Entry and Exit will determine the extent of competition in an industry. Apply to the airline, pharmaceutical or supermarket businesses. Using the industry of your choice, how can this company deter entry?
Entry is the beginning of production and sales by a new firm in a market, and exit occurs when a firm ceases to produce in a firms.
The existence of high start-up costs or other obstacles that prevent new competitors from easily enter an industry or area of business. Barriers to entry benefit existing companies already operating in an industry because they protect an established company's revenues and profits from being whittled away by new competitors.
Structural barriers to entry exist; when the incumbent has cost advantages or marketing advantages over the entrants and incumbent are protected by favorable government policy and regulation.
Barriers to entry protect incumbent firms and restrict competition in a market; they can erect strategic barriers by expanding capacity and/or resorting to limit pricing and predatory pricing. The existence of monopoly and market power is often aided by barriers to entry.
The three main types of structural barriers to entry are 1. Control of essential resources 2. Economies of scale and scope 3. Marketing advantages of incumbency
The company to be used is Amway
Amway is a direct selling company and manufacturer that use network marketing to sell a variety of products, primarily in the health, beauty, home care market, etc…Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos. It was ranked No.114 among the largest global retailers by Deloitte in 2006, and No.32 among the largest private companies in the U.S. by Forbes in 2010
Its product lines include home care products, personal care products, Beauty product (Artistry) jewelry, electronics, Nutrilite dietary supplements, water purifiers (eSpring), air purifiers (Atmosphere), insurance and cosmetics.
1. Control of Essential