Thursday 12 December 2013

Identifying Competitive Advantage

Competitive Advantage - IS A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT AN ORGANIZATION’S CUSTOMER PLACE A GREATER VALUE ON THAN SIMILAR OFFERINGS FROM A COMPETITOR.
First-mover Advantage – Occurs when an organisation can significantly impact its market share by being first to market with a competitive advantage

Five Forces Model
BUYER POWER
 High when buyer have many choices of whom to buy
Low when buyer have few choices of whom to buy
Buyer power is reduce through loyalty program
SUPPLIER POWER
 High when buyers have few choices of whom to buy from.
 Low when buyers have many choices of whom to buy

THREAT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT OR SERVICES.
 High when many alternatives to a product or services
 Low when few alternatives to a product or services
Switching Cost – costs that can make customers reluctant to switch to another product or services

THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
 High when easy for new competitors to enter a market
 Low when hard for new competitors to enter a market because of entry barriers

RIVALRY AMONG EXISTENCE COMPETITORS
 High when a competition is fierce in a market
Low when a competition is more complacent


Three Generic Strategies


Cost strategy
Low cost                   high cost
Broad market
Cost Leadership
Differentation
Narrow market
Focused Strategy



Value Chain – Porter Five Forces and Three Generic Strategies


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