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A graphical representation of Porter's five forces. Porter's Five Forces Framework is a method of analysing the competitive environment of a business. It draws from industrial organization (IO) economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and, therefore, the attractiveness (or lack thereof) of an industry in terms of its profitability.
A value chain is a progression of activities that a business or firm performs in order to deliver goods and services of value to an end customer.The concept comes from the field of business management and was first described by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance.
Porter's model is not just for businesses, but can also be applied to a country to help gain insight into creating a competitive advantage in the global market. [13] The ultimate purpose of Porter's five forces model is to help businesses compare and analyze their profitability and position with the industry against indirect and direct competition.
English: A diagram of Michael Porter's Value Chain based on an image from Porter M. E., Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance (New York: Free Press, 1985), page 37. Date 27 April 2014, 20:47:05
Porter five forces analysis, which addresses industry attractiveness and rivalry through the bargaining power of buyers and suppliers and the threat of substitute products and new market entrants; SWOT analysis, which addresses internal strengths and weaknesses relative to the external opportunities and threats;
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Porter's five forces analysis; Porter's four corners model; V. Value chain This page was last edited on 1 January 2014, at 09:19 (UTC). Text ...