Sandwich Blitz, Inc. MT140: Introduction to Management Prof: Jessica Hoover July 22, 2013 The first question is what is SWOT? SWOT stands for strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats. It is important to a company to develop a SWOT because to be successful they must first analyze their external factors that will influence and impact their business and finally once the SWOT is complete they can develop strategies to capitalize on their strengths, improve their weakness, recognize and act on opportunities, and accept and reduce the effects of treats. In this assignment we will discuss SWOT of Sandwich Blitz, Inc. Blitz is a small specialty shop chain owned by Dalman and Lei.
If Dalman and Lei were to decide to create a new position in Sandwich Blitz, this position being between the location managers and the CEO, this position would allow the company to grow larger than it already has, because it would allow Dalman to focus on expanding the company to create more revenue. Currently there is no position in place between the location managers and the CEO which has forced Dalman to visit the various locations instead of someone else, and focusing on addressing any issues the management staff may or may not have addressed since the last time he visited that location. This would also force Dalman to address any of the emergency issues that any of the locations have at any given time, on top of the issues that location may have. This takes away time from being able to expand the company. Ultimately creating a district manager position would allow Dalman to focus on expanding the business on a faster scale, and not focus on these issues.
Improving time management, taking care of staffing needs and reducing the amount of product that is discarded by the company may even give Kudler Fine Foods enough of a boost to begin thinking about expansion opportunities beyond the California borders. In order for this expansion to be successful these problems need to be addressed and solved or any new stores will face
An Assessment of Computer Information System Brief Kudler’s Fine Foods Pam Phillips University of Phoenix David Smith November 3, 2008 An Assessment of Computer Information System Brief Kudler’s Fine Foods Kudler’s Fine Foods management is interested in effectively integrating technology in their business operations. They have asked that the accounting firm to investigate this matter and present them with a brief that would give them the details of how they would need to integrate these changes into their business needs and help improve their accounting operations. In looking into Kudler’s key business and accounting needs it has been noticed that they are in need of many things. The main things that are needed would be
If Carphone warehouse is planning to open new stores, then they have to also recruit new employees who will be looking after those stores, similarly if Ealing PCT decides on opening wards and surgeries then they have to recruit new people who have the knowledge of using new technological wards. More stores means more money will be coming in, which means more profits and Carphone warehouse main aim is to make higher profit which means and this profit will help them to open new store or in expanding. Similarly Ealing PCT aim is to provide excellent service to the people who are staying in Ealing brought and by opening new wards and recruiting new staff they are meeting their aims, as a result in growth both businesses achieves their
As analyzed below there are some cons to be taken into consideration for the Kudler Foods photography project. * Loss of control- While Kudler will be involved through the entirety of the project, if outsourced, their ideas will be left in the hands of the photographer and they will not be involved in the intimate editing and proofing process. * Cost of services- Kudler will need to decide the cost efficiency of outsourcing, it may be more cost effective to set up in house. * Possible loss of future jobs – Kudler could expand their business to include a marketing and design department. By outsourcing they will allow job openings and expansion to
First, consider whether or not the data collected will pose legal ramifications for Kudler. Are we as an organization going to implement security controls to protect the consumer’s credit information, such as, credit card numbers, customer name and billing address? Are we going to utilize the purchase cycle data to analyze the habits of our consumers to market more products? Are we going to sell any of this information to marketing companies to help us to conduct ad campaigns for Kudler Fine Foods? Second, how do we deal with the ethical challenges that come with a Frequent Shopper Program, such as, Kickbacks?
This is so any extra funds that are accumulated can go towards a new marketing strategy so that customers may be rewarded for being loyal to Kudler Fine Foods. A second action plan that may be needed to increase revenue is to increase the efficiency program. Here is where Yvonne Reynolds along with the inventory manger will have to find out how to decrease the amount of food that is being kept therefore; the company can save funds to create better and improved marketing strategies Lateral Collaboration and Vertical Collaboration Kudler’s management team has worked to develop a plan for transforming the stores and its employees to align with the mission and vision statements. The purpose of this strategic direction is to clearly state the major areas of focus for the organization. In order to achieve its objectives it is of utmost importance that Kudler have reliable lateral and vertical collaboration.
Each team member will include one alternative and recommend a single strategy that Kudler Fine Foods may implement. The alternatives discussed will be (1) expansion by horizontal integration (2) expansion by adopting generic competitive strategies (3) expansion by product development (4) expansion by recruiting new management team, and (5) expansion by identifying a specific plan for new location. Expansion by Horizontal Integration To maintain and increase its competitive edge, an alternative strategy KFF will consider is to realize growth and increase productivity through horizontal integration. Horizontal integration will increase KFF’s economies of scale and scope, marketing power and reduce the cost of international trade when this opportunity arises (University of Phoenix, 2007). To increase its scale and scope, KFF will expand geographicaly first through acquiring similar stores so as to sell more of the same product.
Each team member will include one alternative and recommend a single strategy that Kudler Fine Foods may implement. The alternatives discussed will be (1) expansion by horizontal integration (2) expansion by adopting generic competitive strategies (3) expansion by product development (4) expansion by recruiting new management team, and (5) expansion by identifying a specific plan for new location. Expansion by Horizontal Integration To maintain and increase its competitive edge, an alternative strategy KFF will consider is to realize growth and increase productivity through horizontal integration. Horizontal integration will increase KFF’s economies of scale and scope, marketing power and reduce the cost of international trade when this opportunity arises (University of Phoenix, 2007). To increase its scale and scope, KFF will expand geographicaly first through acquiring similar stores so as to sell more of the same product.