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Internal Analysis Evaluating a Company’s Resources and Competitive Position Pages
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Profitability in the U.S. Retailing Industry, 1996-2001
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Why Internal Analysis? Early strategy theory rooted in industry structural analysis - external focus This approach has lost its appeal because: internationalization & deregulation has all but removed safe havens technology and changes in demand have blurred industry lines
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Internal Analysis Tools and Concepts Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Value Chain SWOT Analysis
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The Role of Resources and Capabilities in the Creation of Profit and Sustainable Competitive Advantage Resources Build Shape Core Competencies Distinctive Competencies Competitive Advantages Strategies Build Capabilities Competitiveness & Profit
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Resources & Capabilities
Resources are what you have; Capabilities are what you can do Physical asset Human assets or intellectual capital Organizational asset Intangible assets Competitive achievement Alliance or cooperative venture
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Tangible Resources Org. Capabilities Inputs into Outputs Intangible Resources Examples….. Customer Service Product Development Employee Productivity
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Core Competencies central to the firm’s competitiveness
rewarded in market place combination of skills & knowledge, not products or functions flexible, long term platforms embedded in the organization’s systems distinctive competencies are those the firm performs better than rivals All core competencies have the potential to become core rigidities
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Must be valuable, rare, inimitable, and non-substitutable Sustainability is a function of Durability - how long will it last? Technology? Reputation? Fixed Assets? Imitability - how quickly can it be copied? Transparent - easy to see? Transferable - can it be done elsewhere? Replicable - can we do it here?
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Factors that Limit Imitation
Physical Uniqueness – Path Dependency – Causal Ambiguity – Social Complexity – Absorptive Capacity –
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Another Tool to Consider
Porter’s Value Chain
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Relative costs and prices
Where do cost/price differences come from? raw materials and components differences in technology, plant, equipment efficiencies, learning, experience, wages, productivity marketing, sales, promotion, warehousing, distribution, administration costs distribution inflation, exchange and tax rates
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Value Creation per Unit
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Comparing Toyota and General Motors
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Porter’s Value Chain Views the organization as a series (chain) of activities, which may or may not create value
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Porter’s Value Chain (cont.)
Primary Activities Inbound logistics – Supply Chain Management Operations Outbound logistics - Distribution Marketing and sales Customer service Contribute to the physical creation of the product/service, its sale and transfer to the buyer, and its service after the sale
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Porter’s Value Chain (cont)
Support Activities Company infrastructure – General Admin Human resource management R&D, Technology and Systems Development Procurement
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The Value Chain Company Infrastructure HRM Margin
R&D, Technology & Systems Development Margin Procurement Service Primary Marketing & Sales Inbound Logistics Operations Outbound Logistics Margin
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…tries to pull the arrow back…..
A low cost strategy….. Company Infrastructure HRM R&D, Technology & Systems Development Margin Procurement Service Marketing & Sales Inbound Logistics Operations Outbound Logistics Margin …tries to pull the arrow back…..
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Low Cost - Support Activity examples…...
Fewer layers of management Policies to reduce turnover WalMart’s inventory system Margin Monitor supplier performance Service Marketing & Sales Inbound Logistics Operations Outbound Logistics Margin
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Low cost - Primary Activity examples….
Inbound - Operations - Outbound - Marketing/Sales - Customer Service -
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A differentiation strategy…..
Company Infrastructure HRM R&D, Technology & Systems Development Margin Procurement Service Marketing & Sales Inbound Logistics Operations Outbound Logistics Margin ….tries to pull the arrow forward...
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Differentiation - Support Activity examples…...
Commitment to quality Compensation rewarding innovation Amazon recommendations Margin Purchasing high-quality components Service Marketing & Sales Inbound Logistics Operations Outbound Logistics Margin
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Differentiation - Primary Activity examples…...
Inbound - Operations - Outbound - Market/Sales - Customer Service -
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Your Firm Buyers Suppliers Your Rivals
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SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Maximize Strengths and Opportunities Minimize Weaknesses and Threats
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Evaluation of Resources
Strength or Weakness relative to competitors basic business requirements key vulnerabilities
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Other Threats Emergence of cheaper/better technologies
Introduction of better products by rivals Entry of lower-cost foreign competitors Onerous regulations Rise in interest rates Potential of a hostile takeover Unfavorable demographic shifts Adverse shifts in foreign exchange rates Political upheaval in a country
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