Homework: Understanding Strategic Differences
Select two companies in the same industry, either in service or in manufacturing. You can select industries such as fast-food, banking, healthcare, computer manufacturing, or auto manufacturing.
Use the Internet to visit the selected companies' Web sites and collect the following information:
1. Their mission statement,
2. Target market, and
3. Specifics of their product and service offerings.
Then explain the differences between the companies' business strategies and target markets.
How do their product and service offerings differ relative to their target markets and their overall strategies?
Finally, how does their operations function support their business strategies?
Try to explain how operations utilizes specific organizational resources to support the business strategy.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.