Kathy Kudler had a vision where a person would not have to travel all over town to gather ingredients for a wonderful meal. With that vision Kudler decided to open Kudler Fine Foods that would stock a wide selection of the freshest ingredients as well as the tools a gourmet chef could ever need (Apollo Group Inc., 2007). Kudler Fine Foods needs to incorporate Porter's Five Forces model into their business decisions as well as taking into consideration their functions of management. There are four management functions within the management process. These functions are planning and strategizing, organizing, leading and controlling (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 2002). Planning and strategizing helps an organization determine their strengths and weaknesses and identify different approaches in solving them. Upper management would be involved in these types of decisions. The mission of the organization should be the focus of any strategies that are implemented to reach specified goals. The main decision maker in Kudler Fine Foods is the president Kathy Kudler. The store managers, Kent V...... Word Count: 821 Page Count: 3.2 (250 words a page / double spaced) By 5ai9.com-->