BHS0027: Strategic Management Hong Kong 2013/14 Written Individual report Task Using Porter’s Generis Strategies model‚ critically analyse IKEA’s competitive strategy. You must also recommend a course of action or direction that the organisation should take. Use the case study as a starting point and source relevant company information from their web site and other suitable sources. Style: report Word limit: 2500 words Deadline: 19 August 2013 Approximate weighting of marks and suggested structure:
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PepsiCo Inc – Background analysis using Porters five forces Introduction PepsiCo Inc (NYSE:PEP) is the second largest food and beverage (F&B) company globally‚ with revenues of US$58bn in 2010 trailing only Nestle of Switzerland. About half of PEP’s revenues are generated from its beverage business‚ with the balance primarily from snack foods. In this report‚ we review PEP’s history‚ global footprint‚ key strategies and business drivers then evaluate its two core divisions’ competitive positions
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Bargaining Power of Suppliers In the apparel industry‚ commodities and undifferentiated products‚ such as cotton‚ are purchased in the manufacturing of goods sold to customers. Also‚ cheap labor is abundant overseas for manufacturing needed products. Switching costs are low for this industry‚ allowing firms to easily pick and choose which suppliers they would like to do business with since suppliers offer very similar products‚ which gives suppliers in this industry low bargaining power. Price
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pp. 542-561. Smith‚ J. M. (1999). Item selection for global purchasing. European Journal of Purchasing& Supply Management‚ 5. pp. 117-127Worthington‚ I and Britton‚ C (2006)‚ The Business Environment fifth edition PearsonEducation Limited‚ Essex. Porter‚ Michael E. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for analysing industries and competitorsJonathan Barton‚ Rhys Jenkins‚ Anthony Bartzokas‚ Jan Hesselberg‚ and Hege Knutsen(2007) "Environmental Regulation and Industrial Competitiveness in Pollution-intensive
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number of small industries‚ where the competitiveness of one company is related to the performance of other companies and other factors tied together in the value-added chain‚ in customer-client relation‚ or in a local or regional contexts.[2] The Porter analysis was made in two steps.[2] First‚ clusters of successful industries have been mapped in 10 important trading nations.[2] In the second‚ the history of competition in particular industries is examined to clarify the dynamic process by which
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Porter’s Five Factor Model and the Hotel Industry: Review and Recommendations Management Information Systems Introduction The combined forces of an economic recession and H1N1 epidemic are causing the hotel industry to suffer in a time of great challenge. Business travel is down because of the recession and the pandemic has significantly reduced tourism. This paper considers three types of hoteliers in current market conditions in light of Porter’s theories. Now‚ more than ever‚ Porter’s
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Name – Dr. Khine Zar Lwin Roll No. – 015 Course – MBA 2nd Batch Word – 1763 DOS - 31.5.2015 Review on Instant Coffee Industry in Myanmar by Porter Five Forces Title : Review on “Instant Coffee Industry in Myanmar” by Porter Five Forces Introduction If we have to talk about coffee‚ majority of people would think of it as refreshment‚ stimulant and joyous drink consumed at every time and on every occasion. Coffee industry is the second largest commodity in the world after oil industry
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the kids. Kids across many countries worldwide are lucky enough to have Toys”R”Us at the next door‚ but Indian kids are still longing for Toys”R”Us to be their next door. This essay analyses the positives and negatives of India using Porter’s Five Forces and concluding whether Toys”R”Us can consider stepping into the country or not. About India Here is the statistical analysis done by World of Toys (Undated) on Indian toy industry: India’s population is around 1.23 billion people and ranked as
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Michael Porter’s Factor 1) Threat of New Entrants - The easier it is for new companies to enter the industry‚ the more cut-throat competition there will be. Factors that can limit the threat of new entrants are known as barriers to entry. Some examples include: Existing loyalty to major brands Incentives for using a particular buyer (such as frequent shopper programs) High fixed costs Scarcity of resources Government restrictions or legislation Entry protection (patents‚ rights‚ etc.)
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classify McDonald’s strategy through Plan to Win into one of the five generic competitive strategies. Before we solve this main problem‚ we should determine the chief economic and business characteristics‚ the five forces analysis‚ and also the driving forces of the fast-food industry. After that we identify the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats by using SWOT analysis. Finally‚ we classify McDonald’s strategy into one of the five generic competitive strategies. ANALYSIS The
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