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This study explores operating strategy of the construction industry by using SWOT Analysis and Five Forces Analysis to evaluate the competitiveness of the case of Z Company. The major findings indicate that the Z Company adopts the product strategy successfully underlying its reputation in the industry to establish its corporate image during the past 30 years. In the SWOT analysis, the Z Company actively pursued the progress of technology and building materials to upgrade the company operation and strengthen its competitive advantage. However, inadequate supply of talent staff and worker prevail and it must actively train or recruit the future successors and skilled personnel. For external opportunities, it can be combined with the emerging studio, so the professionals can be upgraded to develop different areas of the customer sources. As for the external threat, the Z Company is a sole proprietorship and the use of funds is highly limited, so it should avoid the operation of low-cost bidding strategy. The results of the Five Forces Analysis indicate that the threat of substitutes is low, the potential competitor is low, the bargaining power of the customer is low, the bargaining power of the supplier is high, and the intra-industry competition is high, showing that the industry in which the company is located still has many opportunities. But the competition among construction firms is relatively intense. The results derived from this study suggest that the Z Company needs to adopt differentiated strategies by developing green energy markets, recruit talent workers, in cooperation with the studio, and engaging in the division of labor in order to enhance the Z Company’s efficient of operations.
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