Explain the benefits and risks of using Blue Ocean Strategy for business expansion planning into domestic and international markets. Provide reasoning.
It’s been some time since you became the General Manager of the Turul Wineryin the FLIGBY® simulation theme and gameplay. As the General Manager of the Turul Winery, you spent countless hours of time and a great deal of effort assessing the design and strategy of the organization. You have a deep understanding of the organization, and the owner has requested that you formulate a strategic plan to improve the competitive advantage of the Turul Winery within target markets. This requires you to conduct an additional series of strategic analyses to build an understanding of the competitive position of the Turul Winery in current and potential future markets. You will analyze the external environment to explore opportunities and threats to the business. Furthermore, you will investigate the internal environment of the Turul Winery to determine factors that lead to competitive advantages for the business. Based on your findings, you will construct a business model canvas to inform your market research efforts in order to identify a business expansion opportunity. Your goal is to demonstrate skill and expertise in assessing and planning a results-oriented organizational (business level) strategy focussed on resilience, efficiency, and innovation to ensure competitive advantage, sustainability and growth. You will use the results of these analyses to inform the development of a strategic plan due to the owner of Turul Winery in two weeks time.
Use the following criteria to conduct various forms of analyses to inform your strategic plan for an expansion effort into the international marketplace.
Strategy Report Format
Use a report template to develop your strategic report to the owner of Turul Winery.
Your strategic report should have a title page, table of contents, executive summary page, content pages, and a reference page.
Design a professional report using images, charts, diagrams, etc. to aid in the dissemination of information.
The strategy report is written in third person.
Strategic Planning & Analysis
Explain the strategic planning process.
Explain the purpose of strategic analysis in the strategic planning process.
Evaluate the current mission, vision, and values of the Turul Winery business.
Explain the concept of competitive advantage and why it is important to an organization.
SOAR Analysis for Competitive Advantage
Produce a SOAR Analysis diagram based on the following inquiries:
Conduct an analysis of the Turul Winery to identify a minimum of three (3)strengths of the organization that result in competitive advantages.
Conduct an analysis of the Turul Winery to identify a minimum of three (3) domestic and international business expansion opportunities that capitalize on the competitive advantages of the organization.
Conduct an analysis of the Turul Winery to realize a minimum of three (3)organizational aspirations that may result from competitive advantages of the organization.
Conduct an analysis of the Turul Winery to determine expected results of market opportunities and organizational aspirations derived from the competitive advantages of the organization.
Business Expansion Research
Outline and explain one (1)idea for business expansion in domestic markets based on the results of your extensive series of analyses.
Outline and explain one (1)idea for business expansion in international markets based on the results of your extensive series of analyses.
Analyze the segmentation variables of one (1)domestic market for one (1)business expansion idea using research tools.
Analyze the segmentation variables of one (1)international market for one (1)business expansion idea using research tools.
PESTLE Analysis
Analyze the external environment of the domestic and international marketplace to identify any risks and threats related to the business expansion ideas in association with each component of a PESTLE analysis:
Develop a diagram illustrating the six (6)components of a PESTLE analysis.
Identify a minimum of three(3)risks or threats for one (1) business expansion idea in one (1) domestic market using a PESTLE analysis.
Identify a minimum of three(3)risks or threats for one (1) business expansion idea in one (1)international market using a PESTLE analysis.
Business Model Canvas
Using all of the information, ideas, and thoughts you have developed as a result of the extensive analyses you have done on the Turul Winery, produce a Business Model Canvas using the template.
Complete the nine (9)required sections in the Business Model Canvas.
Demonstrate convergent analytical thinking in each section of the Business Model Canvas.
Include a minimum of three (3)bullet points of information in each section of the Business Model Canvas.
Strategic Intent
Formulate a statement of strategic intent for the Turul Winery expanding into domestic and international markets.
Restructure the mission of the Turul Winery to support an expansion effort into domestic and international markets.
Restructure the vision of the Turul Winery to support an expansion effort into domestic and international markets.
Restructure the values of the Turul Winery to support an expansion effort into domestic and international markets.
Blue Ocean Strategy
Explain the principles of Blue Ocean Strategy.
Explain the benefits and risks of using Blue Ocean Strategy for business expansion planning into domestic and international markets. Provide reasoning.
Explain how the use of the Blue Ocean Strategy will aid in the planning of business expansion into domestic and international markets. Provide reasoning.