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Hello, Class,

During yesterday’s Live Lessons we covered the concept of Porter’s Five Forces.

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Walmart has an advantage because they do sell fresh groceries and their prices are competitive. Amazon has its’ Amazon
Fresh line of products, but it is not available everywhere. I believe Target has something similar to this and I see other grocery
store chains trying to break into the market as well.

2. The bargaining power of buyers – The consumers of companies such as these are going to be more of your millennials,
young professional, and young families looking for a convenient way to get everyday items delivered to their home. While it
would seem that there are many options available to have fresh food items delivered to your house, having multiple yearly
memberships can turn some people away and consumers will usually stick with one. It is important to be competitive in the

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Hello Class,

I have chosen Johnson & Johnson to discuss Porter’s Five Forces of Competition. Johnson & Johnson is a very old company;
it never failed to prove its quality and brand name. It’s been more than fifty years since this company is serving baby products
and there is no other baby product company that has taken over.

And, when it comes to Porter’s Five Forces of Competition Johnson & Johnson justify all the five points:

1. Threat of new entrants- since ages other companies and products are trying to enter into the market of baby products
but couldn’t stand beside Johnson & Johnson. Because it is one of the most renowned brands for baby products and
parents doesn’t like to experiment with their baby’s product, especially when it comes to quality. The foremost challenge
other companies will face with Johnson & Johnson is its brand name and trust over customers.

2. Bargaining power of consumers- it is one of the most important aspects for a company to gain buyers. Johnson &
Johnson buyers list includes individual buyers, doctors, wholesalers, pharmacists, and retailers. It is a brand that
provides its service all across the globe and its buyer’s power is stronger. As, I discussed earlier parents don’t like to
experiment with the quality of their baby’s product they most likely depend on Johnson & Johnson as there is no other

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alternative brand that provides the same quality baby products The overall bargaining power of buyers in Johnson &

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Hello Professor,

Today I will be talking about the Apple Company and how they do with Porter’s Five Forces.

Rivalry:

Apple faces the strong force of competitive rivalry or competition. This component of Porter’s Five Forces analysis model
determines the intensity of the influence that competitors have on each other. In Apple’s case, this influence is based on the
following external factors:

1. High aggressiveness of firms (strong force)
2. Low differentiation of products (strong force)
3. Low switching cost (strong force)

Companies like Samsung and LG aggressively compete with Apple. Such aggressiveness, observable in rapid innovation,
aggressive advertising, and imitation, impose a strong force in the industry environment. Moreover, in terms of product
differentiation, available products in the market are generally similar in fulfilling specific purposes.

Potential Entrants:

Apple Inc. experiences the moderate force of the threat of new entrants. This component of Porter’s Five Forces analysis

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Professor,

The company I have chosen to discuss the Porter’s Five Force model is Ikea. I admittedly LOVE this company and can easily
burn a whole afternoon going thru the store and of course a hole in my budget.

1. Rivalry

Ikea is known as a leading retail furniture brand not only in the US but in the world having stores even internationally. There are
many other stores that could compete with Ikea on this level which would be Amazon, Wayfair, and Walmart which would make
the competitive rivalry high in the furniture industry.

2. Bargaining Powers of Supplier

I would say the bargaining power of suppliers do not possess substantial bargaining power because suppliers have multiple
options of local and international furniture companies. It would be important and crucial for Ikea to develop strong and effective
relationships with suppliers so that they can continue to have access to supplies and product so they can continue to strive in a
completive market.

3. Bargaining Powers of Buyers

The bargaining Powers of Buyers is strong because buyers just like the suppliers have multiple furniture manufactures that are
selling products successfully locally and internationally.

4. Threats of New Entrants

The threat of new entrants would be low- there is already a very saturated market for furniture stores. A significant amount of
financial investments would be needed in order to become a global discounted furniture retailer.

5. Threats of Substitute Products

The threat of substitute products and services are low, While there are other products and services that could substitute the
brand or material type- furniture is a human necessity.

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Hello, Alyssa and Class,

Thanks for these relevant analyses of companies like Ikea, Amazon, Apple, and Johnson & Johnson.

Porter’s Five Forces framework was published in 1979 with the goal of helping to understand the attractiveness of an
industry (Isabelle et al. 2020).

As we stated previously, the five competitive forces are the threat of new entrants, the bargaining power of buyers, the
bargaining power of suppliers, the threat of substitute products or services, and the rivalry among existing competitors.

This framework has recently come under scrutiny and been called into question. Some scholars have the opinion that
the forces have multiplied during globalization, and that companies also must also look into:

The competitor’s level of innovativeness
Exposure to globalization
Threat of digitalization
Industry exposure to de/regulation activities

Class: Do you believe that extending Porter’s will be necessary? Are any of these additional forces already part
of the model? What other forces would you emphasize to consider carefully in today’s competitive

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Hi Class,

For my company of choice, I have decided to go with Home Depot. This is a company that was primarily started to offer a one
stop shop for contractors to be able to run private businesses and offer training, supplies and tools for DIY customers all while
keeping costs low and offering incentives to keep customers coming back.

In regards to supporting Porters Five forces, i was quite surprised to learn that investors, employees and other stakeholders
can gain insights regarding the business position of Home Depot based on the Five Forces analysis model.

1) Competitive rivalry (strong force)- Home Depot has to ensure that they maintain a competitive edge in the home
improvement market. The following external factors contribute towards the force of competition:

High number of companies – Home depot has to compete against many companies in the home improvement retail
market such as Lowe’s, Menards and Ace Hardware
Low cost – Low costs provided by the competitors make it easy for customers to move away from Home Depot
Exit barriers – Due to moderate operating costs, competitors would rather stay in the market rather than moving away
from the competition

2) Bargaining power of customers (strong force)- Customers have a major influence on the success of Home Depot

Low cost – Low costs provided by the competitors make it easy for customers to move away from Home Depot

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For this assignment I chose to talk about Berkshire Hathaway. I know it is one of the top publicly traded companies in the
world. It’s CEO is Warren Buffet who is very well known for his keen investments and business acumen. According to
Investopedia, “Berkshire Hathaway originally started out in textile milling and plants. As of March of 2019 Berkshire
Hathaway’s market capitalization is $500 billion which ranks them fifth of all publicly traded companies according to market
capitalization” (Hargrave, 2019). To put it simply, Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company that owns many companies

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including GEICO and Fruit of the Loom. They also have minority ownerships in companies such as Apple and HCA
Healthcare.

Bargaining Power of Suppliers

If the suppliers of Berkshire Hathaway’s companies increase the cost of raw material (i.e. cotton for Fruit of the Loom under
ware) this could decrease the overall production of these items. The same is true of weather conditions and natural disasters.
“All of these variables can increase the price of raw materials or even make them unavailable. These changes in the supply
chain can effect the price that Berkshire Hathaway obtains goods” .

Bargaining Power of Customers

If there is a recession (or pandemic) consumers will not have enough money to buy a lot of Berkshire Hathaway’s products

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For this Discussion I want to stick with Apple

Rivalry- this may be one of Apple’s hardest force to overcome. Apple is surrounded by competitors on every side and has
more entering the market all the time. Samsung is by far the largest competitor when it comes to the cell phone market. When
it comes to computers, Dell is a major competitor but Apple has a much larger loyalty base. Huawei is by far the largest
growing competitor for Apple in the cell phone market and has been for the last decade.

Potential Entrants- There are few potential entrants to either the computer market or cell phone market that can compete with
the large name brands already on the scene. The newest entrant into the foray would have been Google who has taken over
the operating and search engine market. Very few companies could come in with enough strength to push any of the major
competitors out and gain a large share in the marketplace.

Suppliers- Suppliers is a huge issue for Apple. With much of their product being manufactured in China and overseas, this
causes future issues for Apple with new import taxes and the drive by consumers to buy more American. The other large

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issue for suppliers is with the incredible increase in technology, the amount of places Apple can go to get their materials is very
limited.

Buyers- As far as buyers go, to Apple every person in the world is potential buyer who needs a new item every couple of years

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Hi Professor and fellow classmates,

Porter’s Five Forces Analysis is an important tool for understanding the forces that shape competition within an industry. It is
also useful for helping you to adjust your strategy to suit your competitive environment and to improve your potential profit.

It works by looking at the strength of five important forces that affect competition:

Supplier Power: the ability of suppliers to drive up the prices of your inputs.
Buyer Power: the strength of your customers to drive down your prices.
Competitive Rivalry: the strength of competition in the industry.
The Threat of Substitution: the extent to which different products and services can be used in place of your own.
The Threat of New Entry: the ease with which new competitors can enter the market if they see that you are making good
profits (and then drive your prices down).

The company that I chose is Edward Jones.

1. Intensity of rivalry
It is to inform that Porter’s 5 Forces of Edward Jones: Implementing The Solutions Approach Case Help belongs to the
multinational show business in the United States. The company has been engaged in supplying the services in more than
ninety nations with the video as needed, products of streaming media and media provider.

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Hello all, the company that I chose to analyze is CD Projek Red. They are a video game developer that is known for The
Witcher Franchise and the most recent controversial release of Cyber Punk 2077.

Regarding Porter’s Five Forces, this is what I found when I analyzed CD Projekt Red.

1. Rivalry: Competitors include UbiSoft, Bethesda, and Rockstar (and more). All three of the companies named are video
game developers and all three make similar RPG action style, open world video games, similar to those developed and
released by CD Projekt Red. Unfortunately, though they have developed the highly popular Witcher series, their newly
released Cyber Punk 2077 dropped them down in standing due to bugs, glitches, and dishonest advertising of the game.

2. Potential Entrants: There are many barriers to entry for this market. These include the necessity to have extensive
programming skills and training, computer/software knowledge, needing a large team of developers to produce quality titles;
not to mention the exorbitant amount of funding that would be needed for a startup.

3. Quantity and Quality of Suppliers: In this case the Bargaining of the Suppliers is medium, I think. In other words, it is neither
particularly high or low. You could consider the actually developers to be suppliers (as much of the work is creative content),
and, in that case, the bargaining power would be high because high quality developers who can produce a good titles are not
as easily found as you would think. This makes them not easily replaceable, giving them higher bargaining power. However, on
the flip side, the bargaining power for the suppliers for disks, and packaging would be on the lower scale because this is easy

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We can learn a lot by assessing UPS”s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Here is the UPS SWOT
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Select a company in the news and apply one or more of the strategic concepts from Chapter 1 to the company. Be sure to
state what concept and page from the textbook you are applying (use APA guidelines). Examples could be such concepts as a
romantic view of leadership versus control view, competitive advantage, four key attributes, realized versus intended strategy,
corporate governance, or stakeholder management. Next, critically evaluate the applications proposed by two of your
classmates.

“To be the best retailer in the hearts and minds of consumers and employees.” This is vision statement of Walmart, and that is
exactly what Walmart is trying/achieving. Founded by Sam Walton in 1962, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., commonly known as
Walmart, is an American multinational retail organization working as a chain of markets, grocery stores, and supermarkets.
Proving its success in strategic management, Walmart holds the first rank in Fortune 500 list of 2019 (Staff). Cost leadership
strategy of Walmart revolves around being lowest cost company in its domain creating
unique products that customers will be ready to pay at its best price. Walmart is dedicated towards its low cost strategy. Its
effective supply chain management and well-managed operational efficiency impacts into lot of cost saving through bulk
purchasing, stock holding for less than 48 hours etc. Through its technical innovation and distinctive offerings of goods and
services makes Walmart stand different from its competitors.

Walmart History and Mission

Staff, F. (2020, September 21). Walmart: 2020 Fortune 500. Retrieved January 05, 2021, from
https://fortune.com/company/walmart/fortune500/

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Hariniben good post. I agree with you that “To be the best retailer in the hearts and minds of consumers and employees.”
As you stated, this is vision statement of Walmart, and that is exactly what Walmart is trying/achieving. Walmart has used
exceptional strategic management when it comes to them making revenue, for instance, Walmart manages the purchasing
of the raw materials at lower cost by having a relationship with its suppliers. On the other hand, Walmart may pay a higher
or lower price but at the end of the day they offer their customer a good price because they will rollback prices.
Consumers will go to Walmart, not only because they can buy things in bulk, but they can do so and not have to spend a
whole lot of money at one time.

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Good Afternoon Professor and fellow classmates,

The company that I chose to research is Fed Ex Supply Chain, I will discuss the four key attributes- strategic management,
strategy, competitive advantage, and operational effectiveness that are phenomenal for a company to succeed comes from
page four in our text book.

An efficient and effective supply chain is key to driving customer satisfaction. Achieving this goal by working with a third-party
logistics provider (3PL) that shares their vision of continuous improvement. In the consumer goods industry, processes and
performance are always being analyzed and enhanced — from the front office to team members on the warehouse floor.
FedEx Supply Chain has a long history of helping manufacturers of consumer goods improve the performance of their supply
chain. They manage inbound and outbound transportation, distribution management, packaging, reverse logistics, and more.
Their business will remain efficient, lean, and focused on its core competency: making products that satisfy consumers’ needs
and exceed their expectations. Creates a positive work environment while responding to supply and demand in the labor

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