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Strengths and Weaknesses of Nucor
Strengths and Weaknesses of Nucor
Strengths and Weaknesses of Nucor
Strengths
• Strong market position with 2.1 million tones of production capacity.
• “Nucor Culture”.
Decentralized management philosophy and Performance based compensation
Egalitarian benefits and Customer service & quality
• Highly efficient labor force.
• Employee’s loyalty to the firm.
• Nucor’s customer service - a key differentiator.
• Small plants closer to suppliers & customer reduced transportation and support costs.
• Employee centric policies
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF NUCOR
Weaknesses
• Decentralized profit center
• Division level decision making creates internal competition between divisions.
• No dedicated R&D team.
• No long-term strategic vision of plan.
• Presence only in the US market.
• Cannot cater to international market due to congregation in US
• Operating in declining US market
• No focus on Competitors