#2.1 Internal and External Analysis

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BEntSim: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING
2. Consists of all those forces of external that affect the
working of a business.
INTERNAL ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3. Refers to the conditions, forces, events and situations
 is the first step of environment scanning. Organizations within which business enterprises have to operate.
should observe the internal organizational environment. 4. Closely related to SWOT Analysis

HOW DO BUSINESSES CONDUCT INTERNAL Industry


SCANNING? WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE?  is a group of companies offering products or services
1. Employee Interaction that are close substitutes for each other. Examples of an
2. Setting Objectives industry include soft drinks, mobile phones, and
3. Identifying Strengths And Weaknesses sportswear.
Market Segment
What can be used to assess the internal environment?  are distinct groups of customers within a market that can
1. Interviews, be differentiated from each other based on individual
2. surveys, attributes and specific demands. Market segments can be
3. discussions or evaluation separated by characteristics such as geography,
demography, and behavior.
Why is SWOT analysis important?
SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) is a Will companies survive if the marketing strategy is dependent
widely used strategic planning tool that organisations use to upon targeting an entire mass market?
perform a comprehensive and competitive analysis of various Scenario
internal and external factors. The result of SWOT analysis helps  Farmer Joseph realize that not everyone would purchase
the organisation. to make effective planning for the future. his healthy organic produce. He does not want to
advertise to the masses because he does not want his
financial budget to be affected. What will he do instead?
SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) is a
widely used strategic planning tool that performs a comprehensive
and competitive analysis of the above four factors of any given Supply Chain
organization.  It is the system involved in converting a product or
service from raw materials into finished goods and then
Strengths and weaknesses are internal variables of an transporting finished goods from the supplier to the
organisation, while opportunities and threats are two external consumer.
variables. The value of the SWOT analysis often depends on the
objectives of those, who carry out the SWOT test. If they can
provide objective, relevant analysis information, the results are
extremely useful for the company.

Why do businesses need to conduct a thorough external


analysis and analyze its supply chain?
• In order to meet the customers at a least cost
• To quickly distribute products/increasing the speed of
getting a product from production to market.
• Boosts customer service
• Improves financial positions

PESTEL Analysis
 To round off external analysis, a company must conduct
an examination of the Political, Economic, Social, and
Technological landscape of the industry.

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS SCANNING


1. Examining the industry environment of the organization
Importance of PESTEL Analysis:
• It helps you determine the steps you should take in
starting up a business and the bases of your SWOT
Analysis
• It helps you to provide what your customers needs and
wants leaning towards being a business solution oriented
for their customers.

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