Strategic Management

Executive Summary

Off-Site Off-site construction plans to become a leading provider of off-site construction and renovation services in the local area. The company's overall strategy will be based on a continuing improvement process of setting objectives, measuring results, and providing feedback to facilitate further growth and progress. Off-Site Off-site construction is a company, with principal offices located in the local area. The company's management is highly experienced and qualified: the brothers who will lead the management team have each accumulated over twenty five years of experience in the off-site construction industry.

Table of Content

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LO1: IDENTIFY AND JUSTIFY A STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT1

1.1 Determine a topic of investigation that has a strategic implication1

1.2 Discuss the aim, scope and objectives of the project1

1.3 Justify the topic of investigation and its aim, scope and objectives1

1.4 Evaluate the project research methodology, including the project structure and research base1

LO2: CONDUCT RESEARCH, USING SOURCES, AND SYNTHESISE DATA AND OPTIONS2

2.1 Identify sources of data and information that will support the aim of the project2

2.2 Synthesise the data and information for options or alternatives that support the project aims3

2.3 Determine an option or alternative that supports the project aims3

2.3.1 Service Business Analysis3

LO3: DRAW CONCLUSIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ACHIEVE THE PROJECT AIM4

3.1 Research Analysis To Enable Conclusions4

3.2 Recommend a course of action that achieves the project aim5

3.3 Analyse the impact of the recommendations5

Strategic Management6

LO4: REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT6

4.1 Results Of The Investigative Project6

4.2 Evaluate the impact of the investigative project11

Conclusion14

References16

LO1: IDENTIFY AND JUSTIFY A STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT

1.1 Determine a topic of investigation that has a strategic implication

Through their years of experience, Off-Site Off-site construction's owners have developed sophisticated bidding, scheduling and materials solutions for some of the most complex off-site construction projects being done today. (Kerzner, 2002, 12)

Owners, developers, off-site construction managers, general contractors, and sub-contractors are expected to realize substantial savings in labor and material costs by using the company's off-site construction methods and systems. Applications include commercial and residential structures.

1.2 Discuss the aim, scope and objectives of the project

Identify and justify a strategic investigative project

Conduct research, using sources, and synthesise data and options

Draw conclusions and make recommendations that achieve the project aim

Review the results of the investigative project

1.3 Justify the topic of investigation and its aim, scope and objectives

The company will use versatile and completely adaptable methods for a variety of building configurations. In this study we focus on the off-site construction, maintenance and use of buildings impacts substantially on our environment and is currently contributing significantly to irreversible changes in the world's climate, atmosphere and ecosystem.

1.4 Evaluate the project research methodology, including the project structure and research base

The project is based on the strategic management of the building off-site construction. The research is based on the secondary method.

LO2: CONDUCT RESEARCH, USING SOURCES, AND SYNTHESISE DATA AND OPTIONS

2.1 Identify sources of data and information that will support the aim of the project

There were about 792,000 off-site construction companies in the United States in 2002: 237,000 were building off-site construction contractors; 60,000 were ...