1.

List three firms you are familiar with and give at least three a distinctive competence for each
firm. (10 pts)

Del Monte

Leadership Partner around the world

Variety of products offer

Ability to aquire needs of the people

High Manufacturing

Apple Inc.

Quality

Durability

Innovative

Ability to design elegant phone

Microsoft Corporation

User friendly

Most used operating system

Advance feature

Low cost

2. Give some key reasons why prioritizing strengths and weaknesses is essential. (10 pts)
Because maximizing the strength and strengthen weaknesses is very important to the firm this is the
starting point of the firm that they can use making a decision for the firm. Knowing the strength and
weaknesses of the firm is a big help for the company to where to start, change, and make improvement
in weakness part of the firm this is set as starting point where the firm make a move or where the firm
make adjustments to strengthen their weaknesses. Then their strength they can maximize it or make an
innovation for the firm.