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Corporate name of investing entity Zenith Carex International Limited

PREFERED CHAPTER NAME RISK PROFILE START PAGE 16 Check and pick the last page of Chapter 4 and add 1

CHAPTER NUMBER 5 END PAGE 20 Check if it is True

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RISK AND SUCCESS FACTORS STATUS Completed

Instruction Guide
What you need to do here is to first Identified RISK that might affect this Project and its IMPACT (Whether High, Moderate or Low). Thereafter, you will specified Ways that this risk can be handled (Mitigating Factors)

Next you will Identified SUCESS FACTORS that will make the project a success and how the business will explore the success factors to its advantage

Lastly you will provide answere to a predetermine questionaire for SWOT Analysis for the Project. SWOT = Strenth, Weakneses, Opportunity and Threats

RISK ASSESSMENT
IDENTIFIED RISK CATEGORY IMPACT THE RISK FACTOR
1 Competitive risk High Cometitive advantate that competitors will have over the project
2 Economic risk High Risk of having economic condition that might increase cost or reduce sales or economic instability in any foreign markets to export goods to
3 Political instability Low Chance that political events can impede the project in future or political instability in any foreign markets to export goods to. Loss of political support
4 Employee risk Medium Maintaining sufficient staff numbers and cover, employee up-to-date skills and staff turnover
5 Environmental risk High Natural disaster likely distrupting business operation
6 Resource risk1 Chance that the business will fail due to lack of funds and labour
2 High 3 4

How to Mitigate Against the Risk Identified STATUS Completed

The following were risk associated to the project and mitigating strategy to manage the risk.

Risk Category with key factors Impact Planned ways to mitigate risk
Cometitive advantate that competitors will have over the Set clear goals and objectives
High
Competitive risk

project Regularly review strategy against market conditions

Risk of having economic condition that might increase Diversify sources of materials, suppliers, site locations, markets
High

cost or reduce sales or economic instability in any foreign

Economic risk

Accept the risk and buy or sell currency in the spot market
markets to export goods to

Chance that political events can impede the project in Influence the political landscape via lobbying, networking, assisting
Low
Political instability

future or political instability in any foreign markets to candidates/parties

export goods to. Loss of political support

Maintaining sufficient staff numbers and cover, Set clear goals and objectives
Medium

employee up-to-date skills and staff turnover

Employee risk

Train employees on safe use, maintenance and basic repair

Use employee incentive or bonus schemes
Identify top performers and reward/offer incentives to stay

Cometitive advantate that competitors will have over the Insurance policy BACK TO DASHBOARD
High
Environmental

project Early warning indicators

risk

Cometitive advantate that competitors will have over the Credit checks
High
Resource risk

project Set credit limits

SUCCESS FACTOR ASSESSMENT

SUCCESS FACTORS HOW TO EXPLORE THIS SUCCESS FACTORS ODENTIFIED STATUS Completed
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contain.
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community.
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QUESTIONAIRE FOR SWOT ANALYSIS:

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT)
STRENGHTS Provide Answers Here STATUS Completed
What are your business advantages? Our core strength lies in the power of our team; our workforce. We have a
team of
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carefully selected engineersour
workforce,
What are your core competencies?
product will be guided by best practices in the industry and our e – waste
Where are you making the most money?
What are you going to do or doing well?

WEAKNESSES Provide Answers Here STATUS Completed

What areas are you avoiding? As a new e – waste recycling plant, it might take some time for our
organization
we to break
may not have into the market
the required cash to and gain
pump acceptance
into promotingespecially from
our business
Where do you lack resources?
the way we would want to
What are you doing poorly?
Where are you losing money?
What
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that may limits the business full
potential?
Any thing that could limit your access to the
market/customers

OPPORTUNITIES Provide Answers Here STATUS Completed

Any beneficial trends? The opportunities in the e – waste recycling industry is massive
considering
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ready to take advantage any
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in the industry.
New technologies? save cost and energy
New needs of customers?

THREATS Provide Answers Here STATUS Completed

Obstacles to overcome? the arrival of new recycling plants in same location where our target
marketfrom
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unfavorable want to adopt
government same
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of the major like us.that
Aggressive competitors?
we are likely going to face is economic downturn. It is a fact that economic
Successful competitors?
Negative economic conditions?
Government regulation?
Changing business climate?
Vulnerabilities?
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Key Project Success Factors

The following were the identified critical success factors that will lead to the successful
project take-off and sustainability.

Identified Success factors Take advantage of success factors

Diamond in the rough Extending the life of electronic products and re-using
electrical components brings an even larger economic
benefit, as working devices are certainly worth more
Waste to wealth

than the materials they contain. A circular electronics

system - one in which resources are not extracted, used
and wasted, but re-used in countless ways - creates
decent, sustainable jobs and retains more value in the
industry.

Stable demand of finished products The growing demand for electronic devices and
Stable demand

appliances means a range of metals and other non-

renewable resources need to be mined and processed.
However, many of the materials used to make
smartphones, appliances and other e-waste can be re-
used again. These resources include steel, aluminium,
copper and gold — not to mention large amounts of
Available sell-qualified personnel Employees increasingly want to work for businesses
qualified staff

that do their part for the environment and the

Available

community.
Recycling is a simple and tangible way to demonstrate
your organisation’s commitment to social and
environmental values, and reinforces those principles
to your employees.
Favourable climate and environmental Recycling e-waste can keep a range of harmful
conditions materials out of the environment.
Favourable
climate

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SWOT Analysis
Strengths: Weaknesses
1 Our core strength lies in the power of 1
our team; our workforce. We have a
team of certified and highly trained and
experience recycling engineers and
technicians/machine operators, a team
with excellent qualifications and
experience in various niche areas in the
recycling industry.
2 Aside from the synergy that exists in
our carefully selected workforce, our
product will be guided by best practices
in the industry and our e – waste
recycling plant is built to fit into the
design of a 21st century recycling plant.
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As a new e – waste recycling plant, it
might take some time for our
organization to break into the market and
gain acceptance especially from top
profile clients (big time manufacturing /
production companies that make use of
recycled electronic materials) in the
already saturated and highly competitive
recycling industry; that is perhaps our
2 we may not have the required cash to
pump into promoting our business the
way we would want to
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SWOT Analysis
Opportunities: Threats:
1 The opportunities in the e – waste 1 the arrival of new recycling plants in same
recycling industry is massive location where our target market exists
considering the number of individuals and who may want to adopt same
and manufacturing companies who are Business model like us.
now switching over to alternative
source of raw materials basically to save
cost and energy

2 As an e – waste recycling company, we 2 Aside from unfavorable government

are ready to take advantage of any
opportunity that is available in the
industry.
policies, one of the major threats that we
are likely going to face is economic
downturn. It is a fact that economic
downturn affects purchasing/spending
power.
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Associated Risk and mitigating strategy

The following were risk associated to the project and mitigating strategy to manage the
risk.
Risk Category with key
factors Impact Planned ways to mitigate risk
Cometitive advantate that Set clear goals and objectives
High
Competitive risk

competitors will have over Regularly review strategy against market conditions
the project

Risk of having economic Diversify sources of materials, suppliers, site locations,

High

condition that might markets

Accept the risk and buy or sell currency in the spot
Economic risk

increase cost or reduce market

sales or economic
instability in any foreign
markets to export goods
to

Chance that political Influence the political landscape via lobbying,

Low
Political instability

events can impede the networking, assisting candidates/parties

project in future or
political instability in any
foreign markets to export
goods to. Loss of political
support

Maintaining sufficient staff Set clear goals and objectives

Medium

numbers and cover,

Employee risk

Train employees on safe use, maintenance and basic

employee up-to-date skills repair
and staff turnover Use employee incentive or bonus schemes
Identify top performers and reward/offer incentives to
stay

Cometitive advantate that Insurance policy

High
mental risk

competitors will have over

the project
 Cometitive advantate that

High
Environmental risk competitors will have over Early warning indicators
the project

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Key Project Risk Analysis

Risk Category with key
factors Impact Planned ways to mitigate risk
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MITIGATE RISK SUCCESS FACTORS

Insurance policy Available trade treaty

Early warning systems  Low competition

Early warning indicators Observed increase in

importation

Strict compliance with Easy access to raw material

regulations

Credit checks Available significant stock

Set credit limits Favourable climate

Use debt collection agency Available qualified staff

Set payment terms to Stable demand

suppliers

Good record keeping Off-takers benefits

Have a clear vision Established cooperation

Set clear goals and First-mover advantage

objectives

Regularly review strategy Product competitive edge

against market conditions
Review costs and inventory Price competitive edge

Careful use of long and Supply competitive edge

short term financing

Sell to the right customers Bilateral trade opportunuty

Outsource to or engage Technology Transafer project

consultants

Train employees on Waste to wealth

legislation

Have inhouse counsel or

retain a legal firm

Create a quality assurance

team

Employee training and

refresher courses

See legal advice on

contracts, new legislation,
industry specific regulations

Use Customer Relationship

Management Software

Develop an emergency
prevention and recovery
plan

Fix rate via a forward

exchange contract

Accept the risk and buy or

sell currency in the spot
market

Back-ups
Create a health and safety
policy

Identify hazards

Have procedures for

reporting incidents.

Automate

Use employee incentive or

bonus schemes

Check that salary reflects

industry going rate

Identify top performers and

reward/offer incentives to
stay

Diversify sources of
materials, suppliers, site
locations, markets

Influence the political

landscape via lobbying,
networking, assisting
candidates/parties
Follow recommended
servicing and maintenance
schedules

Keep stock of spare parts

Train employees on safe

use, maintenance and basic
repair

Notify in advance before

embarking on the action
Shedule of such activities to
be discused in advance
SUCCESS FACTOR EXPLANATION
Available relevant trade treaty agreement that will
facilitate trade within international trade territories

Low competition in the targeted market

Observed increase trend in the importation level for

finished productis in the past recent years

Available and easy access to raw material inputs

Available significant stock

Favourable climate and environmental conditions

Available sell-qualified personnel

Stable demand of finished products

Off-takers advantage

Established cooperation

Benefit of first entrant and firstto introduce a

product or service to the market.

Competitive edge gained through superior

products.
Competitive edge gained through lower prices.

Competitive edge gained through extensive

distribution and effective promotion.

Diamond in the rough