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Case Study Description

A joint venture company that started its operations


in 2004 in India was in the business of growing,
processing and marketing fresh fruits and
vegetables, both in India and abroad. As new
market opportunities emerged in response to the
growing demand for frozen products in the
domestic market, the company launched frozen
vegetables in the Indian market in 2011 and
successfully established the supply chain covering
contract farming, processing and distributing the
product. The following year, the chief executive
officer (CEO) of the company was reviewing the
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Step 4 - SWOT Analysis of


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Vegetables Business

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Zero down on the central problem and two to


five related problems in the case study.
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Step 5 - Porter 5 Forces /


Strategic Analysis of
Industry Analysis
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Vegetables Business

In our live classes we often come across business


managers who pinpoint one problem in the case
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around that singular point. Business environments
are often complex and require holistic solutions.
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business operates in. Porter Five Forces is a
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players in the business case study and what sort of
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viable in the light of given facts.

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Foods: Frozen Vegetables
Business

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Political, Economic, Social, Technological,
Environmental & Legal analysis of the environment
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the firm operates in. You should make a list of
factors that have significant impact on the
organization and factors that drive growth in the

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industry. You can even identify the source of firm's


competitive advantage based on PESTEL analysis
and Organization's Core Competencies.

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Prioritizing the Analysis
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Build a corporate level strategy - organizing


your findings and recommendations in a way to
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firm. It include using the analysis to answer the
company's vision, mission and key objectives ,
and how your suggestions will take the
company to next level in achieving those goals.
Business Unit Level Solution - The case study
may put you in a position of a marketing
manager of a small brand. So instead of
providing recommendations for overall
company you need to specify the marketing
objectives of that particular brand. You have to
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particular unit but you have to take care of the


fact that your recommendations are don't
directly contradict the company's overall
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strategy. For example you can recommend a


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Case study solutions can also provide
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Once you finished the case study implementation


framework. Take a small break, grab a cup of

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coffee or whatever you like, go for a walk or just


shoot some hoops.

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Vegetables Business case
study solution

After refreshing your mind, read your case study


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well as in our head. This leads to either missing
details or poor sentence structures. Once
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improve sentence structures and grammar, double
check the numbers provided in your analysis and
question your recommendations. Be very slow
with this process as rushing through it leads to
missing key details. Once done it is time to hit the
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