Porter's Five Forces For Bicycle Industry

This paper explains the U.S. financial system to CFO of Jagdambay Exports. I will explain the following questions.

Employment is an issue in the city of Milwaukee for youth ages 15 to 24. This age group is plagued with issues that limit their ability to obtain and sustain employment. The most common issues being: lack of transportation, lack of either high school diplomas or college degrees, limited availability due to school scheduling, and lack of experience in the work force that would make them more employable. What these youth do have is a want and a need to generate income for themselves and often times for their families as well. DreamBikes primary purpose is to provide an opportunity where there commonly is not one. We aim to assist youth in making successful transitions into adulthood; by providing paid skills training, internships, and employment

A barrier to entry is defined as “factors that make it difficult for new firms to enter the market.” (Pettinger 2014) With these huge barriers it will never be easy for new firms that don’t have the money or the customer base as larger firms. It’s unfair for companies to be able to monopolize an industry just because of the power they have.

Competition drives our economy and the growth of companies. If you take a look at the two companies were have been researching, they are fighting for the same client base. The numbers between the two companies show the difference in who is the better investment.

Oligopoly is a market structure whereby a few number of firms owns a lion’s share in the market. This market structure is similar to monopoly, except that instead of one firm, two or more firms have control in the market. In an oligopoly, there are no upper limits to the number of firms, but the number must be nadir enough that the operations of one firm remarkably influence and affects the others (Investopedia, 2003).

The purpose of this experiment is to see if the color of a car has an effect on seatbelt use of the driver. The hypothesis is that the color of the car would not affect the number of drivers who wear seatbelts. The null hypothesis is that there is no relationship between car color and seatbelt use.

What is Panera Bread? They serve quality food with speedy service but not too fast like McDonalds or other fast food restaurants nor as expensive and slow as full dine in restaurants (i.e. Chili’s or Applebee’s). “Panera Bread offers freshly baked artisan bread to neighborhoods in cities throughout the country. As of September 27th, 2016, Panera Bread has 2,024 baker-cafes in 46 states” (panerabread.com). They have grown from twenty stores in 1993. Key Factors that drive the industry Panera Bread is in are economy, technology, and socially or society.

Beginning with, the first element is the threat of new entrant is at the lower risk for Cap Gemini. IT Companies such as Accenture, Deloitte, and Cognizant are in the market serving the clients with various products differentiation. Operating in the information technology service industry, one requires more capital to invest in new ventures. The newer technology helps the new niche venture to kick start without being dependent on size or experience. High sunk cost from product differentiation limits the new competition from entering the industry which lowers the economies of scale. By making innovation the primary need of the client, Cap Gemini gained the attention of the customers leading towards brand building and competing globally. The high learning curve from the Cap Gemini University made more improvement in bringing higher human and intellectual capital in their business. Government regulation causes low barrier of entry to many firms. Cap Gemini has higher economies of scale due to its substantial industry size. As Cap Gemini serves in IT industry, market share can be easily being developed from having larger industry size.

Moreover, C being the least price sensitive, it would be the most willing segment to pay the premium for the superior product performance. At the beginning of the simulation, Minnesota Micromotors’s market share for this segment was just 4% - there was a huge potential for growth. Moreover, Segment C consistently had the highest gross margin per unit ($58.36 for 2012 Q3) which indicated that Segment C could be the most profit generating customers for Minnesota Micromotors.

Black & Decker, a US-based company established in 1917, was the first to have the “portable power drill” patented. They are also an established company offering many products in the household category including hand-held vacuums, irons, mixers, coffee makers and so on. While they succeed in becoming the lead in the consumer segment, they fail to display the same success with regards to their tradesmen segment, which what the case discusses. The case mainly scrutinizes the reasons on why Black & Decker has much lower market share in the Professional-tradesmen category- despite its success in both the Consumer tools area and the Professional- Industrial category- whereas its main competition, Makita, dominates the category.

The father of economics Adam Smith in his famous book “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” emphasizes that self-interest is the driving force behind economic activity. Though, self-interest per se has negative connotations, these forces are balanced by the competitive forces arising out of the market. Therefore, while self-interest is the motivator behind economic activity, competition is the de-facto driver of the economy. These forces of self-interest and competition are defined by Adam Smith as the invisible hands which guide the resources towards their most efficient use. When India adopted the new economic order in the early 1990s, it empowered the invisible hands of the market and ensured economic freedom for enterprises. It is also true that markets are capable of generating their own rules which may ultimately lead to market failures. Moreover, freedom of choice and human rationality doesn’t always result in behaviour consistent with what was advocated by the free market theorists. One of such behaviours is that the economic enterprises themselves can impede upon the freedom of others. Such anti-competitive practices have a negative impact on GDP and a severe impact on consumer welfare.

Part 1 – Outline and explain what is meant by the term ‘a market economy’? Fully explain how such a market functions in theory and in practice.

If we take an example of tesla's Tilburg facility in the Netherlands, Tesla gets our inventory from California, which is sent in bulk that gives us the benefit of consolidation. Then the bulk is being divided and is allocated to Germany, Belgium, France and other European countries. Consequently, sending them to their respective distribution centres.

Bose also needs get suppliers that can quickly adapt to their innovative capability. As stated in the case “because foreign sourcing does not support just-in-time deliveries, Bose “had to find a way to blend low inventory with buying from distant sources”, Suppliers should be able blend into technological innovation of Bose and be able to respond to Bose’s needs in a timely manner to bring new products to market as quickly as possible. If not, it could have a devastating effect on sourcing of materials, inventory management and customer service which are core competencies of Bose.

Introduction: Marriott International Inc. - Marriott International, Inc. is one of the top leading hospitality company in the world. J. Willard and Alice Marriott were the founder of the company. From past 80 years, it has always been looked under the guidance of Marriott family. The headquarter of the company is situated in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The company revenue for fiscal year 2013 was estimated to be $13 billion dollars. The company has more than 3,900 properties, 18 brands and various franchised properties around the world.