According to Michael Porter‚ an industry is affected by certain forces‚ which enable them to attain different levels of profitability. These five forces help managers analyze the industry to gain a better understanding and develop a more effective business strategy. In the discount retailing industry‚ it is important to consider the following when considering entry: Threat of New Entrants: Four major competitors‚ WalMart‚ Kmart‚ Target and Costco Wholesale dominate the discount retail industry
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REVIEW OF FACTS Rock Creek Golf Club is a public golf course owned by a private company and managed by Lee Jeffries. The case entails a debate about the golf carts used to take players around the course instead of walking around. The carts they already owned were old and there was a need for new golf carts. Approached by two salesman‚ Lee Jeffries was forced to chose to make a deal with one of them. Salesman A offered carts at $2‚240 each and at the end of five years the expected salvage value
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Industry 5-Forces Analysis Power of Suppliers – High Suppliers in this industry: Labor‚ truck manufacturing‚ and fuel The power of the suppliers in this industry is relatively high because of the inability of the companies to control these suppliers. In the case of labor‚ the unions frequently battle the companies for higher wages and benefits. These unions also set up strikes which cripple companies who use union workers as their main labor force. These unions have high power since the companies are
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chain of hamburger fast food restaurants‚ daily serving around 68 million customers in 119 countries. (mcdonalds.com & burgerbusiness.com) In the year of 2011‚ the net income has reached 27 billion USD with net profit of 5.5 billion USD. In the recent five years‚ McDonald’s revenue kept increasing and the average increase rate was 3.1 %.( McDonald’s annual report‚2011). Subway which is owned and operated by Doctor’s Associate is an American restaurant franchise which mainly sells sandwiches and salads
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of New Entry There are many companies manufacturing and selling office products at an international level. New entrants can find it easy to enter and establish their position in the market by basing their strategy on low cost. The market offers growth opportunities to new entrants as well indicating low entry barriers for the firms wanting to enter into the area of office products. Therefore it can be stated that Staples Inc is operating in an industry where
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STUDENT HAND-OUT WORKSHEET ON INDUSTRY STRUCTURE This worksheet was developed to apply Porter’s Five Forces analysis to an industry. For each of the factors listed below‚ place an “X” in the appropriate column (Yes‚ No or Moderate). Once you have completed the analysis of the five forces‚ compute the number of factors for each category‚ and write down the number for the overall analysis. 1. Threat of entrants: |+ factors (favorable to industry)
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Five Forces Analysis of Wal-Mart Industry Threat of Competitors: The biggest threat in the US Grocery/Discount Retailer industry is competition. In particular‚ the main players are Wal-Mart‚ Kmart and Target. These firms also face competition from wholesalers such as BJ’s and Costco. Wal-Mart‚ as the industry leader‚ has adopted a cost leadership generic strategy. In the past‚ most firms have not been able to match Wal-Mart’s “everyday low prices.” The problem is that Wal-Mart’s barrier to entry
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Porters Five Forces: sports good stores Bargaining Power of Suppliers Supplier bargaining power is likely to be high. *The market is dominated by a few large suppliers rather than a fragmented source of supply‚ *There is the possibility of the supplier integrating forwards in order to obtain higher prices and margins. *Forward integration provides economies of scale for the supplier Bargaining Power of Customers Customers bargaining power is likely to be high *Switching to an alternative
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What are the defining characteristics of the golf equipment industry? What is the industry like? 2. What is competition like in the golf equipment industry? What competitive forces seem to have the greatest effect on industry attractiveness? What are the competitive weapons that rivals are using to try to outmaneuver one another in the marketplace? Is the pace of rivalry quickening and becoming more intense? Why or why not? 3. How is the golf equipment industry changing? What are the underlying
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Porter’s Five Forces On Automobile Industry Threats of new entrants: Automobile industry is very specific industry‚ thus it has higher level of entry barriers. For an example Factory facilities‚ machinery‚ labor‚ technology are heavily involved. So following factors are determine the barriers of entry to the industry: Bargaining Power of buyers affects industry profitability by their ability to hold out for lower price‚ higher quality‚ and better service. In automobile industry the bargaining
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