Strategic Management paper for Researcher_D only

Scenario: The board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing has asked your team to create a strategic plan for the organization.

Create a 2,500- to 3,500 (800 or more for the first three bullets) word strategic plan for Riordan Manufacturing 

Cover thoroughly the areas of environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control.

Address the following questions in your strategic plan:

• Why does Riordan need a strategic plan?
• What role should ethical and social responsibility considerations have in Riordan’s strategic management plan?
• What competitive advantages does Riordan have, and which competitive strategies should Riordan utilize to improve innovation and sustainability in both domestic and international applications?
• What measurement guidelines should be used to verify strategy effectiveness?
• What internal dynamics along with cultural and structural leadership considerations should be used in implementing business strategy for Riordan?
• How do they influence business continuity?
• What assessment and feedback controls should be used to determine the direction to take Riordan? If the strategy of Riordan does not go according to plan, at what point would you consider altering the strategic plan you have suggested?

Explain and justify all of the decisions you have made for your strategic plan, using research and understanding learned from the reading material.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Present a completed strategic plan to the board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing.

Outline your strategic plan for Riordan Virtual Organization in a 20- to 30-(6-8 Slides on same 3 bullets above) slide presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint®.

Describe why Riordan needs a plan, and walk the audience through every step in the strategic management process.

Include ethical considerations, environmental scanning for competitive advantages, innovation and sustainability considerations, measurement guidelines, internal dynamic and resource considerations for strategy implementation, and what feedback considerations Riordan should put into place to ensure the success of the company.

Keep your audience in mind and make your strategic plan convincing.

Include 2-3 references