INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The Indian Industry as a whole has given away a growth which is of positive but comparatively less than the previous year. For instance the Industry registered a growth of 7% in the month of April 2008 as compared to 11% growth registered in the same month of the previous year. In March 2008 industrial growth which was recorded was 3.9% the lowest in past 6 years. The growth slipped due to the sharp downfall in the manufacturing and specifically electrical sector to 7.5% and
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Awareness of the five forces can help a company understand the structure of its industry and stake out a position that is more profitable and less vulnerable to attack. 78 Harvard Business Review | January 2008 | hbr.org STRATEGY STRATEGY by Michael E. Porter Peter Crowther SHAPE THE FIVE COMPETITIVE FORCES THAT Editor’s Note: In 1979‚ Harvard Business Review published “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” by a young economist and associate professor‚ Michael E. Porter
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“Have you ever used force?”‚ In the spiel “The use of force” by William Carlos Williams‚ a physician uses force to save a child’s life. Doctors make a promise called the “Hippocratic Oath”. This oath assures that doctors do no harm. The story reveals how force is portrayed by all characters. The doctor uses force by holding the little girl down and the little girl resists which just makes the doctor use added brunt. The parents try to help hold her down but she continues to kick and scream. Using
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Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis = Suppliers‚ Customers‚ New Entrants‚ Substitute Products‚ Competitors What is Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis? Porter’s 5 forces analysis represents the competitive environment of the firm. It is a strategic foresight to avoid putting the competitive edge at risk and ensure the profitability of products on a long term. For the company this vision is quite important because the firm is able to direct its innovations in terms of choice of strategies and investments. The
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INTRODUCTION Sales force management systems are information systems used in CRM marketing and management that help automate some sales and sales force management functions. They are often combined with a marketing information system‚ in which case they are often called customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Sales force management systems are essentially the same thing as sales force automation system (SFA). A SFA‚ typically a part of a company’s customer relationship management system
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Porter’s Approach is taken from his 1980 book “Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. Porter’s theory has often been used by many people to understand more about a company’s structure and the method or plan used to run its business. In his book‚ Porter identified 5 external forces that will affect an industry or a market. The type of forces can help us to understand or to analyze how a company makes its profits‚ or how it could attract others to do business
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PORTERS 5 FORCES. DEFINITION OF ’PORTER’S 5 FORCES’ Named after Michael E. Porter‚ this model identifies and analyzes 5 competitive forces that shape every industry‚ and helps determine an industry’s weaknesses and strengths. 1. Competition in the industry 2. Potential of new entrants into industry 3. Power of suppliers 4. Power of customers 5. Threat of substitute products The Porter’s Five Forces tool is a simple but powerful tool for understanding where power lies in a business situation. This
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Porter’s 5 forces summary According to Porter‚ in order to achieve competitive advantage over its competitors‚ analysis of current industry structure is vital because the structure of an industry determines the nature of the competition and the form that a sustainable competitive advantage takes and the industry structure is determined by the five competitive forces; the treat of substitute‚ the treat of entry‚ bargaining power of buyer‚ and bargaining power of supplier and the intensive of rivalry
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Labor force Labor force is the total number of persons available to supply the labor for the production of economic goods and services. In other words‚ it is the total number of people of working age in a country who are able and willing by law to work. It is the active or working population and it comprises all persons who have jobs and those who are seeking for jobs in the labor market. They are normally found between the age bracket of 18 to 65 years. Working population varies from one country
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counterproductive over time. - Concerns the partnership will hit a brick wall in the near future - How much more efficient can they become on the current practice? - Colaluca wanted: - UPS to provide thought leadership by applying industry best practices – from experiences from other consumers - UPS to play a more proactive roles in coordinating internal capabilities - Transform the supply chain at HP - From a process that supported its business objectives to a strategic enabler to create
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