Question: 1. Based on your strategic analysis, what do you see as three plausible possible courses of action moving (hypothetically) forward? Each of the three possible

1. Based on your “strategic analysis”, what do you see as three plausible possible “courses of action” moving (hypothetically) forward? Each of the three possible alternative courses of action should be described in detail and should address what you see as the most relevant different stakeholder perspectives.

2. Detail what you think the results would be (i.e., those results related to and including your company’s growth, portfolio of products, competitiveness of your products, and operating issues), should each (separately, of course) of your proposed possible alternative courses of action be implemented? Describe any ethical implications associated with each of the sets of decision alternatives.

3. Based on the outcomes of each of the possible courses of action you have described in Question #2 above, which one of the above three courses of action do you recommend and why?

4. As implications of your recommended “course of action”, what are the operating tactics needed to implement your decisions in the next year for each function in your company: Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Technology, Operations, etc.?


TeamFinancialInternal Business ProcessCustomerLearning & GrowthRound TotalCumulative Total
Chester15.6/2524.2/2523.5/2524.6/2588/100790/1000



Product NameCakeCedarCidCoatCure

Research & Development
Performance6.1399.44
Size13.5171115.511
Reliability14,00012,00022,50025,00019,000

Marketing
Price$28.00$20.00$38.00$33.00$33.00
Promo Budget$2,000$2,000$800$700$700
Sales Budget$2,000$2,000$800$700$700
Unit Sales Forecast13001700410440380

Production
Production Order1,3251,850410440380
Capacity Change00000
Automation Next Round5.06.73.03.03.0

Finance
Stock Issue
$0
Stock Retire
$0
Dividend
$0.00
Current Debt
$0
Bond Issue
$0
Bond Retire
$0
Accounts Payable
30
Accounts Receivable

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