Flood as a social problem There are few places on Earth where people need not be concerned about flooding. With the onset of rainy season, we need to be prepared for possible flash floods, landslides, and related disasters especially in high risk and vulnerable areas, that is why in Philippines flood is a major problem. Many people die every year because of this natural disaster. Most floods take hours or even days to develop, giving residents ample time to prepare or evacuate, but not in Philippines
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The Five Forces of Competition Analysis (Fill in the blanks – 10 points for each) Time allowed: 30 minutes 1. Threat of New Entrants: Barriers to _______. These barriers are high when: a. Economies of scale are ________. b. Product differentiation is ________. c. ________ Capital requirements d. ________Switching costs e. ________ Access to distribution channels f. Government policy ________. 2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers increases
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For traditional children toys industry has low barrier to entry as most companies that produce traditional toys are big brands with strong customer loyalty where a new entrant will find it difficult to gain its own customers or even build loyalty. It is also relatively expensive to enter such a market as for the children entertainment market in general requires high levels of investment in form of capital, research and development which restricts barrier to this market. Threats of substitutes In the
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things that cost more than the one dollar, generally have the same price from store to store.’ Buyers and sellers in competitive markets must accept the price the market determines, and are considered price takers’ (Mankiw, N. G. (2007), which is a barrier to being able to generate more profit. However there is a third condition in characterizing competitive markets and that is they are able enter and exit the market freely. Competitive markets do not fall into the categories of Monopoly or Oligopoly
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competitors but it has a lot of opportunity to grow with the recent trend showing growing interest in two wheelers and robust sales. 2. Threats of new entrants: The barriers to entry and exit are high as the two wheeler industry is highly competitive. The various reasons which are responsible for high entry barriers are high capital investment since large plants and large machineries with skilled manpower and a good R&D team is needed for producing the two wheelers. The industry attractiveness
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Template - Porter's Five Forces Framework Boundaries of Industry Analysed :Fitness and health industry. | Date of Analysis:2014/1/19 | Geographic Boundary: | | Global | √ | Continental | | National | | Regional | | Local | MarketBoundary: | | All firms competing in all product/customer segments | √ | Only firms competing in particular product/customer segments | THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES Reduces competition/improves profit potential for firms in industry | Increases competition/reduces
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capacity and a desire to gain market share, which leverages existing capabilities and cash flows to shake up competition. It depends on height of entry barriers and on the reaction entrants can expect from incumbents. The Nestle has a dominate position in nutrition and health product industry, which defect new entries strongly. Because the barriers to enter are really high: need advanced infant formula technics, which is one of the incumbents’ advantages * distributive brands nearly 6000
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prices in a small industry or market. There are five main characteristics to make a firm a solid monopoly. You have profit maximize, price maker, high barriers to entry, single seller, and price discrimination. The profit maximize is mainly used to maximize the profits. The price maker decides the price of the good or product to be sold. High barriers to entry are used to allow other sellers to be unable to enter the market of the monopoly. The single seller in a monopoly there is one seller of the
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Industry Structure & Competitive Strategy: Keys to Profitability Michael E. Porter The first step in structural analysis is an assessment of the competitive environment in which the company operates—the basic competitive forces and the strength of each in shaping industry structure. The second is an assessment of the company's own strategy—of how well it has positioned itself to prosper in this environment. Taken together, these steps are the key to forecasting a company's earning power. THE SUCCESS
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potential profitability, risk and opportunity. With the help of these five forces, managers can develop and be in a strategic advantage compared to the other companies competing in the industry. The five forces framework: - Rivalry - Threat of entry/ Barriers to entry - Buyer Power - Supplier Power - Threat of substitutes Companies strive for a competitive advantage over their competitors. The amount of rivalry differs within every industry and these differences can be critical for developing a
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