buyer's profit margin, multiple sources, threat of integration, volume orders Threat of Substituted Products: price/quality of substitute, buyer switching cost Rivalry among firms: # of competitors, size of competitors, industry growth rate, exit barriers, similarity. (-) static, zero-sum game (no collaboration between firms), perfect info (all you need). 3. Industry Evolution a)2 mechanisms b) Founding rate c) Failure rate 4. AMC Model * Attacker
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CHAPTER 1 : PREFACE 1.1 Background According to (Kampard, 1999) It all started in 1920, when 5 years old Ingvar Kampard starts selling matches to his nearby neighbors and by the time he was seven, he starts selling further afield, using his bicycle. He finds that he can buy matches in bulk for a cheap price in Stockholm and re-sell them individually at a very low price, but still make a good profit. From matches he expands to selling greeting cards, flower seeds, Christmas tree decorations
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H&M Case Study H&M is a Swedish retailer in fashion apparel industry and was founded in 1947 by Erling Persson. The fashion apparel industry is often regarded to be one of the most difficult branches to operate in, due to short product cycles, volatile demand and fierce competition in an increasingly globalized world. Mass-market pioneer in fast-fashion business Structure: 1) Name model 2) Mention why and/or when to use 3) Analyses PESTEC * Political factors that affect
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USERS IN UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA Prepared by Meguellati Achour Pn. Nor Pujawati Md. Said Dr. Ali Boerhannueddin Abstract Service quality, switching barriers, and brand image are the major antecedents of customer loyalty, and loyal customers may buy more, accept higher prices and have a positive word-of-mouth effect. Also we know that the cost of selling to new customers is much higher than the cost of
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Introduction Operations Management is the planning, scheduling and control management decisions can range from the long-term, the fundamental decision of what products or services will be provided and transformation process will look like into finished goods and input services.operations, conversion activities the more immediate problems, such as determining the best way to fill existing customers request.through, sound business management, organizations make the best use of resources, and operating
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suppliers and buyers, the significant barriers to entry due to high up-front investment costs (for infrastructure and distribution channels) and scale economies, low availability of substitutes, and the threat of retaliation from incumbents (by lowering price, for example). However, it is important to note that there is a heated rivalry among incumbents due to low seller concentration, high price sensitivity from consumers, dynamic price changes and strong exit barriers. Refer to Exhibit 1 for a detailed
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market and the price is determined by the demand and supply conditions. Since the products are very similar or identical to each other, the buyers can switch from one good or service to another when there are price differentials. Additionally, the barriers to entry and exit are quite low; hence firms can easily enter and leave the industry. As a result of all these features, the economic profits are zero and maximum efficiency is achieved. Nevertheless, the pure perfect competition does not exist in
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prices and earn greater returns. The strength of the competitive force of potential rivals is largely a function of the height of barriers to entry. The concept of barriers to entry implies that there are significant costs to joining an industry. The greater the costs that potential competitors must bear, the greater are the barriers to entry. High entry barriers keep potential competitors out of an industry, even when industry returns are
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Using a case- study, assess the causes and consequences of coastal flooding. 15 marks Coastal floods occur primarily due to physical causes. A depression can produce low pressure conditions which pull water particles up, giving to a rise in sea level. Similarly strong winds can occur due to change in meteorological conditions which can also rise the sea level. At this point the sea level is much higher than a normal spring tide, and this is called a storm surge. However many human causes, particularly
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to customers in the mobile telecommunication industry; the study finds that customer satisfaction positively affects customer retention and that switching cost affects significantly the level of customer retention. However, the effect of switching barriers on retention is only significant when customers consider to exit. Oyeniyi O. J., Abiodun A. J. - Switching Cost and Customers Loyalty in the Mobile Phone Market: The Nigerian Experience 112 Business Intelligence Journal January Introduction
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