Functional strategies- The Support Processes
Weaknesses-Quik Chik is currently lacking in this support processes as no information found which suggested that it use proper ERP software for enterprise management.
Strengths and Recommendations-Organizations need to have information access to make timely decisions. It is essential for Quik Chik to properly manage the information as it plans to expand and grow. For this, it should efficient manage the accounting systems and information systems to monitor and control organizational processes for successful existence and growth. Nowadays, different enterprise management systems are easily available and organizations are using them to save time and do smart working. These ERP (enterprise resource
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According to the industrial perspective of the competition, the industry here is pure competition as it has many number of sellers (both in US and Canada) with very little or no differentiation at all. If we take into account the market perspective, then there are many competitors who are serving the same customer needs as Quik Chik. In the case of strategic group, on dimension of quality and price, we can group together Quik Chik with KFC and Popeye’s.
Strengths-Firstly, the existing unique resources and distinctive capabilities of Quik Chik have enabled it to have strong relationship with banks to get loans for the franchisee and farm suppliers, use of trans-fat free canola oil and fast growing number of franchises.
Weaknesses-According to our analysis, it lacks a sustainable competitive advantage. According to Miles and Snow’s adaptive strategies, Quik Chik falls into ‘analyzer’. As it analyzes its competitors and adopt strategies according to their strategic actions and performs in detail analysis of new business ideas like expansion etc. before making final decision. Moreover, it does not follow complete cost leadership or differentiation strategy from the Porter’s Generic competitive strategies rather it follows the integrated low-cost differentiation strategy with low level of differentiation (referring to trans-fat free canola oil and 100% halal hand slaughtered
This monopolistic competition market structure has a positive effect on Kudler because it allows Kudler and their speciality foods to carve out a niche that the competition will find it hard to enter. Kudler’s market strategy (locations and unique products) should be very effective in keeping out potential competitors and establish a large barrier to competitor entry. Since Kudler’s stores are located in areas with limited populations the ability of competitors to gain entry into their market is limited. Since competitors cannot enter their markets, Kudler should experience long-term profitability providing they keep their customers happy.
Our company needs to be installing a latest and advanced ERP system which makes us fully utilizing the business resources in the most efficient manner. Currently, the existing information system does not provide the full, accurate and reliable information from one department to another, neither it’s a cross-platform for information sharing(Columbus, 2014). A less-efficient information system is contributing into increasing cost of production for the business and overall reducing the business efficiency. The inventory turnover is increasing over the time period and so the productivity of staff unable to work at their optimum level. The current information system does not cover the whole business process and rather employees are engaged in manual data recording and preparing the documents to back the data.
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This paper presents an analysis of the market structures, strategic planning, market environment, and internal environment of Kudler Fine Food in order to suggest the best market structure which can be helpful for its long-term profitability and recommend strategies which can make it more competitive and successful among its industry rivals.
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This relates to the Kudler Fine Food’s marketing strategy because Kudler uses its selection, collection, interpretation and distribution of publicly-held information about not only themselves, but about the products the sell. I can say that I have not really been able to locate any company that Kudler is competitive with on their web-site but I do notice that their selection can be considered competitive in any market. The way in which Kudler describes their position, performance, capabilities and intentions is very relative to a marketing strategy because they are not hiding behind any veils or doors about whom they are or who they portray what they are about.
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DQ1. Recall how you determined if you created value and sustained competitive advantage for Kudler Fine Foods. While implementing this strategy, what factors would you monitor and evaluate to determine if you were successful? Why would monitoring and evaluating these factors be important?
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Their main focus would be their market driver and their government driver. In the market drivers, Chiquita will need to analyze its customer needs, global customers and market channels in order to reroute their company’s image. In the government drivers, Chiquita will need to analyze its common marketing regulations, unrestrictive trade and investment policies and compatible technical standards so that their audience will know its stance on the past situations and see that they are doing whatever needed possible to be a reputable company again. Chiquita also has to look at their multi-business firms in its corporate strategy. They must manage their individual businesses to formulate a new business strategy and monitor and control their business performance with the new strategy. They can incorporate portfolio planning models to evaluate their business performance and formulate business strategies to allocate resources properly. With the new analyzing of these concepts, Chiquita will have better coordination, control, and profitability for the firm.