disadvantages.] Section 2: Application of model and critical analysis of IKEA’s competitive strategy = 50% [Apply model or what you consider as relevant components of the model to IKEA . Remember to be more analytical.] Section 3: Conclusion and recommendations = 20% [In light of your analysis in Section 2‚ recommend strategic options or directions that IKEA should take] Section 4: Literature Review = 10% [You are expected to support discussions/analysis and debates with relevant literature] -------------
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Rivalry Among Firms: High The global industry of construction and agricultural machinery is characterized by intense rivalry among firms due to its competitive strategies. (Book) When few multinational companies dominate the market‚ a consolidated industry exists‚ making it crucial for companies to lead in market share and profit margins. (Book) This in turn creates low switching costs for buyers allowing them to purchase from different companies without hesitation. (ML) Fixed costs for production
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5 Forces Model 1. Threat of New Entrants.( LOW) a. The average person can’t come along and start up a bank‚ but there are services‚ such as internet bill payment‚ on which entrepreneurs can capitalize. Banks are fearful of being squeezed out of the payments business‚ because it is a good source of fee-based revenue. b. Another trend that poses a threat is companies offering other financial services. What would it take for an insurance company to start offering mortgage and loan services? Not
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Industrial Analysis The Plastic Pipe Manufacturing Industry Prepared by Lau Yee Leong‚ Mike Master of Management‚ Taylors University Lakeside Contents No. | Description | Page Number | | | | 1.0 | Market Assessment | 3 | | | | 2.0 | Internal Rivalry | 4 | | | | 3.0 | Barriers to Entry | 5 | | | | 4.0 | Supplier Power | 6 | | | | 5.0 | Buyer Power | 7 | | | | 6.0 | Substitutes | 9 | | | | 7.0 | Conclusion | 10 | | | | 8.0 | List
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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 basis of Sonia’s decision making
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attributable to industry attractiveness Retailers purchase merchandise from manufacturers in large quantities for resale to consumers at a profit. The domestic Retail Store industry is mature and highly competitive. We can use the Porter’s five forces analysis to assess the attractiveness of Retail industry and its profitability in long run: Threat of New Entrants The number of independent retailers has been decreasing over the years; most of the retailers are chain stores nowadays. The vertical structure
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REPORT: WAL-MART LOW-COST STRATEGY ANALYSIS Lecturer: Mr. Le Dang Hoang Tutor:Ms. Do Thi Ha Lan Tut 1TR10 Group member: Tran Viet Anh 1006090006 Nguyen Tra My 1006090034 Dao Minh Tam 1006090045 Cao Thi Thuong 0907010220 Table of content Introduction 3 I.The implementation of strategy in the company 4 II. Archievement of Wal-Mart thanks to low-cost strategy 8 III. Competition of Wal-Mart with rivals 9 a. Rivals reactions to Wal-Mart strategy 9 b. Wal-Mart’s
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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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“Wal-Mart Price Cuts More Barks than Bite” Friday‚ April 9‚ 2010; 4:30 PM Part I: Wal-Mart is promoting a new price cut‚ which promises even larger price cut than the usual from the world’s largest retailer. Wal-Mart said Friday it is stepping up price cuts‚ although it wouldn’t specify how much it is amping up its typical weekly discounts designed to lure customers. The company will decrease their prices on about 10‚000 items in stages‚ which took place April 1st. Examples online include
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Wal-Mart Case study analysis Submitted by: Sarfaraj Heranja Roll No.: 33 Submitted to: Prof. Karan Shashtri VRIO framework of Wal-Mart Capabilities Valuable? Rare? Hard to Imitate? Support by organisation? IT investments and systems Y N N Y Economies of scale Y N N Y Relationship with suppliers Y Y Y Y Distribution system Y Y Y Y Low price offerings Y Y Y Y Culture Y Y Y Y Core competencies: Relationship with suppliers: WalMart known for their supply
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