Make the strategic position and action evaluation $($SPACE$)$ matrix for Aramco company.

$1.$ Include up to five factors to assess each SPACE axis: Financial Position $($FP$),$ Stability Position $($SP$),$ Competitive Position $($CP$),$ and Industry Position $($IP$)$ and the corresponding rating each factor should receive.

: Financial Position $($FP$)$

current ratio

debt to equity

Net income

Revenue

Inventory turnover

Industry Position $($IP$)$

Growth Potential

Financial Stability

Ease of Entry into Market

Resource Utilization

Profit Potential

$),$ Competitive Position $($CP$)$

Market Share

Product Quality

Customer Loyalty

Variety of Products Offered

Control over Suppliers and Distributors

Stability Position $($SP$),$

Rate of Inflation

Technological Changes

Price Elasticity of Demand

Competitive Pressure

Barriers to Entry into Market

$2.$ You may use the factors provided here, but try to determine key factors related to your company and industry in the same manner you did with the CPM$.$ The calculations are done automatically and the rating scale is provided below.

$3.$ Enter in the estimated FP$,$ SP$,$ CP$,$ and IP numbers for up to two competitors. Or$,$ instead of a competitor, you could show the estimated SPACE values for your firm after your proposed recommendations are implemented, ie a Before and After analysis. Or you could do both, just cut and paste the SPACE into PowerPoint then refill in the new data. It is important you fill in all information or Excel will place a circle$($s$)$ at the origin of the SPACE since the default will be $(0,0)$ plot, which is the origin.

FP and IP

Positive $1($worst$)$ to Positive $7($best$)$

CP and SP

Negative $1($best$)$ to Negative $7($worst$)$