Inner City
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Inner-City Paint Corporation
Analysis of Case 24 proposed by Laurène , Claire, Sanae, Victor, Daniel and Alberto
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What are the opportunities and threats facing Inner-City Paint?
Opportunities • Larger orders • More varieties in sold gallons
Threats • Compete with giants • Lost confidence of customers • Slowdown in overall the economy
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of Inner-City Paint?
Strength • Fast service • Quality • Lower prices
Weaknesses • Without managing and financial control • No inventory records • Inflexibility • Disorganized (Management did not grow with the size of the firm)
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What are the strategic factors facing Inner-City Paint?
• Only market of Chicago • Direct competitors in Chicago • Cash on delivery • Customers purchase by credit • Nonunion employees
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Does Inner-City Paint have any core competencies? If yes, what are they?
• Quality • Fast service
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Does Inner-City Paint have a distinctive competency? If yes, what is it?
• Supplies paint to contractors within 24 hours
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What is the role of strategic management in Inner-City Paint? What impact, if any, is this having on the company’s present performance?
Customers = Untrusted
No delegation
Stanley Walsh
Financial difficulties
The only salesman
Employees = Unskilled Unspecified
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How would you (Mr. Walsh) fire your mother, Mrs. Walsh, the office manager? • Have a meeting with her to explain the situation of the firm • Explain her that her job is not very necessary for the company • Minimize the situation and talk with her about the compensations she will have • Explain her that it’s not against her but he has no choice if he wants to maintain his firm afloat
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How should Mr. Walsh deal with the negative rumors about his company?
Publication of an article in a magazine Organisation
Rumors
Borrow money to pay current bills.
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What type of documentation should Mr. Walsh prepare
Inner-City Paint Corporation
Analysis of Case 24 proposed by Laurène , Claire, Sanae, Victor, Daniel and Alberto
2
What are the opportunities and threats facing Inner-City Paint?
Opportunities • Larger orders • More varieties in sold gallons
Threats • Compete with giants • Lost confidence of customers • Slowdown in overall the economy
3
What are the strengths and weaknesses of Inner-City Paint?
Strength • Fast service • Quality • Lower prices
Weaknesses • Without managing and financial control • No inventory records • Inflexibility • Disorganized (Management did not grow with the size of the firm)
4
What are the strategic factors facing Inner-City Paint?
• Only market of Chicago • Direct competitors in Chicago • Cash on delivery • Customers purchase by credit • Nonunion employees
5
Does Inner-City Paint have any core competencies? If yes, what are they?
• Quality • Fast service
6
Does Inner-City Paint have a distinctive competency? If yes, what is it?
• Supplies paint to contractors within 24 hours
7
What is the role of strategic management in Inner-City Paint? What impact, if any, is this having on the company’s present performance?
Customers = Untrusted
No delegation
Stanley Walsh
Financial difficulties
The only salesman
Employees = Unskilled Unspecified
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How would you (Mr. Walsh) fire your mother, Mrs. Walsh, the office manager? • Have a meeting with her to explain the situation of the firm • Explain her that her job is not very necessary for the company • Minimize the situation and talk with her about the compensations she will have • Explain her that it’s not against her but he has no choice if he wants to maintain his firm afloat
9
How should Mr. Walsh deal with the negative rumors about his company?
Publication of an article in a magazine Organisation
Rumors
Borrow money to pay current bills.
10
What type of documentation should Mr. Walsh prepare