SAP is a strategic advantage profile that provides an overview of an organization's key strengths and weaknesses across various functional areas like production, marketing, R&D, finance, and organization systems. It identifies core factors that are positively or negatively impacting future operations. The profile approaches examine existing success factors, indirect assets, and opportunities for innovation to create new success factors.

1. SAP-
Strategic Advantage
Profile BY--
Ashish Kumar

2. • SAP is a summary statement which
provide an overview of the advantages
and disadvantages in key areas likely to
affect future operations.
• SAP Shows the strength and weakness of
an Organization.
Strategic Advantage Profile

3. • Marketing and distribution
• R &D and Engineering
• Production and OP Mgmt.
• Corporate Resource
• Finance and accounting
• Organization system
Functional Areas

4. •Existing Key success Factor
•indirect assets (Key Factor)
•Creating new success Factors
•Innovation
Approaches

5. Functional Area Core Factor (+) or (-)
Production and
Operations
Good Prod. Facility +
Old plant and Machinery --
Corporate Resource Young and motivated
Force
+
Poor Union Relation --
Finance and Accounting Strong balance sheet +
Costly finance --
S A P

6. Functional Area Core Factor (+) or (-)
Marketing Operations Effective Comm. Mix +
Costly Employees --
Rich Exp. +
R & D and Engineering No design Protection --
Well Developed
Laboratory
+
Highly Qualified
Research staff
+
Organization system High tech MIS +
Effective Delegation and
Decentralization
+
No mgt. by Exception --

7. Decision modelDecision Model

8. Thank You