This document provides an analysis of Under Armour, including its history, competitors, external environment using PEST analysis, Porter's Five Forces analysis, internal strengths and weaknesses through SWOT analysis, resources, core competencies, value chain, and corporate social responsibility efforts. Key points are that Under Armour has experienced strong growth but still lags competitors in international sales and relies heavily on third-party suppliers and retailers. It aims to differentiate through innovation and marketing.
Under Armour was founded with the goal of creating an affordable, lightweight moisture-wicking t-shirt that fit tightly. With limited resources, the founders decided to allocate funds to creating an innovative product and using low-cost marketing techniques like athlete endorsements and word-of-mouth promotion. This strategy proved successful, allowing Under Armour to grow and eventually utilize more traditional marketing methods as the brand expanded.
Under Armour uses ineffective CSR initiatives and non-market strategies that contribute to its underperformance compared to industry rivals. While the sports apparel industry is generally profitable, Under Armour has higher costs and lower prices than competitors like Nike. Under Armour has made mistakes with vertical expansion in the past but has effectively used horizontal expansion through partnerships and sponsorships.
Assignment%20#1 under armour pest industry analysisBrian Teufel
Under Armour has used a blue ocean strategy to create the performance apparel market. It has gained a first-mover advantage and 70% of the US market share. The performance apparel industry is growing rapidly at 15% annually and is expected to reach $7.6 billion by 2014. Under Armour faces high competition from Nike and Adidas but continues to innovate and focus on enhancing performance through apparel.
Comprehensive Analysis on roadmap of strategic management
1) WHERE ARE WE NOW?
2) WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO?
3) HOW DO WE GET THERE?
4) HOW DO WE ENSURE OUR ARRIVAL?
Under Armour is a sports apparel company founded in 1996 that sells clothing and equipment. It has pursued several strategies for growth, including signing influential athlete endorsers, expanding internationally, acquiring fitness technology companies, and increasing marketing to women. Currently, Under Armour faces challenges competing with Nike and Lululemon in the women's market and improving its fashion component to attract today's consumers.
Crocs is a footwear company known for its colorful, lightweight and breathable clogs made of Croslite material. It grew rapidly due to its innovative and highly flexible supply chain model that allowed retailers to place smaller pre-orders and reorder within seasons. Crocs core competencies include its supply chain flexibility and responsiveness, ownership of Croslite material production, and experienced management. It can further exploit these competencies through vertical integration, strategic acquisitions of other footwear brands, and expanding its product lines. Potential alternatives for growth include further vertical integration, acquisitions, and product line extensions.
A presentation on Nike- It's products and future aspectsEkankita Agrawalla
Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and became known as Nike Inc. in 1978. It is headquartered in Oregon and is a major manufacturer and designer of sports apparel, footwear, equipment, and accessories. Nike generates over $25 billion in annual revenue and employs over 44,000 people worldwide. The company aims to bring innovation to athletes through product design and development.
This document provides an analysis for Under Armour's potential expansion into the Indian market. It includes sections on the company's financial performance, business model, reasons for entering India, proposed entry method as a wholly owned subsidiary, supply chain plans, retail store strategy, financial projections, SWOT analysis, and strategic recommendations. The financial analysis projects revenue, costs, and profit over five years with 3 stores and estimates breakeven points based on customer numbers and market share goals.
Under Armour was founded with the goal of creating an affordable, lightweight moisture-wicking t-shirt that fit tightly. With limited resources, the founders decided to allocate funds to creating an innovative product and using low-cost marketing techniques like athlete endorsements and word-of-mouth promotion. This strategy proved successful, allowing Under Armour to grow and eventually utilize more traditional marketing methods as the brand expanded.
Under Armour uses ineffective CSR initiatives and non-market strategies that contribute to its underperformance compared to industry rivals. While the sports apparel industry is generally profitable, Under Armour has higher costs and lower prices than competitors like Nike. Under Armour has made mistakes with vertical expansion in the past but has effectively used horizontal expansion through partnerships and sponsorships.
Assignment%20#1 under armour pest industry analysisBrian Teufel
Under Armour has used a blue ocean strategy to create the performance apparel market. It has gained a first-mover advantage and 70% of the US market share. The performance apparel industry is growing rapidly at 15% annually and is expected to reach $7.6 billion by 2014. Under Armour faces high competition from Nike and Adidas but continues to innovate and focus on enhancing performance through apparel.
Comprehensive Analysis on roadmap of strategic management
1) WHERE ARE WE NOW?
2) WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO?
3) HOW DO WE GET THERE?
4) HOW DO WE ENSURE OUR ARRIVAL?
Under Armour is a sports apparel company founded in 1996 that sells clothing and equipment. It has pursued several strategies for growth, including signing influential athlete endorsers, expanding internationally, acquiring fitness technology companies, and increasing marketing to women. Currently, Under Armour faces challenges competing with Nike and Lululemon in the women's market and improving its fashion component to attract today's consumers.
Crocs is a footwear company known for its colorful, lightweight and breathable clogs made of Croslite material. It grew rapidly due to its innovative and highly flexible supply chain model that allowed retailers to place smaller pre-orders and reorder within seasons. Crocs core competencies include its supply chain flexibility and responsiveness, ownership of Croslite material production, and experienced management. It can further exploit these competencies through vertical integration, strategic acquisitions of other footwear brands, and expanding its product lines. Potential alternatives for growth include further vertical integration, acquisitions, and product line extensions.
A presentation on Nike- It's products and future aspectsEkankita Agrawalla
Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and became known as Nike Inc. in 1978. It is headquartered in Oregon and is a major manufacturer and designer of sports apparel, footwear, equipment, and accessories. Nike generates over $25 billion in annual revenue and employs over 44,000 people worldwide. The company aims to bring innovation to athletes through product design and development.
This document provides an analysis for Under Armour's potential expansion into the Indian market. It includes sections on the company's financial performance, business model, reasons for entering India, proposed entry method as a wholly owned subsidiary, supply chain plans, retail store strategy, financial projections, SWOT analysis, and strategic recommendations. The financial analysis projects revenue, costs, and profit over five years with 3 stores and estimates breakeven points based on customer numbers and market share goals.
How to do Under Armour's SWOT Analysis? Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities ...SWOT & PESTLE.com
Under Armour is an American company that manufactures athletic apparel and footwear. It was founded in 1996 and has grown significantly over the years. Some of its strengths include a broad portfolio of products across apparel, footwear, and accessories. It also has multiple distribution networks and has seen strong revenue growth. However, it also faces threats such as increasing competition and potential supply chain disruptions from events like the Covid-19 pandemic.
This document provides an analysis of Under Armour, including:
1. A brief history of Under Armour and its founder Kevin Plank.
2. A literature review covering SWOT analysis, BCG matrix, five competitive forces, corporate strategies, and business level strategies.
3. An analysis of Under Armour's SWOT profile, BCG matrix, competitive forces, strategies, and organizational structure.
4. Recommendations regarding strengthening opportunities, addressing weaknesses, and guarding against threats through corporate level strategies, business level strategies, and organizational design changes.
Strategic Management in a Global Context: Under ArmourRonantonnoel
Under Armour operates in the competitive performance apparel industry. It focuses on design, marketing, and product innovation while outsourcing manufacturing. Strengths include its powerful brand and superior product performance. Weaknesses include reliance on key leaders and limited protection of fabrics and designs. Continued innovation will be needed to maintain advantages. However, growth may require entering new markets like overseas and women which it currently lacks capabilities for. Acquisition may allow expanding into these markets while maintaining the brand.
CSP is considering options for pricing, packaging, and demand forecasting for its new weight-loss drug Metabical. Three demand forecasting models were analyzed estimating the potential market between 4.3-9.8 million customers. Packaging and pricing strategies were evaluated using a matrix to determine ROI under different scenarios. Pricing at $150 targeting the ideal customer profile was estimated to achieve a 5.73% ROI, meeting CSP's objective.
Nike was founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman to produce high-quality running shoes. It has since grown into the world's largest sportswear company through strategic partnerships with athletes, innovative product design, and effective marketing. Nike focuses on designing and marketing athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment for sports like running, basketball, soccer, and more. The company uses sponsorship of star athletes, attention-grabbing advertisements, and trendy retail stores to promote its brand globally and maintain its position as the top brand in the sports industry.
Klaus Obermeyer founded Obermeyer in 1947 in Aspen, Colorado. In 1985, Obermeyer formed a joint venture called Obersport in Hong Kong to increase production capacity. Obermeyer's supply chain stretches from Asia to Aspen, with textile and accessory suppliers in Asia manufacturing garments that are then shipped through Obersport and Sport Obermeyer to retailers in the US. Obermeyer faces challenges in uncertain demand forecasting for its seasonal ski fashion products and long lead times in its Asian manufacturing process.
The document is a presentation to Stephen T. Hurley from Fabian Ochoa, an MBA candidate at Hult International Business School, discussing a marketing strategy for a beer company. The strategy involves decreasing price, implementing a new advertisement campaign costing $230,000, and implementing a go-to-market strategy costing $100,000. By the end of the year, the total investment would be $138,333 after reducing some promotion strategies. Ochoa provides his contact information at the end.
Wilkerson, a mid-sized manufacturing company that produces water purification systems, is seeing a decline in margins. The company has one production department that machines and assembles three products: valves, pumps, and flow controllers. Wilkerson uses a volume-based costing system that may be incorrectly allocating overhead costs. Alternatives are analyzed to address the profitability of specifically the flow controller product line and combat the declining margins, including adjusting the cost accounting method or changing the flow controller's pricing.
Barco Projection Systems, the market leader in graphic projectors, was surprised by Sony's new superior graphics projector launching at a lower price. Barco needs to counter quickly by launching new superior models and re-pricing existing ones. The document analyzes Barco, Sony, their products and strategies, the projection systems market and customers, technological environment, competitors like ElectroHome, and collaborators like distributors. It considers Barco's planned digital BD700 launch and Sony's 1270 product threatening its leadership in graphics and data projectors.
Strategic Analysis of Nike, Under Armour & IMGTiantong Liu
Strategic Analysis of Nike, Under Armour & IMG
Content include:
Mission & Vision of each organization
PESTEL Analysis
Five Forces Model Analysis
Suggestions
Strength & Weakness
Strategic Implementation
Proposed Digital Engagement for Shoe Catagory - BataWaqas Nasir
The document provides an analysis of Bata's digital landscape in Pakistan including its social media presence, competitors, target audiences, and potential digital objectives and strategies. It outlines ideas for leveraging trends like augmented reality, gamification, and dual screens to enhance Bata's online and in-store experiences through applications, games, and interactive digital content. A proposed yearly calendar schedules rolling out these concepts between July and June.
Reliance Baking Soda is Stewart Corporation's oldest and most established product. The new Domestic Brand Director needs to create a 2008 marketing budget that delivers a profit increase of 10% over 2007 levels. She must first evaluate the effectiveness of past consumer and trade promotions and determine if a price increase will have net bottom line benefits. Then she must decide on the optimal allocation of her marketing budget, taking into account the brand's apparent "cash cow" role in the Household Division of Stewart Corporation. Students are expected to complete a quantitative assignment: create and defend a budget.
Kevin Plank founded Under Armour in 1996 after growing frustrated with cotton t-shirts that would get soaked with sweat during football practices. He developed a moisture-wicking synthetic fabric and started selling his new performance shirts out of his car trunk. By the end of 1996, Under Armour generated $17,000 in sales and made its first team sale. The company has since grown significantly and become a leader in performance athletic apparel, known for its innovative fabrics that keep athletes dry and comfortable.
In August 2000, P&G introduced one of its kind product Crest Whitestrips, readily available online and through dentist offices
P&G claims that the new products are 10 times more effective than the Colgate Tartar Control Whitening Within two years P&G captured more than 80% of the share market. Colgate made a come back in August 2002 with Simply White. Colgate’s USP was that it focused on convenience and lower price. One month after introduction Simply White captures half the market with Crest Whitestrips losing 50% of its market share.
- Altius Golf is a leading manufacturer of premium golf balls in the US market. However, it saw declining sales following the 2008 recession as interest in golf waned.
- To attract new and recreational golfers, Altius plans to launch a new brand called ELEVATE with more affordable golf balls priced at $27 per dozen compared to their premium Victor TX line at $48 per dozen.
- This strategy aims to increase Altius' market share by targeting beginners and non-professionals through an affordable new product sold in off-course retail stores.
This document provides an overview of Nike, including its history, mission statement, products, branding strategies, and sustainability efforts. It discusses Nike's founding in the 1950s and growth into a leading brand in athletic footwear and apparel. The mission statement aims to inspire and innovated for all athletes. The document also summarizes Nike's training programs for employees and initiatives to reduce its environmental impact through lowering emissions, offsetting energy usage, using less materials, and engaging in community volunteering.
Assignment%20#3 under armour internal and swot analysisBrian Teufel
Under Armour has experienced increasing annual sales and net income since 2006, with around 80% of net income coming from performance apparel (PA). While footwear sales decreased in 2010, PA and accessories sales increased. International sales are rising but remain below 10% of total sales. Under Armour seeks to compete more broadly with Nike and Adidas beyond PA. Key strengths are innovation and brand equity.
Rent the Runway was founded in 2009 by Jenny Fleiss and Jennifer Hyman to allow women to rent designer dresses online for special occasions at a fraction of the retail price. They tested the concept by renting dresses to Harvard students and found that women enjoyed being able to access expensive dresses at a low cost. The company pivoted to a subscription model where women could rent a variety of designer dresses and expanded their inventory. Rent the Runway now partners with over 550 designer brands and has raised over $541 million in funding. Their main customers are millennial and Gen-Z women looking for trendy designer options without the high prices.
This document provides a strategic analysis of Nike. It begins with an external environmental analysis, noting Nike's strong brand and emerging growth opportunities in markets like China, Brazil, and home fitness. An internal analysis identifies strengths in innovation and brand recognition, and weaknesses in competition. A SWOT analysis further examines strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The document then discusses Nike's current strategy, and strategic options for success, including market penetration, diversification, and adapting to local markets. It concludes that Nike has strong global presence but needs strategies to establish itself in emerging markets.
The document discusses Nike's business strategies and performance. It provides an overview of Nike's history and describes various analyses conducted including PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces, industry life cycle analysis, and strategic group analysis. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are identified. The conclusion recommends that Nike prevent "sweatshop" issues and sponsor more international universities.
This document outlines the key objectives and content covered in several marketing chapters. Specifically, it discusses:
- The environmental forces that influence marketing decisions, including demographic, economic, natural, technological, political, and cultural factors.
- The factors that influence consumer and business buying behavior, including cultural, social, personal, psychological factors for consumers and organizational factors for businesses.
- The stages in the consumer and business buying decision process.
- How marketing research is used to define problems, develop research plans, implement data collection, and interpret findings.
- The social criticisms of marketing and the importance of ethics and social responsibility.
- How information systems support marketing by providing important customer, competitor, and
How to do Under Armour's SWOT Analysis? Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities ...SWOT & PESTLE.com
Under Armour is an American company that manufactures athletic apparel and footwear. It was founded in 1996 and has grown significantly over the years. Some of its strengths include a broad portfolio of products across apparel, footwear, and accessories. It also has multiple distribution networks and has seen strong revenue growth. However, it also faces threats such as increasing competition and potential supply chain disruptions from events like the Covid-19 pandemic.
This document provides an analysis of Under Armour, including:
1. A brief history of Under Armour and its founder Kevin Plank.
2. A literature review covering SWOT analysis, BCG matrix, five competitive forces, corporate strategies, and business level strategies.
3. An analysis of Under Armour's SWOT profile, BCG matrix, competitive forces, strategies, and organizational structure.
4. Recommendations regarding strengthening opportunities, addressing weaknesses, and guarding against threats through corporate level strategies, business level strategies, and organizational design changes.
Strategic Management in a Global Context: Under ArmourRonantonnoel
Under Armour operates in the competitive performance apparel industry. It focuses on design, marketing, and product innovation while outsourcing manufacturing. Strengths include its powerful brand and superior product performance. Weaknesses include reliance on key leaders and limited protection of fabrics and designs. Continued innovation will be needed to maintain advantages. However, growth may require entering new markets like overseas and women which it currently lacks capabilities for. Acquisition may allow expanding into these markets while maintaining the brand.
CSP is considering options for pricing, packaging, and demand forecasting for its new weight-loss drug Metabical. Three demand forecasting models were analyzed estimating the potential market between 4.3-9.8 million customers. Packaging and pricing strategies were evaluated using a matrix to determine ROI under different scenarios. Pricing at $150 targeting the ideal customer profile was estimated to achieve a 5.73% ROI, meeting CSP's objective.
Nike was founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman to produce high-quality running shoes. It has since grown into the world's largest sportswear company through strategic partnerships with athletes, innovative product design, and effective marketing. Nike focuses on designing and marketing athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment for sports like running, basketball, soccer, and more. The company uses sponsorship of star athletes, attention-grabbing advertisements, and trendy retail stores to promote its brand globally and maintain its position as the top brand in the sports industry.
Klaus Obermeyer founded Obermeyer in 1947 in Aspen, Colorado. In 1985, Obermeyer formed a joint venture called Obersport in Hong Kong to increase production capacity. Obermeyer's supply chain stretches from Asia to Aspen, with textile and accessory suppliers in Asia manufacturing garments that are then shipped through Obersport and Sport Obermeyer to retailers in the US. Obermeyer faces challenges in uncertain demand forecasting for its seasonal ski fashion products and long lead times in its Asian manufacturing process.
The document is a presentation to Stephen T. Hurley from Fabian Ochoa, an MBA candidate at Hult International Business School, discussing a marketing strategy for a beer company. The strategy involves decreasing price, implementing a new advertisement campaign costing $230,000, and implementing a go-to-market strategy costing $100,000. By the end of the year, the total investment would be $138,333 after reducing some promotion strategies. Ochoa provides his contact information at the end.
Wilkerson, a mid-sized manufacturing company that produces water purification systems, is seeing a decline in margins. The company has one production department that machines and assembles three products: valves, pumps, and flow controllers. Wilkerson uses a volume-based costing system that may be incorrectly allocating overhead costs. Alternatives are analyzed to address the profitability of specifically the flow controller product line and combat the declining margins, including adjusting the cost accounting method or changing the flow controller's pricing.
Barco Projection Systems, the market leader in graphic projectors, was surprised by Sony's new superior graphics projector launching at a lower price. Barco needs to counter quickly by launching new superior models and re-pricing existing ones. The document analyzes Barco, Sony, their products and strategies, the projection systems market and customers, technological environment, competitors like ElectroHome, and collaborators like distributors. It considers Barco's planned digital BD700 launch and Sony's 1270 product threatening its leadership in graphics and data projectors.
Strategic Analysis of Nike, Under Armour & IMGTiantong Liu
Strategic Analysis of Nike, Under Armour & IMG
Content include:
Mission & Vision of each organization
PESTEL Analysis
Five Forces Model Analysis
Suggestions
Strength & Weakness
Strategic Implementation
Proposed Digital Engagement for Shoe Catagory - BataWaqas Nasir
The document provides an analysis of Bata's digital landscape in Pakistan including its social media presence, competitors, target audiences, and potential digital objectives and strategies. It outlines ideas for leveraging trends like augmented reality, gamification, and dual screens to enhance Bata's online and in-store experiences through applications, games, and interactive digital content. A proposed yearly calendar schedules rolling out these concepts between July and June.
Reliance Baking Soda is Stewart Corporation's oldest and most established product. The new Domestic Brand Director needs to create a 2008 marketing budget that delivers a profit increase of 10% over 2007 levels. She must first evaluate the effectiveness of past consumer and trade promotions and determine if a price increase will have net bottom line benefits. Then she must decide on the optimal allocation of her marketing budget, taking into account the brand's apparent "cash cow" role in the Household Division of Stewart Corporation. Students are expected to complete a quantitative assignment: create and defend a budget.
Kevin Plank founded Under Armour in 1996 after growing frustrated with cotton t-shirts that would get soaked with sweat during football practices. He developed a moisture-wicking synthetic fabric and started selling his new performance shirts out of his car trunk. By the end of 1996, Under Armour generated $17,000 in sales and made its first team sale. The company has since grown significantly and become a leader in performance athletic apparel, known for its innovative fabrics that keep athletes dry and comfortable.
In August 2000, P&G introduced one of its kind product Crest Whitestrips, readily available online and through dentist offices
P&G claims that the new products are 10 times more effective than the Colgate Tartar Control Whitening Within two years P&G captured more than 80% of the share market. Colgate made a come back in August 2002 with Simply White. Colgate’s USP was that it focused on convenience and lower price. One month after introduction Simply White captures half the market with Crest Whitestrips losing 50% of its market share.
- Altius Golf is a leading manufacturer of premium golf balls in the US market. However, it saw declining sales following the 2008 recession as interest in golf waned.
- To attract new and recreational golfers, Altius plans to launch a new brand called ELEVATE with more affordable golf balls priced at $27 per dozen compared to their premium Victor TX line at $48 per dozen.
- This strategy aims to increase Altius' market share by targeting beginners and non-professionals through an affordable new product sold in off-course retail stores.
This document provides an overview of Nike, including its history, mission statement, products, branding strategies, and sustainability efforts. It discusses Nike's founding in the 1950s and growth into a leading brand in athletic footwear and apparel. The mission statement aims to inspire and innovated for all athletes. The document also summarizes Nike's training programs for employees and initiatives to reduce its environmental impact through lowering emissions, offsetting energy usage, using less materials, and engaging in community volunteering.
Assignment%20#3 under armour internal and swot analysisBrian Teufel
Under Armour has experienced increasing annual sales and net income since 2006, with around 80% of net income coming from performance apparel (PA). While footwear sales decreased in 2010, PA and accessories sales increased. International sales are rising but remain below 10% of total sales. Under Armour seeks to compete more broadly with Nike and Adidas beyond PA. Key strengths are innovation and brand equity.
Rent the Runway was founded in 2009 by Jenny Fleiss and Jennifer Hyman to allow women to rent designer dresses online for special occasions at a fraction of the retail price. They tested the concept by renting dresses to Harvard students and found that women enjoyed being able to access expensive dresses at a low cost. The company pivoted to a subscription model where women could rent a variety of designer dresses and expanded their inventory. Rent the Runway now partners with over 550 designer brands and has raised over $541 million in funding. Their main customers are millennial and Gen-Z women looking for trendy designer options without the high prices.
This document provides a strategic analysis of Nike. It begins with an external environmental analysis, noting Nike's strong brand and emerging growth opportunities in markets like China, Brazil, and home fitness. An internal analysis identifies strengths in innovation and brand recognition, and weaknesses in competition. A SWOT analysis further examines strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The document then discusses Nike's current strategy, and strategic options for success, including market penetration, diversification, and adapting to local markets. It concludes that Nike has strong global presence but needs strategies to establish itself in emerging markets.
The document discusses Nike's business strategies and performance. It provides an overview of Nike's history and describes various analyses conducted including PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces, industry life cycle analysis, and strategic group analysis. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are identified. The conclusion recommends that Nike prevent "sweatshop" issues and sponsor more international universities.
This document outlines the key objectives and content covered in several marketing chapters. Specifically, it discusses:
- The environmental forces that influence marketing decisions, including demographic, economic, natural, technological, political, and cultural factors.
- The factors that influence consumer and business buying behavior, including cultural, social, personal, psychological factors for consumers and organizational factors for businesses.
- The stages in the consumer and business buying decision process.
- How marketing research is used to define problems, develop research plans, implement data collection, and interpret findings.
- The social criticisms of marketing and the importance of ethics and social responsibility.
- How information systems support marketing by providing important customer, competitor, and
The document discusses concepts related to analyzing a company's external environment, including performing an external audit to identify key opportunities and threats in the general, industry, and competitive environments. It provides details on factors to consider in the economic, sociocultural, technological, legal/political, and competitive environments. Examples of tools for external analysis include the External Factor Evaluation Matrix (EFE) and Porter's Five Forces model for industry analysis.
The document discusses concepts related to analyzing a company's external environment, including performing an external audit to identify key opportunities and threats in the general, industry, and competitive environments. It provides details on factors to consider in the economic, sociocultural, technological, legal/political, and competitive environments. Examples of tools for external analysis include the External Factor Evaluation Matrix (EFE) and Porter's Five Forces model for industry analysis.
The document discusses conducting an external environmental analysis as part of the strategic management process. It identifies several factors to analyze including economic, sociocultural, technological, legal/political, and competitive forces. Specific trends and issues are provided as examples to consider under each factor. The purpose is to identify opportunities and threats from outside the firm's control to develop strategic responses.
The document discusses developing competitive advantage and strategic focus through situation analysis and SWOT analysis. It covers collecting and analyzing marketing information, including conducting an internal, customer, and external environment analysis. A SWOT analysis framework is then presented for organizing environmental data. Key elements of a SWOT analysis include identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within the internal and external environments. Conducting a thorough situation analysis and SWOT is important for informing marketing strategy and leveraging competitive advantages.
The document provides an overview of industry and competitor analysis. It discusses analyzing industries to understand environmental trends, business trends, and key questions to assess industry attractiveness. It also covers analyzing competitors to identify direct, indirect, and future competitors. Tools discussed include Porter's Five Forces model to evaluate competitive forces in an industry, and a competitive analysis grid to organize information about competitors. The goal of industry and competitor analysis is to help firms understand opportunities and position themselves strategically within their industry.
Whirlpool Corporation reported lower first quarter earnings compared to the previous year due to challenging economic conditions in the US market. While sales increased 5% to $4.6 billion, net earnings decreased 24% to $94 million due to a 9% decline in US appliance industry demand. Operating profit also declined due to higher material and oil costs and lower US volume. Whirlpool revised its full-year US industry demand forecast downward to a 5-6% decline. International operations showed improved results and offset some of the losses in North America.
The document discusses strategies for sustainability through a framework called DQE (Design, Quality, Environment). It provides an overview of strategic analysis, including analyzing the external environment, identifying internal resources and capabilities, and formulating strategies based on unique resources that are difficult for competitors to imitate. The DQE approach leads to strategies that combine design, quality and environmental considerations to create competitive advantage and ensure long-term sustainability.
Fundamental analysis is a technique used to evaluate securities based on their underlying financial and business factors like management, products, revenue, profits, competition and more. It helps answer questions about a company's growth prospects, profitability, debt repayment ability and accounting practices. The analysis involves examining macroeconomic indicators, industries, Porter's five forces, financial statements and non-financial aspects of a company like its history, management, technology, products, marketing and more. SWOT analysis is also used to assess the company's internal strengths and weaknesses along with external opportunities and threats. The overall goal is to determine the intrinsic value of a company's shares.
This document discusses various strategy concepts including operational effectiveness versus strategic positioning, the rule of three in market share, and industry analysis tools like PEST, SWOT, and the 4 C's. It also covers topics like regulation in the Indian floor mill industry, structural analysis applied to Yahoo, differentiation strategy and strategic fit, transforming low involvement products to high involvement products, and elements of vision, mission, and BHAGs.
chapter 4 Environmental Analysis and Appraisal.pptAddisalemTadesse
The document discusses the importance of analyzing a firm's external and internal environments. It outlines three levels of external analysis - general business environment, industry, and competitors. The purpose is to identify opportunities and threats and understand how they affect the firm. Key parts of the external analysis include analyzing the general, industry, and competitor environments. The internal analysis focuses on assessing strengths and weaknesses across functional areas like management, marketing, finance, production, R&D, and MIS. Conducting thorough external and internal analyses is important for strategic planning and decision making.
The document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 3 of a strategic management textbook. It outlines the external assessment process, including analyzing industrial organization forces, social/demographic trends, economic/political factors, technological changes, and competitive forces using models like Porter's Five Forces. Key steps are identifying opportunities/threats, performing an external audit using various sources, and creating matrices like the EFE and CPM to evaluate external factors and competitors.
This document discusses project selection and portfolio management. It begins by outlining various analysis tools used for project selection like PEST analysis, SWOT analysis, and Porter's Five Forces model. It then discusses strategic planning processes like defining a vision, mission, strategic objectives, and aligning project portfolios to strategic goals. Various frameworks for analyzing markets and industries are presented, including using PEST, SWOT, and Porter's Five Forces to evaluate opportunities and threats. The importance of assessing an organization's ability to successfully perform projects is also highlighted.
The document discusses analyzing a firm's external environment including the general environment, industry environment, and competitor environment. It describes the components of the general environment and how they can affect firm strategy. It also explains Michael Porter's five forces model for analyzing industry competition including the threat of new entrants, bargaining power of suppliers and buyers, threat of substitutes, and rivalry among existing competitors. Finally, it provides guidance on conducting a competitor analysis by examining a competitor's objectives, strategies, assumptions, and capabilities.
The document provides an overview of SWOT analysis, including its history and development at Stanford Research Institute from 1960-1970. It describes the key components of a SWOT analysis - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats - and how they relate to an organization's internal and external environment. Examples are given of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for companies like McDonald's and Nokia to illustrate how a SWOT analysis can be conducted.
Fundamental analysis and technical analysisMohammed Umair
This document discusses fundamental analysis techniques for evaluating securities. It defines fundamental analysis as focusing on underlying business factors like financials, management, and prospects to determine a security's value. The document outlines different levels of analysis, including analyzing the overall economy, individual industries, and specific companies. It provides examples of analyzing economic indicators, using Porter's Five Forces for industry analysis, evaluating competitors, and assessing profitability metrics. The goal of fundamental analysis is to answer questions about a company's growth, profits, competitive positioning, debt repayment ability, and accounting practices.
This PowerPoint examines the corporate structure of Target in a strategic manor. See how it compares to its competitors and why it is one of the leading retailers in today's society.
Levels of strategy exist at the corporate, SBU, and functional levels. Strategic management involves environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. It is the dynamic process of realizing organizational strategic intent through strategies that are formulated, implemented, and controlled.
The strategic management process has four phases - establishing strategic intent, formulating strategies, implementing strategies, and evaluating strategies. Porter's five forces model analyzes industry competition and includes factors like rivalry, potential entrants, substitutes, suppliers, and buyers. Benchmarking identifies best practices from other organizations to improve performance. The triple bottom line expands performance measurement to include social and environmental impacts, not just financial measures.
Strategy: Fitness Apparel Industry Analysis & RecommendationLorraine Xi Chen
This document provides an overview and analysis of the fitness apparel industry and two firms within it - Lululemon and Columbia Sportswear. It analyzes the industry using Porter's 5 Forces model and finds moderate rivalry and high buyer power. It then analyzes each firm's financial performance, products, brand image and management team. It identifies issues such as weather constraints and weak brand image for Columbia and recommends strategies like developing new product lines and implementing a new marketing strategy focused on an adventurous lifestyle.
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12. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Threat of New Entrants
http://marketrealist.com/2014/12/armour-versus-nike-can-david-beat-footwear-goliath/http://marketrealist.com/2014/12/key-revenue-earners-drive-pricing-power-nike/
15. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Intensity of Rivalry Among Competitors
• Adidas
• $1.6 billion in sales
• Under Armour
• $2.6 billion in sales
• Nike
• $11.8 billion in
sales
17. Internal Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
• Good Leadership
• Innovative New Products
• R&D and Marketing
Weaknesses
• No Proprietary Product Rights
• 26% of Sales from Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Sales Mostly Domestic (Compared to Competition)
• High Prices
18. Internal Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Opportunities
• Expanding Internationally (Financially Stable)
• Female Market
• Consumers Focusing on Quality (Not Price)
• Corporate Social Responsibility
Threats
• Easily Replicated Products
• Not Diversified in Retailers
• Too Dependent on a Few Third-Party Suppliers
19. Internal Analysis
Resources: Financial
Under Armour Industry
Gross Profit Margin 50.10% 37.50%
Return on Equity 18.18% 10.3%
Return on Assets 13.47% 3.8%
Total Debt/Eqiuty 0.03 0.41
25. Began making shirts and have
since expanded into the entire
athletic apparel industry
Operate under a related
diversification strategy as each
product line is interdependent
For example, clothing, footwear,
and athletic gear
Strategic Analysis
Diversification
34. Consider protecting proprietary technology,
especially with the release of smart clothing
Develop deeper market penetration in key global
markets in order to keep up with competitors
Diversify retailing outlets in order to grow
customer base
http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2009/03/30/fortune.BA.plank.033009.fortune/index.html
(0:19)
-First year $17,000 in sales
-Cash is king to starting a business. Don’t give away half your company, if the product is good then it will sell itself.
-Big focus on the private sector, helping high schools build stadiums. Kevin enjoys it and it sends a good message to the community.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/when-we-were-small-under-armour/2014/11/11/f61e8876-69ce-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html
Kevin Plank-CEO
Student-Athlete at Maryland, wanted a shirt for under his pads that would absorb sweat
Used his teammates as his beginning advertisers
Start in a D.C. row house
“put the freaking pen down and go do something”
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11260481
Bavaria, Germany. Adi Dassler
Refocusing on the U.S.
Increase brand prominence in U.S.
Company Culture
Celebrity endorsements
NIKE
Market cap is five times of Under Armour’s
2012 introduced the Fuel Band
CEO Mark Parker
60% increase in revenue since 2006
Experimentation leads to great innovations for Nike. Two in one year which is very rare.
Company Culture
Forbes.com shows that consumers want their companies to be green and care about the environment.
UA has a green line and a think pink campaign about breast cancer
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/print-edition/2011/04/22/under-armour-aims-to-change-green.html?page=all
Green line is shirts made from recycled water bottles
Sociocultural: The manner in which society conducts itself and what society views as critical values, has a large impact on the potential growth and further success of Under Armour. Currently, society is shifting towards a value system that involves exercise and health. This is a sociocultural change that, if approached correctly, can be a stepping stone to growth for Under Armour.Demographic trends
• Capture population characteristics related to age, gender,family size, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, andsocioeconomic class.
Suppliers have low to medium level of bargaining power which is a strongpoint for Under Armour
Able to negotiate with their suppliers for lower prices which will keep their costs low
In 2014, Under Armour was the Marketer of the Year according to Ad Age
This was due to the firm’s recent push to attract women and its 18th consecutive quarter of more than 20% sales growth
Under Armour started as a company aimed at only male athletes, however lately they have broadened their target to both sexes and more than solely athletes as well
http://www.uabiz.com/company/corpResponsibility.cfm
Core values
Innovation
Inspiration
Reliability
Integrity
Business partners have similar core values
Comply with UA’s Code of Conduct
Follow established work place practices
Adhere to core values of UA
Any violation can be viewed as a breach of Manufacturing Agreement
Could lead to termination of business partnership
Compare Nike (competitor) to UA
Nike has been noted as having low CSR especially when it relates to the manufacturers and suppliers: viewpoint seems to be “cheaper is better”
http://www.uabiz.com/company/corpResponsibility.cfm
Business partners have similar core values
Comply with UA’s Code of Conduct
Follow established work place practices
Adhere to core values of UA
Any violation can be viewed as a breach of Manufacturing Agreement
Could lead to termination of business partnership
Compare Nike (competitor) to UA
Nike has been noted as having low CSR especially when it relates to the manufacturers and suppliers: viewpoint seems to be “cheaper is better”
http://www.uabiz.com/corporategiving/corp_giving.cfm
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