It thoroughly analyze an industry using Porter’s Five-Forces Model of Industry Competition, and will then evaluate the performance of two companies in the assigned industry using The Balanced Scorecard and the Baldrige National Quality Program. The paper should include a thoughtful analysis of the historic, current, and projected performance of the industry and the companies using any frameworks, tools, and concepts from well-known academicians and practitioners as a way to develop recommendations to improve future performance. FAST FOOD INDUSTRY, please choose one FAST FOOD COMPANY to analysis. (KFC or others) At a minimum, the following topics must be covered in the paper: Industry dynamics – Use Porter’s Five Forces to identify major characteristics and trends impacting the industry, including industry size, regulations, recent mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, use of technology, economics and profitability, degree of direct competition, vulnerability to substitution, etc. Company Summary – Use The Balanced Scorecard to analyze each company’s historic and expected future performance using several examples from the four dimensions: financials, customer, internal process, and learning & growth. Identify and Address Major Issues and Opportunities for Each Company by performing a SWOT analysis on each company. Use the criteria from The Baldrige National Quality Program as a guide for identifying each organization’s internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as the external opportunities and threats. Develop Recommendations – Based on your earlier work and with careful analysis on the progression of the industry, company, and product within its respective lifecycle; provide a summary that addresses the major performance issues, opportunities, threats, constraints, and critical success factors for the industry and both companies. This assignment will be divided in five parts: an informal outline, an industry analysis, company evaluations, recommendations, and an informal oral summary

Porter’s Five forces model of industry competition

Directions:
You will be using Porter’s Five-Forces Model of Industry Competition (see chapter 2) to analyze an industry of your choosing and approved by the professor.
For this assignment, you must write a 10 page paper (10 full pages not including the title and reference pages) presenting for your approved industry: The bargain clothing industry
Important Directions
? A minimum of five company resources is required. Specifically, you must research at least 5 companies that operate in the U.S. or globally to reflect the industry.
? A minimum of 10 pages not including the title page and references pages. Students who submit a final draft that does not meet the full minimum 10-page requirement (not including the title and references pages) will automatically receive a zero for the assignment.
? The textbook cannot be used as a source.
? The paper must be accurately and thoroughly cited according to APA style
? The paper must be accurately formatted according to APA style
? Direct quotes are not permitted
? Free of spelling, grammatical, and writing style errors
? Must be written in third person
? A template for the paper is available below and must be used by each student
? Do not include an abstract
? The final draft will be checked by Turnitin for possible plagiarism issues

Porter’s Five forces model of industry competition

Directions:
You will be using Porter’s Five-Forces Model of Industry Competition (see chapter 2) to analyze an industry of your choosing and approved by the professor.
For this assignment, you must write a 10 page paper (10 full pages not including the title and reference pages) presenting for your approved industry: The bargain clothing industry
Important Directions
? A minimum of five company resources is required. Specifically, you must research at least 5 companies that operate in the U.S. or globally to reflect the industry.
? A minimum of 10 pages not including the title page and references pages. Students who submit a final draft that does not meet the full minimum 10-page requirement (not including the title and references pages) will automatically receive a zero for the assignment.
? The textbook cannot be used as a source.
? The paper must be accurately and thoroughly cited according to APA style
? The paper must be accurately formatted according to APA style
? Direct quotes are not permitted
? Free of spelling, grammatical, and writing style errors
? Must be written in third person
? A template for the paper is available below and must be used by each student
? Do not include an abstract
? The final draft will be checked by Turnitin for possible plagiarism issues