EXHIBIT 1 Porter’s 5 Forces: Computer Industry Threat of New Entrants: Medium With the standardization of most of the computer components‚ it becomes easy for customers to change their laptops. This leads to a moderate customer switching cost. The availability of direct-to-customer service and retailers‚ it becomes easy for customers to find their desired product as well as for companies to provide their products in less time and with reduced cost. If any new player wants to enter into the market
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MIS Porter’s Five Forces Model Of Toyota Porter’s five forces model is a framework for the industry analysis and development of business strategy. Three of Porter’s five forces refers to rivalry from external/outside sources such as micro environment‚ macro environment and rest are internal threats. It draws ahead Industrial Organization economics to develop five forces that conclude the competitive intensity and consequently attractiveness of a market place or industry. Attractiveness in this
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PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 4 Power of Suppliers Criteria Level Effect on Power Effect on Profit Difference of Inputs High Increases Decreases Cost of Switching Suppliers High Increases Decreases Threat of Forward Integration High Increases Decreases Supplier Concentration High Increases Decreases Difference of Inputs Product differentiation within inputs in the tech industry is largely dependent on how recently the input has been developed (the extent of which it is considered
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PART I DB Schenker and SIS through Porter’s model This first part is mean to analyse through Michael Porter’s model how DB Schenker managed to gain competitivity and reduce the 5 forces on its market. This part is divided in two parts: a brief introduction of DB Schenker and its IS strategy then the application of this IS strategy to reduce the 5 forces A) Introduction 1) Overall Presentation of DB Schenker DB Schenker was born one century
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5 Forces Model -Examines competitive forces that influence the profitability potential in an industry -Each force can reduce the probability that a firm can earn profits while competing in an industry Potential Entrant - can take market share away - force to learn new ways to compete - Barrier - Economies of scale – cost disadvantage - Capital – lack the resources (physical & human) to compete‚ competitive disadvantage - Switching costs – college‚ machine - Differentiation
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smaller companies who focus on smaller niches in the market such as the bottom of the market discounters and the top of the line speciality stores. It is an interesting market and this report evaluates the attractiveness of the industry using Porter’s five forces model with an insight into how market nicher Waitrose sustains a competitive advantage. Next this report looks at how major player Sainsbury’s successfully competes against its rivals using differentiation strategies‚ and analyses current consumer
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“The Five Forces That Shape Strategy” Article Review by Caroline Doan Porter‚ Michael E. "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86‚ no. 1 (January 2008). Introduction Michael E. Porter’s article‚ “The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy”‚ is an extension of his first work‚ “Porter’s Five Forces”. This article addresses forces beyond the existing competition and creates a framework that helps strategists understand
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Michael Porter’s Five Forces – International Application Michael Porter‚ a Harvard professor‚ developed his Five Forces model in 1979 to analyze business competition and factors that can minimize profit (Porter‚ The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy‚ 2008). Porter theorized that businesses looked at competition too narrowly‚ failing to consider other forces that contribute to profitability. The Five Forces Model examines competition for profits in regard to buyers‚ existing competitors
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the discussion clear‚ this essay will be divided into three parts: Firstly‚ an introduction to the history and development of Waterstones. Secondly‚ Porter’s five forces will be used as a tool to analyze the potential external threats. Thirdly‚ it will use the resourced-based view (RBV) to assess Waterstones main competitiveness. Porter’s Five Forces
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TELECOM INDUSTRY INDIAN TELECOM INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 315 mn mobile subscribers by September 2010 39 mn fixed line subscribers by September 2010 Crossed 25% teledensity mark in March 2010 10.42 mn subscribers added in month of October 2010 There are 6-7 telcos operating in each of 23 license areas. Airtel‚ Reliance‚ Vodafone & BSNL‚ who are “the Big 4” have 74% market share Growth is expected to continue and even accelerate‚ reaching a projected 496 mn mobile subs by 2010. Fixed
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