What are the limitation of SWOT analysis? What is the difference between SWOT and TOWS?
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Ideally, it should be SW..........................OT.\n\nIn other words, the main problem is that most users of SWOT jump too fast to opportunities and threats (which are related to knowledge of the field and of competitors) and don't spend enough time REFLECTING on the SW findings (which gives you deep self-knowledge).\n\nDeep self-knowledge (individual, group, organization, country, etc.) enables you to make defeat almost impossible, because you CHOOSE a business model (or an industry, or target market, etc.) where your strengths will be leveraged ad infinitum while your weaknesses are irrelevant.\n\nIn other words, self-knowledge gives you a certain assurance that you WILL NOT be defeated. \n\nBut of course, that is not enough to win.\n\nYou also have to attack. (Similarly, in a hockey game, having a great goal tender is not enough. You also have to score).\n\nScoring depends on identifying opportunities out there which your strengths enable you to capture and capitalize quickly and efficiently.\n\nTo answer your question, I think the main limitation is that SWOT doesn't take into account the core competencies that Gary Hamel talked about. A core competency is almost a super-strength. Sony's miniaturization, or Toyota's lean manufacturing, for example.
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Market research on the other hand is also known as industrial analysis. it has got much to do with the market forces like competition, prices, suppy demand...much to do with finance and conomics.\n\nmarketing research is internal. u carry out research to answer some questions. like should the company increase price. does the ad works,, which positiong strategy is best...\n\nso market reserch is wholistic and external....while marketing rearch is internal and company specific
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There are no limits on the amount, but there are limits on what can be done with it.\n\nI can think of no reason why it should be limited.
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You probably mean transactional analysis, developed by Eric Berne.  See http://www.itaa-net.org/ta/index.htm
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I agree.  It is impossible to estimate cash flows from unknown products.  You could take historical flows from a very large operation, but even that is merely filling in the blank just for the sake of not having a blank.
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read this\n\nhttp://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/fus/fus99/FAQ_value_added98.pdf#search='model%20value%20added%20chain'\n\nModel should include collaborative inventory forecast management, suppliers, order cycle, TMS, in house processes (receiving, order processing,tagging, etc), and delivery cycles.
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When performing schedule analysis in project management you derive the early start, early finish, late start, and late finish for each task.\n\nThe "early" dates represent the earliest you can perform a task, based on the estimated durations, and the task sequencing.  \n\nThe "late" dates are the latest dates that a task can be scheduled without impacting the project end-date.\n\n(If the "early" and "late" dates are the same for a task, it must be scheduled to happen on those dates or the project will be delayed.  This kind of task is said to be critical.)\n\nThe early and late dates provide you information about when you should/can schedule your task to start, but the date you finally select in your plan for your task to start would be referred to as the (scheduled) start date.\n\nWhen the task actually starts, this would be referred to as the "actual" start date - potentially a fourth kind of start date.
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The first site is intended primarily for 'newbies' to the Trebuchet scene but provides free plans\nSecond site provides reference to more resources, but not free.
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Vector Vest does do very good analysis. However I've found that although they are usually correct when it comes to what they say about a company; in the real day to day trading world it doesn't necessarily equate to a profit.
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One will obviously go for a new project, say implementing a CBIS(Computer Based Information System) if and only if it is feasible, i.e., profitable if taken. Before going for a new project, the following feasibilities are checked:\n  - Technical Feasibility (is it profitable and affordable \n           to adopt the new Technology ? ) \n  - Economic Feasibility (Will the current investment of \n       money bring profit ? ) \n  - Operational Feasibility (Will the new system be\n       affordable to operate ? Can the existing users use \n       it or can they be trained or new staff will have to \n       be recruited ? What will be the overhead (cost) ? )\n  - Social Feasibility ( Will the new system be socially \n       accepted ? )
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It's 'butt-munch' you dillwad...\n\nLook it up, it's not that hard. Do your own homework!
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Tracking error is the standard deviation of the portfolio of differences:\nLet X be your portfolio; let B be the chosen benchmark.\nThen d=X-B is the portfolio of differences (which adds to zero)\nthen TE=std(d) is the tracking error. If you have a covariance matrix S for your assets, then \nTE=((X-B)'S(X-B))^(1/2).\n\nTracking error "interpretation" is the uncertainty of the excess returns (that is, of the return of the portfolio vs the benchmark's)
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analyzing a web site how?\n\nstats like "hits" "visits"\n\nsales of e-commerce sites\n\nquality of graphics\n\nreadability of text\n\nusability\n\nThereare so many ways to analize a sit - what specifically do you want to know?
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The preliminary investigation, or feasibility study, is a brief study of the problem area.The purpose of this investigation is to define and evaluate the problem at hand quickly, to see if it is worthy of further study, and to suggest some possible courses of action. \nThe main output of this step is the feasibility report.\n\nThe steps involved in Preliminary Investigation:\n  \na) Understand the problems: Analyze the problem statement, Identify affected groups, understand the current system and its interaction with other systems, develop the business profile of the company\n\nb) Project Scope and constraints Identify System Boundaries, and constraints. Identify what is a part of our system and what is to be excluded.\n\nc) Determine Feasibility: The three types of feasibility (Operational Feasibility,Technical Feasibility,Economic Feasibility) must be done. The one that will be done now, is that; the former is done by the SRC, and the later by the System Analyst\n\nd) Estimate time and cost to continue development: This activity involves a complete Project cost and time estimate. Here the analyst will use SW Engineering techniques like FPA, line of code based estimation techniques and others, to give a precise estimate. \n\ne) Present Results and recommendations to Management: This will be in form of a formal document called Preliminary Investigation Report. It will have the following sections: \n\nIntroduction \nSystem Request Summary: This section will include SRF, and a brief discussion on the reasons for a system request \nFindings : This will include the outcome of the fact finding phase. \nRecommendations: This will include System Analyst's recommendations. Each recommendation should be followed by its justification. \nTime and Cost estimates: This will include a detailed calculation of the Time and Project size estimates, and the methodologies used for estimates. \nExpected benefits to the company: This section is the most important section. A non-technical manager may only read this section. In this section the System Analyst must be very convincing. This Manager of the company will probably decided the system's fate based on this section. \nAppendix: Appendix will contain all the supporting documents (e.g. questionnaire, forms etc. ), and definition of all the related terms.
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Isn't it SDRadiant that you're supposed to use for W:ET? (GTKRadiant will kinda work if you try hard enough, but I think SD is a fork that's specific to Wolfenstein.)
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A UIT is  registered trust in which a fixed portfolio of income-producing securities are purchased and held to maturity. Commonly used with municipal bonds, investors receive an undivided interest of the portfolio's principal as well as income proportionate to the amount they invested.\n\nAn EFT is security that tracks an index and represents a basket of stocks like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange, thus experiencing price changes throughout the day as it is bought and sold.