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Value Net – and game elements

Elements Lifecycle – Industry: Buyer, competitor and internal needs compared to Industry lifecycle. Relevant to map product or company portfolio to different lifecycle stages. Principle: Emerging industry characteristics: Strong technological…

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Environmental Analysis

Elements of Environmental Analysis: The areas to be analysed to determine the external environment Principle: Together with stakeholder analysis the basis of SWOT Issues: Industry structure mapping Attractiveness of industry…

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Lifecycle – Industry

Elements Lifecycle – Industry: Buyer, competitor and internal needs compared to Industry lifecycle. Relevant to map product or company portfolio to different lifecycle stages. Principle: Emerging industry characteristics: Strong technological…

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The value network – Industry Structure Map

Elements of The value network – Industry Structure Map: Overall map of Key Elements of the industry activity chain Principle: Patterns in general have an economic, historical, political or technological…

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Porter’s Five Forces

Elements Porter’s Five Forces: Threat of new entrants: Economies of scale, Product differentiation, Capital requirements, Switching cost, Access to distribution channel, Cost advantage independent of scale. Bargaining power of suppliers:…

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Competitive Analysis Strategic Groups

Elements of Competitive Analysis Strategic Groups: Adapt to: geography/vertical integration – price/quality – differentiation/low cost etc. Principle: Selecting and grouping competitors by key differentiation parameters Issues: Management judgement of parameters…