We explain what competitiveness is and what strategic planning consists of. Also, the types of competitiveness that exist.

What is competitiveness?
Competitiveness is defined as the ability of a for-profit or non-profit entity or organization to compete. In the economic field, competitiveness plays a fundamental role in companies and countries, thus defining the ability of each one to be able to remain in the market. Comparative advantages have a decisive influence since they will provide the scope, maintenance and improvement in terms of the socioeconomic position in which one is found.
The comparative advantages involve those resources that a company possesses (raw materials, technology, knowledge, etc.) and for which it stands out compared to another company that has them but to a lesser extent or that simply does not have them.
When a company seeks competitiveness, it means that it is considering new business methods and market strategies that provide a positive and transcendent evolution, and in this way adapt to the current economic model.
A company achieves competitiveness based on experience and learning through the years where the influence of its leaders, shareholders, employees, the State and society set its course.
Strategic planning

Any company that wants to increase its level of competitiveness in an extended period of time must face in the first instance the use of strategic planning.
the same consists of the systematization and coordination of the work carried out for each unit in charge of a specific task, in order to maximize the overall efficiency of the company and achieve completely optimal results.
Types of competitiveness
In turn, the competitiveness resident in a company can be divided into:
- Internal competitiveness It is the capacity that a company has to efficiently and positively exploit those resources it has. Internal competitiveness then highlights the self-improvement force it has and its evolutionary capacity to be more efficient.
- External competitiveness It is then based on the achievements achieved by a company in the context of the market. So, we can say that external competitiveness depends on the market model in which said company is immersed, which must then analyze the dynamism of the industry, innovation, etc., to achieve a level of competitiveness that allows it to survive. Once a positive level of competitiveness has been achieved, it must be maintained over time through the generation of new future ideas and the taking advantage of opportunities.
Competitiveness of a country Competitiveness as far as countries are concerned, must be stimulated directly with the ruling State. This is responsible for promoting a policy that provides the necessary conditions so that trade can develop normally between companies.
Sports competitiveness This concept is also found in sports. Competitiveness in sport increases as a competition gains more recognition. This competition is made up of the practice of a game where participants compete against each other, in order to win recognition and prize positions.