FOUNDATION OF MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT  
"A Strategic Review"
Case:         Lannet Communications, Greek Telecommunications Company
Name:     Yannis Ghikas        Student I.D. No:     2079778 (IACY)
Date:         11/03/2005
Word Count: 4.713
1. INTRODUCTION    3
THE CASE    3
2. VMOST ANALYSIS/STAKEHOLDERS    4
2.1 VMOST ANALYSIS    4
2.2 STAKEHOLDERS ANALYSIS    4
3. EXTERNAL ANALYSIS    5
3.1 PEST ANALYSIS    6
3.2 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS    7
3.3 THE MAJOR COMPETITORS    8
3.4 PORTER'S 5 FORCES MODEL    9
4. INTERNAL ANALYSIS    11
4.1 VALUE CHAIN    11
4.2 MC KINSEY 7S MODEL    15
4.3 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE    16
4.4 DISTINCTIVE CAPABILITIES, UNIQUE ASSETS AND RESOURCES    17
5. SWOT ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS    17
5.1 SWOT ANALYSIS DISCUSSION    17
5.2 CONCLUSIONS    20
6. OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS    20
7. REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY    22
8. APPENDICES    24
APPENDIX 1: VMOST    24
APPENDIX 2: STAKEHOLDERS ANALYSIS    25
APPENDIX 3: PEST ANALYSIS    28
1. INTRODUCTION
This assignment attempts to examine the competitive standing of Lannet Communications, a Greek telecommunications services provider. In doing so we are going to examine the external and internal environment of t ...