Harlan Esmailka
BUSN 412
Prof. Cesar

Strategic Planning for the Navy in recent years have been focused more on cyber security because most nations or threats are not on the sea but rather from far off distances. * Technology has been increasing during the last ten years and being on top of that helps the Navy conquer against threats and using different analysis tools on a regular basis helps keep the security intact. * Being to rely on technology for everything in the Navy can be an issue because that leaves more areas that can be exploited. * Funding has been an issue because the wars are dying down and the threats that were there before are dwindling * The people being used are more in the civilian sector because of their expertise. * Also increasing the value of the sailors or employees is a mission that the Navy has been trying to improve with retention in mind. * Manning has also been an issue through the years with people being lost because that means more people have to do more than just one job. * The analysis systems the Navy will be using to improve the manning, inventory, and also the community. * The three sources all have different views on the strategic planning for the next couple years and the first was cyber security (Competitive Intelligence, pg. 42-44) and technology, the second was manning (Social Capitol, pg. 137-144) and the sailors (Human Capitol, pg. 127-136), and the last is more about presence through global support (Porters. pg 55-68). * By using more than one analysis tool the Navy can be ahead of the curve in case of a natural disaster like the one in Japan or Haiti when using ships that are in the area. * Also Value Chain (pg. 81-93) can be used on the Navy but since it is not a business that sells products the Primary Activities are slightly skewed like sales. Although the marketing