1. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats.

It’s assisted us to recognize

firm’s internal capacity and outer situation. Outer situation includes Opportunities and
threats, and internal capacity involves Strengths and weaknesses. The directness of SWOT
makes it easy and enjoyable to apply it to all which has outer and internal factors. It can be
applied to industries, situations, businesses, products, strategies, activities and for individual
too.
Opportunities and strengths guide for the positive impact and set on individuals or firms core
capability and help in enlarging. Threats and Weakness, on other side are set on for
individual or firms’ growth. Each crucial deliberate choice is done after acquiring
individual’s potential and situation in the surroundings where choice will have remarkable
effect. The evaluation helps Individual to put together a firm known conclusion and be ready
for any incidents.
SWOT analysis of Nestle India Ltd
Nestle India Ltd. founder is Henri Nestle and CEO is Ulf Mark Schneider. Revenue of the
company is 12,615.78 crores INR till 2019. Total number of employees are 7,649. Nestle India
was founded in 1959. I will be covering distinct elements of nestle along with their strategies. It
will make you analyses how Nestle India Ltd. is working and successful for a long period of
time.
Nestle India manufactures products like:
 Nescafe
 Maggi
 Milky bar
 Kit Kat
 Bar – one
 Milkmaid
 Nestea
The collection of people makes it simple as tasks are divided and since it’s a large organization
and one of the greatest food chains in India, so it’s widely spread all over the country. Nestle
follows matrix organizational structure, under which reporting relationship is established as a
matrix other than traditional hierarchy.
As we know SWOT means Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats of Nestle company.
Here’s the picture how nestle used it in SWOT analysis
Strengths:
a) Global Presence- Nestle is present all over the globe and its advantageous to its
unadulterated growth. That implies that their manufacture is available all over the world
and it makes a long-lasting impact on individuals as well.
 b) Increasing Cash flows: Nestle cash flow are increasing along with coming years. It
implies nestle finances are healthy from which we may conclude that they can invest
more money and can grow quickly.

c) Strong Supply Chain Operations- Nestle group beliefs in uplifting new developments
at local level, includes technology and is rising the demand of raw materials for its
products. This makes group to attain continuous increase in efficiency of operations.

d) Fast Innovation- Increase in technology across all platforms and new innovations are
helping nestle to innovate faster and grow quickly and collaborations with local
companies helps nestle to understand local demands and innovate according to them.

e) Digital Transformation- Nestles expenditure in digital transformation market such as

ecommerce, ERP, social media, marketing, and supply chain helped them to make
strategic decisions. This makes them to understand market needs and satisfy consumers.

Weaknesses:

a) Problem in product marketing- Nestle has faced problem for not correctly strategizing
and marketing the product. They have faced criticism for such products all over the
country. Example is breastfeeding baby formula, Nestle’s improper advertisement has led
uneducated people feed baby milk using dirty water which result to severe sickness
among many children.

b) Organizational Structure- It is current organizational structure is split depending on the

product not geographical area. This results in great power distance for decision making
and stop equality in operations. It is also mentioned as main hurdle in enlarging the
operations.

c) High dependence on advertising- Nestle is totally depending on advertisement for their

products promotion which increases the cost of marketing and high risk of returns. This
will not sustain for long period.
Opportunities
a) Increasing Transparency- Today, consumer is open to all information and love
transparency and read about products they use. It means consumer may informed through
internet from where raw material comes, what is used. It makes consumer feel connected.

b) Sustainability- It will help to decrease cost and gain efficiency and make proper utilize
of labor. Local incorporation will help to ease operation and reduce cost.
 c) Diversifying its product portfolios- Nestle can introduce the products other than food
and beverages in market. Integration through strategic alliances can assist in diversifying
the business.

Threats

a) Climate Impact- Change in climate can affect raw materials i.e., crops for coffee,
wheat etc. which may affect nestle.

b) Strategic Investment decisions- Investment decision failure to align varied

product range in entirely high. It has more risk of losing a brand.

c) Product quality and safety- It may affect consumer trust. The example in Maggi,
that failed the laboratory test and lost the heavy share in market.

d) Rising Competition- There is always a multi- national companies and local

companies which are in competition to nestle and keep snatching its customer
base.

Nestle is a vast group and know its core strengths and focuses on opportunities to increase
market whereas it also keeps an eye on weaknesses and threats to rule the market.

2. JIT (Just in Time) and lean production are most often used methods to systemize profitability
and regulate production. They differ but are share same concepts in terms of their
implementation for automobile industries. JIT is for the production regulation and lean
production for regulating production to increase worth for consumer. MG motors can use
both the system to decrease waste and gain worth production for consumers.
The JIT method is a process flow aims for decreasing flow running time and price within
manufacturing and materials distribution. The main purpose of JIT is zero inventory for the
industry and its chain. The MG motors can apply it as they can order parts when a new car is
demanded, and engagement of staff can streamline the process.
Implementation of JIT
 Make a sustainable work plan.
 Create durable consumer-supplier relationship.
 Make a purchasing ideology in support of continuous small purchase.
  Employee discipline is must.
 Recognize value and non-value-added goods in shop floor business.
Advantages of JIT
 JIT can be used in wide different business regions such as HR, supply chain, accounting,
relationship, and operations management.
 JIT can attain best quality of products by discarding waste products.
 JIT can decrease price of inventory.
Disadvantages of JIT
 JIT does not function good enough with immediate changes of supply and demand.
 Implementation of JIT can be difficult and time-taking.

Lean Production
Lean production is the method that mainly keep an eye on discarding waste, where waste is
something which doesn’t have value for consumer. Lean focuses on the root cause of waste
not on workarounds. Using the methodology MG motors can eliminate waste product from
manufacture which may result in cast deduction. Lean majorly describes waste as of seven
types.
i. Overproduction: When production is more than demand it is stated as overproduction.
Tools that can be used to determine are Kanban, SMED and Takt.

ii. Defects: The price of production which have defect and expenditure to monitor or
maintain that defect is termed as waste for defects. Tools we can use are Poka Yoke,
Jidoka and Kaizen.

iii. Waiting: Production interference or waiting time before jumping to next step of the
process is termed as waiting. Tools used are Heijunka and work standards.

iv. Motion: When individual movement is important for their contribution in manufacturing
process. E.g., Movement of pieces from remote bin to machine.

v. Inventory: Stock of work in progress goods and finished goods are not being processes.
Logic of Just in time can be implemented

vi. Transport: Extravagant travel of finished or work in progress goods and materials. Tools
are value stream mapping.

vii. Over Processing: Refining to reimburse for poor product processing and poor design.
Benefits of lean Production
 Better delivery to meet commitments.
 Better quality
 Better consumer service and satisfaction.
 Easy process for production and easy product management.
 Decreased defects.
 Decreased resource consumption
 Improved efficiency

Implementation of lean Production

Lean manufacturing can be implemented either by discarding waste from which production time,
quality can be better, and cost can be decreased or by focus on enhancing workflow instead of
waste. The second method can be used and is better as it improves over all business instead of
just focus point as waste. Lean is regular process of change and needs to be monitored and
assessed. It needs regular changes in the implementation.
MG Motors can use JIT to discard waste from inventory and can use lean production in various
departments such as manufacturing, distribution, and marketing to increase company
performance. Both methods have positive outcomes in automotive industry.

3) A) Lemon tree Hotels are the India’s largest mid- priced chain of hotels and have different
brands and different types of hotels according to price. They have suffered a huge loss due to
Covid-19 pandemic.
Political Forces- Political forces that effect Lemon tree chains are lockdown nationwide as
people were not travelling, and government restrictions such as hotels should not be
overcrowded so hotels have permission for only few numbers of guest and need to maintain
social distancing and restaurants services were not allowed. Proper sanitization and
ventilation services should be provided to customers.
Economic Forces- Economic forced that effect Lemon tree chains are due to pandemic the
customers decreased, and due to few/low guest the profit and benefits of business have fall
exceptionally high and due to this they must lay off some workers as business was getting in
loss and it was not possible for them to afford all employment cost and due to lay off the
workers were reducing which result in slow services. As restaurants were closed it leads to
more loss and sanitization and Covid-19 precautions has increased the cost and the worker’s
load.
 Social Forces- Social forces that effect as due to lockdown travelling was not happening
which reduce the outstation guests and the fear of many individuals of contracting the virus.
Individuals do not prefer to visit hotels because multiple people visit to hotels from different
places which may increase the risk of infection and some individuals consider hotels as
hotspot for viruses and to cover loss hotels also have increased the prices which is also a
reason for people for less bookings.

3) B) Contingency approach has no fixed management it can change according to situation.

Lemon tree can
 Think about setting up a dedicated team, communicate to senior manager which will be
in charge for managing and accessing the upcoming impact of covid-19. The team
members should be from departments such as HR, procurement, IT, legal, purchasing and
security and should be divided among different regions.

 They should implement a business continuity plan, taking care of legal and law and
issues that are set below.

 Prioritizes successfully and manages doubtlessly prioritizes successfully and manages

doubtlessly conflicting imperatives.

 Monitors development and take advice with legal oversight or senior manager,

 Lemon tree hotel will need to manage the health and safety duties and care or good faith
hold to employees. Monitor local government and WHO advice and suggest staff to not
to travel in contagious area to prevent spread of infection

 Bring policies to limit business travel, especially in high-risk areas and found digital
mode for communication

 Self-isolation of staff should be included, and the policies should be establishing if any
employee felt unwell or symptoms should inform.

 Provide staff equipment’s to sanitize hands. Protective masks, shield and if possible, PPE
kit for the safety.
The Hotel management should have to consider potential implications for supply chain and
customers. Covid-19 will affect ability to show their contractual obligations.
Event of Default, Force major and frustration, change in law, Suspension of performance,
Mitigations, payments, undertakings are some of the hurdles which may have to be solved for
smooth functioning in Covid-19.