Have a look at our Introduction and Brochure for a description of our consultancy work.
The objective of this project was to evaluate the business case for our client’s plans to evolve into a stabilising and texturising solutions business.
The report contained:
- A plan
- A description of the mode of operation including required customer support for a stabiliser/texturiser business solutions
- Guidelines and recommendations concerning the type and qualifications of personnel required
- Guidelines and recommendations concerning the technology required
- Recommendations in respect of potential partners, for raw materials and other aspects
Click here for a PDF of the contents of the study or look below for an outline.
Table of Contents
Objective
Background & Scope
- Strategy
- Markets
- Resources
- Scope
Method
Principal Findings and Conclusions
- Key questions
- Market situation
- Position
- The business
Recommendations
The Stabiliser/Texturiser Business
- Overview
- Summary
- Sales Cycle
- Customer Service
- The Money
- The Risk
- Barriers to entry and success factors
- Barriers to entry in established markets
- Success Factors
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Current strengths
- Current weaknesses
- How to Do It
- On your own
- Acquire a company
- With a partner
- What could you offer a partner?
The Operation of a Solutions Provider Business
- Summary
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Competitors
- How a typical company adds value
- Support Services
- Technology development
- Primary Activities
- A typical company’s resources
- Operations
- Networks and Logistics
Case Study – a solutions provider in Eastern Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Hungary
- Moldovia
- Poland
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Worldwide summary
- Organisation
- Control
- Competitiveness
- Product portfolio
- Production
- Research and Development
- Quality Assurance
- Product pipeline, process development and intellectual property
- People
- Product positioning
- Strategy
- Reputation
Business Plan
- Objectives and Mission Statement
- Objective
- The Mission
- Strategy & Tactics
- Strategy
- Tactics
- Market Approach
- Challenges to operate in the United States
- Resources required to follow the model of a typical company
- Facilities
- Procurement and Logistics
- R&D Laboratory
- Pilot plant
- Manufacturing facilities
- QA/QC Laboratory
- Warehousing
- Human resources required to follow the model of a typical company
- R&D
- QA
- Production
- Procurement
- Technical Sales
- Support staff
- Management
- Time line and budget
- Financial Model
Potential Partners
- What can you offer a partner in the stabiliser / texuriser businsess?
- What further advantages could you offer a dairy ingredients partner?
- What further advantages could you offer a more single product or commodity partner?
- Summary of conversations with potential partners.
- 14 Contact reports and Company Profiles
Models for obtaining additional value
- Model 1
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- Model 2
- Advantages and disadvantages
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- Model 3
- Advantages include: –
- Disadvantages include: –