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Gullermo
Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis
Situation Overview
Guillermo's furniture manufacturing company is located in Sonora, Mexico which was formerly a quiet vacation spot but has undergone a significant amount of development including an international airport. The organization is the largest furniture manufacturing company in this area and has been manufacturing furniture for some time now. Although the company was profitable until the late 1990's, the industry began to change. The competition was composed of firms that implemented the latest automation technology available. This allowed them reduce expenses in manufacturing which also allowed them to come in with lower prices to the customers. Guillermo has realized that their current strategy is no longer competitive and the company must consider a new direction for the company. They can decide to upgrade and try to compete with the new competition or continue operations as they are with some or no modifications to their strategy.
Furthermore, with the combination of the new competition and the presence of a weak economy, Guillermo could choose to become a distributor of furniture instead of being a manufacturer. This move would allow the company to stay in the industry but take on a different role in their business model. However, in order for Guillermo to determine the most financially beneficial route for the company in the future, Guillermo must first create some financial metrics for their alternatives. This will allow them the data they need for financial decisions and determine which alternative would the most profitable for Guillermo.
Guillermo's Alternatives - Overview
Guillermo has been successful for a number of years because of factors such as the location of the business as well as labor being relatively inexpensive in Mexico. However, trends in the industry have shifted the competitive landscape and made these advantages less important than they were previously. Although Guillermo can probably keep the current model for a while, it doesn't appear that there is much hope for it to be profitable again given the industry changes. Therefore the company must decide how it can continue doing business.
The company has identified basically three options in which they must choose from as potentially strategies. The first option...
The second option is to invest in high-tech equipment and to begin manufacturing new products that will allow the company to streamline current processes. Belgium is one of the leaders in the world in such technology. In 2009 the Belgian textile, wood and furniture industry realized a turnover of 10.5 billion euros, of which over seventy percent was earned abroad from the country's exports (Economie, 2012).
Labor rates in Europe are much higher than in other parts of the world; especially Mexico. However, through automation of various manufacturing processes some manufacturers have overcome this obstacle. One furniture manufacturer in Sweden, for example, manufactures thirteen million drawers a year as a subcontractor with a fully automated factory (Automation World, 2011). There are even enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems that can integrate with factory automation to automate many of the other business processes as well (ERP Consulting, 2012). However such systems require a significant amount of capital to build and operate and it is unlikely for Guillermo to be able to compete on this level. Yet it is important to recognize what other firms are doing in the industry.
The final option is to become a distributor of another product line which will offer a variety of revenue sources. Since becoming a distributor would be in the same industry then Guillermo would have the necessary industry experience immediately. Furthermore, many of the furniture manufactures in the industry have already made the move to become a distributor as well (Alibaba, 2012). Trading globally has become increasingly easy and there are several sources in which one can source different types of products. Therefore, many manufactures compliment their primary lines with other products which they source from foreign partners.
Financial Analysis
Guillermo has three basic options available to the company. If Guillermo wishes to remain a competitor in the manufacturing industry it will definitely have to modernize operations to any chance of creating the types of efficiencies that the foreign competitors have gained. It has been identified that…
Works Cited
Alibaba. (2012). Global trade starts here. Retrieved from Alibaba: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/furniture.html
Automation World. (2011, March 10). Manufacturing Intelligence Brings Swedish Furniture Manufacturer Uniform Results, Better Visibility. Retrieved from Automation World: http://www.automationworld.com/manufacturing-intelligence-brings-swedish-furniture-manufacturer-uniform-res
Economie. (2012). Important Industries. Retrieved from Invest in Belguim: http://ib.fgov.be/en/important_industries/#09
ERP Consulting. (2012). Furniture Manufacturing. Retrieved from ERP Consulting: http://www.erpc.com.ua/en/industries/furniture.html
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