Assalamualaikum wbt... Hi everyone, today I would like to tell about the UMW Holding study case.UMW Holding is the one of company that involve in automotive assembly and distribution.,UMW Corporation also contributes others three core business which are automotive components OEM and REM, heavy components and oil and gas drilling services. They are faced big challenge to sustain the position in market and to gain the profit because they need to compete with others rival which is in same industry, automotive industry such as Proton and Produa. Therefore, to growth their business they were decided to venture into the oil and gas industry in Malaysia. This afford was to buffer the effect of the pending fiercer competition in the Malaysian automotive industry. In this case also have showed that UMW Holding faced the lost and cause of that, PNB Berhad had buy 26 share in this company.If you want to know more detail you can read UMW Holding stdy case to get the more information. I think that's all. Thank you very much....

Assalamualaikum wbt..

Today as usually I will share with you about the strategic management subject. The topic for today is Strategic For Competing In International Markets. Before I learn this topic my mind was thinking about import and export because about international market.But this topic is not only about import and export , but is more to expand the business in foreign country. For the first slide that show to us have tell  why companies decide to enter foreign markets. The answer that gives is to gain access to new customers. Second to achieve lower costs through economies of scale, experience, and increased purchasing power. Third to futher exploit core competencies. Fourth, to gain access to resource and capabilities located in foreign markets and the last is to spread business risk.

Besides that, the point that I think is important is about why competing across national borders makes strategy-making more complex. There is the point:-

1)         Different countries have differentt home-country advantages in different industries.

2)         Location-based value chain advantages for certain countries.

3)         Differences in government policies, tax rates, and economic conditions.

4)         Currency exchange rate risks.

5)         Differences in buyer tastes and preferences for products and services.

That’s all for today.. bye2..

Assalamualaikum wbt..

Today as usually I will share with you about the strategic management subject. The topic for today is Strategic For Competing In International Markets. Before I learn this topic my mind was thinking about import and export because about international market.But this topic is not only about import and export , but is more to expand the business in foreign country. For the first slide that show to us have tell  why companies decide to enter foreign markets. The answer that gives is to gain access to new customers. Second to achieve lower costs through economies of scale, experience, and increased purchasing power. Third to futher exploit core competencies. Fourth, to gain access to resource and capabilities located in foreign markets and the last is to spread business risk.

Besides that, the point that I think is important is about why competing across national borders makes strategy-making more complex. There is the point:-

1)         Different countries have differentt home-country advantages in different industries.

2)         Location-based value chain advantages for certain countries.

3)         Differences in government policies, tax rates, and economic conditions.

4)         Currency exchange rate risks.

5)         Differences in buyer tastes and preferences for products and services.

That’s all for today.. bye2..

Chapter 5 – Week 6 (The Five Generic Competitive Strategies)

Assalamualaikum wbt…

Today I want to share something from my lecture with Dr. Ummi Salwa. The topic for today is The Five Generic Competitive Strategies in chapter 5. Based on this chapter, there are the five of generic strategy and these are the little explanation for each of generic strategy:-

1) Low- cost Provider- Striving to achieve lower overall costs than rivals on products that     attract a broad spectrum of buyers. Examples are Air Asia, Mydin or Tesco.

2) Broad Differentiation- Differentiating the firm’s product offering from rivals’ with attributes that appeal to a broad spectrum of buyers. Example is Apple product.

3) Focused Low-cost- Concentrating on a narrow price-sensitive buyer segment and on costs to offer a lower-priced product.

4) Focused Differentiation- Concentrating on a narrow buyer segment by meeting specific tastes and requirements of niche members. Example is Ferrari brand.

5) Best-cost Provider- Giving customers more value for the money by offering upscale product attributes at a lower cost than rivals.

Ok… That’s all from me...  Bye2.

Assalamualaikum wbt…

Today I would like to share what I have learned and hear from our special guest, Madam Asnidar Hanim Yusof that invited by Dr. Ummi Salwa or we call Miss Ummi. Madam Asnidar Hanim Yusof is the owner of the Oshima Restaurant. This restaurant based on Japanese food but it’s provided follow the sharia concept and absolutely its halal.

In this sharing session give some information to us from the beginning when she study in university and until she started her business. She is from the engineer course but her interested about the business encourage her to open the business. Many things we have learned from her and we are very impress because she very patient in operating business and she was almost fall in her business but she not give up. Besides that, she explain what are the menu that have at her restaurant and how the way in provide it weather is it same with the Japanese recipe or not. But she explained that her recipe still same but she use the halal concept.

I think that’s all my sharing session. Bye2. 

Assalamualaikum wbt…

Hi everyone, today I have something to share with you all about the new topic of strategic management, evaluating a company’s resources, capabilities, and competitiveness. In this topic was stress on evaluating a firm’s internal situation. From firm’s internal situation that have six questions such as strategy working, important resources and capabilities, advantage of market opportunities, prices and costs competitive, the rivals, and strategic issues and problems merit front-burner managerial attention.

Besides that, the SWOT analysis have been use to investigate or make an analysis to the company. SWOT analysis is powerful tool for sizing up a firm. In SWOT analysis explain about the internal strength that shows the basis of strategy. Second is internal weakness that tells about the deficient capabilities. Third are market opportunities that explain about the strategic objectives. Lastly is external threat which is more to strategic defenses.

I think that’s all from me. Assalamualaikum..

Bismillahirahmanirohim….

Assalamualaikum  to all fellow friends. Today I want to share something from my tutorial class. It’s about discussion the case study “Robin Hood”.  From study case have many information that show the strategic how Robin Hood conduct the organization, how to solve problem with the sheriff and the recruitment procedures.

In this case, Robin Hood making a plan to against the sheriff whereas he try many ways such as delegate a specific tasks to his lieutenants, change their policy “ Rob the rich and give to the poor” and so on. To know more details about the “Robin Hood” case, you can read and then can make an analysis.

That’s all for today. Thanks a lot.

Bismillahirahmanirahim…..

Assalamualaikum.. 

Today I will explain some knowledge from the strategic management subject. As we know, external environment is used to evaluate company strength. In other word, external environment are the condition, entities, events, and factors surrounding an organization that influence its activities and choices, and determine its opportunities and risks. It also called operating environment. In this topic also have explained about the PESTEL analysis which is influences the macro-environment. PESTEL is a political, economic, socioculture, technological, environmental, and legal. Besides that, we also learned about Porter’s Five Forces. There are some mind map of PESTEL analysis and Porter’s Five Force:- 

2nd Lecture....

Alhamdulillah I have given by Allah swt a chance to write some story or diary what I have learn in the lecture. As a Muslim we should grateful for all kind we get from Allah and we always heard that the two greatest grace in life is the grace of faith and Islam. There is some tazkirah for the reader.
      All the people must have a vision and mission in their life. For example as a student the mission is to try the best in their studies and hardworking to do something. For their vision is to success in their life in finishing their studies and can find the job. Alright for today I will tell a some information or knowledge what I have learn in lecture. The topic is about the business vision and mission. Before this, I will explain what the meaning of vision and mission. Vision is the objective that have target for long term but for the mission is for a short term.
     For this lecture, I have learn about the business vision and mission in strategic management subject. A vision statement should answer the basic question, " what do we want to become?". For the mission statement are " what is our business?". Why the vision and mission statement is very importance because first, to ensure unanimity of purpose within the organization, Second is to provide a basis, or standard, for allocating organizational resource, third is to establish a general tone or organizational climate and actually have many of importance vision and mission.
     I will explain a little about the characteristics of mission that first is allows for the generation and consideration of range feasible alternative objectives and strategies without unduly stifling management creativity. Second is needs to broad to reconcile differences effectively among, and appeal to, an organization's diverse stakeholder.
   I think that's all for this explanation for this chapter. I hope this little note can give benefit to who are read this. Assalamualaikum...

My first lecture........

Assalamualaikum to all friends that have visit my blog. Actually this is the first time I make a blog in my life time, so I need someone to help. Alhamdulillah, Haris have guide me in making a blog. It's not difficult as I expected. I forget to introduce myself, my name is muhammad shahrul nizam bin abdul rashid from Sitiawan, Perak. Before I continue my study in USIM, I have finish my secondary school in SMK Batu 10, Lekir, Sitiawan.
This is a little bit about me. Actually, I want to share about my first lecture in Strategic Management subject. I have late for 10 minutes for this class because I just finish my zohor prayer. First time I follow this lecture, I'm interest how the lecturer give her lecture. She is Dr. Ummi Salwa and she enthusiastic in delivering her lectures.
In her lecture, she not give her lecture yet but she ask to us to make a bulding from newspapers and who is the highest building will be a winner. Unfortunately, my group have been disqualified from this competition because our building was collapsed although our building are the higest among the other group. From this activity we have learn the planning is very important if you want to do something and the highest is not a measure but the sturdy is the most important element. This lecture have finished early and I was enjoyed this activity. I am worry about this subject if I will not score in final exam but after this lecture, it was decrease my expectation that the subject is very difficult.....
 I think that's all my first post.. Insha Allah next time I will post about what I have learn and what have I do.
Bye2... :-)