Faclity Management in IKEA Company - 1424 Words

Preface I am Jikke, a first year IFM student. The subject for this first block is ‘what if facility management’. For this subject all First year IFM students have to write a report about a company. In the report I look at the internal and external developments of the company. The company I choose is IKEA. Executive summary The main purpose of this report is to analyze the IKEA Company. To do this the internal and external factors are going to be discussed, and analyzed using the DESTEP method and the 7s model. The DESTEP method is used to analyze the external environment of the company. With the DESTEP Method we look at Demographic, Economic, Social, Ecological and Political environment of the company. To analyze the internal environment of the company, the 7s model is used. The 7s model, like the DESTEP method, uses different aspects to analyze the internal environment of a company. The 7s models looks at Shared Values, Strategy, Structure, System, Style, Staff and skills. To draw a concluding, a SWOT analysis is used, Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and treads are listed. Companies use the SWOT analysis to improve and make necessary changes to the company. In this case, the SWOT analysis makes clear that the IKEA Company, produces low priced and creative goods. Chapter 1: Introduction To be successful, a company needs to have proper knowledge of the internal and external environment of the company. In this report, I am