e. In Spain or Italy) Larson's products will be cheaper on global markets. Under this scenario, Larson would be forced to finance its operations entirely from ongoing cash flow. It would also see a slump in the strength of the battery industry. If the industry slumps, this may bring about the oligopoly scenario from Milestone 2. At present, however, a credit crunch would simply limit the amount of R&D that Larson could conduct, and would prohibit the offshoring of production in order to cut costs. Larson would still be able to follow the core cost leadership strategy, which was always the most reasonable option on the table given the industry characteristics. Larson is faced with an uncertain future in that each of these three different scenarios delivers slightly different characteristics with regards to the nature of competition and the opportunities that exist in the marketplace. Some of the options presented under the different scenarios are mutually exclusive -- Larson cannot build a new plant in China during a credit crunch, nor can it focus on R&D while pursuing a cost leadership strategy. What Larson needs to do is evaluate its strategy based on the most likely scenarios of the global economy and the industry conditions. In this instance, the most likely scenario is a relatively slow growth economic scenario. While markets in Asia are strong, Europe may suffer from the effects of the Greek debt crisis,...
Conditions in the United State are different, but the current monetary policy climate is oriented towards imaginary threats rather than threats that actually exist, such as lingering high unemployment. This increases the threat of a double-dip in the U.S. As such, it is unlikely that growth in the world economy will be robust over the next five years. Larson should focus on gearing up for a price war with the existing firms in the industry, in particular as growth slows and some firms drop out.
It is worth noting that two economic consequences are likely to occur, particularly in the event of a V-shaped recovery. The first is that the Federal Reserve is going to wait to increase rates until the last possible moment, in the hopes of spurring greater investment and therefore job growth. This means that inflation is expected at some point this year. This inflation means that factor inputs will increase in
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Also in terms of trade, it would be recommended for the company to conduct several analyses in order to identify the countries with the highest demand for batteries. India for instance, with its numerous technological applications and in its quality of hosting most of the global mobile telephones -- would be expected to be a large consumer of batteries and could as such constitute a desirable trading destination for Larson
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