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A SWOT Analysis For Business Strategy: A Case of Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure The Outdoor Wear Brand Industries in Bandung
A SWOT Analysis For Business Strategy: A Case of Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure The Outdoor Wear Brand Industries in Bandung
A SWOT Analysis For Business Strategy: A Case of Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure The Outdoor Wear Brand Industries in Bandung
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1. Introduction
The success of indonesia's economic development has brought indonesia into the G20
group or group of 20 major economies, which is a group of 19 countries with a world's
major economies plus the European Union. Officially called The G-20 Group of Twenty
(G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors or the Group of Twenty Finance
Ministers and Central Bank Governors. The purpose of the G20 is to embody the industrial
countries and grow together to discuss key issues in a sector of the world's economy. Based
on the data of the Ministry of cooperatives and small and medium enterprises of the
Republic of Indonesia, in 2012 Indonesia became the world's largest country to 16, which
in 2005 still ranked 26th (Kasim, 2013; IMF, 2012). It proves that Indonesia is able to
stimulate the growth of the national economy. The BBC World Service (2011) a survey
conduct by GlobeScan and the Programme on the International Policy Attitudes, Maryland
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University: (1) Indonesia is a good place to start a business among the 24 countries
surveyed; (2) The assessment is based on evaluation of the level of creativity or innovation
in each country, the level of difficulty to start the effort, evaluation of people who start a
business, and the ease to apply the idea into a business. So the growth of business in
Indonesia is currently still growing despite the crisis in the central State of threatening the
collapse of national economies. For example in 1998, many large-scale businesses in
various sectors including industry, trade and services stagnated even to cease its activity.
However, Small Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) can survive and become a restorer of
the national economy in the midst of a slump due to the monetary crisis on various sectors
of the economy (Kasim, 2013; Utama and Darwanto, 2013).
The role of Small Medium Enterprises in the economy of Indonesia is very important in
providing employment and generating output that is useful for society. Small industries
development contributes with a wide path, creating employment opportunities and provides
the flexibility needs of and innovation in the economy as a whole (Sartika, 2004). The
creative industry sector is believed to be viable when other sectors are hit by the global
financial crisis (Utama and Darwanto, 2013; Maslakhah, 2017). According to Howkins
(2001) has now mapped 14 creative industry sectors including: architecture, advertising,
market of art and antiques, craft, fashion, design, video, film and photography, games,
music, perform of arts, publishing and printing, computer and software services, and
research development (Howkins, 2001; Jusuf, 2008; Simatupang and Sridharan, 2008).
Indonesia is a multicultural country, one of the areas in Indonesia is the city of Bandung
which has been approved as a city rich in cultural diversity and has also become an icon of
creative cities in Indonesia. The majority of Bandung people are cultured ethnic Sundanese,
but there is cultural diversity brought by immigrant communities that have long lived in
Bandung, such as Javanese, Bataknese, Melayu, Minangkabau, Betawi and others, and
therefore acculturation. Bandung is also the center of creative industries and SMEs where
the Department of Cooperatives and SMEs and industry of Bandung (2015) has found an
increase in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises from 2010 to 2015 as in
table 1 (Anggadwita, Luturlean, Ramadani, and Ratten, 2017)
Table 1 The number of micro, small and medium enterprises between 2010 and 2015
Year
No Business sector
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1 Micro 3649 3827 3921 4115 4301 4472
2 Small 301 325 337 357 372 388
3 Medium 271 273 273 274 276 281
Total 4221 4425 4531 4746 4949 5141
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Source: Research data, 2017
At the level of Asia, Bandung is a wonderful city in Indonesia which has the top 5 creative
cities, now there are 734 creative industries and can absorb 849 new jobs and provide more
in 2016. Various types of creative industries according to the Department of Cooperatives,
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Department of Cooperatives, SMEs and industry of Bandung, 2015
A SWOT Analysis for Business Strategy:
A Case of Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure the Outdoor Wear Brand Industries in Bandung
SMEs and industry of Bandung (2016) such as handicrafts, culinary, fashion, trade,
services, and production is expected to have its own characteristics so that emerged the
uniqueness of various facets so it is not easy to plagiarism. Bandung is now a center of
textiles, fashion, art and culture and education. The main styles of creative industry are
design, diversity of raw materials, brand specificity, and product uniqueness. The success
of creative fashion in Bandung can not be separated from the needs of the textile industry
and the uniqueness of its distribution is the distribution (distribution shop) and factory
outlets, one of which is fashion in outdoor equipment and adventure equipment (Arifianti,
2014, Hermawati and Runiawati, 2015; Maryunani and Mirzanti, 2015; Department of
Cooperatives SME and Trade Industry of Bandung, 2016).
Table 2 is a list of outdoor industries brands in Indonesia tracked from electronic database
like google scholar sources and from the outdoor wear owners, one of which is Rock
Dynamic and Joe Adventure. Each product brand offers it is own advantages and service
to its customers, as well as competitive pricing according to its type and market segment.
Outdoor equipment products are highly competitive in form, color, durability,
functionality, capacity, technological sophistication and brand. Outdoor equipments meet
all the physical needs of consumers while in the wild, such as tents, stoves, mats, carrier,
daypack, headlamp, flashlights, knives, laces, carabiner shoes, shirts and field pants, and
much more.
Based on search results from many electronic databases and from a result of the interview,
Table 2 is the local brands of outdoor wear and adventure equipment industries in
Indonesia:
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Search results on electronic database and interview results from one of the
owners of outdoor industries brands in May, 2017
Febrian. A.F., Maulina. E., Michael., Haq. H., Saori. S
In this research, we focus on the fashion industries with the brand name of Rock Dynamics
and Joe Adventures, a local trading company that concerns in the outdoor wear business
activities that produce outdoor and adventure equipment. Brands of Rock Dynamics and
Joe Adventures themselves have become famous among outdoor activity lovers and it’s
products are able to compete with other famous outdoor products. Rock Dynamics and Joe
Adventures are local brands of domestic production that produce a wide range of outdoor
accessories including: kayaks, safety helmets, dome tents and inflatable mats. Rock
Dynamics and Joe Adventures also often participate in nature activities organized by nature
activist organizations and provide a means of providing information for nature lovers
around the world of outdoor adventure while marketing their brand brand. According to the
Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 9 of 1995 Rock Dynamics and Joe Adventure is
classified as SMEs because it has a net worth of less than Rp. 200 million. It is one of the
reasons we chose them to be sampled in this study.
However, among the advantages of the outdoor industries there are some problems that the
market competition among fellow outdoor industries to be competitive, it becomes a threat
to the Rock Dynamics and Joe Adventures. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to
determine what strategies are dominantly used by outdoor industries to survive and able to
improve the competitiveness of fellow outdoor industries with SWOT analysis.
SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. The SWOT analysis
is used to the identification and then analyze the weaknesses and strengths a firm, well as
for threats and opportunities indicated by evidence gathered from external factors. The
analytical methods can also be used to plan and consider a kind of internal and external
factors, the next is to maximize the potential of the power side with a blend of opportunities
and then minimize the weaknesses that to threaten the company. According to Hill and
Westbrook (1997) in Schall's Practitioner's Guide of SWOT, it is a means of getting
information from a company. The information consists of observations in the field and then
summarizes them to produce important information.
Positive Negative
Internal
Strengths Weaknesses
Eksternal
Opportunities Threats
2. Methods
The method used: This research uses qualitative methods whose data obtained by
conducting interviews directly to the parties concerned, then the interpretation associated
with theories related to this research topic, will then generate descriptive data in the form
of written words and behavior can be observed. With an explorative approach is to explore
a more detailed description of outdoor industries owners; Brand Rock Dynamic and Joe
Adventure (Yin, 2005; Arifianti, 2014).
Qualitative research is a study that does not produce an epistemological paradigm (related
to origin, trait and character) in particular, but it is a classical scientific process consisting
of confronting predicted influence with observed phenomena in a holistic environment
(totality). This method presents a startling new fact and allows us to rethink the theoretical
framework. Qualitative research should present the latest facts and surprising findings
(Dana & Teresa, 2005; Dana L. P., 2015).
After we succeeded in collecting data in the field of advantages that increase profits and
get a list of what are the weaknesses that threaten the company, the researchers entered the
list obtained into the SWOT matrix for analysis. In-depth interviews with informants took
several days, due to time constraints and the owners were busy taking care of their business.
In-depth interviews were conducted in May 2017.
In this section, researchers used the study by Friesner (2010), Von Bergen (2013) and Ilott
(1997) about how to analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT),
that first introduced by Albert Humphrey (1960; 2005). Results from the analysis process
of identification of competition problems on the internal and external factors. This study
focuses on analysis of internal and external factors that exist in Joe Adventure and Rock
Dynamic. Based on the observations we have encountered in the field and further linking
the findings by analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT), the
researcher makes the matrix as in table 3 as follows:
Febrian. A.F., Maulina. E., Michael., Haq. H., Saori. S
Table 3. The Strengths And Weaknesses (Internal Factor), Opportunities And Threats
(External Factor) Matrix
Positive Negative
Strengths Weaknesses
The marketing fleet was adequate, Less resources, realization of
the availability of raw materials is operational costs greater than
good enough, the price of the planned budgets, frequent errors
product competes with the in the production process, lack of
Internal importance of product quality, the promotion by the company
development of a working
atmosphere that is familial and
mutual cooperation between
employees and managerial teams
Opportunities Threats
Innovations in terms of how to Competitor prices are cheaper
market it, no obstacles in terms of for some similar products, raw
collection of accounts receivable, material prices increase, the
Eksternal the absence of constraints in terms more the establishment of
of debt repayment to creditors, the similar businesses
expansion of marketing channels,
get the opportunity of many
colleagues in terms of promoting
Table 3 is the result of analysis an outline from internal and external factors covering
aspects of the organization, raw materials, product prices, human resources, and
promotions made by the company. Then, external factors that include innovation, accounts
receivable, expansion or expansion of business and corporate cooperation. On external
factors also include threats that can harm companies such as the price of competitors is
much cheaper, raw material prices are increasing, and more and more the establishment of
similar businesses.
After analyze and identification existing internal and external issues using the SWOT
analysis method, we find out how the marketing strategies implemented from Joe
Adventure and Rock Dynamic brands. According to Kotler (1997), the marketing is a social
and managerial process in which individuals and groups get what they need and want by
creating, offering and exchanging valuable products with others. According to Kotler
(1997), strategic planning is a managerial process to develop and maintain harmony
between corporate goals, corporate resources and changing market opportunities. The
purpose of strategic planning is to shape and adjust the business of the company and its
products so that it can achieve profits and a satisfactory growth rate. Strategic Planning is
a formal systematic effort of a company, to outline the main form of the enterprise, its
goals, its policies and strategies, in order to achieve the goals and the primary form of the
company concerned (Burhan, 1984). According to Pearce and Robinson (1997), the factors
of strength and weakness are in a company, while opportunities and threats are
environmental factors faced by the company concerned. From of analysis on table 2 about
analysis internal and external factor of the companies using the SWOT matrix is divided
into 4 (four) types of the strategies including strategies: strengths - opportunities (SO),
A SWOT Analysis for Business Strategy:
A Case of Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure the Outdoor Wear Brand Industries in Bandung
weaknesses - opportunities (WO), then strengths - threats (ST) and weaknesses - threats
(WT) as follows Table 4:
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Results interview from Joe Adventure and Rock Dynamic in May 2017
Febrian. A.F., Maulina. E., Michael., Haq. H., Saori. S
From the analysis with combination of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and corporate
threats, can be determined what strategies used among others are as follows:
1. Local brands Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure are both focused on maintaining their
strengths and capitalizing on existing opportunities to increase profits, strengths such
as good product quality by developing different types of products to enhance the
competitiveness of the company. This is in accordance with the theory put forward by
Porter (1980) and and Kotler (1997), a differentiation strategy which is the act of
designing a set of meaningful differences to differentiate the firm's offer from
competitors' offerings.
2. Local brands Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure both aim to expand market share by
opening other stores in crowded centers, the strategy used is market penetration
strategy (market Penetration). According to Fred R. David (2002), market penetration
aims to expand market share with maximum marketing effort.
3. Local brands Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure both do a cost ledership strategy of
selling their products at competitive prices, to attract customers and create customer
loyalty. According to Porter (1980) Cost Leadership or cost leadership is one of the
generic strategy. This strategy is done by producing goods at a lower cost with a
relatively similar quality compared to its competitors.
4. Local Brand Rock Dynamic uses Strategy Strategy for Market Challenger (Market
Challenger). According to Keller & Kotler (2007), market challengers can apply
competitive strategy by attacking market leaders and other competitors in order to gain
greater market share (market challengers) or by following competitors and maintaining
the status quo (market followers). The step is to produce helmet climbing with
imported raw materials from taiwan, china so as to produce products that compete with
its competitors, and also sell other products in the store to compare the quality of its
products, that Rock Dynamic also able to produce quality products.
5. Local brands Joe adventure uses a market follower strategy in which the products are
generated following other brands and models (Keller & Kotler, 2007). Joe Adventure
follows other brand models and designs and develops models and designs that are
better suited to smaller market segments and sells them for a low price, thus making
the appeal of small market segments.
6. Local brands Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure are both doing the strategy of Market
Nicher Strategy. According to Keller & Kotler (2007) states that market nicher is a
strategy for companies that serve small market segments that are not served by larger
companies. Companies must be able to develop skills and customer goodwill so as to
defend themselves from the attacks of major competitors. What local brands of Rock
Dynamic do is serve small market segments that are not served by larger companies.
Hold events like Climbing Expedition to the Top of the Mountain. Supports the
expedition of nature lovers to climb up the mountain and camp. While the local brand
Joe Adventure do Customer size specialist strategy that is the concentration on small
and medium customers.
Febrian. A.F., Maulina. E., Michael., Haq. H., Saori. S
4. Conclusions
After analyzing the business strategy in outdoor industries, which in this research focusing
on 2 (two) local brand from Bandung namely Brand Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure, it
can be concluded that:
1. The dominant business strategy undertaken to improve competitiveness of competitors
in the outdoor fashion industry adventure is a business strategy proposed by the
marketing experts that is Michael. E Porter (1980), Fred R. David (2002) and Keller
and Kotler (2007).
2. There are several strategies that are equally performed by the outdoor industry
represented by Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure, including: differentiation strategy
and cost leadership (Porter, 1980), market penetration strategy (David, 2002), market
nicher strategy (Keller and Kotler, 2007).
3. A SWOT Matrix analysis results show that there are different business strategies
performed in each brand such as Rock Dynamic uses Market Challenger strategy to
convince customers that product quality produced by Rock Dynamic brand is not less
competitive with the compiler. Next to Joe Adventure's business strategy against the
threat that arises, by becoming a market follower, so that the products offered have
similarities with other brands, but sold at a relatively cheap price of its competitors.
5. Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the Rector of Universitas Padjadjaran, the Dean of the
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Universitas Padjadjaran, the Head of the
Postgraduate Program of Universitas Padjadjaran, the Head of the Master of Business
Administration Program of Universitas Padjadjaran, our beloved friends of the 2016’s
Class Master of Business Administration of Universitas Padjadjaran, All Universitas
Padjadjaran students, for their significant support and contribution in improving and
completing this article. We also thank to Dr. Margo Purnomo, Dr. Muhammad Rizal, Dr.
Tetty Herawati, for his valuable comments on the previous version. We are very grateful
to the owners of the Rock Dynamic and Joe Adventure brand businesses for the time and
opportunity given to us until this research was completed.
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