The twelve year return-on-equity data for the Tobacco Industry of 27.9% is substantially above the all-industry average of 14.1% given in the Business Week data. Examining Porters five forces reveals the keys to the Tobacco industries superior profit performance. The price customers are willing to pay for a product depends‚ in part‚ on the availability of substitutes. The absence of close substitutes in the case of cigarettes means that consumers are comparatively insensitive to price increases
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Page 1 of 2 ASSIGNMENT 1ST SEMESTER : STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (STRM) BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3 (BM303) CHAPTERS COVERED : CHAPTERS 1 - 5 DUE DATE : 3:00 p.m. 18 MARCH 2014 TOTAL MARKS : 100 CASE STUDY : ZARA CLOTHING INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS The complete ‘Instructions to Students for Completing and Submitting Assignments’ must be collected from any IMM GSM office‚ the relevant IMM GSM recognised Additional Tuition
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Porter’s 5 Forces Before the idea of Ryanair or indeed any low cost carrier was even devised the European airways industry was‚ as already illustrated‚ highly regulated. Therefore post 1992 and deregulation‚ great changes came about. By identifying with Porter’s “five forces‚” one is able to ascertain what this meant for Ryanair within the European air transport market. These five factors are threat of entry‚ competitive rivalry‚ bargaining power of suppliers‚ bargaining power of buyers and the
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PESTLE Forces 1. Political “Various federal‚ state‚ and local regulatory agencies…have jurisdiction over the operation of our dealerships‚ repair facilities‚ and other operations with respect to matters such as consumer protection‚ workers’ safety‚ and laws regarding protection of the environment‚ including air‚ water‚ and soil.” (pg. 21) Similar to the car and auto industry‚ the boating industry and its products are under heavy restriction regarding the environmental effects of vehicles manufactured/sold
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to ensure the quality of their suppliers‚ and also support continuous improvement by maintaining staff stability to preserve and develop the company’s know-how. Contrarily‚ due to the variety of entities along supply chain‚ it would be difficult to force the others to operate in the same
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customers incur any significant costs in switching suppliers? Yes In some cases‚ Cogeco offers services that are fixed contracts and a significant cost would be incurred if the customer decides to break the contract and approach another cable provider. 5. Is a lot of capital needed to enter your industry? Yes Marketing is a primary component in this industry which indicates that the cost of customer acquisition is high. The materials‚ labor and overhead costs are relatively high as well. Hence‚ its
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Porters 5 forces for Flipkart Threat of New Entrants : Industry seems to have very high potential but is at its nascent stage. Lots of scope of growth in the future Many small players might enter to explore the market High capital investment is required as it is still in the nascent stage. Would not be much of a deterrent as venture capitalists are interested in investing‚ as they see a future in it. Flipkart is already an established its brand name and network across the nation
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Porter’s five competitive forces in business Business is a form of system that exchanged services or goods with money. When we commence a business in Singapore‚ we have to invest in that business with efficient capital. Successful businesses enable us to gain profit and expand our business to a larger size. Therefore‚ there are a few principles that we must comply. The most basic principle would be the Michael Porter’s five competitive forces. Firstly‚ the most major force will be the rivalry among
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Porter’s Five Forces Levi’s Strauss Power of buyers is high. * Even though Levi’s is a hallowed name in the market‚ the power of buyers is relatively high considering the fact that they can easily change to other brands. * Switching cost is low. * Power of buyer is high because the product is standardized. Power of suppliers is low. * Competition within manufacturer is high since it is mass-produced. * Manufacturer is located in many third world countries:
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The bargaining power of customer is high because they can cheaply and easily change. The demand is very elastic and the information is not asymmetric. First because the market is price in-elastic. The change in the price of the product does not cause a significant change in the demand of the product. And also because most of the products are standardized‚ it is difficult to respond to consumers requirements in constantly innovating and creating additional value. Consumers have more choices but
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