Tactical Decision-Making
Models
Cesim Business Simulation
Do we enter a new market?
Objective
• Market share
• Economy of scale
• Global footprints
• Profitability
Current
Market
Major player &
Market Share
Product
Differentiation
Barriers to
entry
Entering
If Yes,
how?
Start from
Scratch
Acquisition
Join
Venture
No
Cost-benefit Analysis
Analyze
• Size
• Growth Rate
• Customer Segments
Industry Analysis to Enter/Diversify?
Objective
• Enter the market
• Diversify the business
• Current Scenario
Market
Life Cycle
Performance
Position within
Industry
Major players
& market share
Industry
Changes
Drivers
Emerging? Maturity? Decline
Growing? Declining?
New players, technology, regulations
brand, technology, size
Supplier
How many?
Product
Availability
What’s going on
in their market
Future
Players entering
or leaving?
Mergers &
Acquisition
Barriers to
Entry, to Exit?
Mergers & Acquisition, Why?
Objectives
• Market Access
• Boost Brand
• Increase Market Share
• Diversify Holdings
• Pre-empt Competition
• Taxes
• Synergies
• Cost Saving >> Reduction of Fixed or Variable cost
• Cultural Integration
• Distribution Channel Expansion
Acquisition
Costs
Fair price?
Can we afford
it?
Reintegration
Cost
What if
economy
sours
Due
Diligence/Risks
Economy
shape?
Market and
customers
Industry /
technology risk
Competitive
response
Exit Strategy
Hold for how
long?
Break it up or
sell of its
part?
How to pay? Debt,
Equity
Do we need a new product?
Objective
• Product Portfolio
• Market Share
• Customer Satisfaction
• Profitability
• Economies of scope
R&D
Product
Substitution
Product Fit &
Patents
Pros & Cons
Market
Strategy
Cannibalization
Customer base
Customer
Channels to
reach
Retain
customer
Financing
Funding
Can we
support debt
How to decide a price?
Competitive
Analysis
Competitor
s price
Substitution
Consumer
habits
Price based
costing
Willingness
to pay
Hedonic
benefits
Supply &
Demand
Cost based
pricing
COGS
Breakeven
point
Profit
margin
Objectives
Market
Share
Profit
How to Grow in your existing market?
Objective
• Market Share
• Profitability
• Customer base
• Economies of scale
• Brand name
Growth
Increase Distribution Channel
Increase Product Line
Increase Major Marketing
Campaign
Diversify Product & Services
Acquire Competitors
Starting a New Business?
Market
Competitor
Regulations
Management
Core
competency
Advisory
board
Plans
Barriers to
entry
Competitive
response
Channels
generalist
specialist
Product
Competitive
edge
Technology
proprietary
Customers
behaviour
Retaining
them
Finance
Allocation
of funds
debts
Other important measures
• Market Size
• Capital requirement
Responding to a competitor?
Objective
• Gain advantage
• Market Share
• Profitability
Competitive
Analysis
Competitor new product
What’s changed?
Have they picked up
market share?
Responses
Increase our own profile with
P.R campaign
Acquire the competitor
Merge with the competitor
Copy the competitor
Hire the competitor
management
Sales and Cost Imbalance?
Objective
• Increasing Sales
• Reducing Cost
Increasing
Sales
Increase Volume
Increase amount on
each sale
Increase Prices
Create Seasonal
balance
Reducing
Cost
Breakdown costs
Benchmark
competitors
Labour saving
technologies
Economy &
Government policy
How to improve bottom line?
Analysing
Revenue
Revenue Streams
% of total revenue each
stream represent
Check the balance of
percentages
% changed lately if so why?
Examine
cost
Identify major costs
Major shift in costs
Any cost out of line
Benchmark against
competition
Volume
Expand to new area
Increase sales force
Increase Marketing or
reduce price
Improve customer
services
How to turnaround?
Analyse
information
Why failing? - Products,
Economy, management
Industry Performance
Competitor situation
Access to capital
Response
Review business and operations
Review service and products, are they
out of date?
Secure finances so next plan has a
chance
Review employee efficiency and
requirement
Revise short term and long-term goals
Reassure shareholders, client and
suppliers
Prioritize goals to have small success
asap.
Objective
• Healthy Operations
• Avoid short term loans

Tactical Decision Making Model - WIP.pptx

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    Do we entera new market? Objective • Market share • Economy of scale • Global footprints • Profitability Current Market Major player & Market Share Product Differentiation Barriers to entry Entering If Yes, how? Start from Scratch Acquisition Join Venture No Cost-benefit Analysis Analyze • Size • Growth Rate • Customer Segments
  • 3.
    Industry Analysis toEnter/Diversify? Objective • Enter the market • Diversify the business • Current Scenario Market Life Cycle Performance Position within Industry Major players & market share Industry Changes Drivers Emerging? Maturity? Decline Growing? Declining? New players, technology, regulations brand, technology, size Supplier How many? Product Availability What’s going on in their market Future Players entering or leaving? Mergers & Acquisition Barriers to Entry, to Exit?
  • 4.
    Mergers & Acquisition,Why? Objectives • Market Access • Boost Brand • Increase Market Share • Diversify Holdings • Pre-empt Competition • Taxes • Synergies • Cost Saving >> Reduction of Fixed or Variable cost • Cultural Integration • Distribution Channel Expansion Acquisition Costs Fair price? Can we afford it? Reintegration Cost What if economy sours Due Diligence/Risks Economy shape? Market and customers Industry / technology risk Competitive response Exit Strategy Hold for how long? Break it up or sell of its part? How to pay? Debt, Equity
  • 5.
    Do we needa new product? Objective • Product Portfolio • Market Share • Customer Satisfaction • Profitability • Economies of scope R&D Product Substitution Product Fit & Patents Pros & Cons Market Strategy Cannibalization Customer base Customer Channels to reach Retain customer Financing Funding Can we support debt
  • 6.
    How to decidea price? Competitive Analysis Competitor s price Substitution Consumer habits Price based costing Willingness to pay Hedonic benefits Supply & Demand Cost based pricing COGS Breakeven point Profit margin Objectives Market Share Profit
  • 7.
    How to Growin your existing market? Objective • Market Share • Profitability • Customer base • Economies of scale • Brand name Growth Increase Distribution Channel Increase Product Line Increase Major Marketing Campaign Diversify Product & Services Acquire Competitors
  • 8.
    Starting a NewBusiness? Market Competitor Regulations Management Core competency Advisory board Plans Barriers to entry Competitive response Channels generalist specialist Product Competitive edge Technology proprietary Customers behaviour Retaining them Finance Allocation of funds debts Other important measures • Market Size • Capital requirement
  • 9.
    Responding to acompetitor? Objective • Gain advantage • Market Share • Profitability Competitive Analysis Competitor new product What’s changed? Have they picked up market share? Responses Increase our own profile with P.R campaign Acquire the competitor Merge with the competitor Copy the competitor Hire the competitor management
  • 10.
    Sales and CostImbalance? Objective • Increasing Sales • Reducing Cost Increasing Sales Increase Volume Increase amount on each sale Increase Prices Create Seasonal balance Reducing Cost Breakdown costs Benchmark competitors Labour saving technologies Economy & Government policy
  • 11.
    How to improvebottom line? Analysing Revenue Revenue Streams % of total revenue each stream represent Check the balance of percentages % changed lately if so why? Examine cost Identify major costs Major shift in costs Any cost out of line Benchmark against competition Volume Expand to new area Increase sales force Increase Marketing or reduce price Improve customer services
  • 12.
    How to turnaround? Analyse information Whyfailing? - Products, Economy, management Industry Performance Competitor situation Access to capital Response Review business and operations Review service and products, are they out of date? Secure finances so next plan has a chance Review employee efficiency and requirement Revise short term and long-term goals Reassure shareholders, client and suppliers Prioritize goals to have small success asap. Objective • Healthy Operations • Avoid short term loans