LTTERA TIRE REVIEW

CHAPTER - III

LITERATURE REVIEW

This chapter presents a systematic attempt to review the research

SWOT has a long history as a tool of strategic and marketing analysis.

No one knows who first invented SWOT analysis. It has features in

strategy textbooks since at least 1972 and can now be found in

textbooks on marketing and any other business disciplines. It advocates

say that it can be used to gauge the degree of “fit” between the

organisation’s strategies and its environment, and to suggest ways in

which the organisation can profit from strengths and opportunities and

shield itself against weaknesses and threats (Adams, 2005). However,

SWOT has come under criticism recently. Because it is so simple, both

students and managers have a tendency to use it without a great deal

of thought, so that the results are often useless. Another problem is that

SWOT, having been conceived in simpler times, does not cope very

well with some of the subtler aspects of modern strategic theory, such

as trade-offs (De Witt and Meyer, 1998).

Strengths

Determine an organisation’s strong points. This should be from both

internal and external customers. A strength is a “resource advantage

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relative to competitors and the needs of the markets a firm serves or

expects to serve”. It is a distinctive competence when it gives the firm a

comparative advantage in the marketplace. Strengths arise from the

resources and competencies available to the firm.

Weaknesses

Determine an organisation’s weaknesses, not only from its point of

view, but also more importantly, from customers. Although it may be

difficult for an organisation to acknowledge its weaknesses it is best to

handle the bitter reality without procrastination. A weakness is a

“limitation or deficiency in one or more resources or competencies

relative to competitors that impedes a firm’s effective performance”.

Opportunities

Another major factor is to determine how organisations can continue to

grow within the marketplace. After all, opportunities are everywhere,

such as the changes in technology, government policy, social patterns,

and so on. An opportunity is a major situation in a firm’s environment.

Key trends are one source of opportunities. Identification of a previously

overlooked market segment, changes in competitive or regulatory

circumstances, technological changes, and improved buyer or supplier

relationships could represent opportunities fro the firm.

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Threats

No one likes to think about threats, but we still have to face them,

despite the fact that they are external factors that are out of our control,

for example, the recent economic slump in Asia. It is vital to be

prepared and face threats even during turbulent times. A threat is a

major unfavourable situation in a firm’s environment. Threats are key

impediments to the firm’s current or desired position. The entrance of

new competitors, slow market growth, increased bargaining power of

key buyers or suppliers, technological changes, and new or revised

regulations could represent threats to a firm’s success.

Because SWOT is such as familiar and comforting tool, many students

use it at the start of their analysis. This is a mistake. In order to arrive at

a proper SWOT appraisal, other analyses need to be carrier out first.

• Since opportunities and threats mostly arise from the environment,

SWOT analysis needs to take account of the results of a full

environmental analysis.

• It is impossible to gauge what an organisation’s real strengths are

until you have assessed its strategic resources - in fact, strategic

resources and strength are the same thing. There is a tendency for

students to put down anything vaguely favourable that they can think

of about a company as a strength. This temptation needs to be

resisted - a strength is not a strength unless it makes a genuine

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 difference to an organisation’s competitiveness. The same is true of

weaknesses.

For example, look at Southwest Airlines and Amazon.com. Both

companies have important groups of potential customers to whom they

offer poor service. Southwest ignores business passengers, and will not

accept transfers from other airlines. Amazon makes people wait days to

receive books that they can obtain instantly from their neighbourhood

bookstores, and pay a delivery charge for the privilege. Surely, these

are major threats. Southwest and Amazon have chosen not to give

those customers priority. Serving them would divert resources from the

firm’s core markets, and dilute service to their main customers. Not

serving them is certainly not a weakness; in a paradoxical way, it may

be a strength.

The wizardry of SWOT is the matching of specific internal and external

factors, which creates a strategic matrix and which makes sense. It is

essential to note that the internal factors are within the control of

organisation, such as operations, finance, marketing, and other areas.

On the contrary, the external factors are out of the organisation’s

control, such as political and economic factors, technology, competition,

and other areas. The four combinations are called the maxi-maxi

(strengths/opportunities), maxi-mini (strengths/threats), mini-maxi

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(weaknesses/opportunities), and mini-mini (weaknesses/threats).

Weihrich (1982) describes the four combinations as follows:

1. Maxi-maxi (S/O). This combination shows the organisation’s

strengths and opportunities. In essence, an organisation should

strive to maximise its strengths to capitalise on new opportunities.

2. Maxi-mini (S/T). This combination shows the organisation’s

strengths in consideration of threats, e.g. from competitors. In

essence, an organisation should strive to use its strengths to parry

or minimise threats.

3. Mini-maxi (W/O). This combination shows the organisation’s

weaknesses in tandem with opportunities. It is an exertion to

conquer the organisation’s weaknesses by making the most of any

new opportunities.

4. Mini-mini (W/T). This combination shows the organisation’s

weaknesses by comparison with the current external threats. This is

most definitely defensive strategy, to minimise an organisation’s

internal weaknesses and avoid external threats.

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Cadburv Schweppes Strategic Report

The paper reports on Cadbury Schweppes describing the present

confectionary market, providing information about the company's

organisation and structure, product development process, corporate

governance, current strategy, market competition, etc. The models of

Porter's five forces, PESTEL and SWOT are used; strategic

recommendations to the company management are suggested.

Saimoneila contamination ruins Cadburv Schweppes

The paper examines the history of Cadbury Schweppes in the UK

reviewing their major acquirements and launches, and reporting on the

scandal around the recent discovery of salmonella bacteria in their

chocolate products. Bio-medical information about Salmonella is

presented; the activities of the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are

described; the legal and trade implications of the salmonella

contamination for the company are evaluated.

Public Relations: Reputation Audit for Cadburv

The paper examines the issues of Cadbury's reputation defining the

concept of reputation audit, describing the company's history,

competitors, their position in the UK confectionary market, target

audience, etc. The recent Cadbury's problems caused by salmonella

contaminated chocolate bars are discussed offering the situation

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analysis and focusing on the company's image. Marketing strategies are

suggested to resolve the problems and restore Cadbury's reputation.

Analysis of Cadbury Schweppes PLC

The paper reports on Cadbury Schweppes examining the linkages

aimed to improve customer value and the activities of the value chain.

Analysis of the company is conducted using PESTEL model, Porter's

Five Forces model, SWOT model, BCG matrix, etc.

SWOT Analysis of Cadburv Schweppes

This paper presents overview of Cadbury Schweppes and SWOT

Analysis which is analysing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and

threats of Cadbury Schweppes.

PESTEL Analysis of Cadburv Schweppes

This paper presents overview of Cadbury Schweppes and PESTEL

Analysis which is analysing Political, Economic, Social, Technological,

Environmental, and Legal factors affecting Cadbury Schweppes.

Negative Brand Equity and the impact on Customer Lovaltv. Case

of Cadburvs

The paper examines the impacts of the recently reported salmonella

contamination on the Cadburys’ chocolate brand addressing the issues

of health care in the UK, and discussing theoretical approaches to

brand loyalty, corporate social responsibility (CSR), crisis management,

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etc. Factors relevant to the relationship between the consumer and the

brand are outlined.

Strategic Report on Cadburv Schweppes

The paper reports on Cadbury Schweppes presenting the company's

history, background, market overview, internal and consumer audit.

Cadbury's products are described consumer behaviour towards

chocolate is discussed. Analysis of Cadbury is performed using SWOT,

PEST, Ansoffs matrix, etc. Marketing mix strategy for Cadbury is

developed.

Dissertation. Analysis of Cadburv Schweppes in UK

The dissertation reports on Cadbury Schweppes beverage and

confectionery company focusing on their operations in the UK and

applying a deductive research approach to the analysis of secondary

data presented in the review of literature. Theoretical underpinnings of

the research include a review of analytical models, i.e. PEST, Porterls

Five Forces, Value Chain, Ashridge Mission , Ansoffls model, etc.

applied to the study of the chocolate confectionery industry and

Cadbury. The issues of Cadburyis corporate social responsibility (CSR)

are discussed; trends in their future development are identified and

provided with strategic and practical recommendations.

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Ethical audit of Green & Black

The paper reports on the chocolate company Green & Black (G&B)

reviewing their history, analysing their position after the acquisition by

Cadbury Schweppes in 2005, and focusing on the companyls ethical

stance. Kantian ethical theory is reviewed discussing the 'ethics of duty',

the 'ethics of rights', the 'ethics of justice', 'virtue ethics', etc., and

applying it to the practices of Cadbury Schweppes after the take-over of

G&B. General issues of business ethics are addressed.

Cadburv Schweppes' dividend policy and financial valuation

models

Dividend Policy of Cadbury Schweppes: Dividend refers to the part of a

company’s after tax earnings which are distributed to shareholders.

There are several ways to classify dividends. First, dividends can be

paid in cash or as additional stock. Stock dividends increase number of

shares outstanding and generally reduce the price per share.

Cadbury’s corporate and marketing objectives in launching new

product

The paper reports on the plan to launch a new chocolate brand

‘Suspense’ by Cadbury’s providing information about the company’s

business, customers, management, stakeholders, etc. The issues of

chocolate marketing are discussed focusing on promotional strategies.

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Cadburv Schweppes; PESTEL. Porter’s five forces and SWOT

(global perspective)

The paper examines the competitive environment in which Cadbury

Schweppes, one of the world’s leading companies in confectionary and

beverage industry, is operating through an in-depth PESTEL analysis.

The critical analysis of the industry is presented with the help of the

Porter’s five forces. An analysis of the company’s strengths and

weakness alongside the opportunities that the company can capitalize

on and the threats it could face is presented through the SWOT

analysis.

Report on Cadburv Schweppes

The paper reports on Cadbury Schweppes soft drinks and sugar

confectionery operations reviewing the company’s history and

background, and conducting their analysis using the models of the

Industry life cycle, Porter’s 5 forces, PEST, internal analysis of

resources and capabilities, key success factors, strategic options, etc.

Recommendations are offered in the areas of corporate culture and

human resource management.

Domestic and International marketing mix analysis: case study of

Cadburv

The paper examines the differences between international marketing

mix and domestic marketing mix using the example of Cadbury

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Schweppes in the UK and overseas. A case study of Cadbury India Ltd

is offered including an external market analysis of India, SWOT analysis

for Cadbury Schweppes, an overview of Cadbury India and their entry

strategies.

Unilever Vs. Cadbury Schweppes: Financial Analysis for the

investment purpose

Firstly the paper presents brief backgrounds for each of the companies,

then analyses different financial ratios of both companies, looks at the

dividend policies, cash conversion cycle, presents up-to-date analysis

and outlines brief conclusion and recommendations on where to invest.

Cadburv advertising and promotion campaign

This paper performs advertising and promotion campaign for Cadbury

brand diary product together with the Children Heart disease charity

Federation. The brand synergy with the charity federation was

performed in order to gain back Cadbury's credibility after the criticism

of previous chocolate campaign, which was said, encouraged children

to obesity. This promotion campaign would help to create trust to

Cadbury brand as children health caring. The promotion campaign was

developed through the following stages: firstly, the UK diary product

market situation was explored in terms of the product value and volume,

the key consumer's age groups and the age trends, the main

competitors and their market shares. Next the campaign's objectives

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were defined. Then, the advertising activity was developed. Sales

promotion, PR and publicity activities were also evaluated. Budgeting

was calculated with the account for media tools choice and promoting

activity frequency. The campaign integration against the objectives was

developed, and post - campaign measurement was performed. Finally,

a short conclusion highlighted the report's key issues.

Cadburv Schweppes PLC: SWOT and Porters 5 forces analyses

This paper provides overview into the Cadbury Schweppes PLC and

presents SWOT analysis and Porters 5 forces analysis of Cadbury

Schweppes PLC

Analysis of Cadburv Schweppes PLC

This report discusses and explains the different parts of the company

profile and critically reviews and analyse the information sources used.

Firstly, the report outlines the brief introduction of the Cadbury

Schweppes PLC, its background and critical review of information

sources used. After that, the profile is presented which provides an

analysis of the relationship with other companies and gives financial

data and information on the competitor's market share. Moreover, the

scenario of the future of the Company is presented.

Marketing management in a globalising world: case study of

Perrier

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The paper reports on the bottled carbonated water brand Perrier,

analysing their competitive environment using Porter's 5 Forces model,

examining the demographic segmentation and target groups of their

market, conducting the company's SWOT analysis and discussing their

global strategy

Report on Nestle

The paper discusses a case study on Nestle, the global food and

beverage giant, from a strategic management perspective. Various

aspects of strategic management have been discussed in detail in the

analysis of the case. The critical analysis focuses on Nestle's growth

efforts in emerging markets, business development strategy, global

operational strategy, and overall management structure. There is also

some analysis of whether the strategies adopted by Nestle are

strategically sound and effective.

Nestle and L'Oreal Joint Venture Case Study: Managerial

Economics

The report has been aimed at producing economic analysis for two

different cases of Nestle. The first case deals with the joint venture

product with L'Oreal i.e. Innevo Firmness, which is aimed to improve

skin tone of older people and has the competitive advantage based on

new skin ingredient, Lycopene. The short term Total Cost (TC) function

is given and a step by step calculation along with explanation for Fixed

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Cost (FC), Average Total Cost (ATC), Total Variable Cost (TVG),

Average Variable Cost (AVC) and Marginal Cost (MC) has been

provided. The dynamics of MC curve and AVC curve has also been

explained in depth. The second case study deals with the purchasing

decision of Prolan, a cat food brand by Nestle. The project appraisal

techniques like After Tax Net Flow (NCF), Net Present Value (NPV) and

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) have been used.

Boycotting the 'Babv killers'? Nestle and the ongoing infant

formula controversy fCrane & Matten 2004)

The paper addresses the issues of business ethics looking at its

theoretical foundations, reviewing Crane and Matten's ethical criticism

of Nestle's marketing of infant formula in developing countries,

discussing the WHO code of conduct, etc.

SWOT Analysis of Nestle

This paper presents overview of Nestle and SWOT Analysis which

analyses strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Nestle.

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Environment Sustainability in Nestle

The paper examines the indicators of environment sustainability (ES)

analyzing ES indicators in Nestle. An overview is presented of the

company's current performance, supply chain and business processes

Nestle's infant formula: ethical issues

The paper examines the ethical aspects of the Nestle's infant formula

reviewing critical attitudes towards it and discussing consumer rights

against misleading and deceptive products. Theories of egoism and

utilitarianism are reviewed. The effect of the boycott upon Nestle is

argued.

Report on the Nestle UK Business Environmental Analysis

Each business organisation wants to get the short term high rate of

return, so they have to find the effective and efficient strategies for

continuous development. All business organisations operate within the

business environment which shapes their operations and decisions. If

get the good understanding of the business environment where the

firms operate, it will be helpful to make strategies in the future. The

report will give a brief introduction of the chosen firm - Nestr UK Ltd

especially in the aspect of Nescaf. Then it will be focusing on the food

processing industry and the Nescaf to analyse their business

environment under LE PESTC framework (Legal, Economic, Political,

Ecological, Socio-cultural, and Technological & Competitive). In

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addition, it will also explain the different environment with the different

aspects that influence the business in the different environment.

Evian and Vittel bottled water: marketing communications

The paper examines the issues of marketing communications in the

bottled water market reporting on the bottled water consumption in

Europe and in the UK, and focusing on Evian and Vittel brands. The

companies! marketing communications strategies are discussed

including print advertising, sales promotion, packaging designs,

sponsoring, etc. Recommendations about marketing communications

strategies are offered.

improving Nestle brand image

The paper reports on the strategy used by Nestle in restoring their

negative brand image in South Africa that resulted in an international

boycott of Nestle products in 1970s 11980s. The companyls measures

to improve their position are discussed including their close cooperation

with WHO (World Health Organization), the changes in the marketing

strategy, their PR (public relations) promotion programme, the ways of

creating a positive image for their subsidiary ECarnationl in the USA,

etc. Recommendations are offered about Nestlels strategic

development.

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Nestle: purchasing and supply chain operations

The paper reports on the Nestle purchasing and supply chain

operations reviewing the company’s corporate objectives, operations

planning, forecasting practices, material requirements planning (MRP),

purchasing systems, supply chain functions, coffee supply chain

characteristics, Just-In-Time (JIT) system, value adding, inventory

management, etc.

Marketing campaign of Nescafe Frappe

The paper offers a plan of a direct marketing campaign to promote

Nescafe Frappe presenting an overview of coffee consumption in the

UK, Nescafe’s competitors, target audience, etc. A pilot study is

conducted reporting on the design of the products packaging, the

positioning of Frappe shake, the timetable of events for the campaign,

the analysis of costs, etc.

NestF Milkpakls image: problems and recommendations

The paper reports on public relations (PR) practices in Nestle Milkpak

Corporation identifying their target audience and the negative aspects of

their current image. A PR plan is suggested to improve the ethical

standards of the company is infant formula and rebuild the positive

image of the corporation.

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Market positioning of Nestles Yorkie chocolate: critical analysis

The paper reports on the repositioning of the Nestles product Yorkie

chocolate bar originally targeted at mens audience. Literature on

strategic market positioning and perceptual mapping is reviewed;

Nestles marketing of the product is critically analysed.

Marketing plan for Nestr boxed chocolates in the UK market

Nestr UK Ltd is a major manufacturer in the chocolate industry in the

UK. Within chocolate market, the boxed chocolate sector is the second

largest, accounting for around 26% of sales in 2004. However, the

boxed chocolates market shows less concentration than the total

chocolate confectionery market, with a number of smaller players taking

shares from the big manufacturers. This piece of work produces a

marketing strategy for Nestr boxed chocolates in the UK market to

maintain its market shares upon analyzing the companys current

situation, combined with SWOT analysis.

Nestle competitive Environment

This report focuses on an analysis of Nestle, manufacturers in food, pet

foods and bottled water; it is presented in four sections. A PESTLE

analysis of the industry; and then an analysis of the industry using

Porters Five Forces of competition. The report discussed the strategic

alliances that Nestle has developed. The report concludes with a SWOT

of Nestle. The report has found that Nestle have developed

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considerable competitive advantage through their policies of

globalisation and product development. Their globalisation strategy

allows the regional managers a high degree of autonomy, allowing local

preferences to be catered for and comparative advantage to be

exploited. Nestle have also developed strong strategic alliances which

have assisted their sources of supply and developed strong barriers to

consumers switching brands, such as Nespresso machines. The SWOT

analysis demonstrates that the company has very few weaknesses.

Risk assessment and analysis Foreign Direct Investments for

Nestle Group

The paper firstly presents a background of the Nestle Group, then

presents SWOT and PEST analyses. After that the paper assesses the

Political and Foreign Exchange Risk for the Group and evaluates FDI

Master Dissertation. Investigation of Brand Equity of Nestle

This dissertation aims to investigate Brand Equity of Nestle and analyse

the ways Nestle uses its Brand Equity to enhance its performance

through line extensions. Literature review of the dissertation provides

overview and analysis of UK confectionary market and theories of

branding. This dissertation contains methodology and primary research

which consisted of both qualitative and quantitative researches.

Analysis of Findings section draws important conclusions regarding the

study. Please contact us for more information on this dissertation.

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PEST and Porter analysis of Nestle and KJS fKraft Jacobs

SucharcO

This paper presents overview of Nestle and overview of KJS, which are

followed by the detailed PEST (environmental) analysis and Porter's 5

forces (competition) analysis.

Masters Dissertation, The effect of spam on brand image:

A comparative study of the UK and US

With the proliferation in Internet usage across the globe, unsolicited

commercial email (UCE), otherwise known as spam, has grown in more

than equal measure. It has not only become a nuisance to individuals

but commercially costs businesses tens of billions of dollars each year.

The question has to be asked: Why do some businesses continue to

use UCE as a method to build their brands and what effect is this

having? In order to understand the effect of spam on brand image,

interviews were conducted with individuals and employees of firms who

have received spam. The results were analysed and discussed in light

of the literature review. The literature review contrasts the effect of

spam in the US and UK, the former being far less restrictive than the

UK, where non-permission based email is now illegal. It also provides a

comprehensive review of the literature on brand image, traditional and

relationship marketing, customer loyalty, the buying process, UCE as a

marketing technique, and permission-based and opt-out email policies.

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This dissertation would be useful for anyone interested in branding and

the effect of spam, or other related issues such as traditional and

relationship marketing, customer loyalty, the buying process and

permission-based marketing, which are comprehensively covered. It is

also useful in highlighting how to perform and analyze primary research

and then apply those findings to the literature that has been set out.

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