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As an example, a clothesline and a clothes dryer machine have almost identical purpose The occasion of the product refers to when, where and how it is used. Products that are used in similar occasions will have a higher degree of substitutability. As an example, orange juice and coffee can be used for the same occasion (i.e. breakfast).
Written by Michael E. Porter, a leading authority on competitive strategy and head of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School, and Mark R. Kramer, of the Kennedy School at Harvard University and co-founder of FSG, [3] the article provides insights and relevant examples of companies that have developed deep ...
It should be a crucial consideration for a consumer goods or media company, but it is much less important for a cement or steel business. [ 1 ] To facilitate quantitative analysis based on the CAGE framework, Prof. Ghemawat has developed an online tool called the CAGE Comparator.
In business, a competitive advantage is an attribute that allows an organization to outperform its competitors.. A competitive advantage may include access to natural resources, such as high-grade ores or a low-cost power source, highly skilled labor, geographic location, high entry barriers, and access to new technology and to proprietary information.
Starting in the early 1990s, James F. Moore originated the strategic planning concept of a business ecosystem, now widely adopted in the high tech industry. The basic definition comes from Jim Moore's book, The Death of Competition: Leadership and Strategy in the Age of Business Ecosystems. [1]
For example, the total UK consumer expenditure on food in 2014, which is the total addressable market of food, was £198 billion (including catering, alcoholic drinks, non-alcoholic drinks and other foods). [3] The serviceable available market for alcoholic drinks, which producers of alcoholic beverages target and serve, is £49 billion. [3]
For example: cash over and beyond what competent people can intelligently expend is wasted. Of the three critical resources, funds should be allocated last. The corporation should firstly allocate management talent, based on the available mono (things): plant, machinery, technology, process know-how and functional strength.
The book is divided into three parts: [2] The first part presents key concepts of blue ocean strategy, including Value Innovation – the simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost – and key analytical tools and frameworks such as the strategy canvas and the four actions framework.