Due Wednesday 28, 2017@1pm Pacific Standard Time
Ford Motor Company
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ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
You will synthesize your internal and external analyses for FORD MOTOR Co. into a PowerPoint presentation of 10 slides (with speaker’s notes), including a SWOT table and potential strategic actions the company could take to address the issues raised by the analyses. Develop a PowerPoint presentation of 10 slides (with speaker’s notes) that synthesizes the internal and external analyses for your selected firm. Your presentation is to include a well-developed SWOT analysis, a summary of potential strategic actions and the following:
Summary of SWOT Analysis
· Examine the internal resources, capabilities and competencies of the selected firm using key strategic management tools and models such as the VIRO Framework and Value Chain.
. Look specifically for capabilities that are required for the company’s competitive advantage.
. Be specific about the firm’s resources (both tangible and intangible) that seem most strategically important, now and in your vision of the company’s future strategic development.
. Cleary state where firm Strengths and Weaknesses are found.
· Analyze the firm’s external environment including its general environment, industry, and competitive position. Choose a strategic management model such as PEST analysis or Porter’s Five Forces Model to use in this analysis. Clearly state where external Opportunities and Threats are found.
· Illustrate the key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using a SWOT table. You might also develop a SWOT figure that depicts your findings in a way that allows for more effective integration and synthesis of your key ideas.
Strategic Actions Based on SWOT Analysis
· Relate the SWOT analysis to the key strategic actions the selected firm could take to further its alignment and long-term success.
. How can you relate internal strengths and weaknesses with opportunities and threats in the external environment?
. Are there capabilities that need to be enhanced in order to capitalize on opportunities or reduce threats?
. Are there capabilities that can be divested because they no longer are need in the current or projected environment?
. What are the strategic actions that would align specific strengths and weaknesses with specific opportunities and threats?
