| Patterson-uti energy(Nasdaq: pten) | BUY | EPS (2012) = $2.50 | Target Price (2012): $28.00 | P/E (ttm) = 8.53 | Qualitative Risk Assessment:Above Average Risk | | Report Date | March 28, 2012 | | Recent Price | $17.55 | | 52-Week Range | $15.06 – $34.09 | | 52-Week %Δ | -55.82% | | Avg. Vol. (3m) | 4.102,740 | | Shares Out. (mrq) | 183,295,000 | | Sector | Basic Materials | | Industry | Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration | Investment ThesisPatterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) is the second-largest land-based oil and gas drilling and exploration company in North America. Patterson operates within three business segments: Contract Drilling, Pressure Pumping and Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production.
CASE ANALYSIS REPORT WILSON’S FAMILY RESTARUANT Presented to Professor John Pippy Memorial University OF Newfoundland Presented by Heather Careen Student # 201231388 August 8, 2014 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND 3 THE PROBLEM 4 CURRENT MARKETING SITUATION 4 SWOT Analysis 4 Consumer Analysis 5 Competitor Analysis 6 Constraint 7 IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 7 RECOMMENDATIONS 9 Products and Services 9 Increasing Marketing Communication 10 Establish Loyalty 11 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 11 BUDGET/EVALUATION 12 References 13 APPENDIX A – SWOT Analysis 14 APPENDIX B – Segmentation Scheme 16 APPENDIX C – Customer Analysis 18 APPENDIX D – Competitor Analysis 20 APPENDIX E – Analysis of Alternatives 22 APPENDIX F - Recommendation 24 APPENDIX G – Implementation Plan/Budget 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY John Wilson, owner of Wilson’s Family Restaurant, is faced with problems of declining sales, retaining customers and new competition. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the situation facing Wilson’s Restaurant and to provide a report summarizing the analysis and recommending a course of action to strengthen the restaurant’s brand, increase relationships with its customers and provide the best dining experience possible. To accomplish the task at hand a SWOT analysis was developed to discuss the restaurant’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. As well, a consumer analysis was provided to discuss the relevant benefit segments for the restaurant. As Swiss Chalet is going to be the new kid on the market, Wilson’s competition, a competitive analysis of Swiss Chalet is also provided in the report.
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | MGT 526 International Business Winter 2013 | By Team Burrito:Evan ChanJonathan MayKaushal PatelKeith Yanachik | 4/15/2013 | Index Executive Summary 4 Overview & Motivation 6 Business Model and Product Selection 7 Industry Globalization Drivers 8 Global Opportunity Assessment – Quantitative Analysis 11 Urbanization of total population 11 Household Income or Consumption by percentage of share of highest 10% 12 Ease of doing business 13 Number of college graduates 14 Age group 15-54 years old 15 Unemployed youth (ages 15-24) 16 Availability of Sanitation facilities 17 Literacy percentage of total population 18 Big Mac index 19 Overall Index 20 Country Selection – Qualitative Analysis 22 Economic Trends 22 Consumer & Social Trends 25 Infrastructure and Technology 32 Competitive Environment 34 Political & Legal Structure 34 Country Selection Conclusion 36 Market Entry for Foreign Operation 40 Modes of entry 40 Time of Entry 44 Scale of Entry 45 Market Entry for Foreign Operation Conclusion 45 Conclusion 46 Works Cited 47 Response to Peer Review 48 Appendix 50 Appendix I – Collected Data 51 Appendix II – Mean and Standard Deviation for collected data 52 Appendix III – Calculated of Standardization 53 Appendix IV – Calculated Rank 54 Appendix V – Calculated Index 55 Appendix VI – Overall Index and Rank 56 Appendix VII – Presentation slides 57 Executive Summary Chipotle is a public company with a minor global footprint outside of North America, having a small number of European restaurants. Chipotle’s growth in the United States has recently slowed and they need to augment their growth by establishing locations in fast-growing international markets. Chipotle’s brand is known by the quality of the ingredients in their products. Their target
Memorandum To: Marketing Department From: Andy Ali Date: 6/6/2014 Re: Comparison of 60614 and national profile WidgeCorp national sales meeting is approaching and I have been tasked to compare regional data (60614) to the national profile. Each profile contains four demographic reports (General Summary, Census Trend 1980 to 2000 Summary, Occupation and Employment Summary, and Income Summary) and the information will be drawn from these reports. General Summary The regional data shows that for the 2000 census 44.19% had an undergraduate degree and 33.99% of the population had a graduate degree. When this is compared to the national profile, the nation’s numbers show 15.54% had an undergraduate degree and 8.86% obtained a graduate degree.
| Fossil Incorporated | Smart | | | | | Prepared for: Mr. Myslevic, Mr. McGuire, and Dr. Rightmer Prepared by: Kathryn Bishop, Mitch Hoogland, Jordan Rosiak, Matthew Sterkenburg, and Shawn Stressman Date: Fall 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Situation Analysis 6 Company 6 Who is Fossil? 6 Corporate Goals 7 SWOT Analysis 8 Organizational Structure 13 Fossil’s Capabilities and Processes 17 Industry Environment 17 Customers 18 Who are Fossil’s Customers? 18 Recent or Expected Behavior Change 18 What Fossil Offers Customers 19 Why Customers Buy from Fossil 19 Order Qualifying Characteristics 21 Order Winning Characteristics 21 Context 22 Industry 22 Economic 24 Technological 26 Societal 26 Legal 27 Competitors 29 Guess? 29 Michael Kors 30 Kenneth Cole Productions 31 Financial Ratios 33 Competitive Advantage 39 Collaborators 40 Growth Strategy 42 Detailed Description 42 Goals and Objectives 45 Segmentation 46 Targeting 48 Positioning 49 Internal and Sustainable Growth Rates 50 Strategy Execution 51 Product 51 Goals 51 Smart 51 Processes 53 Outsourced Components 53 Life Cycle Stage of Smart 55 Services and Warranties 56 Place (Distribution) 57 Goals 57 Market Exposure 58 Channels 58 Supply Chain System 60 Promotion 61 Goals 61 Promotional Blend 63 Price 65 Value Proposition 65 Customer Price Sensitivity 66 Pricing Strategy 67 Breakeven Analysis 69 Pro Forma 69 Capital Budgeting Analysis 71 Implementation and
Strategic Plan: Tesla chooses Nevada for its battery ‘Gigafactory’ Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………….. 3 Organizational Background……………………………………………………………...4 Situational Analysis of the Current State………………………………………………..5 Internal Environment……………………………………………………………..5 External Environment…………………………………………………………….6 Optimum End-State……………………………………………………………………...9 Gap Analysis…………………………………………………………………………….10 Implementation Plan…………………………………………………………………….13 Financial Pro Formas……………………………………………………………………15 Critical Success Factors…………………………………………………………………15 Assessment Plan…………………………………………………………………………16 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….17 Appendices………………………………………………………………………………18 Appendix A – SWOT Analysis…………………………………………………..18 Appendix B – Decision Matrix…………………………………………………..19 Appendix C – Gigafactory Layout……………………………………………….20 Appendix D – Income Statement…………………………………………………21 Appendix E – Stock Chart………………………………………………………..22 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………...23 Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of Tesla’s strategic plan and its recent decision to invest in a Gigafactory located in Nevada. Tesla will build the Gigafactory in order to create economies of scale to reduce the cost of batteries needed for its electric vehicles. This, in turn, will help Tesla gain a strong foothold in the affordable electronic vehicle market. Methods of analysis include a situational and GAP analysis of Tesla’s current state and optimum end state, an implementation plan showing the tools and steps Tesla has taken to carry out the new Gigafactory project, financial pro formas evaluating the company’s financial health and the impact of the Gigafactory on Tesla’s finances, critical success factors showing the uniqueness Tesla has compared to their competitors, and an assessment
Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Business Case Purpose 6 Background and Problem Identification 8 Rich Picture (current system) 11 SIPOC Process (current system) 12 Strategy Map (Current system) 13 Strategic Objectives: 14 Planners Responsibilities: 14 Process Map: E-Commerce/Browsing Online (Current System) 15 Refining Problem / Opportunity Identification 16 Option 1 - Business Process Automation 17 Benefits of Implementing Business Process Automation 18 Option 1: Business Process Automation Swim lane 19 Option 1: Data Flow Diagram 20 Option 2: 22 Receiving Process (Warehouse) 23 Option 2: Inventory Process (Warehouse) 24 Option 2: Web Orders, Distribution Centre and Shipping 25 Option 2: Data Flow Diagram 26 Option 3 - Status Quo 27 Cost Benefit Analysis 28 Revenue from previous years (Table 1.1): 28 Competitors Financial Comparison (Table 1.2) 28 *Chart obtained from an article online* 28 Option 1 - Business Process Automation (Table 1.3) 29 Analysis 29 Detailed: Cost Benefit Analysis (Option 1) (Table 1.4) 30 Option 2: Distribution and Receiving Process (Table 2.1) 32 Analysis 32 Detailed: Cost Benefit Analysis (Option 2) (Table 2.2) 33 Evaluating Both Options: 35 Recommended Option 37 Appendix 39 Rich Picture (current system) Table 3.1 39 SIPOC (current system) Table 3.2 40 Strategy Map (current system) Table 3.3 41 Process Map: E-Commerce/Browsing Online Table 3.4 42 Bibliography 43 Executive Summary In the 21st century, it is evident that business analysts have played a key role in re-engineering business processes. With the rapid changes in technology today business must be able to adapt quickly to these changes in the corporate level of environment and be able to handle fast paste technological changes in the business life cycle. Future Shop is one of the largest consumer
Enterprise System Research assignment Enterprise System Research assignment Integration Integration Profits Profits CRM CRM HR HR Finance Finance Marketing & Sales Marketing & Sales Table of Content ERP System 3 Key Components of Enterprise System 3 Actual Components 3 Functional Areas 4 Benefits and costs of ERP system Implementation 5 Comparison between SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics 6 ERP Implementation cases 8 Executive Summery 9 Background 9 Hewlett-Packard 10 Motivation for Implementation 10 Launch Strategy 10 Implementation Issues 10 Results of Implementation 11 Chatzigeorgiou GP 12 Motivation for Implementation 12 Launch Strategy 12 Implementation 13 Results of Implementation 13 Comparison of the two companies 14 Conclusion 14 Resources 15 ERP system Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software applications act as the central company-wide information system. ERP systems integrate all of an organization’s departments, divisions, lines of business and geographical locations into a single, shared, unified and enterprise-wide information system. Key Components of Enterprise System Actual Components * Transactional database * Management portal/dashboard * Business intelligence system * Customizable reporting * Analyzing * External access via technology such as web services * Search * Document management * Workflow management Functional Areas ERP software typically has Accounting, Business Intelligence, Financial Management, Procurement, Inventory & Stores Management, Sales & Distribution Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources Management, Project Management and Customer Relation Management Modules. Functional Areas | Contents | Finance/Accounting | It is the production of information about
2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report Integrity and learning in an evolving world 2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report Table of Contents 2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report Table of Contents 2 Economic Issues CEO Message 31 Introduction 31 Financial Performance Data 33 Overview & Strategy Supplier Diversity & Small Business Development 3 Our Values & Vision 3 Company Description 4 About This Report 5 Corporate Responsibility Strategy 35 Introduction 6 Engagement & Dialogue 37 Energy Efficiency 6 Management Systems 38 Climate Change 8 Corporate Governance Environmental Issues 41 Social Issues 9 11 Energy Technologies 43 Flaring 44 Air Emissions Introduction 45 Spills Ethics 47 Water 12 Political Activities 47 Waste 13 Revenue Transparency 48 Decommissioning & Remediation 14 Community Engagement 50 Biodiversity 18 Human Rights 53 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments 54 Product Stewardship 56 Environmental Expenditures & Fines 19 20 Security Health & Safety 23 HIV/AIDS & Other Infectious Diseases 25 Employees 26 Diversity 28 Global Workforce Development 29 Training & Development 29 Wages & Benefits 30 Employee Dispute Resolution © 2003 ChevronTexaco Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1 2002 ChevronTexaco Corporate Responsibility Report CEO Message Overview and Strategy CEO Message As an energy company that oper- transportation and commerce to health care, education and agriculture. ates in more than 180 countries, In producing this energy, ChevronTexaco provides employment, spurs ChevronTexaco is accountable to economic growth, transfers
Strategic Planning Department Revision for Higer Profits NIKE, Inc. One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, OR 97005 December 8, 2011 Table of Contents Preface……………………………………………………………………………………………1 Nike Shareholder Information…………………………………………………………..………2 Background on 7 S Strategy………………………………………………………………………………….5 Structure…………………………………………………………………………………6 Shared Values……………………………………………………………………………8 Skills…………………………………………………………………………………….9 Staff……………………………………………………………………………………..10 Systems…………………………………………………………………………………10 Style…………………………………………………………………….. ……….…….11 Nike Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition Supplier Power……………………………………………………………....................12 Buyer Power…………………………………………………………………………....13 Threat of New Entry…………………………………………………………………...14 Competitive Rivalry……………………………………………………………………15 Threat of Substitution………………………………………………………………….17 Nike S.W.O.T. Strength…………………………………………………………………………….…18 Weakness…………………………………………………………………………...…19 Opportunities……………………………………………………………....................20 Threats………………………………………………………………………….….….21 Recommendations for Higher Profit………………………………………………………....22 Works Cited………………………………………………………………………………..…25 Preface: As part of the new employee program at Nike Inc., group Wentworth is in rotation and assigned to the Strategic Planning Department sector. The objective of group Wentworth is to find ways to increase Nike’s profit. In doing this, the group is to perform a thorough analysis that incorporates the uses of McKinsey’s 7S Framework, Porter’s Five Forces Model, SWOT analysis and anything else deemed necessary. Group Wentworth is to compile a comprehensive report, and submit it to the proper executives.