VRIO Analysis of Volkswagen Do Brasil Driving Strategy With The Balanced Scorecard

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VRIO Analysis of Volkswagen do Brasil Driving

Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard


This is an analysis carried out to know about the internal strengths and
capabilities of Volkswagen do Brasil Driving Strategy with the Balanced
Scorecard. Under the VRIO analysis, the following steps are carried out:

 The internal resources of Volkswagen do Brasil Driving Strategy with


the Balanced Scorecard are listed down.
 Each of these resources are assessed in terms of the value it brings
to the organization.
 Each resource is assessed in terms of how rare it is. A rare resource
is one that is not commonly used by competitors.
 Each resource is assessed whether it could be imitated by
competition easily or not.
 Lastly, each resource is assessed in terms of whether the
organization can use it to an advantage or not.

The analysis done on the 4 dimensions; Value, Rareness, Imitability, and


Organization. If a resource is high on all of these 4, then it brings long-term
competitive advantage. If a resource is high on Value, Rareness, and
Imitability, then it brings an unused competitive advantage. If a resource is
high on Value and Rareness, then it only brings temporary competitive
advantage. If a resource is only valuable, then it’s a competitive parity. If
it’s none, then it can be regarded as a competitive disadvantage.

Value Chain Analysis of Volkswagen do Brasil


Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard
The Value chain analysis of Volkswagen do Brasil Driving Strategy with the
Balanced Scorecard helps in identifying the activities of an organization,
and how these add value in terms of cost reduction and differentiation. This
tool is used in the case study analysis as follows:

 The firm’s primary and support activities are listed down.


 Identifying the importance of these activities in the cost of the
product and the differentiation they produce.
 Lastly, differentiation or cost reduction strategies are to be used for
each of these activities to increase the overall value provided by
these activities.
Recognizing value creating activities and enhancing the value that they
create allow Volkswagen do Brasil Driving Strategy with the Balanced
Scorecard to increase its competitive advantage.

BCG Matrix of Volkswagen do Brasil Driving


Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard
The BCG Matrix is an important tool in deciding whether an organization
should invest or divest in its strategic business units. The matrix involves
placing the strategic business units of a business in one of four categories;
question marks, stars, dogs and cash cows. The placement in these
categories depends on the relative market share of the organization and
the market growth of these strategic business units. The steps to be
followed in this analysis is as follows:

 Identify the relative market share of each strategic business unit.


 Identify the market growth of each strategic business unit.
 Place these strategic business units in one of four categories.
Question Marks are those strategic business units with high market
share and low market growth rate. Stars are those strategic business
units with high market share and high market growth rate. Cash
Cows are those strategic business units with high market share and
low market growth rate. Dogs are those strategic business units with
low market share and low growth rate.
 Relevant strategies should be implemented for each strategic
business unit depending on its position in the matrix.

The strategies identified from the Volkswagen do Brasil Driving Strategy


with the Balanced Scorecard BCG matrix and included in the case pdf.

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