Organizational Analysis: General Health Products
The organization that I've selected for consideration is called General Health Products. The company specializes in a range of bandages, lotions and other materials used for the treatment of individuals with open wounds, bed sores or deep skin tears. The assessment below considers the outlook for General Health both as a consequence of internal realities and external forces.
Chart of Organization's Domain
Products
Specific Forces
General Forces
Important Forces
Bandages, wound care supplies, in-bed cleaning fluids
Hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, nursing homes, private physicians
Internal management structure, Information Technology solutions
Cost of materials, speed of shipping, industry pricing competition
Continually high demand, high pressure to keep internal production up, supply chain efficiency
Environmental Effects:
When considering the forces delineated above, it is clear that the business in question is in many ways impacted by the constant presence of uncertainty. As noted in the delineation of important forces here above, the balance...
Specifically, the company has lacked the necessary analytical Information Technology systems to sufficiently project seasonal or incremental upturns in demand. Major clients will often expand their demands without warning, straining the capabilities of the modestly-sized company.
These forces denote a certain complexity to a business with an otherwise rather simple production and delivery model. Such is to say that the supply chain must achieve a more responsive symbiosis with client demand. An Enterprise Resource Management strategy might be an appropriate one in the case of General Health, which could benefit from a greater ability to forecast demand.
With respect to dynamism, the company does actually have the capability to move quickly and nimbly due to its internal production approach. It's small staff and informal procedures actually benefit it in this regard, giving the company a capacity to shift gears to respond to newly urgent or pressing consumer needs.
Likewise, the richness of the environment is especially compelling, with the room for growth being demonstrably high. Constant growth of the customer…
