O'Ryan Plastics maintains a manufacturing plant overseas. The local government has just been overthrown by a military group that opposes foreign influence in the country. According to the SWOT analysis, the political situation in this location is considered to be an A. internal weakness. B. internal strength. C. external opportunity. D. external threat.

D. external threat.

Explanation:

A SWOT analysis is carried out by organizations in developing a strategic plan for goal and mission accomplishment by evaluating the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threat at the disposal of the organization and the the implementation of its plans. In SWOT analysis, two environments are considered, the internal and the external. While the internal environment deals with threats and opportunities arising in and withing the control of the organization, the external environment deals with threats or opportunities arising outside of the organization and is hardly within the organizations control. External threats are anything or situations from the organizations outside environment that can adversely affect the organizations ability to achieve its goals. A military coup is an example of external threat that can affect the operations of a company.