Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
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Case Study Description of Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD)
Part of a series on the Discipline of Teams. The series examines successful high-performance teams in best-practice product and service companies and shows how traditionally structured organizations can use teams. Sealed Air Corp. found that the remarkable success of teams at one site was no guarantee of success at another.
Swot Analysis of "Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD)" written by Douglas K. Smith includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Teams Sealed facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Motivating people and Organizational Development.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) casestudy better are - – challanges to central banks by blockchain based private currencies, digital marketing is dominated by two big players Facebook and Google, supply chains are disrupted by pandemic , wage bills are increasing, talent flight as more people leaving formal jobs, there is backlash against globalization, customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy,
central banks are concerned over increasing inflation, increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD)
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Teams Sealed, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Teams Sealed operates in.
According to Harvard Business Review, 75% of the managers use SWOT analysis for various purposes such as – evaluating current scenario, strategic planning, new venture feasibility, personal growth goals, new market entry, Go To market strategies, portfolio management and strategic trade-off assessment, organizational restructuring, etc.
SWOT Objectives / Importance of SWOT Analysis and SWOT Matrix
SWOT analysis of Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Teams Sealed
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Organizational Development field.
4. Making a Organizational Development topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Teams Sealed
Strengths Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Teams Sealed in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study are -
Ability to lead change in Organizational Development field
– Teams Sealed is one of the leading players in its industry. Over the years it has not only transformed the business landscape in its segment but also across the whole industry. The ability to lead change has enabled Teams Sealed in – penetrating new markets, reaching out to new customers, and providing different value propositions to different customers in the international markets.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy in the Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study comprises – understanding the underlying the factors in the industry, building diversified operations across different geographies so that disruption in one part of the world doesn’t impact the overall performance of the firm, and integrating the various business operations and processes through its digital transformation drive.
Low bargaining power of suppliers
– Suppliers of Teams Sealed in the sector have low bargaining power. Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Teams Sealed to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Learning organization
- Teams Sealed is a learning organization. It has inculcated three key characters of learning organization in its processes and operations – exploration, creativity, and expansiveness. The work place at Teams Sealed is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Diverse revenue streams
– Teams Sealed is present in almost all the verticals within the industry. This has provided firm in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) case study a diverse revenue stream that has helped it to survive disruptions such as global pandemic in Covid-19, financial disruption of 2008, and supply chain disruption of 2021.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Teams Sealed has innovation driven culture where significant part of the revenues are spent on the research and development activities. This has resulted in, as mentioned in case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) - staying ahead in the industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Strong track record of project management
– Teams Sealed is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
Innovation driven organization
– Teams Sealed is one of the most innovative firm in sector. Manager in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study can use Clayton Christensen Disruptive Innovation strategies to further increase the scale of innovtions in the organization.
Training and development
– Teams Sealed has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study by analyzing – employees retention, in-house promotion, loyalty, new venture initiation, lack of conflict, and high level of both employees and customer engagement.
Superior customer experience
– The customer experience strategy of Teams Sealed in the segment is based on four key concepts – personalization, simplification of complex needs, prompt response, and continuous engagement.
Highly skilled collaborators
– Teams Sealed has highly efficient outsourcing and offshoring strategy. It has resulted in greater operational flexibility and bringing down the costs in highly price sensitive segment. Secondly the value chain collaborators of the firm in Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) HBR case study have helped the firm to develop new products and bring them quickly to the marketplace.
Digital Transformation in Organizational Development segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Teams Sealed digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Teams Sealed has successfully integrated the four key components of digital transformation – digital integration in processes, digital integration in marketing and customer relationship management, digital integration into the value chain, and using technology to explore new products and market opportunities.
Weaknesses Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) are -
Products dominated business model
– Even though Teams Sealed has some of the most successful products in the industry, this business model has made each new product launch extremely critical for continuous financial growth of the organization. firm in the HBR case study - Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Teams Sealed, firm in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Lack of clear differentiation of Teams Sealed products
– To increase the profitability and margins on the products, Teams Sealed needs to provide more differentiated products than what it is currently offering in the marketplace.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Teams Sealed has borrowed money from the capital market at higher rates. It needs to restructure the interest payment and costs so that it can compete better and improve profitability.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Teams Sealed is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication mentioned in marketing section of case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) can help to provide better information regarding products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
Compensation and incentives
– The revenue per employee as mentioned in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD), is just above the industry average. Teams Sealed needs to redesign the compensation structure and incentives to increase the revenue per employees. Some of the steps that it can take are – hiring more specialists on project basis, etc.
Employees’ incomplete understanding of strategy
– From the instances in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD), it seems that the employees of Teams Sealed don’t have comprehensive understanding of the firm’s strategy. This is reflected in number of promotional campaigns over the last few years that had mixed messaging and competing priorities. Some of the strategic activities and services promoted in the promotional campaigns were not consistent with the organization’s strategy.
Capital Spending Reduction
– Even during the low interest decade, Teams Sealed has not been able to do capital spending to the tune of the competition. This has resulted into fewer innovations and company facing stiff competition from both existing competitors and new entrants who are disrupting the industry using digital technology.
High dependence on existing supply chain
– The disruption in the global supply chains because of the Covid-19 pandemic and blockage of the Suez Canal illustrated the fragile nature of Teams Sealed supply chain. Even after few cautionary changes mentioned in the HBR case study - Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD), it is still heavily dependent upon the existing supply chain. The existing supply chain though brings in cost efficiencies but it has left Teams Sealed vulnerable to further global disruptions in South East Asia.
High dependence on star products
– The top 2 products and services of the firm as mentioned in the Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) HBR case study still accounts for major business revenue. This dependence on star products in has resulted into insufficient focus on developing new products, even though Teams Sealed has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Workers concerns about automation
– As automation is fast increasing in the segment, Teams Sealed needs to come up with a strategy to reduce the workers concern regarding automation. Without a clear strategy, it could lead to disruption and uncertainty within the organization.
Opportunities Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities highlighted in the Harvard Business Review case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) are -
Buying journey improvements
– Teams Sealed can improve the customer journey of consumers in the industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) suggest that firm can provide automated chats to help consumers solve their own problems, provide online suggestions to get maximum out of the products and services, and help consumers to build a community where they can interact with each other to develop new features and uses.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Teams Sealed can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
Manufacturing automation
– Teams Sealed can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Organizational Development segment. It can use CAD and 3D printing to build a quick prototype and pilot testing products. It can leverage automation using machine learning and artificial intelligence to do faster production at lowers costs, and it can leverage the growth in satellite and tracking technologies to improve inventory management, transportation, and shipping.
Loyalty marketing
– Teams Sealed has focused on building a highly responsive customer relationship management platform. This platform is built on in-house data and driven by analytics and artificial intelligence. The customer analytics can help the organization to fine tune its loyalty marketing efforts, increase the wallet share of the organization, reduce wastage on mainstream advertising spending, build better pricing strategies using personalization, etc.
Finding new ways to collaborate
– Covid-19 has not only transformed business models of companies in Organizational Development industry, but it has also influenced the consumer preferences. Teams Sealed can tie-up with other value chain partners to explore new opportunities regarding meeting customer demands and building a rewarding and engaging relationship.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Teams Sealed can leverage digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate the production process, customer analytics to get better insights into consumer behavior, realtime digital dashboards to get better sales tracking, logistics and transportation, product tracking, etc.
Reconfiguring business model
– The expansion of digital payment system, the bringing down of international transactions costs using Bitcoin and other blockchain based currencies, etc can help Teams Sealed to reconfigure its entire business model. For example it can used blockchain based technologies to reduce piracy of its products in the big markets such as China. Secondly it can use the popularity of e-commerce in various developing markets to build a Direct to Customer business model rather than the current Channel Heavy distribution network.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Teams Sealed to increase its market reach. Teams Sealed will be able to reach out to new customers. Secondly 5G will also provide technology framework to build new tools and products that can help more immersive consumer experience and faster consumer journey.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Teams Sealed can build a diversified supply chain model across various countries in - South East Asia, India, and other parts of the world. This reconfiguration of global supply chain can help, as suggested in case study, Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD), to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Teams Sealed to conduct training and development for its employees across the world. This will result in not only reducing the cost of training but also help employees in different part of the world to integrate with the headquarter work culture, ethos, and standards.
Identify volunteer opportunities
– Covid-19 has impacted working population in two ways – it has led to people soul searching about their professional choices, resulting in mass resignation. Secondly it has encouraged people to do things that they are passionate about. This has opened opportunities for businesses to build volunteer oriented socially driven projects. Teams Sealed can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Teams Sealed can make experimentation a productive activity and build a culture of innovation using approaches such as – mining transaction data, A/B testing of websites and selling platforms, engaging potential customers over various needs, and building on small ideas in the Organizational Development segment.
Remote work and new talent hiring opportunities
– The widespread usage of remote working technologies during Covid-19 has opened opportunities for Teams Sealed to expand its talent hiring zone. According to McKinsey Global Institute, 20% of the high end workforce in fields such as finance, information technology, can continously work from remote local post Covid-19. This presents a really great opportunity for Teams Sealed to hire the very best people irrespective of their geographical location.
Threats Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) are -
New competition
– After the dotcom bust of 2001, financial crisis of 2008-09, the business formation in US economy had declined. But in 2020 alone, there are more than 1.5 million new business applications in United States. This can lead to greater competition for Teams Sealed in the Organizational Development sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Teams Sealed high dependence on third party suppliers can disrupt its processes and delivery mechanism. For example -the current troubles of car makers because of chip shortage is because the chip companies started producing chips for electronic companies rather than car manufacturers.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD), Teams Sealed may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Organizational Development .
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Organizational Development field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Teams Sealed can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Technology disruption because of hacks, piracy etc
– The colonial pipeline illustrated, how vulnerable modern organization are to international hackers, miscreants, and disruptors. The cyber security interruption, data leaks, etc can seriously jeopardize the future growth of the organization.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Teams Sealed with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
Consumer confidence and its impact on Teams Sealed demand
– There is a high probability of declining consumer confidence, given – high inflammation rate, rise of gig economy, lower job stability, increasing cost of living, higher interest rates, and aging demography. All the factors contribute to people saving higher rate of their income, resulting in lower consumer demand in the industry and other sectors.
Trade war between China and United States
– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Teams Sealed in the Organizational Development industry. The Organizational Development industry is already at various protected from local competition in China, with the rise of trade war the protection levels may go up. This presents a clear threat of current business model in Chinese market.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Teams Sealed can face lack of demand in the market place because of Fed actions to reduce inflation. This can lead to sluggish growth in the economy, lower demands, lower investments, higher borrowing costs, and consolidation in the field.
High level of anxiety and lack of motivation
– the Great Resignation in United States is the sign of broader dissatisfaction among the workforce in United States. Teams Sealed needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Organizational Development industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Aging population
– As the populations of most advanced economies are aging, it will lead to high social security costs, higher savings among population, and lower demand for goods and services in the economy. The household savings in US, France, UK, Germany, and Japan are growing faster than predicted because of uncertainty caused by pandemic.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Teams Sealed is facing in Organizational Development sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– Teams Sealed has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Organizational Development industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Teams Sealed needs to keep up with the evolution of technology in the Organizational Development sector. According to Mckinsey study top managers believe that the adoption of technology in operations, communications is 20-25 times faster than what they planned in the beginning of 2019.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) needs to zero down on the relative importance of each factor mentioned in the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants.
We can provide the relative importance to each factor by assigning relative weights. Weighted SWOT analysis process is a three stage process –
First stage for doing weighted SWOT analysis of the case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) is to rank the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. This will help you to assess the most important strengths and weaknesses of the firm and which one of the strengths and weaknesses mentioned in the initial lists are marginal and can be left out.
Second stage for conducting weighted SWOT analysis of the Harvard case study Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) is to give probabilities to the external strategic factors thus better understanding the opportunities and threats arising out of macro environment changes and developments.
Third stage of constructing weighted SWOT analysis of Discipline of Teams: Sealed Air Corp., Video (DVD) is to provide strategic recommendations includes – joining likelihood of external strategic factors such as opportunities and threats to the internal strategic factors – strengths and weaknesses. You should start with external factors as they will provide the direction of the overall industry. Secondly by joining probabilities with internal strategic factors can help the company not only strategic fit but also the most probably strategic trade-off that Teams Sealed needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
