NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
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Case Study Description of NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts
This case demonstrates the growing importance of water policy and water scarcity on key business decisions. It uses the merger of two drip irrigation companies to show how the business models of multinationals were shifting to accommodate current and expected water crises in many parts of the world. In 2012, Jain Irrigation Systems, a multinational founded in India, became sole owner of the Israel-based NaanDan Joint Venture, a privately held, well-respected irrigation technology firm. The creation of NaanDanJain evidenced the increasingly visible role of India as a global player whose multinationals acquired high-tech companies from more advanced economies. But more important for this case, when considering demographic and economic variables for each country, the merger illustrated the challenges of providing irrigation to small farmers. This case situates the formation/establishment of NaanDanJain within the divergent water policies and water practices of both Israel and India.
Swot Analysis of "NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts" written by Peter Debaere, Allison Elias includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Naandanjain Irrigation facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, and Global Business.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts casestudy better are - – challanges to central banks by blockchain based private currencies, there is increasing trade war between United States & China, wage bills are increasing, customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, talent flight as more people leaving formal jobs, geopolitical disruptions, increasing energy prices,
increasing household debt because of falling income levels, competitive advantages are harder to sustain because of technology dispersion, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Naandanjain Irrigation, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Naandanjain Irrigation 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Naandanjain Irrigation
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Global Business field.
4. Making a Global Business topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Naandanjain Irrigation
Strengths NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Naandanjain Irrigation in NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts Harvard Business Review case study are -
Successful track record of launching new products
– Naandanjain Irrigation has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. Naandanjain Irrigation has effective processes in place that helps in exploring new product needs, doing quick pilot testing, and then launching the products quickly using its extensive distribution network.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Naandanjain Irrigation is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Analytics focus
– Naandanjain Irrigation is putting a lot of focus on utilizing the power of analytics in business decision making. This has put it among the leading players in the industry. The technology infrastructure suggested by Peter Debaere, Allison Elias can also help it to harness the power of analytics for – marketing optimization, demand forecasting, customer relationship management, inventory management, information sharing across the value chain etc.
Innovation driven organization
– Naandanjain Irrigation is one of the most innovative firm in sector. Manager in NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts Harvard Business Review case study can use Clayton Christensen Disruptive Innovation strategies to further increase the scale of innovtions in the organization.
Strong track record of project management
– Naandanjain Irrigation is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Global Business industry
– NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts firm has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Naandanjain Irrigation to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Global Business industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Naandanjain Irrigation to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Naandanjain Irrigation 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts - staying ahead in the industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Superior customer experience
– The customer experience strategy of Naandanjain Irrigation in the segment is based on four key concepts – personalization, simplification of complex needs, prompt response, and continuous engagement.
Highly skilled collaborators
– Naandanjain Irrigation 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts HBR case study have helped the firm to develop new products and bring them quickly to the marketplace.
Training and development
– Naandanjain Irrigation has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Naandanjain Irrigation are driving operational speed, building greater agility, and keeping the organization nimble to compete with new competitors. It helps are organization to ideate new ideas, and execute them swiftly in the marketplace.
Diverse revenue streams
– Naandanjain Irrigation is present in almost all the verticals within the industry. This has provided firm in NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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.
Weaknesses NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts are -
Slow decision making process
– As mentioned earlier in the report, Naandanjain Irrigation has a very deliberative decision making approach. This approach has resulted in prudent decisions, but it has also resulted in missing opportunities in the industry over the last five years. Naandanjain Irrigation even though has strong showing on digital transformation primary two stages, it has struggled to capitalize the power of digital transformation in marketing efforts and new venture efforts.
Increasing silos among functional specialists
– The organizational structure of Naandanjain Irrigation is dominated by functional specialists. It is not different from other players in the Global Business segment. Naandanjain Irrigation needs to de-silo the office environment to harness the true potential of its workforce. Secondly the de-silo will also help Naandanjain Irrigation to focus more on services rather than just following the product oriented approach.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Naandanjain Irrigation, firm in the HBR case study NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
High dependence on star products
– The top 2 products and services of the firm as mentioned in the NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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 Naandanjain Irrigation has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Need for greater diversity
– Naandanjain Irrigation has taken concrete steps on diversity, equity, and inclusion. But the efforts so far has resulted in limited success. It needs to expand the recruitment and selection process to hire more people from the minorities and underprivileged background.
Lack of clear differentiation of Naandanjain Irrigation products
– To increase the profitability and margins on the products, Naandanjain Irrigation needs to provide more differentiated products than what it is currently offering in the marketplace.
High cash cycle compare to competitors
Naandanjain Irrigation has a high cash cycle compare to other players in the industry. It needs to shorten the cash cycle by 12% to be more competitive in the marketplace, reduce inventory costs, and be more profitable.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Naandanjain Irrigation 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 - NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Naandanjain Irrigation 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.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts that the firm needs to have more collaboration between its sales team and marketing team. Sales professionals in the industry have deep experience in developing customer relationships. Marketing department in the case NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Naandanjain Irrigation is planning to shift buying processes online.
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 Naandanjain Irrigation supply chain. Even after few cautionary changes mentioned in the HBR case study - NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts, it is still heavily dependent upon the existing supply chain. The existing supply chain though brings in cost efficiencies but it has left Naandanjain Irrigation vulnerable to further global disruptions in South East Asia.
Opportunities NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts | 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts are -
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of Naandanjain Irrigation has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in the industry. This can help Naandanjain Irrigation to build a more holistic ecosystem as suggested in the NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts case study. Naandanjain Irrigation can build new products and services such as - data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Naandanjain Irrigation is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts case study suggests that firm can utilize new technology to build more coordinated teams and streamline operations and communications using tools such as CAD, Zoom, etc.
Use of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for transactions
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for Naandanjain Irrigation in the consumer business. Now Naandanjain Irrigation can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Changes in consumer behavior post Covid-19
– Consumer behavior has changed in the Global Business industry because of Covid-19 restrictions. Some of this behavior will stay once things get back to normal. Naandanjain Irrigation can take advantage of these changes in consumer behavior to build a far more efficient business model. For example consumer regular ordering of products can reduce both last mile delivery costs and market penetration costs. Naandanjain Irrigation can further use this consumer data to build better customer loyalty, provide better products and service collection, and improve the value proposition in inflationary times.
Manufacturing automation
– Naandanjain Irrigation can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Global Business 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.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Naandanjain Irrigation 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, NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts, to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Naandanjain Irrigation can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Naandanjain Irrigation 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.
Loyalty marketing
– Naandanjain Irrigation 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.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Naandanjain Irrigation can still utilize the low interest rates to borrow money for capital investment. Secondly it can also use the increase of government spending in infrastructure projects to get new business.
Developing new processes and practices
– Naandanjain Irrigation can develop new processes and procedures in Global Business industry using technology such as automation using artificial intelligence, real time transportation and products tracking, 3D modeling for concept development and new products pilot testing etc.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Naandanjain Irrigation to increase its market reach. Naandanjain Irrigation 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.
Lowering marketing communication costs
– 5G expansion will open new opportunities for Naandanjain Irrigation in the field of marketing communication. It will bring down the cost of doing business, provide technology platform to build new products in the Global Business segment, and it will provide faster access to the consumers.
Threats NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts are -
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.
Regulatory challenges
– Naandanjain Irrigation needs to prepare for regulatory challenges as consumer protection groups and other pressure groups are vigorously advocating for more regulations on big business - to reduce inequality, to create a level playing field, to product data privacy and consumer privacy, to reduce the influence of big money on democratic institutions, etc. This can lead to significant changes in the Global Business industry regulations.
Backlash against dominant players
– US Congress and other legislative arms of the government are getting tough on big business especially technology companies. The digital arm of Naandanjain Irrigation business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Naandanjain Irrigation 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.
Environmental challenges
– Naandanjain Irrigation needs to have a robust strategy against the disruptions arising from climate change and energy requirements. EU has identified it as key priority area and spending 30% of its 880 billion Euros European post Covid-19 recovery funds on green technology. Naandanjain Irrigation can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Global Business industry.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Naandanjain Irrigation with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Global Business field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Naandanjain Irrigation 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.
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. Naandanjain Irrigation needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Global Business industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Naandanjain Irrigation is facing in Global Business sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
Increasing wage structure of Naandanjain Irrigation
– Post Covid-19 there is a sharp increase in the wages especially in the jobs that require interaction with people. The increasing wages can put downward pressure on the margins of Naandanjain Irrigation.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts, Naandanjain Irrigation may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Global Business .
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Naandanjain Irrigation 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.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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 NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts 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 Naandanjain Irrigation needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
