BUS 300: Strategy Development Tools and Competitive Analysis Report

This report provides an executive summary of three key strategy development tools: SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, and Porter's Five Forces model, demonstrating their application within the competitive landscape of the Australian agricultural industry. The report begins with an overview of the PESTLE framework, detailing the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors impacting the industry. It then presents a Porter's Five Forces analysis, evaluating industry rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, the threat of substitution, and the threat of new entrants. Finally, the report concludes with a SWOT analysis, identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats specific to the Australian agricultural sector. The analysis highlights the industry's strengths in quality assurance and strategic farm balance, weaknesses in operational costs, and opportunities for growth through value-added processes and technological advancements. The report provides a comprehensive understanding of these strategic frameworks and their practical application in the business environment, aiming to aid in the identification of gaps and enhancement of organizational effectiveness. The report is available on Desklib, a platform offering past papers and solved assignments for students.

Running Head: STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

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Executive Summary
In this paper, the focus will be given to the three developmental tools which help the
company to sustain in the competitive environment. The three developmental tools which will be
explained are SWOT ANALYSIS, PESTLE, and Porter Five Force model. Also, the discussion
will be based by focusing on the agricultural industry of Australia.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................................1
PESTEL Analysis Framework........................................................................................................................3
Pestle analysis of Australian Agricultural Industry...................................................................................4
Porter's Five Forces Framework..................................................................................................................4
Porter five force analysis of Australian Agricultural Industry..................................................................6
SWOT Analysis Framework..........................................................................................................................6
SWOT analysis of Australian Agricultural Industry...................................................................................7
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................8
References...................................................................................................................................................9

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PESTEL Analysis Framework
PESTEL analysis is typically used for the analysis of the external environmental factors
which is based on six governing aspects which are political, economic, social, technological,
environmental and legal. This strategic framework provides the basic idea of how an
organization is operating. The different factors of this framework are important to understand the
operating environment of a company which helps in identifying the potential risks. Each factor
of this framework has its own significant effect on the company. The five governing factors of
PESTLE are
Political factors
It takes into consideration, the governmental factors which have its direct influence on
the organization's operation. It is mainly concerned with the governmental policies formulated
that affects the economy of a country and hence affects the organization and its process. The
trading tariffs, trade restrictions, fiscal policies laid down by the government affects the
organization's process and its operation.
Economic factors
They are dependent on a particular country's economy. A change in the country's
inflation rate, and the exchange rate will have its effect on the products and services which are
offered by the country. This will directly hamper the buying power of the customer and will
affect the organization's revenue.
Social factors
It related to the current social condition of a country. Factors such as gender distribution,
fashion trends, population, age etc. are the major determinants related to this.
Technological factors
Technological factors are directly concerned with the use of innovative ideas and
technologies that are used in the organization's operational process. Automation of a process, use
of advanced technologies like AI are the concerned factors (Camisón and Villar-López, 2014).

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Environmental factors
It includes the changes in the ecological aspect and surrounding of the organization. The
change in weather, climate, and surroundings is crucial from the organization's point of view as it
might affect its operations.
Pestle analysis of Australian Agricultural Industry
It can be analyzed that to conduct the activities in a smooth manner the company has to
focus more on price regulations and also on wage legislation. It is seen that law enforcement
system has made Australia one of the essential markets in the region of Asia and Pacific. Next
factor is the economic factor in which the industry focuses on inflation and deflation rate and
also it is seen that in Australia the economic growth rate was enhanced. Australia is on 10th
position in conducting the activities.
As it is seen that there is strong and stable financial system. In social factors, there is a
collection of diversified people and also this factor has given shape to the culture on a national
level which consists of a small female population if the comparison is made with men. In
technological factors, the role of Australia in international science and technology collaboration
was at a dominating level, as in 1998 high rate of technology was exported. In environmental
factors, water scarcity is seen and there is a problem of water availability as well. In legal factors,
the Australian system related with legal matters is based on the belief in the law, justice, and
judiciary.
Porter's Five Forces Framework
To understand the competitive environment of any business, Porter Five Forces tool is a
very powerful tool that helps in analyzing the company's strengths and weaknesses. Porter's five
forces framework is discussed as follows
Industry rivalry
It is related to the competitive advantage, a company has over its rival industry. Due to
the extreme competition in the market, the prices of the products and services offered is affected
(Liu and Atuahene-Gima, 2018).

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Power of supplier
This power addresses the total number of supplier any particular organization is having in
a country. Larger the number of suppliers, lower is their powers, smaller the number of suppliers,
higher is their powers (Hill, Jones, and Schilling, 2014).
Power of customers
This deals with the number of buyers or customers a company has in present. More the
number of customers of a product, the price will be decided by the buyers of the product, not by
the organization (Wheelen et al., 2017).
Threat-related to substitution
The threat of the competitor's products and services that are available to a customer
possess a great risk for the organization. If a customer is presented with more options, the
pressure is created on the price of that particular product or service (Van Alstyne et al., 2016).
The threat of new entrants in the market
The ability to enter the market by new organizations poses a great threat to an
organization who has already established itself as a market leader. If the new entrant is holding
up with the market in terms of price and product offered then the current company will be
weakened significantly (Oberholzer-Gee and Yao, 2017).

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(Source: Porter five force analysis, 2018).
Porter five force analysis of Australian Agricultural Industry
It is seen that threat of new entrants is high and just due to this, companies offer more
discounts so that the potential customers can be attracted. The supplier's power has a dominant
position in the market so that emphasis is given more on creating the supply chain with many
suppliers. Power of buyer is more demanding and the profitability of the industry has enhanced.
Next is threats of substitute products in which it is seen that substitution of a product can be done
easily so it is important for the companies to focus on being service oriented. Last is rivalry
against the competitors which is very intense and give impact on the overall profitability.
SWOT Analysis Framework
For the internal and external environmental analysis of an organization, SWOT analysis
framework is an important tool which provides the detailed analysis of a company's process. This

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framework helps in identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated
with it. This can be helpful in a strategic formulation of an organization's activities and its
process (Ahmadi, Dileepan, and Wheatley, 2016).
Strengths
It is related to various marketing mix and also with the market share of the company.
Weakness
It is concerned with the proper utilization of the resources so that financial position can
be maintained (Steffen, 2017).
Opportunities
It is related to the opportunities that will help the company to expand the market share.
The niche markets are considered as an essential opportunity (Pervan, Curak, and Pavic
Kramaric, 2017).
Threats
This gives focuses on the competition level and also the changes in the level of prices. If
the company does not use the latest technology then it is one of the threats which can give
negative impact (Bell and Rochford, 2016).
SWOT analysis of Australian Agricultural Industry
Strength
The agricultural industry offers proper quality assurance programs and also there is a
strategic balance of properties and farms. For instance, AACO is the company which has a
developed operating system as best practices are taken into consideration. So, the goodwill
maintained in the market is one of the strengths of the company.
Weakness
The weakness possessed by the company is that there is a large amount of operating cost
which is involved in the process. Also, the company has faced net loss which is the biggest
concern in the present scenario. There is also enhancement in the complexity and processes to
satisfy the requirements of the animal rights forums.

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Opportunities
It is seen that the industry has enhanced the activities in various countries and also
adopted various value added processes like innovative technologies which have enhanced the
growth.
Threats
The threat is from the competitors and also from the slowing down of economic reforms.
Conclusion
To conclude, it is important for the company to consider proper development tools so that
proper analysis can be made effectively of macro and microenvironment which can help in
identifying the potential gaps and can make the organization process more effective and efficient.

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