Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A (2695) SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / MBA Resources

Introduction to SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix for Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A (China)

Based on various researches at Oak Spring University , Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is operating in a macro-environment that has been destablized by – increasing commodity prices, increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, increasing energy prices, banking and financial system is disrupted by Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, there is backlash against globalization, technology disruption, increasing transportation and logistics costs, geopolitical disruptions, etc

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Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A

SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University, we believe that Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

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SWOT Objectives / Importance of SWOT Analysis and SWOT Matrix

SWOT analysis of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A
2. Improving business portfolio management of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in China
4. Making a Food Processing sector specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A

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Strengths of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis

The strengths of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A are -

Operational resilience

– The operational resilience strategy of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A comprises – understanding the underlying the factors in the Food Processing 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.

Ability to lead change in Food Processing

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is one of the leading players in the Food Processing industry in China. Over the years it has not only transformed the business landscape in the Food Processing industry in China but also across the existing markets. The ability to lead change has enabled Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A in – penetrating new markets, reaching out to new customers, and providing different value propositions to different customers in the international markets.

Diverse revenue streams

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is present in almost all the verticals within the Food Processing industry. This has provided Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Superior customer experience

– The customer experience strategy of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A in Food Processing industry is based on four key concepts – personalization, simplification of complex needs, prompt response, and continuous engagement.

Low bargaining power of suppliers

– Suppliers of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A in the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector have low bargaining power. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.

Learning organization

- Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders at Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.

Analytics focus

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Food Processing industry. The technology infrastructure of China is also helping it to harness the power of analytics for – marketing optimization, demand forecasting, customer relationship management, inventory management, information sharing across the value chain etc.

Organizational Resilience of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A

– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.

Strong track record of project management in the Food Processing industry

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 switching costs

– The high switching costs that Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has built up over years in its products and services combo offer has resulted in high retention of customers, lower marketing costs, and greater ability of the firm to focus on its customers.

Cross disciplinary teams

– Horizontal connected teams at the Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Training and development

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has one of the best training and development program in Consumer/Non-Cyclical industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in – employees retention, in-house promotion, loyalty, new venture initiation, lack of conflict, and high level of both employees and customer engagement.

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Weaknesses of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis

The weaknesses of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A are -

Low market penetration in new markets

– Outside its home market of China, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.

Slow to harness new channels of communication

– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication can help Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A to provide better information regarding Food Processing products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.

Employees’ less understanding of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A strategy

– From the outside it seems that the employees of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Slow to strategic competitive environment developments

– As Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is one of the leading players in the Food Processing industry, it takes time to assess the upcoming competitions. This has led to missing out on atleast 2-3 big opportunities in the Food Processing industry in last five years.

Workers concerns about automation

– As automation is fast increasing in the Food Processing industry, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Need for greater diversity

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Products dominated business model

– Even though Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has some of the most successful models in the Food Processing industry, this business model has made each new product launch extremely critical for continuous financial growth of the organization. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.

High dependence on Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A ‘s star products

– The top 2 products and services of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A still accounts for major business revenue. This dependence on star products in Food Processing industry has resulted into insufficient focus on developing new products, even though Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has relatively successful track record of launching new products.

No frontier risks strategy

– From the 10K / annual statement of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A, it seems that company is thinking out the frontier risks that can impact Food Processing 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 cash cycle compare to competitors

Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has a high cash cycle compare to other players in the Food Processing industry. It needs to shorten the cash cycle by 12% to be more competitive in the marketplace, reduce inventory costs, and be more profitable.

Compensation and incentives

– The revenue per employee of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is just above the Food Processing 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.

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Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A Opportunities | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis

The opportunities of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A are -

Better consumer reach

– The expansion of the 5G network will help Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A to increase its market reach. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Finding new ways to collaborate

– Covid-19 has not only transformed business models of companies in Food Processing industry, but it has also influenced the consumer preferences. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can tie-up with other value chain partners to explore new opportunities regarding meeting customer demands and building a rewarding and engaging relationship.

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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Reforming the budgeting process

- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.

Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains

– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.

Lowering marketing communication costs

– 5G expansion will open new opportunities for Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A in the field of marketing communication. It will bring down the cost of doing business, provide technology platform to build new products in the Food Processing industry, and it will provide faster access to the consumers.

Redefining models of collaboration and team work

– As explained in the weaknesses section, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can utilize new technology in the field of Food Processing industry to build more coordinated teams and streamline operations and communications using tools such as CAD, Zoom, etc.

Developing new processes and practices

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can develop new processes and procedures in Food Processing 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in Food Processing industry. This can help Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A to build a more holistic ecosystem for Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A products in the Food Processing industry by providing – data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.

Learning at scale

– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

Buying journey improvements

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can improve the customer journey of consumers in the Food Processing industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. It 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.

Using analytics as competitive advantage

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has spent a significant amount of money and effort to integrate analytics and machine learning into its operations in Food Processing sector. This continuous investment in analytics has enabled Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.

Changes in consumer behavior post Covid-19

– consumer behavior has changed in the Food Processing industry because of Covid-19 restrictions. Some of this behavior will stay once things get back to normal. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

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Threats Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis

The threats of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A are -

Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Food Processing industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A needs to keep up with the evolution of technology in the Food Processing 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.

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. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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.

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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A.

Trade war between China and United States

– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A in Food Processing industry. The Food Processing 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.

Environmental challenges

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Food Processing industry.

Consumer confidence and its impact on Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Food Processing industry and other sectors.

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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.

Stagnating economy with rate increase

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Food Processing industry.

Regulatory challenges

– Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Food Processing industry regulations.

Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins

– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A prominent markets.

Increasing wage structure of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A

– 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A.

Learning curve for new practices

– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Food Processing sector.

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. Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Food Processing industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.

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Weighted SWOT Analysis of Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A Template, Example

Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers at Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A 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 Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Food A needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.

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