“Tap Water or Bottled Water?” Tap water and bottled water are both good and harmful in their own ways but still we consume both everyday. Tap water is an all around better drink because it isn’t as expensive‚ not harmful to the environment‚ and not harmful to the human body. Statistics say that in 2008 they found 38 different contaminants in 10 different brands. Bottled water is also dangerous to our environment. People will not recycle the water bottles and the bottle will end up in our lakes‚
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. Soft Drink Industry Five Forces Analysis: Soft drink industry is very profitable‚ more so for the concentrate producers than the bottler’s. This is surprising considering the fact that product sold is a commodity which can even be produced easily. There are several reasons for this‚ using the five forces analysis we can clearly demonstrate how each force contributes the profitability of the industry. Barriers to Entry: The several factors that make it very difficult for the competition to
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When thinking of what industry to focus my paper on‚ I couldn’t help but think of an industry that I use almost on a day-to-day basis: online video streaming. I felt it was a suitable choice for representing the different areas of Porter’s Five Forces Model because it seems as though there is always some different development happening within the industry. An article I found on The Economist’s online site addressed some of the main industry developments quite well. This particular article‚ titled
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Bottled Water Proposal In recent times‚ one of the world’s favorite grab and go drinks has come into question whether it is safe enough to drink or not and that is bottled water. “In 2007‚ according to the BMC‚ the total spending on bottled water in the United States reached an estimated $12 billion‚ despite the availability of clean and inexpensive tap water”(Lee‚Warhol). Some people argue that bottled water is not only unsafe for us‚ but also for our environment and it is much more expensive
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5 forces of Porter The 5 forces of Porter are named after Michael E. Porter. This model classifies and examines the competitive forces that characterize every single industry plus it helps to give a clear understanding of what the strengths and weaknesses are of each type of industry. In addition to this‚ the 5 forces of Porter were mainly designed as a response to the famous “SWOT Analysis”. These 5 forces are the following: 1. Competition in the industry 2. Potential of new entrants
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Module Code: PICS01C Student Number: 7305-272-8 Due Date: 15 March 2011 [pic] a) Five-forces diagram for analysis of the retail car industry in the greater Johannesburg area 1. Competitive Rivalry Competitive rivalry exists between companies with the same or similar products/services and similar markets. Factors to be considered include: • The number and size of competitors • The rate of industry growth • Differentiation and switching costs • Fixed costs or perishable products
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Bottled Water is causing damage to the Environment. Along with all the bottles that end up in landfills or the bottles that get burned (sending tons of pollution into the air)‚ the gasoline and other fossil fuels that it requires making all of the bottles is both a waste of fossil fuels and damages the environment. Home Water Filters can save the environment and keep some more green in your pocket. Bottled water on average costs 5000 times more for the United States as a country as apposed to
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Sonia’s smoothies 1) Nick calculated that of 200 customers who completed the questionnaire at the rock festival‚ the mean age was 23. The age distribution conformed to a curve of normal distribution with a standard deviation of 5. Calculate the number of customers aged 33 and over who featured in Sonia’s survey (33-23)÷5 = 2 2% of 200= 4 Answer= 4 2) With reference to the report on the UK smoothie market (appendix 2) analyse two limitations of using secondary sources as the
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1990s‚ the Venture Capitalists and Banks reviewed business models of books‚ CDs‚ electrical appliance retailers which were majorly confined to brick and mortar stores and simple operations. But they would be surprised to view the business model of Amazon.com Inc‚ which has used the internet to gain competitive strategic advantage and personify most of innovation metaphors. This analysis of Amazon.com Inc has Porter’s five forces model‚ which consist of Supplier’s Power‚ Customer’s Power‚ Threat
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Porters Five Forces Current Competitive Force Porter ’s first force that Porter describes is current rivalry among existing firms. In the specialty eateries industry‚ Starbucks ’ current and direct U.S competitors are Diedrich Coffee‚ Seattle ’s Best Coffee‚ and Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation (hoovers.com). The competition‚ however‚ is not equally balanced. Diedrich Coffee operates 370 coffeehouses in 37 states and 11 countries (hoovers.com). Seattle ’s Best Coffee operates 160 coffee cafes
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