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SWOT Analysis Of Ottawa's Strengths

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Ashland had a net income loss for 2016. According to Ashland’s Annual Report 2016, loss was attributed

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Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis
Most organizations strive to maximize strengths and take advantage of opportunities while at the same time reduce weakness and threats. Organizations have internal strengths and weakness and face external opportunities and threats. Ashland’s strengths include offering a broad range of products and services, and brand recognition with Valvoline.
Valvoline’s trademark and trademarks associated with Valvoline brand products are globally recognized as a premium brand. (Securities Exchange Commission, 2016) As of September 2016, Ashland separated …show more content…

Foreign laws along with federal, state, and local regulations, ordinances, and rules are becoming more and more stringent. Ashland continues to invest significantly in protecting the environment, however, there are several but being found liable for environmental damages could have a negative impact on Ashland. This is an opportunity for Ashland to demonstrate their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER). By creating hyperlinks to environmental organizations and government entities, Ashland can illustrate the commitment to protect the environment. (Kim & Nam, …show more content…

One of the most widely known companies for efficiency is Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC). TMC uses a 5-point Likert scale containing 27 questions. This questionnaire is collected from TMC’s marketing, sales, and logistics divisions across the globe. The statistics for TMC demonstrate the commitment for continued improvements (kaizen), respect, and teamwork. TMC has the philosophy that by developing the human resources, an organization can get the best from its employees. ASH and VVV should take advantage of this knowledge in an effort to become more efficient. (Jayamaha, N. P., Wagner, J. P., Grigg, N. P., Campbell-Allen, N. M., & Harvie, W. (2014).
Currently on ASH website Wildlife Habitat Council, Delaware Nature Society, and many other environmentally friendly organization partnerships are listed.

Financial Statistics Ashland Inc. stock price for February 27, 2017 is $121.01, down .39%. The highest stock price recorded was in February 2015 at $127.62. Below is a chart reflecting the stock activity from February 2012 through February 2017.

In 2013, Ashland’s sales were over $7,800 million. The same time four years later, the sales were at a loss of $29 million. See below for total sales and net

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