Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I (PLRI11) SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / MBA Resources
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Introduction to SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I (Brazil)
Based on various researches at Oak Spring University , Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is operating in a macro-environment that has been destablized by – cloud computing is disrupting traditional business models, increasing transportation and logistics costs, there is backlash against globalization, customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, competitive advantages are harder to sustain because of technology dispersion, digital marketing is dominated by two big players Facebook and Google,
there is increasing trade war between United States & China, banking and financial system is disrupted by Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University, we believe that Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I
2. Improving business portfolio management of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Brazil
4. Making a NA sector specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I
Strengths of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I are -
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I comprises – understanding the underlying the factors in the NA 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I in the NA sector have low bargaining power. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I has innovation driven culture where significant part of the revenues are spent on the research and development activities. This has resulted in – Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I staying ahead in the NA industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Digital Transformation in NA industry
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Highly skilled collaborators
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I has highly efficient outsourcing and offshoring strategy. It has resulted in greater operational flexibility and bringing down the costs in highly price sensitive NA industry. Secondly the value chain collaborators of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I have helped the firm to develop new products and bring them quickly to the marketplace.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in NA industry
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the NA industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is one of the leading players in the NA industry in Brazil. It is in a position to attract the best talent available in Brazil. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Ability to lead change in NA
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is one of the leading players in the NA industry in Brazil. Over the years it has not only transformed the business landscape in the NA industry in Brazil but also across the existing markets. The ability to lead change has enabled Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I in – penetrating new markets, reaching out to new customers, and providing different value propositions to different customers in the international markets.
Organizational Resilience of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
Diverse revenue streams
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is present in almost all the verticals within the NA industry. This has provided Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Innovation driven organization
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is one of the most innovative firm in NA sector.
Superior customer experience
– The customer experience strategy of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I in NA industry is based on four key concepts – personalization, simplification of complex needs, prompt response, and continuous engagement.
Weaknesses of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I are -
Slow to strategic competitive environment developments
– As Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is one of the leading players in the NA industry, it takes time to assess the upcoming competitions. This has led to missing out on atleast 2-3 big opportunities in the NA industry in last five years.
Workers concerns about automation
– As automation is fast increasing in the NA industry, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Lack of clear differentiation of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I products
– To increase the profitability and margins on the products, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I needs to provide more differentiated products than what it is currently offering in the marketplace.
Need for greater diversity
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I supply chain. Even after few cautionary changes, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is still heavily dependent upon the existing supply chain. The existing supply chain though brings in cost efficiencies but it has left Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I vulnerable to further global disruptions in South East Asia.
Capital Spending Reduction
– Even during the low interest decade, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 NA industry using digital technology.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Brazil, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
No frontier risks strategy
– From the 10K / annual statement of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I, it seems that company is thinking out the frontier risks that can impact NA 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.
High operating costs
– Compare to the competitors, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I has high operating costs in the NA industry. This can be harder to sustain given the new emerging competition from nimble players who are using technology to attract Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I lucrative customers.
Compensation and incentives
– The revenue per employee of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is just above the NA industry average. It 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.
Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I Opportunities | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I are -
Developing new processes and practices
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I can develop new processes and procedures in NA 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.
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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Increase in government spending
– As the United States and other governments are increasing social spending and infrastructure spending to build economies post Covid-19, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I can use these opportunities to build new business models that can help the communities that Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I operates in. Secondly it can use opportunities from government spending in NA sector.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 NA industry.
Loyalty marketing
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I has spent a significant amount of money and effort to integrate analytics and machine learning into its operations in NA sector. This continuous investment in analytics has enabled Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I can utilize new technology in the field of NA industry to build more coordinated teams and streamline operations and communications using tools such as CAD, Zoom, etc.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Use of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for transactions in NA industry
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I in the NA industry. Now Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in NA industry. This can help Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I to build a more holistic ecosystem for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I products in the NA industry by providing – data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Threats Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I are -
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
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. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I needs to understand the core reasons impacting the NA industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I.
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.
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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
Environmental challenges
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the NA industry.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of NA sector.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I is facing in NA sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
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. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 NA industry.
Regulatory challenges
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 NA industry regulations.
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.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I prominent markets.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers at Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios I needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
