Baldwin Drug Stores, Inc.

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Baldwin Drug Stores, Inc. is a retail pharmacy and sundries chain. To succeed in its highly competitive industry, Baldwin's executives realize that they need to establish a strategy that clearly guides day-to-day performance. Its biggest competitors are discount drug outlets and superstores. They believe their key customer segments are the elderly, disabled, and affluent family markets.

In the Session Notes and in Closing Comments,  use the first eleven questions in Slide 19 to develop a strategy for Baldwin and questions 12 through 14 in Slide 19 for an implementation planning strategy. Please provide comprehensive answers to the questions in order to support your strategy and implementation. Make any assumptions you wish, just state them. The objective of this exercise is to get practice in using the 14 questions for strategic planning and implementation. Please place a summary of your response to this exercise as a response to this discussion topic. This will be part of your participation grade. Thank you.


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Strategic Planning “The Road to Future Gains in Performance” Strategic Planning • What Strategic Planning is not: – Only Performed at the Top of the Organization – The Job of the Planning Department – Trying to Predict the Future – Costs Too Much and – Takes Too Long – More Important to Develop the Budget than the Plan Why Focus on Strategic Planning in this course? Strategic Planning is our roadmap to future gains in performance • Organizations that understand planning translate strategies to actionable performance measures and link performance goals/targets to action plans (Tactical plans) • Action plans are aimed at improving performance • Action plans are linked to Priorities • Priorities support Organizational Strategies Baldrige Criteria Framework: A Systems Perspective Baldrige Criteria for Strategic Planning • Strategy Development (2.1) • Strategy Deployment(2.2) Strategic Planning • Core of Strategic Planning – Timeframe – Baseline Organizational Measures – Targets – Vehicles to attain the targets Customer Satisfaction (65% Top Box) Customer Satisfaction (78% Top Box) Employee Satisfaction (42 % Top Box Technology Employee Satisfaction (46% top Box) Efficiency $12.50 Unit Cost Enhancing Human Resources Efficiency $11.25 Unit cost Timeliness 24 hours Quality 3 Sigma Timeliness 12 hours Methods Changes Quality 4 Sigma Profit 128 M Profit 152 M Market Share 5% Market Share 5.5% 2006 2010 Mission and Vision Statements • What are the values of the organization? • What does it strive to achieve over the Planning cycle? • These are considered antecedents • Important for Organizational Affiliation • Not Important in achieving gains in Performance Improvement Phases of Strategic Planning • Strategy Formulation—Strategic Assessment • Strategy Development—Strategic Plan • Strategy Implementation—Business or Action Planning • Strategy achievement—Business Review Strategy Formulation (Strategic Assessment) • Objective: – Identify Trends Issues and Problems (TIPs) – TIPs will be facing the organization during the planning cycle – Strategies are created to respond to the TIPs – Some organizations utilize a SWOT analysis – Strengths, Weaknesses. Opportunities and Threats – TIPs are considered more Objective Strategy Formulation • TIPs are identified through the creation of: – Environmental Scans – Internal Scans – Competitive Risk Assessments Strategy Formulation • Environmental Scans identify potential TIPs based on: – Changing Customer Demographics – Economic Trends – Political Trends – Governmental trends (Regulations) – Cultural trends Strategy Formulation • Internal Scans identify: – Human Resource Trends (growth in attrition, voluntary retirement, other people issues) – Performance Trends (Improving or declining performance – New Personnel regulations government and internal regulations) Strategy Formulation • Competitive Risk Assessment identifies trends: – Competitor Changes/Improvements – Benchmark Comparisons Strategy Development (Creation of the Strategic Plan) • Development of the Strategic Plan: – Strategies to respond to TIPs – Priorities to identify: • New Technology • Human Resources Improvements and • Methods Changes – Resource Allocation to support the Priorities – Aimed at Improving Organization Performance Strategy Implementation • Creation of Business or Action Plans • Each Priority has an Top management owner and an Action Plan with milestone dates • Measures and Targets developed at the Process level to support organizational measures and targets Business Review Process • Monthly review of Priority Milestones • Monthly/regular review of performance changes—target achievement • Annual review/alteration of performance targets • Executive oversight to make course corrections Strategic Planning Cycle Summary • Annual review of Strategy Achievement • Annual review of Organizational Trends. Issues and Problems (Update the Scans) • Have the TIPs changes? • Do the Strategies Need to be adjusted • Have we achieved some of our priorities and need to create new ones • 3-5 Major Planning cycle review Strategic Planning “The Road to Future Gains in Performance” Strategic Planning • What Strategic Planning is not: – Only Performed at the Top of the Organization – The Job of the Planning Department – Trying to Predict the Future – Costs Too Much and – Takes Too Long – More Important to Develop the Budget than the Plan Why Focus on Strategic Planning in this course? Strategic Planning is our roadmap to future gains in performance • Organizations that understand planning translate strategies to actionable performance measures and link performance goals/targets to action plans (Tactical plans) • Action plans are aimed at improving performance • Action plans are linked to Priorities • Priorities support Organizational Strategies Baldrige Criteria Framework: A Systems Perspective Baldrige Criteria for Strategic Planning • Strategy Development (2.1) • Strategy Deployment(2.2) Strategic Planning • Core of Strategic Planning – Timeframe – Baseline Organizational Measures – Targets – Vehicles to attain the targets Customer Satisfaction (65% Top Box) Customer Satisfaction (78% Top Box) Employee Satisfaction (42 % Top Box Technology Employee Satisfaction (46% top Box) Efficiency $12.50 Unit Cost Enhancing Human Resources Efficiency $11.25 Unit cost Timeliness 24 hours Quality 3 Sigma Timeliness 12 hours Methods Changes Quality 4 Sigma Profit 128 M Profit 152 M Market Share 5% Market Share 5.5% 2006 2010 Mission and Vision Statements • What are the values of the organization? • What does it strive to achieve over the Planning cycle? • These are considered antecedents • Important for Organizational Affiliation • Not Important in achieving gains in Performance Improvement Phases of Strategic Planning • Strategy Formulation—Strategic Assessment • Strategy Development—Strategic Plan • Strategy Implementation—Business or Action Planning • Strategy achievement—Business Review Strategy Formulation (Strategic Assessment) • Objective: – Identify Trends Issues and Problems (TIPs) – TIPs will be facing the organization during the planning cycle – Strategies are created to respond to the TIPs – Some organizations utilize a SWOT analysis – Strengths, Weaknesses. Opportunities and Threats – TIPs are considered more Objective Strategy Formulation • TIPs are identified through the creation of: – Environmental Scans – Internal Scans – Competitive Risk Assessments Strategy Formulation • Environmental Scans identify potential TIPs based on: – Changing Customer Demographics – Economic Trends – Political Trends – Governmental trends (Regulations) – Cultural trends Strategy Formulation • Internal Scans identify: – Human Resource Trends (growth in attrition, voluntary retirement, other people issues) – Performance Trends (Improving or declining performance – New Personnel regulations government and internal regulations) Strategy Formulation • Competitive Risk Assessment identifies trends: – Competitor Changes/Improvements – Benchmark Comparisons Strategy Development (Creation of the Strategic Plan) • Development of the Strategic Plan: – Strategies to respond to TIPs – Priorities to identify: • New Technology • Human Resources Improvements and • Methods Changes – Resource Allocation to support the Priorities – Aimed at Improving Organization Performance Strategy Implementation • Creation of Business or Action Plans • Each Priority has an Top management owner and an Action Plan with milestone dates • Measures and Targets developed at the Process level to support organizational measures and targets Business Review Process • Monthly review of Priority Milestones • Monthly/regular review of performance changes—target achievement • Annual review/alteration of performance targets • Executive oversight to make course corrections Strategic Planning Cycle Summary • Annual review of Strategy Achievement • Annual review of Organizational Trends. Issues and Problems (Update the Scans) • Have the TIPs changes? • Do the Strategies Need to be adjusted • Have we achieved some of our priorities and need to create new ones • 3-5 Major Planning cycle review Strategic Planning “The Road to Future Gains in Performance” Strategic Planning • What Strategic Planning is not: – Only Performed at the Top of the Organization – The Job of the Planning Department – Trying to Predict the Future – Costs Too Much and – Takes Too Long – More Important to Develop the Budget than the Plan Why Focus on Strategic Planning in this course? Strategic Planning is our roadmap to future gains in performance • Organizations that understand planning translate strategies to actionable performance measures and link performance goals/targets to action plans (Tactical plans) • Action plans are aimed at improving performance • Action plans are linked to Priorities • Priorities support Organizational Strategies Baldrige Criteria Framework: A Systems Perspective Baldrige Criteria for Strategic Planning • Strategy Development (2.1) • Strategy Deployment(2.2) Strategic Planning • Core of Strategic Planning – Timeframe – Baseline Organizational Measures – Targets – Vehicles to attain the targets Customer Satisfaction (65% Top Box) Customer Satisfaction (78% Top Box) Employee Satisfaction (42 % Top Box Technology Employee Satisfaction (46% top Box) Efficiency $12.50 Unit Cost Enhancing Human Resources Efficiency $11.25 Unit cost Timeliness 24 hours Quality 3 Sigma Timeliness 12 hours Methods Changes Quality 4 Sigma Profit 128 M Profit 152 M Market Share 5% Market Share 5.5% 2006 2010 Mission and Vision Statements • What are the values of the organization? • What does it strive to achieve over the Planning cycle? • These are considered antecedents • Important for Organizational Affiliation • Not Important in achieving gains in Performance Improvement Phases of Strategic Planning • Strategy Formulation—Strategic Assessment • Strategy Development—Strategic Plan • Strategy Implementation—Business or Action Planning • Strategy achievement—Business Review Strategy Formulation (Strategic Assessment) • Objective: – Identify Trends Issues and Problems (TIPs) – TIPs will be facing the organization during the planning cycle – Strategies are created to respond to the TIPs – Some organizations utilize a SWOT analysis – Strengths, Weaknesses. Opportunities and Threats – TIPs are considered more Objective Strategy Formulation • TIPs are identified through the creation of: – Environmental Scans – Internal Scans – Competitive Risk Assessments Strategy Formulation • Environmental Scans identify potential TIPs based on: – Changing Customer Demographics – Economic Trends – Political Trends – Governmental trends (Regulations) – Cultural trends Strategy Formulation • Internal Scans identify: – Human Resource Trends (growth in attrition, voluntary retirement, other people issues) – Performance Trends (Improving or declining performance – New Personnel regulations government and internal regulations) Strategy Formulation • Competitive Risk Assessment identifies trends: – Competitor Changes/Improvements – Benchmark Comparisons Strategy Development (Creation of the Strategic Plan) • Development of the Strategic Plan: – Strategies to respond to TIPs – Priorities to identify: • New Technology • Human Resources Improvements and • Methods Changes – Resource Allocation to support the Priorities – Aimed at Improving Organization Performance Strategy Implementation • Creation of Business or Action Plans • Each Priority has an Top management owner and an Action Plan with milestone dates • Measures and Targets developed at the Process level to support organizational measures and targets Business Review Process • Monthly review of Priority Milestones • Monthly/regular review of performance changes—target achievement • Annual review/alteration of performance targets • Executive oversight to make course corrections Strategic Planning Cycle Summary • Annual review of Strategy Achievement • Annual review of Organizational Trends. Issues and Problems (Update the Scans) • Have the TIPs changes? • Do the Strategies Need to be adjusted • Have we achieved some of our priorities and need to create new ones • 3-5 Major Planning cycle review Strategic Planning “The Road to Future Gains in Performance” Strategic Planning • What Strategic Planning is not: – Only Performed at the Top of the Organization – The Job of the Planning Department – Trying to Predict the Future – Costs Too Much and – Takes Too Long – More Important to Develop the Budget than the Plan Why Focus on Strategic Planning in this course? Strategic Planning is our roadmap to future gains in performance • Organizations that understand planning translate strategies to actionable performance measures and link performance goals/targets to action plans (Tactical plans) • Action plans are aimed at improving performance • Action plans are linked to Priorities • Priorities support Organizational Strategies Baldrige Criteria Framework: A Systems Perspective Baldrige Criteria for Strategic Planning • Strategy Development (2.1) • Strategy Deployment(2.2) Strategic Planning • Core of Strategic Planning – Timeframe – Baseline Organizational Measures – Targets – Vehicles to attain the targets Customer Satisfaction (65% Top Box) Customer Satisfaction (78% Top Box) Employee Satisfaction (42 % Top Box Technology Employee Satisfaction (46% top Box) Efficiency $12.50 Unit Cost Enhancing Human Resources Efficiency $11.25 Unit cost Timeliness 24 hours Quality 3 Sigma Timeliness 12 hours Methods Changes Quality 4 Sigma Profit 128 M Profit 152 M Market Share 5% Market Share 5.5% 2006 2010 Mission and Vision Statements • What are the values of the organization? • What does it strive to achieve over the Planning cycle? • These are considered antecedents • Important for Organizational Affiliation • Not Important in achieving gains in Performance Improvement Phases of Strategic Planning • Strategy Formulation—Strategic Assessment • Strategy Development—Strategic Plan • Strategy Implementation—Business or Action Planning • Strategy achievement—Business Review Strategy Formulation (Strategic Assessment) • Objective: – Identify Trends Issues and Problems (TIPs) – TIPs will be facing the organization during the planning cycle – Strategies are created to respond to the TIPs – Some organizations utilize a SWOT analysis – Strengths, Weaknesses. Opportunities and Threats – TIPs are considered more Objective Strategy Formulation • TIPs are identified through the creation of: – Environmental Scans – Internal Scans – Competitive Risk Assessments Strategy Formulation • Environmental Scans identify potential TIPs based on: – Changing Customer Demographics – Economic Trends – Political Trends – Governmental trends (Regulations) – Cultural trends Strategy Formulation • Internal Scans identify: – Human Resource Trends (growth in attrition, voluntary retirement, other people issues) – Performance Trends (Improving or declining performance – New Personnel regulations government and internal regulations) Strategy Formulation • Competitive Risk Assessment identifies trends: – Competitor Changes/Improvements – Benchmark Comparisons Strategy Development (Creation of the Strategic Plan) • Development of the Strategic Plan: – Strategies to respond to TIPs – Priorities to identify: • New Technology • Human Resources Improvements and • Methods Changes – Resource Allocation to support the Priorities – Aimed at Improving Organization Performance Strategy Implementation • Creation of Business or Action Plans • Each Priority has an Top management owner and an Action Plan with milestone dates • Measures and Targets developed at the Process level to support organizational measures and targets Business Review Process • Monthly review of Priority Milestones • Monthly/regular review of performance changes—target achievement • Annual review/alteration of performance targets • Executive oversight to make course corrections Strategic Planning Cycle Summary • Annual review of Strategy Achievement • Annual review of Organizational Trends. Issues and Problems (Update the Scans) • Have the TIPs changes? • Do the Strategies Need to be adjusted • Have we achieved some of our priorities and need to create new ones • 3-5 Major Planning cycle review
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