...Understanding the dynamics of competitors within an industry is critical for several reasons. First, it can help to assess the potential opportunities for your venture, particularly important if you are entering this industry as a new player. It can also be a critical step to better differentiate yourself from others that offer similar products and services. One of the most respected models to assist with this analysis is Porter’s Five Forces Model. This model, created by Michael E. Porter and described in the book “Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors,” has proven to be a useful tool for both business and marketing-based planning. Background The pure competition model does not present a viable tool to assess an industry. Porter’s Five Forces attempts to realistically assess potential levels of profitability, opportunity and risk based on five key factors within an industry. This model may be used as a tool to better develop a strategic advantage over competing firms within an industry in a competitive and healthy environment. It identifies five forces that determine the long-run profitability of a market or market segment. * Suppliers * Buyers * Entry/Exit Barriers * Substitutes * Rivalry Supplier power * Supplier concentration * Importance of volume to supplier * Differentiation of inputs * Impact of inputs on cost or differentiation * Switching costs of firms in the industry * Presence of...
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...group should have no more than 6 members and no less than 3 members. You will be working for those companies who are going through problems regarding managerial issues within organizational context. Your course instructor will select these companies. Your main task is to find out why management of the company of your interest is going through problems and how to solve this. At first you will scan the current scenario and after analyzing and anticipating the problem, you will come up with a set of action plans as your recommendations to solve the management related issues. You will make your analysis and judgment on the basis of following dimensions: • Managerial Functions • Environmental analysis (PEST) • Organizational Behavior (Culture) • Human Resources Practices • Corporate Social Responsibilities You can also use effective tools like and porter’s five forces model, Carroll’s pyramid, MBO scanning and other tools that you will be learning throughout the semester. Format of the write-up: You can use Times new Roman font, 12 or Verdana, 11 or Arial 11. Line spacing should be 1.5 with uniform margin of 1 inch. You must include: • Top Sheet (including you name, ID, section number and project title) • Letter of acknowledgment • Table of Content • Main write up • References...
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...The problems: that have been created due to a well-established product line and target demographic, in a challenging industry environment, facing declining growth and changes in corporate structure and ownership. The case represents the opportunity for students to analyze the effectiveness of organizational strategy and goals. No long term strategic planning (no vehicle growth) Goal: Is to keep the business healthy, keep inventories in line and keep moving forward. We ……. (page209) Goal analysis: SMART PESTLE analysis: It gives an overview of the different macro environmental factors that the company has to take into consideration. It is a useful tool for understanding risks associated with market growth or decline, and as such the position, potential and direction for a business or organization. P (Political): not mentioned in the case E (Economic):1) according to Philadelphia based marketing consultry there were 38 million young people between the ages of 11 and 19 In US, buying power per year is about $2000 per capita. 2) Decline in profit because of currency factor and lower demand in Europe. S (Social): 1) there were 38 million young people between the ages of 11 and 19 in the U.S at the beginning of 2006. Also, there were 27.6 million people from 6 to 12 years old. 2) The number of American ages 25 to 34 was expected to rise to 5.2% of the population by 2010, but those ages 12 to 18 were forecasted to fall by 3.3%. 3) Socio-cultural issues included the worry...
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...The Five Forces Model of Competition The model above is known as the Five Forces Analysis which was designed and created by Michael Porter of Harvard Business School. Each shape defines the five forces that shape competitive rivalry and is relevant to industry profitability. Each new entrant to an industry faces competitive pressures from: • Buyer bargaining power and seller buyer collaboration. • Companies in other industries to win buyers over to substitute products. • Supplier bargaining power and supplier-seller collaboration. • The threat of new entrants into the market. • Rivalry among competing sellers to attract new customers. For a new entrant to the automobile industry there is generally a very low threat. In order for a new entrant to be successful they must be able to mass-produce. Due to the expense of mass production, a new entrant must have a large amount of capital to compete in the automobile industry. Buyers and customers both have high bargaining power when purchasing an automobile. Buyer power is strong when a consumer has a multitude of products to choose from. An example would be choosing to purchase a Ford Expedition or Chevrolet Tahoe. Both are similar in size, gas mileage per gallon, seating and engine size. Each vehicle is produced by a different manufacturer which gives the consumer the ability to create competition. In addition manufacturers are forced to create quality automobiles in order to maintain customer...
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...Group Work: Financial Statement Analysis of your selected listed Bangladeshi company Guideline for Term Paper Dear All, Please complete the strategy analysis and accounting analysis based on the following guideline by next 2 weeks for the company allocated to your group for term paper, and give me the update. Topic Specific Topics Key Questions Strategy Analysis Industry Analysis (Five forces Model) Rivalry -How do firms in an industry rivalry compete among themselves? -What are the dimensions of the competition? Threat of new entrants -What are the legal entry barriers for a new firm? -What are the economic entry barriers for a new firm? Threat of substitute products -Is there any substitute products of the industry? -If so, What is the level of price difference with substitute product? Bargaining power of buyers -What is level of buyers’ price sensitivity? -What is the buyers’ relative bargaining power? Bargaining power of suppliers -How many numbers of suppliers? -How much critical the product is to buyers? Competitive Strategy Analysis Which competitive strategy the company has taken? Cost leadership or Differentiation Corporate Strategy Analysis -Are there significant imperfections in the product, labor or financial markets in the industry in which the company is operating? - Does the company have special resources such as brand names, proprietary know how, access to scarce distribution channels, and special organization...
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...Title: The Fall of IBM Date: September 20, 2013 I. Executive Summary The purpose of this case study analysis is to analyze the situation of IBM in the 1990s, to come up with possible mutually exclusive alternatives for IBM’s management and ultimately, to recommend a possible strategy to regain back IBM’s throne in the industry. The problem of the case study is all about the survival of IBM in a much more competitive market ever encountered by the company. And also, overcoming new challenges brought about IBM’s new management and the dynamic technological environment. The methods of analysis used for this case study are the Porter’s Five Forces Model and the ANSOFF matrix analysis. Brief explanations were provided in each of the methods used for analysis. After analyzing the case study, the following three mutually exclusive alternative course of action were developed: 1. Decentralize Management; 2. Invest heavily on research and development and; 3. Partner with suppliers From the alternatives, I recommend that IBM should partner with its suppliers. Collaboration with suppliers will increase business flexibility and executive level business decision support. This will surely bring the most benefit for the company among the other alternatives course of action. The suppliers play a great role in the industry and having strong connections with them can help the company survive and even excel in the industry. Outline and Implementation: ...
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...Using Porter’s Five Forces Model for Analysing the Competitive Environment of Thailand’s Sweet Corn Industry Tanakorn Rachapila Integral development studies program Faculty of management science Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand Dr. Sittha Jansirisak Assistant professor, Faculty of engineering Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand ABSTRACT The competition in Thailand sweet corn industry relatively high: Bargaining power of suppliers: supplier concentration, availability of substitute input, importance of suppliers’ input to buyer and importance of industry to supplier; Intensity of Rivalry of rivalry among existing competitors: number of competitors, augmented capacity in large increments, value of fixed costs and exit barriers; Threat of entrants or potential competitors: economical scale; Determinant of buyer power: product differentiation, switching costs to use other products, switching costs to use other products and buyers’ use of multiple sources, threat of substitute products or services relatively low. Keywords: Environment analysis, Competitive Forces, Competitiveness Porter’s Five Forces, Sweet Corn, Agribusiness 1. Introduction Sweet corn is a major economic agronomy in Thailand. There are large amounts of consumption and utilization of sweet corn each day. The sweet corn is a perennial plant providing greater values to fresh markets and industrial factories. Recently, sweet corn is one of the most popular crops; the 2011 Thai Food Processors’ Association report...
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...1) What are the three parts of sustainability? Social Environment Economic 2) What did Michael Porter come up with? A)Reinnovation B) The Five Forces concept C) sustainability 1) Which country was used as a subject to test the potential benefits from entrepreneurship and innovation in developing countries? (a) Haiti (b) Uganda (c) Ghana (d) Latvia 2) According to the article pertaining to innovation in developing nations, there is a positive relationship between ___________ and __________. (a) education, rate of income (b) cultural barriers, economic development (c) firm size, innovation 3) T/F As a benefit of service innovation, it is believed that users have valid, innovative, useful, and creative ideas. True A unique approach to innovations produces _______ innovation verse a typical strategy that produces ________ innovation. a) radical/incremental b) greater/less c)less/greater d) incremental/radical What is not one of Porters 5 forces for competitive strategy? a) Rivalry b) Substitutes c) Consumer power d) Barriers and entry 1. The adoption of a radical process innovation is significantly promoted THE MOST by: A. Large company size B. The presence of a champion C. Technology policies D. Sustainability Answer: B 2. Which of the following factors DOES NOT impact how well a company innovates? A. Company size B. Level of education C. Race D. Amount of resources Answer: C What factor could influence...
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...Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model (5FM) was published in 1980 and since then has been used extensively to analyse the environment that a firm is operating in or intends to enter. The author uses an extra force which was added to the original 5 by the then C.E.O of Intel Andrew Grove. This force was called the complementors which Prasad feels has enhanced the model further. Complementors refer to the role played by external factors on a firm’s environment. For example the role played by the Irish government in the Irish airline industry with the control of the airports by the Dublin airport Authority (DAA) and not allowing a private company (Ryanair) build a new terminal at Dublin airport. It is used to understand the strategic position of the firm in relation to the extensive forces it has to deal with in an effort to be profitable. If the firm has a clear understanding of its strengths it can take advantage of them but also in case of weaknesses it can improve their situation and avoid making costly errors. It has traditionally been used to assess if new products/services or new markets will be profitable and to decide suitable strategies going forward. “Who controls the present controls the past; who controls the past controls the future.” (George Orwell) In the article the author (Ajit Prasad) asserts that although the 5FM is useful but in order for a firm to assess its ability to enter a new market, it is vital for the decision maker to understand the culture and the history...
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...1.6 Industry Analysis Porter’s Five Forces: Assessing the Balance of Power in a Business Situation The Porter's Five Forces tool is a simple but powerful tool for understanding where power lies in a business situation. This is useful, because it helps you understand both the strength of your current competitive position, and the strength of a position you're considering moving into. With a clear understanding of where power lies, you can take fair advantage of a situation of strength, improve a situation of weakness, and avoid taking wrong steps. This makes it an important part of your planning toolkit. Conventionally, the tool is used to identify whether new products, services or businesses have the potential to be profitable. However it can be very illuminating when used to understand the balance of power in other situations. Here we assess the balance of power of Bangladesh Auto Cars Limited in the business. * Threat of New Entrants: There is a huge threat of new entrance in this industry because the new business doesn’t need any specialize knowledge to start. The cost of equipments can be less if they go for lease because lease and loans are available. There are only two companies in industry which make easy for the newer ones. * Threats of Substitute: CNG conversion and CNG refueling is cost effective and good for environment and this process is quiet new so there are no substitute products. It’s a monopoly business for these companies. *...
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...describe the three important organizational resources within it – people, information, and information technology. 2. Describe how to use break-even analysis to assess the financial impact of information technology. 3. Describe how to use Porter’s Five Forces Model to evaluate the relative attractiveness of and competitive pressures in an industry. 4. Compare and contrast Porter’s three generic strategies and the run-grow-transform framework as approaches to the development of business strategy. CHAPTER SUMMARY This chapter serves two primary purposes. First the chapter introduces your students to the broad notion of management information systems within an organization and the three key resources on which MIS focuses – people, information, and information technology. Second, the chapter jumps right into the process of appropriately selecting which technologies to use based on the industry in which your organization operates, the identified business strategies for competing in that industry, and how to assess the impact of technology. The primary sections of this chapter include: 1. MIS Resource #1: Information 2. MIS Resource #2: People 3. MIS Resource #3: Information Technology 4. Financial Impact of IT: Break-Even Analysis 5. Industry Impact of IT: Porter’s Five Forces Model 6. Strategy Impact of IT: Porter (Again)...
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...Five Forces Model of Michael E. Porter on the case of Swatch 1. Bargaining Power of Supplier: • Moderate number of suppliers, concentration in Switzerland and Japan • There is no substitute for quartz in the industry • Switching to another product is very costly • Product is very important for Swatch • No supplier brand influence • High role of quality • Suppliers need continuous development – possibility to rise prices Neutral supplier power 2. Bargaining Power of Buyer: • Big number of customers (from specialized watch shops to supermarkets/grocery shops), huge number of consumers • Main consumers are young and active people interested in fashion – interest to the product changes over time and customers’ status/income • Product by its nature is sold in low quantity per purchase (1 item per purchase) • Consumers are young and changeable and can switch to alternative supplier – licensed fashion brands such as Benetton, Guess, Republic and etc. with zero switching costs • Product is not highly important for the customers/consumers • Consumers are highly price sensitive • High role of quality High buyer power 3. Threat of Substitution: • Number of substitution, for example clock in mobile telephone, non-watch accessory • In case of price increase consumers may switch to substitutes however with real and psychological switching costs (substitutes are not perfect) Low threat of substitution 4. Threat of New Entry: • High economies of scale ...
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...Part I and II CIS 500 Strayer University Your Name ABSTRACT Here you will summarize the outcome of you paper in one or two paragraphs. PART I. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE PROJECT FOCUS: (DO NOT INCLUDE THIS SECTION IN YOUR PROJECT – THESE ARE JUST THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT) • Perform a detailed Porter's Five Forces analysis for The Broadway Cafe. • Be sure to highlight entry barriers, switching costs, and substitute products. • Determine which of Porter's Three Generic strategies you will use as you rebuild The Broadway Cafe for the 21st century. A paragraph describing what is and why you are using Porter’s Five Forces and the value you hope to gain in your analysis would be helpful for the reader and a great way to start your paper. Each section below should fully detail the force and what you will do in the café to help increase or decrease its power. You need to provide details to ensure you understand the material and can justify your analysis. A simple sentence or paragraph will not be enough to gain credit. You need to demonstrate your understanding of the material so be sure to explain in detail your analysis. Buyer power Since The Broadway Café has been in business since 1952 and has never had a single competitor in the neighborhood, buyer power is low. However this may change as Starbucks is going to open a store few blocks away. These programs may vary in form but all of them will require the company to use IT. The possible...
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...Individual Research and Contribution Max Bosche #67766089 University of British Columbia MGMT 390 Section 003 February 10, 2013 Norine Webster At the beginning of the term, shortly after the assignment was announced, I set up and led a few meetings to get everyone started and organized on what needs to be done, during which we discussed the individual and group sections of the paper. My sections of the paper were the value chain of the industry and the supplier section of the porter’s five forces. I had good communication with the team and I helped out two of the other team members in finalizing their sections of the paper. Another group member and myself did most of the work formatting and editing the final paper after everyone had their part completed. Afterwards I was in charge with any last minute spell checks, reference checks and submitting the final report. At the time I thought it would be a good idea to have everyone’s input in deciding sections of the paper. In hindsight however, the initial meetings were a bit redundant as the individual sections could have been assigned since no one had any preferences. My section of the paper was completed a day after the discussed due date that the group set, so I should have spent more time and effort in meeting this goal. The individual work submitted by some of the group members could have used more work, so a lot of time was spent fixing grammatical mistakes and rewriting sentenced to make them more coherent. For Part...
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...this industry. A key feature which once added to the appeal of this industry was the demand for international shipping. Five years ago when most industries shrunk during the financial crisis of 2008, the container shipping industry, particularly international shipping, experienced growth. However, when the financial crisis finally caught up with the shipping industry, combined with other factors, we saw a significant decline in this growth. Combined with economic factors like increasing fuel prices or capital costs associated with operating and maintaining technology advances, and political forces requiring shipping companies to be mindful of the affects their ships have on ocean waters, this once appealing industry has now lost its allure. Despite this recent lack of appeal, the industry still does have some positive features which can attract businesses. Since global commerce trade is primarily dependent upon trans-ocean shipping, and within the container shipping supply chain there are several segments to integrate or expand your business, it creates opportunities for these companies to grow or enter the market. We can also look at Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model and create a Competitive Analysis Checklist (see appendix 1) to evaluate the attractiveness of this industry. We see that of the five forces, the container shipping industry obtains three forces which take away from the attractiveness of the industry; high threat of entry, high power of buyers, and high rivalry amongst...
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