National Health Services of the U.K

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Case Study

Oxfam

The international confederation has multiple organizations that offer service delivery in over ninety nations. Oxfam was founded on the principles of fight against poverty and injustice. Key to the principles is the creation of solutions to such.The main stakeholders are the common citizenry with little ability of making changes to their lives. The others are employees, both senior and junior, and partners. All the stakeholders are drawn to meet the goals of poverty elimination (Capon, Claire and Claire 45).Oxfam’s partnership with Unilever is one that aspires to meet the Unilever’s themes of sustainable living. Nokia also partnered with Oxfam to develop the promotion of technology to elevate poverty levels.

National Health Services of the U.K

The organization that has evolved into the world’s largest in that respect is financed with public funds to make all United Kingdom citizenry beneficiaries of good healthcare. Therefore, its major role is to ensure equity among all in the realization of health security.The NHS has partnered with Avon to help meet its goals of service delivery. Avon provides a wide range of health services both at work and businesses.The NHS stakeholders are the management team, clients and other staff. Driven with the purpose of providing good health care regardless of social and affluent status, the organization also ensures satisfaction of employees from all quarters.

Tesco PLC

Tesco is an organization that runs a chain of grocery and general merchandise retail stores across several nations. Founded nearly a century ago, the organization is the globe’s largest in terms of profit and revenue.Tesco has partnered with several organizations to help in the realization of the goals of reaching out to and supplying as many clients as possible. Among them are the consumer good forum and Round Table on Sustainable Oil. The partnerships are aimed at developing competent management at the firm and participation in global creation of sustainable oil from palm.The organization has a marketing goal of ensuring consumer satisfaction. The other stakeholders in managers and employees are provided with relevant and key training to boost service delivery.

Warburtons Bakery

This is the second largest grocery in the UK. The family owned business is a bakery that specializes in the production of varied bakery products (Kew, John and John 45).The company’s partners are Unilever’s Flora and lately, Paddington Bear. Unilever merged its Flora brand with the company to create a marketing drive among consumers and to highlight the magnificence of their products. The partnership with Paddington Bear, on the other hand, is an honor to Paddington’s continued use of Warburton’s products to process their sandwiches.The business’ stakeholders are their customers, the management teams and their employees. The company has set objectives to ensure consumer satisfaction through production of traditionally baked and fresh products. Meeting the goal involves creation of serene environs of work for the employees. The managers on the hand are provided with the resources to make management and creation and implementation of procedurals a lot easier.

Economic Systems

Chiefly, there are four economic systems. They are inclusive of traditional, command, mixed and market economic systems (Kew, John and John 78).Operations of Tesco PLC within the Market Economic SystemThe market economic system is very much similar to a free market with little or no influence from the government. Though there are set policies and regulations that aim at creating and steadily ensuring fair market competition, Tesco has exploited the reaping of the system to the fullest.Virtually, every aspect of production and consumers are left to the concerned primary parties. The provision of barely limited operations allows the company to act on a free will.

Tesco PLC Operations

Structure and Forces of the Market

Tesco’s Firms

Tesco’s wings have grown to cover several countries with fourteen firms in Europe, Asia, and America. The firms offer varied services ranging from banking to retail sales in general merchandise

Product Differentiation

The company has plunged into the evolving market environs and propels through development and innovation of brand products. The quality brands are labeled significantly to stand out in the market. The R&D processes help it in retention and accumulation of clients.

Mobility of Resources

Tesco has adopted the BT Cloud as a mechanism for the provision of effective and enhanced services to clients. This has enabled flexibility and mobility.

Dissemination of Information

Tesco’s data include figures of sales, services and products price ranges. Such are developed into reports. The information is then used for decision making and prediction of trending sales. The information is disseminated through mail and presentations.

Supply and Demand

Differentiation has kept the Company’s products in demand.The company uses reports to forecast sales and optimize stocks. It has employed tools of the Matlab Modeling to simulate distribution and depots performances. Understanding of sales patterns is also enhanced through use of regression testing (Fernando 81).

Business and Cultural Environment

SWOT Analysis

Tesco has a large market share value that has enabled its steady growth. The online stores and the strategy of comprehensive supply have ensured a steadfast business growth for the organization (Capon, Claire and Claire, 56).However, the company has suffered several setbacks that hinder its success. For instance, it suffered the accusation of substituting beef meat with horse meet in January 2013.To note with, diversification of the store and development of several of such has created immense business opportunities for the company.The company is, on the other hand, faced with the threat of a shrinking economy that would mutilate its returns.

PESTEL Analysis

The company’s growing success puts it at the pole position of helping to ease the economic recession that plagues the globe. However, the company’s plan of expansion to attain the position of a stronger power of the economy might be curtailed as there are stringent measures on expansion.The company’s innovation has been able to match the changing global social trends. Use of and technology integration such as the internet has enabled such easy transition.

Importance of International Trade

The ability to run successful diversified international stores has registered for the company increased revenues and profits.The varying ethical and cultural demands across nations have made Tesco mold its human resource. For instance, in some countries, persons below 21years are considered minors and whilst in others, 18years is the age for attaining adulthood (Fernando 112). As such, the company has amended its policies to fit such provisions and avoid child labor.

Works Cited

Capon, Claire, and Claire Capon. Understanding the Business Environment: Inside and Outside the Organisation. Harlow, England: Prentice Hall/Financial Times, 2009. Print.

Fernando, A C. Business Environment. New Delhi: Pearson, 2011. Print.

Kew, John, and John Stredwick. Business Environment: Managing in a Strategic Context. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 2008. Print.