scale for Research Project 1. Design and create Video demonstrations (Completed) 2. Decide on a conceptual framework for the project (Laurillard) 3. Decide on quantitive/qualitative or mixed method (Mixed quantitive/qualitative) 4. Source and read 20 quality applicable resent journal articles (5 new already) 5. Design and create a questionnaire for research (Completed) 6. Design and create a practical marking scheme (completed) 7. Decide on whither to use a focus
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