3. What are the primary and secondary components of Chipotle's value chain? 4. What are the chief components of Chipotle's strategy? 5. Which one of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely approximates the competitive approach that Chipotle Mexican Grill is employing? 6. What chief difference(s) do you see between Chipotle's strategy and the strategy being employed at Moe's Southwest Grill? 7. What does an analysis of the data in case Exhibit I reveal about Chipotle Mexican Grill's financial and operating performance? Use the financial ratios in the Appendix of the text as a guide in doing the calculations needed to arrive at an analysis-based answer to your assessment of Chipotle's recent financial performance. In addition to the ratios in the Appendix of the text, there are occasions when you will also need to calculate compound average growth rates (CAGR) for certain financial measures. The formula for calculating CAGR (in percentage terms) is as follows: CAGR % - (ending value beginning value] 1 x 100 (where n-the number of year-to-year or period-to-period changes) 8. How does Chipotle Mexican Grill's competitive strength compare against that of Taco Bell, Odoba Mexican Grill, and Moe's Southwest Grill? Do a weighted competitive strength assessment using the methodology presented in Table 4.3 in Chapter 4 to support your answer. Based on your assessment and calculations, does Chipotle have a net competitive advantage over some or all of these rivals? Which rival-Chipotle Mexican Grill or Moe's Southwest Grill or Odoba Mexican Grill seems to have the strongest set of resource strengths and competitive capabilities and is most likely to achieve the best financial performance? Does Chipotle have a good enough strategy and adequate resource strengths and competitive capabilities to compete effectively against Taco Bell? 9. What action recommendations would you make to CMG's top executives to strengthen the company's growth and profitability? 3. What are the primary and secondary components of Chipotle's value chain? 4. What are the chief components of Chipotle's strategy? 5. Which one of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely approximates the competitive approach that Chipotle Mexican Grill is employing? 6. What chief difference(s) do you see between Chipotle's strategy and the strategy being employed at Moe's Southwest Grill? 7. What does an analysis of the data in case Exhibit I reveal about Chipotle Mexican Grill's financial and operating performance? Use the financial ratios in the Appendix of the text as a guide in doing the calculations needed to arrive at an analysis-based answer to your assessment of Chipotle's recent financial performance. In addition to the ratios in the Appendix of the text, there are occasions when you will also need to calculate compound average growth rates (CAGR) for certain financial measures. The formula for calculating CAGR (in percentage terms) is as follows: CAGR % - (ending value beginning value] 1 x 100 (where n-the number of year-to-year or period-to-period changes) 8. How does Chipotle Mexican Grill's competitive strength compare against that of Taco Bell, Odoba Mexican Grill, and Moe's Southwest Grill? Do a weighted competitive strength assessment using the methodology presented in Table 4.3 in Chapter 4 to support your answer. Based on your assessment and calculations, does Chipotle have a net competitive advantage over some or all of these rivals? Which rival-Chipotle Mexican Grill or Moe's Southwest Grill or Odoba Mexican Grill seems to have the strongest set of resource strengths and competitive capabilities and is most likely to achieve the best financial performance? Does Chipotle have a good enough strategy and adequate resource strengths and competitive capabilities to compete effectively against Taco Bell? 9. What action recommendations would you make to CMG's top executives to strengthen the company's growth and profitability
