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Muhammad Imran Minhas Roll No. 7495 MSc G&OS II NUML Islamabad PROJECT NAME : SWOT ANALYSIS COMPANY NAME : FAUJI FERTILIZER COMPANY

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Vision
In a nation of increasing population, we believe there is substantial opportunity of growth for FFC in the years to come. FFCs vision is to play a leading role in the industrial and agricultural advancement of the Country pursuing
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Mission
FFC is a organization market-focused, process-centered delivering successful performance through a strong focus on quality. Our mission is to stand above the competition and provide our customers with premium quality fertilizer products in a environmentally safe, reliable, efficient and

sound manner, deliver exceptional services and

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CORPORATE STRATEGY

Distinctive Competitive Advantage is due to diversification-related as well as unrelated and strong organizational culture. Major emphasis on customers satisfaction and shareholders needs, desires, and requirements.

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STRENGTHS
1. 2.

Cost Optimization Exponential Expansion in sales revenue Market Goodwill Efficient Production Comprehensive Future Planning Effective Distribution Network

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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weakness
1. 2. 3. 4.

Time and Money Losses International Fame Concern for Earning Per Share Unrelated Diversification

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OPPORTUNITIES
1. 2. 3.

Increase in Per Acre Productivity Maintain Industry Leadership Expand Sales Through Distribution Network

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THREATS
1.

Land Productivity Through Unbalance Fertilize Application High Cost Advancement/Upgradation and Maintenance Increase In Local Price due to Gas Constraint Local Investor Gap

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Limitation of SWOT ANALYSIS

SWOT does not show how to achieve competitive advantage. Circumstances, capabilities, threats, and strategies changes, the dynamics of a competitive environment may not be revealed in SWOT. SWOT does not reveal the firms internal and external factors and 5/1/12 their interrelation in devising

FFC STRATEGIES

Educate farmers regarding fertilizer usage

through Farm Advisory Centers all over the Country to increase per Acre Productivity.

With focused Management strategies and by

implementing SAP-ERP, operational 5/1/12

PEST ANALYSIS
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WHY DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY IS UNDER FOCUSED?

POPULATION GROWTH GAS AND ELECTRICITY CRISIS ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IMPORTS DUTIES LITERACY RATE ABOUT AGRICULTURE FIELD HIGH COST ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY POLITICAL FACTOR War and Terror

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CONCLUSION

FFC is unable to get status of multinational organization. As its major emphasis is on diversification because of some unfavorable circumstances in country like shortage of gas, electricity and fluctuation in prices. Future plans for reducing cost and for continuous flow of information, organization has implemented SAP-ERP system. Beside wind energy, FFC is looking forward for gas generation project in order to meet organizational, shareholders needs and requirement and to stabilize the countrys 5/1/12 economy.

References:

Limitation of SWOT ANALYSIS; Strategic Management concepts and cases by Fred R. David. Financial and Corporate Reports 2011 from www.ffc.com.pk

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