Posted: September 13th, 2017

Campbell; Is the Soup Still Simmering?

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

 
I will down load files:

1. Is the outline for case

2. Is the entire outline for the course. You should read this because it has added information what he is expecting.

3. I will download the pages for campbell soup.

4. Book used is Strategic Management by Hitt, Ireland & Hoskisson and is the 11th edition. Isbn 978-1-285-42517-7

This paper will be ran thru a plagiarism report for the professor and the school. This professor is very detailed and expects data; charts and graphs if necessary and he expects all perfect grammar. Should you have any questions please advise.

The references need at least 8 including book i referenced in the instructions

Case 2 Analysis Outline

 

Part A. INTRODUCTION. Provide a summary paragraph that introduces the case and the business analyzed.

 

 

Read through the case summarize facts about company and environment which the company finds itself.

 

Part D. COMPETITOR ANALYSIS. Leveraging the 3 I’s framework provides a thorough overview by grouping competitors into three brackets: immediate competition, impending competition, invisible competition.

 

Definition: The competitor environment is the final subject of analysis required to gain a full understanding of the company’s external environment. A competitor analysis focuses on each company against which a firm directly competes and involves gathering and interpreting information about the company’s competitors. It is important to understand competitive rivalry because it influences a firm’s ability to gain and sustain competitive advantages.

 

1. Immediate Competition:

 

2. Impending Competition:

 

3. Invisible Competition: Example: Invisible competitors consist of companies that can rapidly form third party joint ventures to enter markets.

 

4. Overall Assessment (Summary):

 

 

Part E. SWOT ANALYSIS

 

1. Strengths

 

1. Weaknesses

 

1. Opportunities

 

1. Threats

 

 

Part G. CORE COMPETIENCES are defined as “resources and capabilities that serve as a source of a firm’s competitive advantage over rivals.” Thus, core competencies are groupings of resources and capabilities. Not all of a firm’s resources and capabilities are core competencies.

 

1What are the main capabilities of the Company? Does the Company have a core competence?

 

 

2. Does the Company have a sustainable competitive advantage?

 

1. Valuable Capabilities

 

1. Costly to Imitate

 

1. Non-substitutable (no strategic equivalents)

 

Part G. Conduct a VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS to identify value-creating activities.

Criteria: A value chain analysis provides information relative to primary (inbound/outbound logistics, operations, marketing & sales, and service) and secondary (firm infrastructure, human resources management, technological developments and procurement) activities.

 

Part H. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

 

Criteria: Financial analysis is used to assess the viability, stability and profitability of a company or operating division. The analysis is done using quantitative historical performance found in the financial reporting documents (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows). The goal of the analysis is to understand a company’s financial health through its profitability, solvency, liquidity, and stability.

 

Summary: of outline above:

Part A. Intyroduction. Provide a summary paragraph that introduces the case and the business analyzed.

Part D. 3-I Competitor Analysis

Part E. SWOT Analysis

Part F. Main Capabilities and Core Competence

Part G. Value Chain Analysis

Part H. Conduct a Financial Analysis to assess the viability, stability and profitability of a company or operating division.

Criteria: Financial analysis is used to assess the viability, stability and profitability of a company or operating division. The analysis is done using quantitative historical performance found in the financial reporting documents (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows).  The goal of the analysis is to understand a company’s financial health through its profitability, solvency, liquidity, and stability.

[NOTE: The financial analyses are any analyses that help with an evaluation of the company’s current position and highlight trends. You are expected to utilize the financial information IF provided in the case].