SWOT ANALYSIS ON Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

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SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) NYSE: SAI is a FORTUNE 500 scientific, engineering and technology applications company headquartered in the United States with numerous federal, state, and private sector clients. It works extensively with the United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Intelligence Community, including the National Security Agency, as well as other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.

In fiscal year 2003, SAIC did over $2.6 billion in business with the United States Department of Defense, making it the ninth largest defense contractor in the United States. Other large contracts include their contract for information technology for the 2004 Olympics in Greece[2] and from 2001 to 2005, SAIC was the primary contractor for the FBI's unsuccessful Virtual Case File project.[3] SAIC relocated its corporate headquarters to their existing facilities in Tysons Corner in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, near McLean, in September 2009.


Strengths

* Innovation
* Online growth
* Strong management team
* Strong brand equity
* Supply chain
* Reputation management
* Unique products

Weaknesses

* Diseconomies to scale
* Not diversified
* Ubiquitiouegory, products, services
* Overly priced

Opportunities

* Emerging markets and expansion abroad
* Innovation
* Online
* Product and services expansion
* Takeovers

Threats

* Competition
* Economic slowdown
* Lower cost competitors or imports
* Maturing categories, products, or services
* Price wars
 
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