Assignment Overview
For the Module 2 Case, we will be formulating a SWOT analysis of the Coca-Cola Company.
Case Assignment
Visit the library, and go to IBISWorld. Enter the term \u201cSoda Production in the U.S.\u201d After you have familiarized yourself with the IBISWorld contents (be sure that you review all pages on the Soda industry), perform some additional and more current research in the library on Coca-Cola (use trade journals, newspaper articles, and magazines). Be sure that you review the company\u2019s most recent 10-K report as well, located at\u00a0http:\/\/www.coca-colacompany.com\/2015-year-in-review\/downloads
Then, in a well-written\u00a05-page\u00a0paper, do the following:
Perform an assessment of Coca-Cola\u2019s external environment, identifying key\u00a0opportunities and threats, by doing the following:Complete an analysis of Coca-Cola\u2019s external environment using\u00a0Porter\u2019s Five Forces. <\/p>\n
Using the\u00a0Function Approach\u00a0to Internal Analysis, identify key\u00a0strengths and weaknesses\u00a0at Coca-Cola by performing an in-depth internal analysis of the company. Use what you have learned in previous courses to perform your analysis. At a minimum, evaluate the following functional areas:Accounting\/Finance: Include your analysis of at least three (3) key financial ratios (if you need a resource, see: Drake, P. (n.d.). Financial Ratio Analysis. Retrieved from\u00a0http:\/\/educ.jmu.edu\/~drakepp\/principles\/module2\/fin_rat.pdf).
Marketing
Human Resources
Operations Management
Technology
Logistics <\/p>\n
After you have completed your Internal and External analyses, prepare a table in which you clearly show the most important strengths and weaknesses of the company, and the most salient opportunities and threats currently facing the Coca-Cola Company.
Conclude your analysis by answering the following:Does Coca-Cola have more strengths or weaknesses? Explain.
Does Coca-Cola have more opportunities or threats? Explain.
Does Coca-Cola have any sustainable competitive advantages? If so, what are they? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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