STEN 4900 Midterm: Case One - M&M

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Business
• Course: STEN 4900
• Professor: Honglin Wang

Document Summary

Case one: mahindra and mahindra in south africa. Issue: the main issue mahindra and mahindra (m&m) currently faces involves growth and expansion of the company. M&m has been expanding globally at a solid pace for some time now, but has not yet reached the level their major competitors are at. South africa presents (cid:373)a(cid:374)y opportu(cid:374)ities for m&m, (cid:271)ut of (cid:272)ourse with ea(cid:272)h pote(cid:374)tial optio(cid:374)"s reward (cid:272)o(cid:373)es risks. Shah needs to determine the best strategic direction for m&m that will generate the highest returns and lead the company to becoming a more successful, global player. Analysis: i have conducted a brief porters five forces for m&m(sa) Buyers do not have much influence on price and appear to not be price sensitive. However, the case states that buying power of the largest group in the middle- income group is rising. M&m has kept the vast majority of their processes in-house and subsequently does not require.