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Five Forces Analysis

Assess industry profitability through rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyers and suppliers. Distinguish industry structure from the relative performance of individual companies. Support each assessment of a force's strength with evidence.

Five Forces Analysis

Geographic scope
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Customer and market boundaries
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Review date
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Industry / business domain
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Understanding industry structure

Industry structure — key findings
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Forces putting pressure on profitability
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The five competitive forces

ForceStrength — high / medium / lowObserved evidenceImpact on profitabilityResponse options
Rivalry among existing competitors————
Threat of new entrants————
Threat of substitutes————
Bargaining power of buyers————
Bargaining power of suppliers————

Recommended response

Recommended response
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Source / reference