Case 31: Samsung
Samsung has been among the top companies in the manufacturing of electronic items. Taking into consideration its versatility, the company has encountered several major obstacles along the path of development. To be more specific, Samsung Electronics has undergone all sorts of challenges ranging from social to environmental issues. As a result, many researchers have focused on the impacts of the practices carried out by the company and pay attention to the environmental problems caused by Samsung (Thompson et al., 2013). As such, this paper will highlight these issues and then narrow down to one of them; consequentially, the discussion will proceed to some of the possible solutions that can be implemented to resolve the problem by means of Strategic Analysis Toolkit on Moodle.
Problems
Samsung Company has significantly contributed to the deteriorating conditions of the modern day living. The world may be no longer a better place to thrive on due to the negative influence of Samsung’s practices on the environment. Imminently, the extensive application of carbon materials in Samsung’s manufacturing has greatly increased the rate of carbon gas emission in the atmosphere that in turn leading to global warming (Bryson, Clark, & Vanchan, 2015). The implication of this practice is that the global environment is not sustainable enough to maintain all of its biodiversity; hence, the global production of the company make an extremely negative impact on the sustainable development of the world.
Justification
The choice of the negative influence on atmosphere as the focus of the paper emanates from the fact that most of the world’s life depends on the environment for survival. As such, when the environmental conditions become inhabitable, human life becomes jeopardized. Therefore, it is evident that the protection of the environment must be maintained by multinational corporations, such as Samsung, at all costs, as the overall prosperity of the world’s population depends on it.
Analysis Toolkit on Moodle
The Strategic Analysis Toolkit on Moodle provides an important insight that can be used by Samsung Company to assess the impact of its practices on the environment. Firstly, the GISMO is one of the instruments used on Moodle that is used as a visualization tool for collecting data and processing it to help in the tabling the information in a graphical representation (Mazza et al., 2012). In a broader context, Samsung adopted several measures to ensure that it reduces carbon emission in the environment. For example, the company has adopted an Environmental Health and Safety program to assist in conducting waste management. It does this by taking some measures basing on the assessment of the data to less emissions, thereby, protecting the biodiversity within the environment.
Additionally, the MOCLog analytical toolkit on Moodle is another key tool providing insights for the data analysis and presentation (Mazza et al., 2012). The toolkit enables a cross comparison of the various products in the same line of manufacturing, applying a combination of tools and coming up with a graphical representation. Additionally, the Excel Pivot tables are the third tool on Moodle that collects data and harmonize it in a tabular form in an excel sheet. As such, Samsung can utilize this set of toolkit to harness critical information emanating from the data and introduce immediate complex calculations for all data collected to assess the company’s performance on the ground.
Solution
One of the solutions to the prevailing problems of Samsung Company in terms of environmental pollution is to come up with Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Furthermore, the company should embrace the advantage of lobbying with other international bodies that monitor corporate practices and their impacts on the environment at a global scope. In turn, such parties guide on best practices that can be adopted to make the globe a better place. Finally, more funds should be channeled into the company’s corporate social responsibility to contribute to elimination of the negative influence on the environment.
References
Bryson, J. R., Clark, J., & Vanchan, V. (2015). Handbook of manufacturing industries in the world economy. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Mazza R., Bettoni M., Faré M., and Mazzola L., (2012). MOCLog – Monitoring Online Courses with log data. Proceedings of the 1st Moodle Research Conference, Heraklion, Greece, 132-139.
Thompson, A., Peteraf, M., Gamble, J., Strickland III, A. J., & Jain, A. K. (2013). Crafting & executing strategy 19/e: The quest for competitive advantage: Concepts and cases. London: McGraw-Hill Education.
