Question

I think you are probably referring to the Ms model. It’s not so much a model as a list of resources that should be considered when thinking about strategies:

Money
Men and women (HRM)
Management
Markets
Marketing
Manufacturing/machinery
Make (brand)
Methods (know-how)
MIS (IT)
Materials

Resource management (6Ms)
. Money – finance (future)
. Machinery – production capacity
. Manpower – people
. Market – share, size, competition
. Materials – supplier
. Make-up – structure
 
Money
. How much do we have?
. What is our current COC?
. Is the co excessively geared or are there any Opportunities to raise additional finance?
 
Machinery
. How technology up to date?
. Is there a danger of obsolescence?
. Has it been poorly maintained over the years?
 
Manpower
. How expensive is our workforce?
. How efficient are our employees?
. Is the business overstaffed?
. What is the labour turnover rate?
. What is the absence level?
 
Markets
. Are the markets declining/growing?
. Where are new markets emerging?
. How strong are our brands in the current market?
 
Materials
. How expensive are our materials?
. Do our suppliers have excessive control of materials?
. Do we have favourable access to materials?
. Are our raw materials becoming exhausted?
 
Make-up
. What types of structures do we have?
. What is the culture of the organization?