SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix for C&G Environmental Protection (Singapore)
Based on various researches at Oak Spring University , C&G Environmental Protection is operating in a macro-environment that has been destablized by – increasing energy prices, increasing commodity prices, banking and financial system is disrupted by Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, technology disruption, increasing inequality as vast percentage of new income is going to the top 1%, digital marketing is dominated by two big players Facebook and Google, wage bills are increasing,
increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, competitive advantages are harder to sustain because of technology dispersion, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of C&G Environmental Protection
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University, we believe that C&G Environmental Protection can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the C&G Environmental Protection, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which C&G Environmental Protection 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 C&G Environmental Protection can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning of C&G Environmental Protection
2. Improving business portfolio management of C&G Environmental Protection
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Singapore
4. Making a Electric Utilities sector specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of C&G Environmental Protection
Strengths of C&G Environmental Protection | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of C&G Environmental Protection are -
Ability to recruit top talent
– C&G Environmental Protection is one of the leading players in the Electric Utilities industry in Singapore. It is in a position to attract the best talent available in Singapore. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy of C&G Environmental Protection comprises – understanding the underlying the factors in the Electric Utilities 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 C&G Environmental Protection in the Utilities sector have low bargaining power. C&G Environmental Protection has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps C&G Environmental Protection to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Digital Transformation in Electric Utilities industry
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For C&G Environmental Protection digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. C&G Environmental Protection 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.
Successful track record of launching new products
– C&G Environmental Protection has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. C&G Environmental Protection 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 lead change in Electric Utilities
– C&G Environmental Protection is one of the leading players in the Electric Utilities industry in Singapore. Over the years it has not only transformed the business landscape in the Electric Utilities industry in Singapore but also across the existing markets. The ability to lead change has enabled C&G Environmental Protection in – penetrating new markets, reaching out to new customers, and providing different value propositions to different customers in the international markets.
Organizational Resilience of C&G Environmental Protection
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing C&G Environmental Protection does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
Diverse revenue streams
– C&G Environmental Protection is present in almost all the verticals within the Electric Utilities industry. This has provided C&G Environmental Protection 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.
Strong track record of project management in the Electric Utilities industry
– C&G Environmental Protection is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
High brand equity
– C&G Environmental Protection has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled C&G Environmental Protection to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– C&G Environmental Protection has innovation driven culture where significant part of the revenues are spent on the research and development activities. This has resulted in – C&G Environmental Protection staying ahead in the Electric Utilities industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Electric Utilities industry
– C&G Environmental Protection has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled C&G Environmental Protection to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Electric Utilities industry. The sustainable margins have also helped C&G Environmental Protection to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Weaknesses of C&G Environmental Protection | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of C&G Environmental Protection are -
High cash cycle compare to competitors
C&G Environmental Protection has a high cash cycle compare to other players in the Electric Utilities industry. It needs to shorten the cash cycle by 12% to be more competitive in the marketplace, reduce inventory costs, and be more profitable.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, C&G Environmental Protection is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication can help C&G Environmental Protection to provide better information regarding Electric Utilities products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
No frontier risks strategy
– From the 10K / annual statement of C&G Environmental Protection, it seems that company is thinking out the frontier risks that can impact Electric Utilities industry. But it has very little resources allocation to manage the risks emerging from events such as natural disasters, climate change, melting of permafrost, tacking the rise of artificial intelligence, opportunities and threats emerging from commercialization of space etc.
Skills based hiring in Electric Utilities industry
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at C&G Environmental Protection has created an environment where the organization is dominated by functional specialists rather than management generalist. This has resulted into product oriented approach rather than marketing oriented approach or consumers oriented approach.
Need for greater diversity
– C&G Environmental Protection 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.
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 C&G Environmental Protection supply chain. Even after few cautionary changes, C&G Environmental Protection is still heavily dependent upon the existing supply chain. The existing supply chain though brings in cost efficiencies but it has left C&G Environmental Protection vulnerable to further global disruptions in South East Asia.
Ability to respond to the competition
– As the decision making is very deliberative at C&G Environmental Protection, in the dynamic environment of Electric Utilities industry it has struggled to respond to the nimble upstart competition. C&G Environmental Protection has reasonably good record with similar level competitors but it has struggled with new entrants taking away niches of its business.
High bargaining power of channel partners in Electric Utilities industry
– because of the regulatory requirements in Singapore, C&G Environmental Protection is facing high bargaining power of the channel partners. So far it has not able to streamline the operations to reduce the bargaining power of the value chain partners in the Electric Utilities industry.
High dependence on C&G Environmental Protection ‘s star products
– The top 2 products and services of C&G Environmental Protection still accounts for major business revenue. This dependence on star products in Electric Utilities industry has resulted into insufficient focus on developing new products, even though C&G Environmental Protection has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Products dominated business model
– Even though C&G Environmental Protection has some of the most successful models in the Electric Utilities industry, this business model has made each new product launch extremely critical for continuous financial growth of the organization. C&G Environmental Protection should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
High operating costs
– Compare to the competitors, C&G Environmental Protection has high operating costs in the Electric Utilities industry. This can be harder to sustain given the new emerging competition from nimble players who are using technology to attract C&G Environmental Protection lucrative customers.
C&G Environmental Protection Opportunities | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities of C&G Environmental Protection are -
Leveraging digital technologies
– C&G Environmental Protection 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.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, C&G Environmental Protection is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. C&G Environmental Protection can utilize new technology in the field of Electric Utilities industry 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 in Electric Utilities industry
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for C&G Environmental Protection in the Electric Utilities industry. Now C&G Environmental Protection can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help C&G Environmental Protection to increase its market reach. C&G Environmental Protection 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.
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. C&G Environmental Protection can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Increase in government spending
– As the United States and other governments are increasing social spending and infrastructure spending to build economies post Covid-19, C&G Environmental Protection can use these opportunities to build new business models that can help the communities that C&G Environmental Protection operates in. Secondly it can use opportunities from government spending in Electric Utilities sector.
Finding new ways to collaborate
– Covid-19 has not only transformed business models of companies in Electric Utilities industry, but it has also influenced the consumer preferences. C&G Environmental Protection can tie-up with other value chain partners to explore new opportunities regarding meeting customer demands and building a rewarding and engaging relationship.
Remote work and new talent hiring opportunities
– The widespread usage of remote working technologies during Covid-19 has opened opportunities for C&G Environmental Protection 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 C&G Environmental Protection to hire the very best people irrespective of their geographical location.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– C&G Environmental Protection has spent a significant amount of money and effort to integrate analytics and machine learning into its operations in Electric Utilities sector. This continuous investment in analytics has enabled C&G Environmental Protection to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help C&G Environmental Protection to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for C&G Environmental Protection 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.
Developing new processes and practices
– C&G Environmental Protection can develop new processes and procedures in Electric Utilities 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.
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of C&G Environmental Protection has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in Electric Utilities industry. This can help C&G Environmental Protection to build a more holistic ecosystem for C&G Environmental Protection products in the Electric Utilities industry by providing – data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at C&G Environmental Protection 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 Electric Utilities industry.
Threats C&G Environmental Protection External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats of C&G Environmental Protection are -
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– C&G Environmental Protection has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Electric Utilities industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, C&G Environmental Protection needs to keep up with the evolution of technology in the Electric Utilities 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.
Environmental challenges
– C&G Environmental Protection 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. C&G Environmental Protection can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Electric Utilities industry.
Capital market disruption
– During the Covid-19, Dow Jones has touched record high. The valuations of a number of companies are way beyond their existing business model potential. This can lead to capital market correction which can put a number of suppliers, collaborators, value chain partners in great financial difficulty. It will directly impact the business of C&G Environmental Protection.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, C&G Environmental Protection may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Electric Utilities sector.
Instability in the European markets
– European Union markets are facing three big challenges post Covid – expanded balance sheets, Brexit related business disruption, and aggressive Russia looking to distract the existing security mechanism. C&G Environmental Protection will face different problems in different parts of Europe. For example it will face inflationary pressures in UK, France, and Germany, balance sheet expansion and demand challenges in Southern European countries, and geopolitical instability in the Eastern Europe.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, C&G Environmental Protection can face downward pressure on margins from increasing competition from international players. The international players have stable revenue in their home market and can use those resources to penetrate C&G Environmental Protection prominent markets.
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. C&G Environmental Protection needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Electric Utilities 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.
Regulatory challenges
– C&G Environmental Protection 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 Electric Utilities industry regulations.
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 C&G Environmental Protection in the Electric Utilities sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Electric Utilities industry will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. C&G Environmental Protection can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– C&G Environmental Protection 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 Electric Utilities industry.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry to Electric Utilities industry are lowering. It can presents C&G Environmental Protection with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the Electric Utilities sector.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of C&G Environmental Protection Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers at C&G Environmental Protection 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 C&G Environmental Protection 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 C&G Environmental Protection 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 C&G Environmental Protection 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 C&G Environmental Protection needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
