Bus303 Business Project: Disrupt The Assessment Answers

Case Of Tesla: The Driving Force to Disrupt the Energy Technology

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Critique of Tesla presentation

The Tesla presentation aims to demonstrate the efforts put by Tesla in order to disrupt the energy technology. The presentation is well defined. Use of car symbols for bullets is a creative approach. The background of the company is clearly explained. The presentation helped in gaining a deeper insight about the company’s future plans. The case study is clear and the problem is appropriately defined. Tesla is facing rampant assembly defects. What are these defects? How can these defects be resolved?

The action plan offered is not very clear. A SMART action plan should always be specific, measurable, attainable, realist and time bound. Every effective plan would always have a time deadline. The first solution offered to raise capital and increase manufacturing capacity itself is a time consuming process. Cutting down on R&D funds may lead to competition in the near future. Overall the presentation is self-explanatory. How will the growth in the action plan be measured? Are there any short term goals?

Tesla received 400000 orders for its EV Model 3. How many orders were expected? What is the difference between demand forecasted and actual demand for the products? Was there a plan B in place? Can a manufacturing facility be temporarily outsourced? The presentation has clarity but somehow fails to answer a few questions. The limited knowledge shared by the presentation is done effectively.  

Feedback and suggestions for Tesla presentation

There is a lot of clarity with the information that is shared through the slides. The background of the company is well defined. The problem in the case is explained using simple and clear language that can be easily understood. There is still a room for improvement. The first feedback is the presentation should have been more detailed and explicit. The action plan recommended in the presentation does not offer clarity of future goals. For the future, the action plan must be divided into small goals which are short term in nature. There should be a time line for each of these goals as well as the ultimate long term goal. The problems defined should be clearer. For example more details should be provided about the assembly defects faced by Tesla. This would help the reader in understanding the intensity of the situation.

It has been made clear that electric cars are better for the environment than fuel driven cars. Which is why efforts of Tesla fall under disruptive technology. The positive environmental impact of electric cars must also be included to give a better background to the company as well as its impact. More light could be thrown on the labour disputes that are currently being faced by the firm. Recommendations should also be made to improve the public view of electric cars and encourage them to buy electric cars. Overall the presentation is visually impressive and clear to understand. A little more detail could have added the cherry on the cake and made the reader more aware.

Feedback and suggestions for Hershey presentation

The presentation on Hershey showcases a rather disturbing element of the Cocoa industry. The problems are well defined and clearly supported by facts. The figures and numbers shared in the presentation provide further clarity to the problem being faced in the Cocoa industry. There is clarity in the way the problem as well as the solutions have been explained.

The action presented is not entirely clear specifically in terms of its timeline. There is a lack of vision and no short term goals have been presented. In the day and age of millennial generation, social media and technology have a significant impact in influencing consumer behaviour. This role can be discussed in detail so as to address the issue in a better manner. What steps have yet been taken to make people aware about this issue as yet? No alternative has been presented to the increasing cost that the brand and eventually the customer will have to bear. How will the brand survive with increasing costs especially in a competitive industry? The brand loyalty for Hershey should also be considered in order to identify if the customers will buy the product at an increased price or not?

There are various facets to this presentation. It is visually appealing and imparts a lot of information to the readers. Few aspects of the presentation can be researched better as mentioned above in order to improve the quality of work and offer practical solutions to the terrible problem being faced.