23 Feb Below are seven CSRC initiatives that can be used to develop a “social responsibility strategy” for your company. The drop-down selection boxes below offer several optional actions. While un
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Requirements:
Total Branded Production Needed in Year 11
(to satisfy projected demand in all four regions)
8,600
(before rejects)
This figure is an approximation given beginning inventories, projected reject rates, and entries that currently reside on the Internet and Wholesale Marketing decision pages. The company must schedule production of about this many pairs to satisfy projected demand and inventory requirements.
Note:
To install production equipment at the beginning of the current year in a facility that currently has unused space, go to the Production Facilities decision entry page (the next item in the decision entries menu).
Spending Cap on Year 11 Contracts?($000s)
$
When the total annual cost of the company’s winning Year 11 contract offers reaches this dollar amount, all remaining lower-priority offers will be withdrawn.
Sum of Year 11 contract offers:$0
Most Recent Contract Offers
(letter in parentheses indicated company that made the offer)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Citizenship
Below are seven CSRC initiatives that can be used to develop a “social responsibility strategy” for your company. The drop-down selection boxes below offer several optional actions.
While undertaking CSRC initiatives is often considered “the right thing to do”, one reason to operate in a socially responsible manner is to enhance the company’s image. Aggressive and astute pursuit of a social responsibility strategy over 5 years can increase the company’s Image Rating by 15 to 20 points.
Which (if any) of the seven initiatives to pursue and how much to spend is entirely voluntary. There is no pressure to spend anything on these initiatives. The company can perform successfully without undertaking any social responsibility initiatives. In Year 10, prior company management spent no money on any of the seven optional social responsibility initiatives.
The Help button at the top-right offers further information and guid-ance regarding the seven CSRC initiatives.
CSRC Initiatives
The information below indicates the range of CSRC effort being exerted by the companies in your industry. These statistics should be helpful in craft-ing your own company’s CSRC strategy.
Projected Cash Balance at the End of Year 11?($000s)$+52,354This positive cash balance could generate interest income of $1.0M in Year 12.
As you work in the BSG game your team needs to answer the following?questions (one submission per team):
What resource strengths and resource weaknesses does your company have??
What external market opportunities for growth and increased profitability exist for your company?
What external threats to your company’s future well-being and profitability do you and your co-managers see?
What does the preceding SWOT analysis indicate about your company’s present situation and future prospects?where on the scale from “exceptionally strong” to “alarmingly weak” does the attractiveness of your company’s situation rank?
Does your company have any core competencies? If so, what are they?
What are the factors affecting the intensity of rivalry in the industry in which your company is competing?
Would you characterize the rivalry and jockeying for better market position, increased sales, and market share among the companies in your industry as fierce, very strong, strong, moderate, or relatively weak? Why?
Which one of the generic competitive strategies best characterize your company’s strategic approach to competing successfully?
