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    Michael porter developed 3 generic strategies: cost leadership‚ differentiation and focus. They are developed to create a defendable position in the long-run‚ outperforming competition and establish a competitive advantage. However does the generic strategy lead to sustainable competitive strategy? This analysis will explain in detail. Cost leadership means setting out to become the low-cost producer of its industry. Each industry is different and provides with diverse problems. Cost leadership

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    Panera Bread’s sales growth rate for 2003 was 28.1% and 38.1% in 2002; therefore the sales growth rate for the company is increasing at a decreasing rate. The decreasing rate of sales growth may be attributed to the company’s current marketing strategy. The company’s ad-to-sale ratio was only 2.1% compared to the category average of 4% Also; Panera Bread does not have a lot sufficient of bargaining power with its suppliers‚ which may affect its net income. A loaf of bread in every arm is the

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    Porters Generic Strategy

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    According to Michael C. Porter‚ the porter’s three (3) generic strategies are very important strategies‚ which can be applied to products and services in any industry or organization regardless of its size. The Three Porter’s Generic Strategies In order to gain competitive advantage‚ Michael Porter developed three generic strategies that a company could use; The Cost Leadership Strategy‚ The Differentiation Strategy and the Focus Strategy. These strategies have been used by various organizations to become

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    Porter ’s Generic Strategies If the primary determinant of a firm ’s profitability is the attractiveness of the industry in which it operates‚ an important secondary determinant is its position within that industry. Even though an industry may have below-average profitability‚ a firm that is optimally positioned can generate superior returns. A firm positions itself by leveraging its strengths. Michael Porter has argued that a firm ’s strengths ultimately fall into one of two headings: cost

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    Porter’s Generic Strategies Porter’s notion on “stuck in the middle” or “hole in the wall” is debatable‚ it being mutually exclusive. It might be true in some cases but not all the time. Even beyond Porter’s generic strategies‚ Toyota has been operating and already proven that it’s possible to be a low cost producer of a differentiated product. It was able to achieve leadership in North America‚ surpassing General Motors. They continuously find ways to reduce production costs and at the same optimize

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    Introduction. In this assignment I am going to explain the following concepts‚ generic strategies‚ alternative directions and alternative methods. Indeed‚ I would like to support these concepts by referring my work to the automobile sector (as a continuing line provided with the Morgan´s example in class). I am going to use the example of General Motors and Ford‚ they are well known and also provide us a long struggling and interesting history. The first part of my assignment gives a theoretical

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    The Generic+Strategy+Trap

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    37 The Generic Strategy Trap Danny Miller Management experts claim that for a company to thrive‚ it mus concentrate on a single generic strategy—on one thing it does better th its rivals. But specialization also has its disadvantages. The author sugge that a broader‚ mixed approach may be preferable. S ince the publication of Michael Porter ’s Competitive Strategy‚ many experts on strategy have been extolling the virtues of pure generic strategies. Porter argued that by adeptly

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    Panera Bread Company is a leader in the easy casual restaurant industry with multiple café-bakeries located in 36 states‚ of the United States. Panera operates under the banner of Panera and Saint Louis Bread Company. Almost 400 of its 1‚027 bakeries are company-operated and the remainders are franchisees. Panera Bread’s core competencies are in their market niche‚ offering a premium specialty bakery and café experience to suburban and urban residents. Penera’s focus is offering their

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    Panera Bread Company 2012 Annual Report to Stockholders April 18‚ 2013 Dear Stockholder‚ For years now‚ you have heard us say that the real test of a company is its ability to generate shareholder value over the long-term. With that said‚ we realize that a management team’s credibility is built by delivering results year-over-year‚ quarter-by-quarter. Thus‚ we are pleased to report that 2012 was another extraordinary year for Panera. We’re proud to have exceeded our earnings targets in

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    Panera Bread is a renowned restaurant that has come about from the merging of great companies and people. However‚ the beginning was actually with Au Bon Pain which was started in Boston’s Feneuil Hall as a demonstration bakery. Louis Kane was struck by this store’s growth potential and purchased the business in 1978. Between 1978 and 1981 the company opened 13 stores‚ but subsequently closed 10 of these stores‚ in the Boston area and had major debt. Ronald Shaich‚ a recent graduate from Harvard

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