The group described their firm’s resources and abilities in developing competitive advantage. * We built a 2 million shoe factory in LA with the intent of using extra capacity in the private label market. * We went with a high sq rating (8), short delivery (1 week), * To reduce reject rates we upgraded all three plants with option A – reducing reject rates by 50% * In NA and LA we upgraded option D to improve worker productivity * In AP we used option C to improve Sq rating to get us to an SQ rating of 10- An attempt to get to a higher SQ rating that K to steal some of their market share.
The group applied appropriate tools and techniques to analyze their financial and strategic outcomes in the game. * To pay for the LA plant we took out a 10 year loan. When our credit rating improved, we took out a 5 year loan with a better interest rate to pay off the 10 year loan. * We paid off our original higher interest rate loan in year 11. * We aggressively pursued a stock repurchase program. When the private label became too competitive and profits were not obtainable. We looked to lose capacity. 4) The group’s recommendations for improving their strategic position were well founded.
We tried several different ways to improve our strategic position. This included selling off both the NA and LA plants in different years, increasing the SQ rating in AP to a 10 (no other team had this SQ rating)- we should have done this sooner. We purchased capacity in AP (at the 10 SQ rating) to offset the loss on LA plant. * In endgame – we repurchased capacity in LA to utilize the private label market. * We tried to differentiate ourselves from group K as much as possible. #5) Overall, the group was well prepared and the presentation appeared seamless and covered all of the important issues. * This part is on you guys– I can only tap dance so much. See if you can get me the power point early enough to practice with
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