The Source of Conflict between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles Antigon

The Source of Conflict between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles’ â€Å"Antigone† In the following paper, I plan to discuss the source of conflict between the title characters of Antigone and Creon in Sophocles’ â€Å"Antigone†. I also plan to discuss how each character justifies his or her actions and what arguments they give for their justifications. I will also write about the strengths and weaknesses of these arguments. The final points I try to make are about who Sophocles thinks is right and who I think is right. The main source of conflict between Antigone and Creon is the issue of the burial of Antigone’s dead brother. Both of her brothers were killed in battle, however one brother fought against their home city and was considered a traitor. Creon issued a law that whoever tries to bury this man will be put to death. Antigone is very upset because her one brother is graced with all the rites of a hero while the other is disgraced. Antigone is determined to bury her brother because of her loyalty to her family and to the gods. She believes that no mortal, such as Creon, has the right to keep her from her own. Even if Antigone must die during the burial, she will not disgrace the laws of the gods. She believes that she has to please the dead much longer than she has to please the living. Creon states, â€Å"Whoever places a friend above the good of his own country, he is nothing.† Therefore, he does not allow the burial of Antigone’s brother because he did not place the good of his country first. He was a traitor. Creon makes this law for the good of his country. The following statements that Creon makes exemplify this: â€Å"I could never make that man a friend of mine who menaces our country†, â€Å"never will the traitor be honored a... ...er of what he hears people around the town saying about the situation. Haemon says, â€Å"No woman ever deserved death less, and such a brutal death for such a glorious action†¦ Death? She deserves a glowing crown of gold.† The play seems to praise the actions of Antigone and it is never seen that she is looked down upon for what she did, except by Creon. In conclusion, the gods and the love of her family rule Antigone’s life. Creon’s life is ruled by what he thinks is good for his country and pride. Creon did not change his mind to free Antigone until a prophet told him he would suffer horribly for his actions. However, because Creon was so stubborn for so long and did not take heed to anyone’s advice sooner, he ultimately suffers in the end, as does everyone else in the play. This was all due to a man’s lack of good judgment, his selfish pride and his stubbornness.

Revenue and Production

BERGERAC CASE STUDY Summary The purpose of this report is to analyze the opportunity to produce plastic components for cartridge production and choose the best alternative. It is predicted that the annual demand growth is a triangular distribution with a minimum of 5%, most likely of 17% and a maximum of 25%. Due to the continuous growth in the demand, the alternatives cannot be compared using just the data for 2010. An analysis is carried out for the time period 2011 to 2015 and the present worth of the net income is considered as the criteria to select the alternative.The analysis basically can be divided into 5 steps: * Forecasting demand for next five years, * Estimating capacity required, * Developing production strategy, * Calculate the operating expenses for the alternatives, * Select the alternative based on the present worth of net income. From the estimated installed base of 7500 OmniVue instruments at the end of year 2010, the demand for the OmniVue instruments and cartrid ges are forecasted. There is a new product OmniVue mobile, ready to be launched in year 2013.It is assumed that the OmniVue mobile can be accounted for 30% of the demand for Instruments in year 2013, 50% in year 2014 and 60% in year 2015. The growth in demand for the OmniVue instrument is assumed to decrease after the release of OmniVue mobile. It is estimated that the production capacity of Bergerac to produce OmniVue instruments is approximately 2000 units per year with a production of 5 days per week. It is inferred that using level strategy, the probability that the demand is not met in the next five years is 5. 74%.There is no need to increase the capacity of the production line apart from changes required when the OmniVue mobile is released. There are various strategies which are compared in build option. For each production strategy, the optimum solution for the capacities in each year is found out. After finding the optimum solutions, the production strategies are compared w ith each other to find out the best solution for the build option. The production strategies that are analyzed are: * Level production strategy and Chase production strategy * Overtime is allowed / not allowedThe base values assumed to calculate the production costs for cartridges are included in Appendix F. Based on the production plan, the expenses incurred are calculated for both options. The expenses are calculated for the years 2011 to 2015. The expenses and revenue for cartridges and instruments are shown in Appendix H and Appendix I respectively. The income statement is prepared from the expenses calculated and the revenue (refer to Appendix J). The income tax rate for the company is estimated to be 39% from the income statements for years 2007 to 2009.The revenues and other expenses from operations other than OmniVue is estimated and added to the income statement. The net income is calculated. The cash flows for years 2011 to 2015 is also calculated. The net present worth is calculated for the net income and the cash flows. The objective used to optimize the solution is to maximize the mean of net present worth of the net income and cash flows. The four production strategies for the build option are optimized and the maximum net present worth for the options is forecasted. The best solution from the four strategies is chosen and compared to the net present worth of the buy option.Based on the analysis, build is a better option than buy option. The present worth of the net income is highest for level production, overtime allowed. But level production, overtime not allowed is very close to it and it does not affect the employee relationship. It is recommended to use level production strategy, no overtime (net present worth for net income is $59. 8 million). The current objective is to produce the plastic components for Bergerac with the lowest expenses, which can be achieved by building a unit for plastic component production in the plant itself.It is al so recommended to buy 5 machines instead of 4 machines in year 2010 based on the analysis. Dilemma for Ian Wyckoff Since 2008, Bergerac had been exploring the opportunity to begin its own production of cartridge components. Plastic suppliers like GenieTech and Elsinore faced difficulties in responding to demand spikes, leading to production delays. Such supplier unreliability made it challenging for Bergerac to optimize its cartridge production. Thus, the company had to carry more inventory of parts and finished goods than Wyckoff could have liked.The obvious appeal to fully control the supply of plastic lead to a strategy, the company has to decide whether to buy or build this capability. GenieTech owner was interested in retirement and was willing to sell the company for a purchase price of $5. 75 million. GenieTech has 8 molding presses each could produce 5 cartridges per cycle with a total capacity of 10,782,720 cartridges per year with 5 days production in a week. The other alt ernative is to build a unit with 4 molding presses which are more efficient than the presses at GenieTech.The total capacity of the unit will be 6,097,371cartridges per year with 5 days production in a week. It is required to predict the best long term decision among the buy and build options. Mr. McCarthy’s Analysis of Buy vs Build The analysis by Mr. McCarthy is a good basic analysis for comparing the alternatives, Buy vs Build. The main factor which Mr. McCarthy has not considered is the growing demand of the cartridges. The demand for cartridges is growing steadily and the Mr. McCarthy’s build option with 4 molding presses will not be able to satisfy the demand in the upcoming years (refer table 1). Additionally, Mr.McCarthy has not considered the possible revenue from the existing operations of GenieTech with other customers. The possible merger could also serve as a possibility for development in a new product line which would favor the growth of the company. So, Mr. McCarthy has not considered all the factors when comparing the two alternatives which means it is not ideal to accept this analysis. Financial analysis to choose between alternatives – Buy Vs Build using a 2011 to 2015 study period The analysis can be basically divided into 5 steps: First, the demand for the years 2011 to 2015 has to be forecasted.Second step is to estimate the capacity required to meet the demand in both buy and build options. The next step is to plan the production accordingly to meet the demand forecasted previously. The employee strike which is predicted to happen in the start of year 2013 should be accounted for when planning the production. The costs of operation and the revenues are then calculated which is used in the income statement. Final step is to compare the cash flows to determine the optimal solution that can be executed in the years 2011 to 2015.Estimated demand for OmniVue cartridges and the testing instruments for years 2011 – 2 015 The expected annual growth rate of demand is a triangular distribution with a minimum of 5%, a most likely of 17% and a maximum of 25%. From the estimated installed base of 7500 OmniVue instruments at the end of year 2010, the demand for the OmniVue instruments and cartridges are forecasted. There is a new product OmniVue mobile, ready to be launched in year 2013. It is assumed that the OmniVue mobile can be accounted for 30% of the demand for Instruments in year 2013, 50% in year 2014 and 60% in year 2015.The growth in demand for the OmniVue instrument is assumed to decrease after the release of OmniVue mobile. Table 1 – Demand for OmniVue Instruments and Cartridges forecasted for years 2011 – 2015 Capacity planning OmniVue instruments: It is predicted that the installed base at the end of year 2010 is 7500. Bergerac has manufactured 7500 units in the period mid-2006 to 2010. Hence, it is estimated that the production capacity of Bergerac to produce OmniVue instru ments is approximately 2000 units per year with a production of 5 days per week.Using the assumption for increase in demand for the instruments, the number of units to be produced using level production for years 2011 to 2015 is forecasted and it is seen that the probability that the demand is not met is 5. 74%. The maximum number of units to be produced is 2,588. It can be met if the production is increased to 7 days per week whenever required. Hence, it is assumed that there is no need to increase the capacity of the production line apart from changes required when the OmniVue mobile is released.Figure 1 – Level production – capacity required for years 2011 to 2015 OmniVue Cartridges: Build option: Figure X shows the demand for years 2011 to 2015 based on the estimated installed base of 7500 at the end of 2010 and the assumed growth rate. The minimum and maximum growth rates are 5% and 25% respectively. Figure 2 – Demand for cartridge The demand for the assume d growth rates is plotted. The 4 molding presses proposed by Mr. McCarthy will be sufficient to meet the demand if the growth rate is 5% every year, but will not be able to meet requirements if the demand grows by 25%.The capacity of the proposed 4 machines with 5 days/week and 7 days/week are plotted. The number of units to be produced with level production is plotted; the proposed 4 machines will be able to meet the demand with overtime (excess of 5 days/week). It is assumed that the OmniVue mobile is given preference in case of shortage of capacity. Optquest is used to estimate the right number of machines to be purchased and the expansion strategy in the future years so that the company profit is maximum. Buy option: The cartridge components are the only difference between the buy and build options.There is no increase in the capacity required because the current capacity of 8 machines will be able to satisfy the demand for the next 5 years. Figure 3 – Cartridge demand fo r year 2015 – peak demand Other product lines: It is assumed that the new product OmniVue mobile can be manufactured in the same production line with some modifications in the equipment. Overtime: It is assumed that overtime can be used for manufacturing when the 5 days/week is not enough to meet the demands. The overtime wages for the labor are twice the normal.The overtime wages are calculated from the utilization factor of the machines which is 5 days/week normal production (100% utilization). The overtime cannot exceed 40% because there are only 2 more days left in a week. It should be noted that there is only 3% change in the operational expenses for overtime (refer to Appendix E). Employee strike in 2013: It is predicted to be 50% probability that the employees will do strike for a period of 0. 5 to 3 months. So, it is assumed that the annual capacity is reduced to 75% if the strike duration is 3 months (refer Appendix D).Strategies can be formulated to tackle the strik e situation by producing more units in the previous year so that the demand can be met in the first 3 months of 2013. The maximum demand during the strike period is estimated to be a maximum of 1. 6 million cartridges and 277 instruments. It is assumed that the OmniVue mobile will be released after the strike is over. Production planning Cartridges: Buy option (GenieTech): The same number of units is produced every year which will be equal to the production capacity.The plastic components requirement for Bergerac is first satisfied and the remaining capacity is used for the other contracts of GenieTech. After the launch of OmniVue mobile, the production for OmniVue mobile is given preference. Overtime is used for production if the demand exceeds capacity which is unlikely to happen in the next 5 years. Since the production capacity of GenieTech has been always above the demand, the other strategies are not analyzed. Build option: There are various strategies which are compared in bu ild option.For each production strategy, the optimum solution for the capacities in each year is found out. After finding the optimum solutions, the production strategies are compared with each other to find out the best solution for the build option. There criteria used to find the optimum solution is the present worth. The production strategies that are analyzed are: * Level production strategy and Chase production strategy * Overtime is allowed / not allowed For level production strategy, the inventory holding cost is assumed to be $0. 2/unit for OmniVue and $0. /unit for OmniVue mobile. The alternatives are compared using net present worth forecast graphs. The level production plan and chase production plan are included in Appendix B and Appendix C respectively (Note: production plan for both the cartridges and the instrument are available in the same table). Instruments: The instruments are produced using level production strategy. The production is scheduled based on the deman d forecast for the years 2011 to 2015. OmniVue mobile is given more preference like the production strategy for cartridges.It is assumed that 2 foremen and 6 other labors are required for the production line. It is also assumed that OmniVue mobile instrument also can be manufactured in the same production line with some modification in the equipment. The production of instruments does not impact the analysis because the same cost is incurred in both options. Other products: The operations for other products are directly included in the income statement and it is not analyzed. Operational expenses and Income statement The base values assumed to calculate the production costs for cartridges are included in Appendix F.Based on the production plan, the expenses incurred are calculated for both options. The expenses are calculated for the years 2011 to 2015. The expenses and revenue for cartridges and instruments are shown in Appendix H and Appendix I respectively. The income statement i s prepared from the expenses calculated and the revenue (refer to Appendix J). In level production strategy, the expenses are incurred during a period different from the period in which the product is sold. But, it is expended only when the product is sold.For that purpose, the cost per unit is calculated and is used to calculate the cost of goods sold. For example, if in a year, 3000 goods are sold and 1000 are from previous year inventory, then the cost is calculated using previous year cost per unit for 1000 units and current year cost per unit for the remaining units. The income tax rate for the company is estimated to be 39% from the income statements for years 2007 to 2009. The revenues and other expenses from operations other than OmniVue is estimated and added to the income statement.The net income is calculated. Cash flows (refer Appendix K) Similar to the Income statement, the revenues, expenses and capital investment for each year is calculated from the data and the cash flows for the alternatives are calculated. In cash flow statement, the expenses are expended in the same year when it was spent. The income statement which was prepared previously has used accrual accounting. Depreciation is included in income statement. In cash flow, the capital investments are included instead of depreciation. Present worth analysisThe net present worth is calculated for the net income and the cash flows. The objective used to optimize the solution is to maximize the mean of net present worth of the net income and cash flows. The four production strategies for the build option are optimized and the maximum net present worth for the options is forecasted. The best solution from the four strategies is chosen and compared to the net present worth of the buy option. The overtime not allowed scenario is performed in Optquest by adding a constraint that the utilization in all years is less than or equal to 100%.Build option (refer Appendix M): Present worth of Net incom e: For chase production strategy, overtime allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $58. 770 million. 31002 For chase production strategy, overtime not allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $58. 486 million. 40101 For level production strategy, overtime allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $60. 786 million. 40000 For level production strategy, overtime not allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $59. 789 million. 50100 Present worth of Cash flow:For chase production strategy, overtime allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $53. 474 million. 31000 For chase production strategy, overtime not allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $52. 220 million. 40101 For level production strategy, overtime allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $50. 086 million30010. For level production strategy, overtime not allowed, maximum of mean of net present worth is $47. 742 million. 50100 Buy option (refer Appendix N): Present worth of Net income: $54. 204 millionPresent worth of Cash flow: $47. 647 million Based on the analysis, build is a better option than buy option. The present worth of the net income is highest for level production, overtime allowed. But level production, overtime not allowed is very close to the highest and it does not affect the employee relationship. It is recommended to use level production strategy, no overtime. There is an issue with inventory building in level production strategy. Also, by not choosing the buy option, Bergerac loses a chance to enter a new product line.But, the current objective is to produce the plastic components for Bergerac with the lowest expenses, which can be achieved by building a unit for plastic component production in the plant itself. It is also recommended to buy 5 machines instead of 4 machines in year 2010 based on the analysis. Appendices List of assumptions * The growth of demand is a triangular distribution with 5%, 17% and 25%. * The OmniVue mobile demand accounts for 30%, 50% and 60% in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively. * It is predicted that there is a 50% chance of strike in 2013 for a time period of 0. to 3 months. * The OmniVue instruments and cartridges can be manufactured in the same production line with some changes in equipment. A $200,000 cost is added in year 2013 for these changes. * The base values considered for calculating production cost for cartridges and the instruments are available in the Appendix F and G respectively. The labor cost for instruments is assumed to be the same as that of cartridges. There will be no impact for assumptions related to instruments because the same cost is assumed in both options. * The labor growth of GenieTech is 2 to 5%.The material cost increases by 3 to 8%. * For overtime, the salary is 2 times the salary in normal production hours. The overtime salary is calculated from the utilization. * OmniVue mobile cartridge will be sold at $8 per unit. * Transportation cost of plastic components from GenieTech is $0. 1/unit. * The inventory holding cost for cartridges is $0. 2 for OmniVue and $0. 1 for OmniVue mobile. * The plastic components are sold to other customers from GenieTech at $1. 66/unit. * The labor and overhead for instrument production are assumed values. The revenue from other products is assumed to be $35 million. Gross margin for other products is 60%. * The R & D costs increase 7% every year. The R & D cost for GenieTech is 5% of Bergerac’s. * Sales and marketing cost is 25% of revenue. Profit sharing is 0. 1% of gross profit. * The General and administrative cost for HemaVue is $6 million and it increase 10% every year. * Interests are 5% of Income from operations. * In capital investments, installation and building cost has a $125,000 fixed cost and $75,000 variable cost per machine.

Essay Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen - 1182 Words

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Question: Task: Describe the organisation of your choice. You must explain the nature of the organisation and its background, as well as the factors that have heled it to become successful in its sector. You will need to identify the criteria you have used for judging the organisation success.? Discuss how SWOT and PESTLE frameworks can be utilised by the organisation in its strategic decision making and how the use of these models can impact upon an organisation long term success.? Analyse the evolution of the culture of your chosen organisation in the context of the changing business environment and how organisations culture can influence its long term success.? Answer: Introduction: Business environment is the total of external and internal factors that affects the companys operations and functions like customers, employees, stakeholders, demand and supply, competitors etc. These external and internal factors are dynamic in nature, they keeps on changing which is unpredictable. Business environment is different in every country. Every business has some objectives which they need to accomplish and sustain themselves in the market. Every organization should do a study on their business environment to understand the market and the future prospects related to planning and action for the betterment of the organization and achieving the organisational objectives. The below is the detailed analysis about the company name Coca-Cola, a well-known and renowned brand of beverages across the globe. Coca-Cola started its journey in the year 1886, when Dr. John S. Pemberton who was a pharmacist wanted to create a soft drink with distinctive taste. He created a flavored syrup get the same tested at the pharmacy and it was liked by those who tested it. Dr. Pemberton and his partner Frank M. Robinson opened the company name Coca-Cola. It started with the 9 servings per day for 5 cent per glass in Atlanta but now its 1.9 billion servings per day are estimated globally. In next 2 yrs. the company was sold to various parties after it becomes the worlds number one sparkling drink(Myanmar, 2012).The distribution of Coca-Cola was expanding, the growth rate was very high and hence the company decided to make portable beverage. They installed the bottle plant for Coca-Cola. Benjamin Thomas, Joseph Whitehead and John Lupton purchased the bottling rights and made the bottling system of Coca-Cola worldwide( Houpt, 2011). With the growing needs and demand of the industry there were many challenges faced by the bottlers, the plants at that time were capable of producing 1000 bottles at a time. So the bottles decided that this drink a distinctive and standard bottle. Contour bottle was selected in 1916. The new bottle was very unique and catchy, it can recognize in the dark also and it sets the co-cola brand apart from its competitors. In 1977 the bottle got the trade mark and there are many artists who keeps on working on the logo and designing of the Coca-Cola. In 1987, the first marketing tactic was considered which distribution of coupons for the free sample was. It was an innovative tactic and after they advertised Coca-Cola in newspapers. After that many advertising campaigns took place like Many fondly remember the 1971 Hilltop Singers performing Id Like to Buy the World a Coke, or the 1979 Have a Coke and a Smile commercial featuring a young fan giving Pittsburgh Steeler, Mean Joe Greene, a refreshing bottle of CocaCola (Geuss,2010). People started relating the brand of Coca-Cola with friends, fun and good times. In 2009, the campaign name Open happiness took place globally. It gives a simple message to enjoy the small events of happiness around us. We need to halt, enjoy and get back to work. The campaign message was seen all over the place on television, radio, shops, billboards, Printed advertisement. It was also the part of various sports events and these campaigns ran for about a year through videos, tweets, pictures, bogs etc.There is a connection baton wellness and happiness and Coca-Cola is playing a big part into the same around the globe. Key Success Factors In todays competitive industry, key success factors are very important to survive. Factors like products, resources, competencies, attributes and market achievements. It is important to understand the industry background for recognizing the success factors(Mark, 2000).Because of the various external and internal factors there may be change or fluctuation in the key success factors. Some of the key success factors for Coca-Colaare as below: Strong Global Presence: Coca- cola is available worldwide;almost every nook and corner of the world and it is because of the easy portability and less risk of getting spoiled. It is sold in markets, restaurants, stores through bottles as well as vending machines(Georgia, 2012).The presence of Coca-Cola is in 200 countries and it is due to the marketing strategies and global expansion policies. It is the leading drink of 20th century. Licensed Bottles: This is one of the major success factors of coke. They produce mixture and give it to their licensed bottles and they further produce the final product by adding sugar and filtered water. These bottles have access to the local territory and they sell it further in the market and to local vending machines. This gives them the more geographical area for serving the product. Fixed assets utilization: Coca-Cola operates on the global scale and still has local approach with the help of bottling system. These firms allow them to run business in local market with licensedtrademark. Since the ultimate revenue goes to the bottlers and hence they generate it majorly through selling the concentrate to the bottlers (Benson, 2004). Differentiation and advertising: Coca-Cola is major player in advertising and they believe in differentiating their product rather than focusing on pricing. In 2000, the coke has spent $1.3 billion dollars on advertising. They always have theme attached to their advertising campaigns and have associated with worldwide sports event like cricket, football(Harford, 2007).Their focus is to appeal the masses in segments. They keep their product different from their competitors by always giving it a different tag line or variety of flavors available in market as per the preference, need and geography. Cherished and recognized brand name: Coca-Colahas established a brand name worldwide. Everyone what Coca-Cola is, everyone has tasted it, they have their loyal customers now and hence it has given them a success factor. The other products like minute maid, Fanta of Coca-Cola brand are highly profited because of the brand name associated with them. Distribution and retail network: In this era of competition, if the product is available at the doorstep of the consumer it means it is not working. Coca- cola has a very strong chain of distribution and retail network. They provide 15-20 % margins to the retailors which are enough for them to keep the Coca-Cola products with them (Mark, 2000). Product Innovation: Coca-Cola cheery, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola vanilla are the different variations of the main product. The company keeps on experimenting and giving variety to its consumers. The reason is to always give consumers better taste and surprise according to their needs and preferences. This keeps their market open and does not bring fatigue in customers. Big Product Line: Diet Coke, Coca-Cola cheery, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola vanilla, coffee, lemon is all the variety of coke available in the market. So there are various products launched under one product line. Different countries offer different product line (Katie, 2011). The success criteria for any organization are very important. The purpose of nay business is to be successful in the market, beat the competition and achieve organisational objective. There may be different views for judging the organisational success like time, quality, cost or growth but according to experts, for Coca-Cola it is their approach towards their customers(Brett, 2011).They have been into the market from part 125 yrs. and that only because they have loyal customers and they are able to provide the quality product to them. They have always been innovating their products bringing something new for their consumers as per their taste and geographies, they have been able to associate themselves with various worldwide events and providing happiness to the viewers of the events, because of their larger consumers they have a big and strong distribution network and they are globally present. 1.9 billion Servings per day proves it that its only the customer focus they have when it come to their success factor SWOT Analysis for Coca- Cola Strengths: Coca-Cola is multinational company with its presence in more than 200 countries. They have almost the biggest number of customer base and the largest selling beverage company. They have breadth of product line according to geographical presence and preference. The product can be consumed by anyone of any age and they are existing in some counties where they have no competitors. Also theyproduce their bottles themselves. (David, 2011). Weaknesses: The major weakness of Coca-Cola is that they are significantly focused only on carbonated drink and they have not diversified their products. They are also in debts due to unreasonable acquisitions. Also some of their brands are not doing well in the market and they have been spending a lot of revenue on them. Opportunities: There are many opportunities for Coca-Cola to grow like increase in the consumption of bottled water, growing consumption of beverages especially in BRIC, more demand of healthy beverages, they can also acquire some new and small beverage company and can grow. Threats: There is a huge competition in the industry; there are similar products available in the market. A small is mistake will not be affordable by the company like internal conflicts like late salary payments, employee conflicts, bad team work etc. which can lead to late delivery and bad reputation of the organization (May, 2006). Swot analysis provides a clear picture to the organization about their current situation and help in developing the plan of action. It has provided Coca-Cola about the strengths they are carrying and the weaknessthey have along with future opportunities and threats. This has given picture to Coca-Cola for its survival strategy and future action plan. In order to achieve the profit above market average, the Coca-Cola should apply their business model, network and core competencies. PESTEL Analysis A pestle analysis is one the method to analyses the external factors that affects the business. This can be used with other methods to analyses the internal factors. This is used to create the strategic plan for the business and the upcoming opportunity for the business. Pestle stands for political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors (Tucker, 2009). PESTEL analysis for Coca-Cola Political: Political factors like tax policies, trade restrictions, tariffs, employment laws, environmental regulations, political stability, corrupt government, underdeveloped economy affects the company. It has affected Coca-Cola also in several ways. Hence these factors should be considered always because they vary from country to country and Coca-Cola has to consider new policy and government laws for every new country where they open their business (Stafford, 2012). Economic: There may be countries which are poor or underdeveloped or may be in a developing stage. This affects the pricing of the Coca-Cola product. People may be poor and due to credit crunch they may like to invest their money in more important items like food, accommodation, clothing etc. that affects the companys business (Will, 2007). Social: Social issues are like age, heath factors of a particular place, where maximum number of people are of higher age and taking beverages is not good for their health that affects the company business. Technological: Technology plays a very important role these days, the countries which have better technology there are facilities for better packaging systems, automation process, more RD activities and growing economy. Hence in such a case the Coca-Cola has to take advantage and can grow their operations there. People are more advance in such country they require innovation and change from time to time as well as they are more informed about the product and service they are using. Hence, the company needs to be more careful, honest and advance in such a place (Julian, 2012). Environmental: Environment factors like hot and cold climate, there are places which are very cold throughout the year their people would prefer a warm beverage over the cold one. There are places which are hot in climate and their consumption of water and cold beverages are more. Hence, Coca-Cola sale strategies should keep such factor in mind (Murden, 2005). Legal: Legal factors are particularly related to the tax and legal laws of the country. There may be high tax in some countries and in some countries there may be no tax on the food and drink items. In some counties Coca-Cola is paying high tax but generating less revenue. In such cases the company strategies for pricing differs and it particular affects the decisionmaking for Coca-Cola. Various Micro and Macro environment factors can be analyzed by using SWOT and PESTLE framework for Coca-Cola. It affects the decision making, helps in facing and fighting the competition and also ascertaining the future of the company by defining the threats. It is not confirmed to the profit making rather they are wonderful tool for strategizing the planning and action for Coca-Cola. (Kripalani and Mark, 2003). Culture Every organization has it unique characteristics and personality, like any person. These unique characteristics makes an organization culture.Organisation culture affects the Behaviour of the people working together to achieve companys objectives. It is a kind of invisible force. Organisational culture is process of shared values, assumptions, beliefsetc. that affects the behavior of the people working with that organization. It affects how they act, dress and perform their tasks. It is kind of boundary and guideline that makes a unique culture(Barbara and David, 2007).Every organization has some unique characteristics on the basis of which the culture is formed. Innovation is one characteristic, the employees takes high risk and brings something new in the organization if organization believes in innovation, otherwise the employees do their work in the same manner always. The organization which gives more emphasis to attention to detail are likely to see better results rather than t hose who gives less importance to attention to detail. There are organization which are more outcome oriented , they does no emphasis on the process of work they only requires the results. There are organization which provide fair treatment to their employees in terms of salary, treatment etc. and give them dignity and respect. There employees are more likely to stay with the organization and have low attrition rate. Teamwork is another important aspect for any company, where there is more emphasis on team work , people are likely to have better relationships with their managers, subordinates and peers (Orozco, 2006). The above characteristics define an organisational culture. The more positive organization culture is likely to have more success rate and satisfaction within the employees. Coca-Cola culture is defined by the seven values they follow which are passion, leadership, integrity, diversity, collaboration, accountability and quality. They believe in creating valued culture and making a difference. With the change in the business environment the culture of Coca-Cola has also changed. They believe in two assets that is their people and their brand. They are dealing with worldwide diverse staff members, ideas and talents. They are able to embrace the diverse world and creating sustainability (Jessica, 2011). They have programs which retain and attract the diverse talent. They believe in respecting humans and giving them a better workplace as part of their culture and sustaining business. Coca-Cola is also providing a safe and healthy work environment. Every individual is important to them and they have a right for workplace safety (Hamowy, 2007).Business partners and suppliers are core for their business success, so they are following supplier guideline principl es that gives importance to responsible workplace practices and policies and applicable to the local labor laws, technology, environment and regulations. Theyalso practice Anti-bribery law for protecting companys reputation. There are more than 70000 associates who are making the Coca-Cola system. They believe in environment where everyones talent and ideas are encouraged. They have open flow of communication where staff member can discuss the issues, share ideas, information, share success and information, increase awareness. Various development programs are there in which the people can learn and grow their skills, they are also offering the best competitive packages as per the industry standards. High performers are rewarded and recognized(Boville, 2004). Hence, with the changing business environment Coca-Cola is working hardtop give fair treatment to their workers, manage the diversity programs on regular basis and developing enhanced understanding with suppliers, stakeholders, colleagues and customers (D'Amato, Fasoli, Kravchuk, Righetti,2011).This is a long term strategy which gives rise to the long term success of the company. If the company is rigid and not ready to change with the changing environment , they may not be able to sustain in long run. But with the company like Coca-Cola which is globally present , have to deal with the cultural issues on daily basis and they are imbibing the new practices and changes. Theyre understanding the external and internal factors that are responsible for the growth of their organization and leading towards success at the marketplace (Esterl, 2011). 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