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Why Tesla surpassed GM and -Global trend
Ford? -Future potential
-Elon Musk
-Solar Energy
-Going Green
-Strong brand
-Investing
-Uncertainty about oil
-Growth Potential
How to sustain profitability for - Develop new models
Tesla? - Invest in advertising
- Customer service
-Lower prices
- Non-duplicable
Why would Tesla take such a risk? -No true competitors
- Investment
- Growth potential
,Strength of Tesla -Trustworthy
-Quality
-Uniqueness
-New techno
-Eco-friendly
-luxury long-rang electro car
-strong control over production prices
Weaknesses of Tesla -high prices
-limited supply chain
-not enough cars produced
-high debt load
-unable to organize production
Opportunities of Tesla -Global sales expansion
-global supply chain expansion
-business diversification
-many people are waiting for model 3
-cost reduction initiatives
Threats of Tesla -Competitors
- Dealership regulations
-Falling wheel prices
-funding production ramp
, Starbucks Case -no coffee culture before 1980
-store transition into cafe
-high quality beans
-agressive expansion
-accelerated growth
-2008 crisis dropped S sales by 50%
-Stores shuttered
-Recovery started
-profit cannibalization
Sales were growing in general, but not in
all
locations. Some of them were empty.
-Changing customers preferences.
-Roastery
-Halo effect
Management's contribution to -consumer oriented
Starbucks' success? -implemented cafe culture
-knew where to cut the stores
-retrained personnel- adjusted all stores at
once
-marketing-drew attention
-changing to meet the demand
-opening roasteries as new potential and
new
experience for the customers
How did Starbucks' management - the need for healthier food and drinks
respond to challenges? - Created food delivery which is going to
be
established in 2019
- Competiton
-Profit cannibalization
-Financial crisis
-Halo effect
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Why Tesla surpassed GM and -Global trend
Ford? -Future potential
-Elon Musk
-Solar Energy
-Going Green
-Strong brand
-Investing
-Uncertainty about oil
-Growth Potential
How to sustain profitability for - Develop new models
Tesla? - Invest in advertising
- Customer service
-Lower prices
- Non-duplicable
Why would Tesla take such a risk? -No true competitors
- Investment
- Growth potential
,Strength of Tesla -Trustworthy
-Quality
-Uniqueness
-New techno
-Eco-friendly
-luxury long-rang electro car
-strong control over production prices
Weaknesses of Tesla -high prices
-limited supply chain
-not enough cars produced
-high debt load
-unable to organize production
Opportunities of Tesla -Global sales expansion
-global supply chain expansion
-business diversification
-many people are waiting for model 3
-cost reduction initiatives
Threats of Tesla -Competitors
- Dealership regulations
-Falling wheel prices
-funding production ramp
, Starbucks Case -no coffee culture before 1980
-store transition into cafe
-high quality beans
-agressive expansion
-accelerated growth
-2008 crisis dropped S sales by 50%
-Stores shuttered
-Recovery started
-profit cannibalization
Sales were growing in general, but not in
all
locations. Some of them were empty.
-Changing customers preferences.
-Roastery
-Halo effect
Management's contribution to -consumer oriented
Starbucks' success? -implemented cafe culture
-knew where to cut the stores
-retrained personnel- adjusted all stores at
once
-marketing-drew attention
-changing to meet the demand
-opening roasteries as new potential and
new
experience for the customers
How did Starbucks' management - the need for healthier food and drinks
respond to challenges? - Created food delivery which is going to
be
established in 2019
- Competiton
-Profit cannibalization
-Financial crisis
-Halo effect
