Jim Castelo's lifelong hobby has been racing small sailboats. Jim has been successful both at the...

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Jim Castelo's lifelong hobby has been racing small sailboats. Jim has been successful both at the sport and in the design of new pieces of equipment to be used on small sailboats to make them easier to sail and more effective in racing. Jim is now thinking about starting a mail-order business in his garage to sell products he favors, as well as some he has designed himself. He plans to contract out most of the manufacturing for the parts and equipment to machine shops and other small manufacturers in his area. Required: Develop a strategic analysis for Jim's new business plan. What should be his competitive position; that is, how should be choose to compete in the existing market for sailboat supplies and equipment? How is he likely to use cost management information in building his business? Consider the following cases, each of which is a consulting client: 1. Performance Bicycles, a mail-order company that supplies bicycles, parts, and bicycling equipment and clothing. 2. The Nathalie Hotel, a downtown hotel that serves primarily convention and business travelers. 3. The Barangay Asenso Public Health Clinic, which is supported by tax revenues of Barangay Asenso and public donations. 4. The American motorcycle company. 5. The Metro pharmaceutical company. 6. St. Martha's College, a small, private liberal arts college. Required: For each client, determine the competitive strategy and the related critical success factors for the organization or firm. Jim Castelo's lifelong hobby has been racing small sailboats. Jim has been successful both at the sport and in the design of new pieces of equipment to be used on small sailboats to make them easier to sail and more effective in racing. Jim is now thinking about starting a mail-order business in his garage to sell products he favors, as well as some he has designed himself. He plans to contract out most of the manufacturing for the parts and equipment to machine shops and other small manufacturers in his area. Required: Develop a strategic analysis for Jim's new business plan. What should be his competitive position; that is, how should be choose to compete in the existing market for sailboat supplies and equipment? How is he likely to use cost management information in building his business? Consider the following cases, each of which is a consulting client: 1. Performance Bicycles, a mail-order company that supplies bicycles, parts, and bicycling equipment and clothing. 2. The Nathalie Hotel, a downtown hotel that serves primarily convention and business travelers. 3. The Barangay Asenso Public Health Clinic, which is supported by tax revenues of Barangay Asenso and public donations. 4. The American motorcycle company. 5. The Metro pharmaceutical company. 6. St. Martha's College, a small, private liberal arts college. Required: For each client, determine the competitive strategy and the related critical success factors for the organization or firm.

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Solution Answer 1 Strategic analysis can be simply termed as deep SWOT analysis SWOT is an acronym for Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats For analysis of best alternative SWOT analysis is ... View the full answer