Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A (2477) SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / MBA Resources
Fish/Livestock
Strategy / MBA Resources
Introduction to SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix for Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A (China)
Based on various researches at Oak Spring University , Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A is operating in a macro-environment that has been destablized by – increasing household debt because of falling income levels, competitive advantages are harder to sustain because of technology dispersion, central banks are concerned over increasing inflation, wage bills are increasing, challanges to central banks by blockchain based private currencies, increasing transportation and logistics costs, supply chains are disrupted by pandemic ,
technology disruption, geopolitical disruptions, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University, we believe that Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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.
SWOT Objectives / Importance of SWOT Analysis and SWOT Matrix
SWOT analysis of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A
2. Improving business portfolio management of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in China
4. Making a Fish/Livestock sector specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A
Strengths of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A are -
High brand equity
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Highly skilled collaborators
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has highly efficient outsourcing and offshoring strategy. It has resulted in greater operational flexibility and bringing down the costs in highly price sensitive Fish/Livestock industry. Secondly the value chain collaborators of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A have helped the firm to develop new products and bring them quickly to the marketplace.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A comprises – understanding the underlying the factors in the Fish/Livestock 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.
Training and development
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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.
Digital Transformation in Fish/Livestock industry
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A 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.
Learning organization
- Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders at Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Analytics focus
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Fish/Livestock 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.
Low bargaining power of suppliers
– Suppliers of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A in the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector have low bargaining power. Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Superior customer experience
– The customer experience strategy of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A in Fish/Livestock industry is based on four key concepts – personalization, simplification of complex needs, prompt response, and continuous engagement.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has innovation driven culture where significant part of the revenues are spent on the research and development activities. This has resulted in – Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A staying ahead in the Fish/Livestock industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Fish/Livestock industry
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Fish/Livestock industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Weaknesses of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A are -
Capital Spending Reduction
– Even during the low interest decade, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A 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 Fish/Livestock industry using digital technology.
Slow decision making process
– As mentioned earlier in the report, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has a very deliberative decision making approach. This approach has resulted in prudent decisions, but it has also resulted in missing opportunities in the Fish/Livestock industry over the last five years. Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A 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.
Ability to respond to the competition
– As the decision making is very deliberative at Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A, in the dynamic environment of Fish/Livestock industry it has struggled to respond to the nimble upstart competition. Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has reasonably good record with similar level competitors but it has struggled with new entrants taking away niches of its business.
High operating costs
– Compare to the competitors, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has high operating costs in the Fish/Livestock industry. This can be harder to sustain given the new emerging competition from nimble players who are using technology to attract Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A lucrative customers.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A 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.
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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A supply chain. Even after few cautionary changes, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A is still heavily dependent upon the existing supply chain. The existing supply chain though brings in cost efficiencies but it has left Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A vulnerable to further global disruptions in South East Asia.
Aligning sales with marketing
– From the outside it seems that Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A needs to have more collaboration between its sales team and marketing team. Sales professionals in the Fish/Livestock industry have deep experience in developing customer relationships. Marketing department at Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A is planning to shift buying processes online.
Need for greater diversity
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of China, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Increasing silos among functional specialists
– The organizational structure of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A is dominated by functional specialists. It is not different from other players in the Fish/Livestock industry, but Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A needs to de-silo the office environment to harness the true potential of its workforce. Secondly the de-silo will also help Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to focus more on services in the Fish/Livestock industry rather than just following the product oriented approach.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication can help Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to provide better information regarding Fish/Livestock products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A Opportunities | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A are -
Developing new processes and practices
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can develop new processes and procedures in Fish/Livestock 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in Fish/Livestock industry. This can help Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to build a more holistic ecosystem for Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A products in the Fish/Livestock industry by providing – data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Increase in government spending
– As the United States and other governments are increasing social spending and infrastructure spending to build economies post Covid-19, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can use these opportunities to build new business models that can help the communities that Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A operates in. Secondly it can use opportunities from government spending in Fish/Livestock sector.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A 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.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
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. Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has spent a significant amount of money and effort to integrate analytics and machine learning into its operations in Fish/Livestock sector. This continuous investment in analytics has enabled Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A 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 Fish/Livestock industry.
Lowering marketing communication costs
– 5G expansion will open new opportunities for Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Fish/Livestock industry, and it will provide faster access to the consumers.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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.
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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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.
Use of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for transactions in Fish/Livestock industry
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A in the Fish/Livestock industry. Now Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Manufacturing automation
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Fish/Livestock sector. 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.
Threats Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A are -
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Fish/Livestock sector.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Fish/Livestock industry.
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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A is facing in Fish/Livestock sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry to Fish/Livestock industry are lowering. It can presents Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the Fish/Livestock sector.
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Fish/Livestock industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A needs to keep up with the evolution of technology in the Fish/Livestock 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.
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.
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.
Increasing wage structure of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A prominent markets.
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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A in the Fish/Livestock sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Fish/Livestock industry will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
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. Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Fish/Livestock industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers at Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group 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 Chuying Agro-Pastoral Group A needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
