I. Operational Effectiveness Is Not Strategy According to Porter‚ various management tools like total quality management‚ benchmarking‚ time-based competition‚ outsourcing‚ partnering‚ reengineering‚ that are used today‚ do enhance and dramatically improve the operational effectiveness of a company but fail to provide the company with sustainable profitability. Thus‚ the root cause of the problem seems to be failure of management to distinguish between operational effectiveness and strategy: Management
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warner has primarily a ‘Narrow approach’ Porter suggest companies with a narrow approach are considered as “cost leaders” continuing to say “these are Firms choosing to serve broad markets and to derive advantage through low costs” Porter‚ M.E. (1991). Time Warner doesn’t just seek the status of “cost leader” they also purse “focus strategies” Porter states “these are firms targeting narrow market segments and by emphasizing either low costs or uniqueness” Porter‚ M.E. (1991). On the other hand‚
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Business School A constituent of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (Declared Deemed to be University u/s 3 of UGC Act) A-10‚ Sector 62‚ Noida (UP) India 201 307 www.jbs.ac.in ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY - 13MCEC05 PORTER FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS – TEXTILE INDUSTRY SUBMITED BY Page Submission date – September 13‚ 2013 Word count – 3804 1 Five Forces Analysis Template 1) Factors Affecting Rivalry among Existing Competitors To what extent does pricing rivalry or non-price competition
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1. Threat of New Entrants - The easier it is for new companies to enter the industry‚ the more cutthroat 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 • High costs of switching companies • Government restrictions or legislation Power of Suppliers
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• Potential Competitors: Medium pressure o Grocers could potentially enter into the retail side. o Entry barriers are relatively high‚ as Wal-Mart has an outstanding distribution systems‚ locations‚ brand name‚ and financial capital to fend off competitors. o Wal-mart often has an absolute cost advantage over other competitors. • Rivalry Among Established Companies: Medium Pressure o Currently‚ there are three main incumbent companies that exist in the same market as Wal-Mart: Sears‚ K Mart
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BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS The main items that Wal-Mart procures to pursue its operations can be classified into 3 main categories of merchandise‚ labor‚ and stores. Given the size of Wal-Mart’s operations and its focus on continuous cost improvement‚ none of these suppliers have significant bargaining power on Wal-Mart. When analyzed in detail: * Merchandises * As the biggest retailer in U.S. with up to 30% market share in some categories‚ Wal-Mart is the single biggest buyer for most
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Sectors contributing to India’s GDP India is a vast country‚ so the sectors contributing to the country’s GDP is also big in numbers. Various sectors falling under the India GDP composition includes food processing‚ transportation equipment‚ petroleum‚ textiles‚ software‚ agriculture‚ mining‚ machinery‚ chemicals‚ steel‚ cement and many others. Agriculture is the pre dominant occupation in India‚ employing more than 50% of the population. The service sector accounts for employing more than 25%
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Research Project #2: Porter’s Five Forces Applied to the US Auto Industry Ty Webb State University ECON 600 Dr. Frederic (2.) Abstract This report focuses on the identification‚ analysis‚ and application of Porter’s Forces to the United States automobile industry. The report focuses on the application of Porter’s Five Forces to the industry as a whole‚ and is broken down into the individual applications of each force. Sources used in the production of this report are drawn from many disciplines
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A Foray into Indian FMCG Industry Wrote by : Saraswat Bhattacharya MBA 090093 Amrita school of business 1. What is FMCG? Products which have a quick turnover‚ and relatively low cost are known as Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). FMCG products are those that get replaced within a year. These include a wide range of frequently purchased consumer products such as toiletries‚ soap‚ cosmetics‚ tooth cleaning products‚ shaving products and detergents‚ as well as other nondurables such as glassware
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Response to Week 2 DQ: Five Forces Model framework developed by Professor Michael‚ E. Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979‚ is a powerful strategic business assessment tool useful in strategic assessment of business position in a volatile competitive market situation to understand where the business competitive power positions and analyze both the current competitive strength and the position which the business is intended to move into to gain profitability while and customer’s desirability’s
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