Porter' S Model
Porter' S Model
Porter' S Model
Threat of Substitutes
Relative price performance of substitutes Switching costs Buyer propensity to substitute
Source: Michael E. Porter, Competitive Advantage (New York: Free Press, 1985)
Is a framework for the industry analysis and business strategy development formed by Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979.
How each force affects a company, identifying the strength and direction of each force. It also provides with an opportunity to identify the strength of the position and the ability to make a sustained profit in the industry. Porters model is a strategic tool used to identify whether new products, services or businesses have the potential to be profitable.
Potential Competitors /
new players
threat of
How loyal are the end users in this industry? How troublesome or hard is it for the end users to switch and use another product? Does it require a large seed capital to enter this industry? Do entries to this industry regulated by government? How hard is it to gain access to the distribution channels? How long does it take for new staff to acquire the necessary skills to do the work?
2. Threat of Substitutes
(Products in another industry that satisfy similar needs)
2. Threat of Substitutes
How many close substitutes are available? How pricy are the substitutes? What is the perceived quality of the substitutes?
5. Bargaining power
suppliers
Customers
A player is your complementor with respect to customers if customers value your product more when they have the other players product as well
Competitors
Firm
Complementors
A player is your competitor with respect to suppliers if it is less attractive for a supplier to provide resources to you when it is also supplying the other player
Suppliers
A player is your complementor with respect to suppliers if it is more attractive for a supplier to provide resources to you when it is also supplying the other player
Source: Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff, Co-operation (New York: Currency Doubleday, 1996)
Substitutes
Buyers Suppliers
Improve attractiveness compared to substitutes: better service, more features, etc.. Reduce buyer uniqueness: forward
integrate, differentiate product, new customers, etc..