1. GoodFoods
1.1. Value Proposition: Healthy and authentic organic food provided to healthy minded people striving towards a balanced, natural lifestyle
1.2. Assumption: 1) Catering to the customers who are explicitly seeking out organic food and are committed to buying organic for an extended period of their lifetime in addition they are willing to pay a premium to adopt this lifestyle.
1.3. Suppliers (most important) - since they can always raise/control the prices and we are not growing/producing the organic food at all. Totally dependent on the imports or local produce. The effect of prices going up will trickle down to customers very fast and very much noticeable and prominent than the presence of competitors, hence making it most important of 5 factors. We would need to have Just In Time supply chain, assuming we have good forecasting models given by our IT, so we need to make sure our suppliers can meet our demand in time.
1.4. Substitute: Not really an issue, because it's a niche market and there aren't many outlets or brands making organic food products.
1.5. Potential Entrants: It won't be easy for new competitors to enter the market. We already have an established brand name, loyal customers whereas the new comer will take time developing trust, assembling and trying to advertise their products unless they offer really low prices to attract our customers or we can continue to offer superior service. We can exploit the supplier force for the new entrants by giving bigger orders to our suppliers.
1.6. Buyers: Based on our assumption, we feel the buyers are going to be loyal to our products, regardless of minor price changes. We expect the buyers to be not a significant factor, given they have already made the choice to adopt organic food as part of their of their lifestyle at a premium price.
1.7. Rivalry: The bigger retail outlets, like safeway, save on foods, costco, superstore, they do represent a threat but that's not their focus since they do not represent a lifestyle as portrayed by Good Foods. Whereas GoodFoods is solely focused on organic foods which gives them a sense of identity and peace of mind for customers.
2. Most Important Force: Substitute -the primary substitute for our industry is public healthcare - For the private healthcare industry, substitutes are the most important force because public healthcare can be substituted by private healthcare - People usually prefer the free good, it's a one-way substitute - At the same time, private healthcare is appealing to those who have money and want to save time (Less lineups, quicker access to healthcare, etc.) - It depends on the conditions of the economy: when the economy is bad, people are most likely going to use public healthcare - Patients will not be willing to pay more for a service that is provided by the government for free, unless there are medical emergencies Potential Entrants: - Low threat because it's a hard market to enter (barriers to entry) - High startup costs Buyers: - Low threat, hard to drive prices down
3. Group 116
3.1. VanRealty
3.1.1. Strongest Force: Buyers
3.1.1.1. The "customers" for a real estate firm are actually the real estate agents; they're the ones who pay to register with a company. Real estate companies earn all revenue from what real estate agents pay to hang their licenses so they can sell.
3.1.1.2. Real estate agents have a large selection of firms they can choose to register with, so it's important for real estate companies to offer competitive pricing and services to attract real estate agents.
4. Group 113
4.1. GoodFoods
4.1.1. Substitutes
4.1.1.1. High
4.1.1.1.1. - people can substitute away from organic produce, to regular produce (higher prices may encourage this) - people can choose to buy from a variety of other marketplaces e.g bigger chain stores or Farmer's markets (lack of product differentiation makes for low switching costs)
4.1.2. Buyers
4.1.2.1. Medium/high
4.1.2.1.1. -can choose to bring their business elsewhere (e.g Farmer's market--> supports local community at the same time) -can always go to larger chain supermarkets' (e.g Superstore) organic produce section where prices are usually known to be lower
5. Group 114
5.1. City Workforce
5.1.1. Strongest Force: Buyer Power
5.1.1.1. Reasons: - The entirely company is hinged on the employers who “buy” labour. They can demand lower fees and City Workforce will not have anyone else to turn to. - Little Product Differentiation: They have many other options so do not need to stay with City Workforce. - Jobs are almost always in demand but in limited supply
5.1.2. Other Lesser Forces
5.1.2.1. All other forces are tough as this market is somewhat crowded with the number of job-search websites available (substitutes, rivalry). Moreover, companies have their own job recruitment departments, use newspapers, online listings, etc. to find qualified applicants. Supplier power is, however, extremely low as people in need to jobs are in a very poor position to actually make demands on prospective employers or the job search programs available to them.
6. Group 118
6.1. VanRealty Strongest Force: Rivalry
6.1.1. Real Estate market is saturated with numerous firms of all sizes. Tough to establish point of difference. Business is stolen from competition.
6.1.1.1. the need to raid other firms
6.1.2. point of difference: customer service
6.1.2.1. increase switching costs for new clients
6.1.2.1.1. reduce our firm's fixed costs, sales people who work on the road in general
6.1.2.2. build on brand integrity
6.1.2.2.1. the people's choice
6.1.2.3. counteracts the low barriers to entry
6.1.3. The Vancouver housing market is diverse in characteristcs
6.1.3.1. Geographical: Regions, communities, cities, neighborhoods
6.1.3.1.1. Shaughnessy vs Dowtown Eastside
6.1.3.2. Type of Housings: Condo, Apartments, townhouses, duplex, etc...
6.1.3.2.1. supply is medium-low because infrastructure is quick to increase
6.1.3.3. Utilize different property characteristics: Commercial, residential, industrial
6.1.3.3.1. establish client memberships for specific properties (early viewings, discounts, build points)
6.1.4. may seek to build a company to merge or be sold in the future to capture larger market
6.1.4.1. drive out other firms
7. Group 117
7.1. City Workforce
7.1.1. Most important force: Substitutes
7.1.1.1. Substitutes seem to provide the largest threat to City Workforce. Since the company is essentially a temp agency, their clients—other companies—can also find temporary workers through other websites such as Workopolis, Monster.ca, Craigslist, and other job banks and job search sites where they can post their temporary job requirements.
7.1.1.1.1. A possible shortfall of online job sites: a Temp agency like City Workforce would be better because they can verify the quality of their workers, whereas random job postings online would be more difficult and time consuming for companies needing to simply find a quick temporary worker to fill an immediate need.
7.1.1.1.2. A possible advantage of online job sites: potential employee communication with companies would be more direct, and thus this could possibly reduce transaction costs.
8. Group 120
8.1. DataMed Clinic (Private Healthcare Clinic)
9. Group 111
9.1. VAnalyst
9.1.1. Rivilary
9.1.1.1. There are many other large financial firms in the market with big client base and a reputation. Creating a trust-worthy investment company is crucial in increasing competitiveness
10. Group 119
10.1. COMPANY : GOOD FOODS
10.1.1. Most important force = Substitutes
10.1.1.1. Why the other forces are not as important
10.1.1.1.1. Potential Entrants: - we are an established chain of stores - for new firms to enter the market, it will take time for them to develop their reputation
10.1.1.1.2. Suppliers: - no monopoly in suppliers industry - they have to compete within themselves (close to perfect competition - suppliers depend on our company as a customer to keep their own business running as well
10.1.1.1.3. Buyers: - people to go to organic stores will be more loyal to go to store, willing pay higher price for health benefits - since they are willing to pay, price will not be as easily driven down
10.1.1.2. Rivalry: - there is significant competition, however other retailers may not have the same connections with suppliers or as many therefore we may have an advantage in capability of providing the most diverse range of organic goods as compared to limited selection at superstore, costco
10.1.1.3. Substitutes are most important because: - revenue depends on customers - many other big box retailers such as superstore, costco that customers can switch to -we only have organic foods, customers may choose to buy non-organic - established retailers switching to organic section customers may choose to get all their needs in one place -our price may be slightly higher than other big box stores, customers may not be aware of the value of higher quality goods at our store
11. Group 101
11.1. MoveIT
11.1.1. Rivalry
11.1.1.1. Important: There are a large number of competitors within the industry who can easily compete with MoveIT. Due to the fact that there are few characteristics which can differentiate moving companies from each other, there is a large degree of rivalry as they compete for business.
11.1.1.1.1. Point of differentiation, price/service.
11.1.1.1.2. Little long-term relationship with costumers due to the nature of moving, which requires more marketing and interaction with potential costumers.
11.1.2. Substitutes
11.1.2.1. Not as important: though there are substitutes in the form of U-Haul or the simplicity of moving it yourself, there is still a need of having assistance with larger objects that cannot be as easily replaced by other services.
11.1.3. Potential Entrants
11.1.3.1. Not as important: there is a relatively high cost for entrance since a company would need to buy heavy moving trucks, which would result in a high initial cost for the company.
11.1.4. Supplier
11.1.4.1. Not as important: due to the small number of suppliers, initial purchase of trucks and the fuel and people, there is relatively low supplier power
11.1.5. Buyer
11.1.5.1. Not as Important: Though there are quite a few moving companies, the costs are relatively fixed and the services is essential for those who require a moving truck so they have little overall buyer power.
12. Group 110
12.1. DataMed
12.1.1. Rivalry
12.1.1.1. High: Main rivals include private clinics and publicly funded health care institutions and initiatives that provide the same services - patients will not be willing to pay more for the same services. Those who have dire need of the services provided, are seeking services not provided by other institutions or those who have the disposable income to pay for superior customer service will make up our customer base and allow our business to be profitable. Other possible patients include tourists and people with a student or work visa who are not permanent residents or citizens who would have to pay for publicly funded services regardless. If we do not achieve the desired value proposition for our customer base by providing superior and/or exclusive services, reducing waiting times, etc., potential and/or existing patients will prefer services provided by our rivals.
13. Group 106
13.1. Good Foods Canada
13.1.1. Suppliers
13.1.1.1. Good relations with suppliers allows for agreements on lower prices.
13.1.1.1.1. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
13.1.1.2. In times of short supply (due to unforeseen forces of nature) suppliers will not hike up prices.
13.1.1.3. We provide them with timely delivery and sales of their product.
13.1.1.4. There are a smaller number of suppliers for this type of product.
13.1.1.5. Turnover rate for this product is very high.
13.1.1.6. Not very high profit margin on organic foods, money must be used efficiently in supply chain.
13.1.1.6.1. Source: "Retailers are only earning 7.4% of the profit margin on organic applies - compare that to 75.3% profit margin for conventional apples."
14. Group 105
14.1. VanRealty
14.1.1. most important: Rivalry
14.1.1.1. While supply and demand determine if the market is hot or not, what determines if VanRealty gets business depends on its competition. The various commission levels that each company charge determine to a great extent if VanRealty will be chosen.
14.1.1.2. There are numerous real estate agents and companies in the city that offer higher or lower commission rates, which can affect the choices of the buyers. However, company reputation and quality of service relative to that of its competitors can also affect the choices of its consumers.
14.1.1.3. It is difficult to differentiate VanRealty service as it takes a long time to build a customer base and a beneficial 'reputation' of the company
14.1.1.4. There are low switching costs to change realty services. The thing that is lost is the relationship built but less financial ties.
14.1.2. other important forces
14.1.2.1. Buyers
14.1.2.1.1. House price is determined by the number of buyers
14.1.2.2. Potential Entrants
14.1.2.2.1. It is relatively easy for new companies to enter the market.
15. Group 102
15.1. Good Food Canada
15.1.1. Substitutes
15.1.1.1. -High degree of substitutes, because low product differentiation can affect greatly on the other forces. If there is a high degree of substitutes then customers can easily choose to consume alternative products (lower price products), causing substantial impact on Good Food's sales.
15.1.1.2. High degree of substitute will also increase buyers power; therefore, it is easier for buyers to switch to other retailers i.e. marketplaces, superstores, grocery store. Our group thinks that degree of substitute of an industry defines how the company operates, because fundamentally, if there is a high degree of substitute it means that there are many competitors in the market and in this case it includes big retail stores such as Safeway and Save on food. Ultimately, we believe that degree of substitutes can greatly affect all of the other forces indirectly, and that the higher the degree of substitute is, the greater the impact on the other forces there will be.
16. Group 107
16.1. MoveIT
16.1.1. Potential Entrants
16.1.1.1. Few barriers to entry in industry - leading to high level of rivalry
16.1.1.2. Low starting costs and not many employees needed to operate
16.1.1.3. There are no regulations (only drivers license is required)
16.1.1.4. Being the first moving company in the industry does not provide an advantage, therefore making it appealing to entrants
17. Group 109
17.1. VanAnalyst
17.1.1. Buyers: High
17.1.1.1. As well-established firms have a large client base existing, individuals are not likely to invest their wealth in a relatively unknown firm. Furthermore, as wealth management is a relatively archaic industry, growth occurs slowly, increasing the amount of rivalry within the industry.
17.1.1.2. The High Net worth Individuals have numerous choices for wealth management companies. For instance, there are Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Group and Goldman Sachs Wealth Management Group. The customers for wealth management industry will consider the larger companies to be more credible to let their money to be handled.
18. Group 103
18.1. The forces Most Important to City Workforce is buyer power. There are many other forces that are important supplier being the second most important, then substitues and then potential entrants and rivalries sharing the least important spots.
18.1.1. Buyer Power
18.1.1.1. Buyer power (employers) is high because the industry is in a recession right now and employees (the suppliers) are willing to provide labour for a lower price than they would've during inflationary periods. The employees are contingent, meaning that they lack the formal training that most companies provide, essentially, these employers are choosing employees from a pool on undifferentiated (due to lack of training) labour.
18.1.2. Supplier Power
18.1.2.1. Without suppliers (employees), there would be no business for City Workforce. Buyer power is around low to medium due to the fact that the market is in a recession, meaning that the suppliers are desperate for jobs to provide to the buyers. Also, the the supply of labour is provided by each individual employee, this lowers supplier power. Due to the fact that the contingent employees are unskilled and undifferentiated, thus further lowering supplier power. There aren't many switching costs between contingent employees because they normally move between many industries quite often and this prevents employees from retaining the skills that would be switching costs to corporations. However, supplier power does receive a boon due to the fact that the geography of City Workforce and the employees in that region are giving city workforce the labour.
18.1.3. Substitutes
18.1.3.1. The substitutes in this case would be websites like monster.com and workapolis. Substitutes in this case would be low-medium because in the recession, the potential employees would be looking for any advantage they could receive in finding a job. The employees could answer job postings for work but there is a higher probability of getting a job when City Workforce is directly contacting the employers to establish work relations.
18.1.4. Potential Entrants
18.1.4.1. While starting a company that focuses on establishing connections between employees and employers wouldn't be high, the credibility of a established company that can ensure with a greater percentage that an employee can find out job would prevent many new companies from starting up a new business, due to the lack of their credibility.
18.1.5. Rivalries
18.1.5.1. There aren't many companies in the region that perform a similar task, at least to our group's knowledge
19. Group 104
19.1. MoveIT
19.1.1. Important: Rivalry
19.1.1.1. There are many other competitors in the moving industry that are larger and have greater market share than MoveIT. (e.g. U-Haul)
19.1.1.1.1. Other companies have better brand recognition and are larger than MoveIt.
19.1.1.1.2. Larger companies can get lower input prices because they purchase greater quantities (e.g. gas, trucks) --> provide lower prices for customers (wider margins)
19.1.1.1.3. Other companies have better IT systems compared to MoveIT's paper-based one
19.1.2. Not as important: Buyer
19.1.2.1. Buyers can't bargain because there is a set price for the services.
19.1.3. Not as important: Supplier
19.1.3.1. The supplies for MoveIT are: trucks, gas, and labour. The supplier for these inputs don't have much power to change prices as gas is controlled by OPEC, trucks by an automotive retailer, and labour is not specialized and determined by contract.
19.1.4. Not as important: Substitutes
19.1.4.1. Substitutes pose a threat if the potential client has friends/family that could help them instead.
19.1.5. Not as important: Potential Entrants
19.1.5.1. It is difficult/expensive to enter the market without proper infrastructure (i.e. gas, moving trucks)
20. Group 108
20.1. City Workforce
20.1.1. Substitutes
20.1.1.1. Companies can find individual contractors and hire temporary workers directly. They can also find employees via websites such as Workopolis and Monster.
20.1.2. Buyers
20.1.2.1. City Workforce relies on companies to hire the temporary workers that City Workforce has in its data base. Because this is City Workforce's only revenue stream, the buyers (companies) have a lot of power over City Workforce.
20.1.3. Potential Entrants
20.1.3.1. Easy for other companies to set up similar systems to attract potential employees. This company lacks a strong value proposition
21. Group121
22. Which of the five forces is the most important for your industry? Why?
23. Group 115
23.1. VanRealty
23.1.1. Most important Force: Buyer - Buyers control the prices, the real estate market depends on the speculation of buyers
23.2. Other forces (important to a lesser degree): Sellers: although there are sellers, no transactions occurs without buyers Potential Entrants: the cost to establish a real estate firm is quite costly, and the barriers to entry is high. Top Realtors take a sizeable portion of the real estate market.
24. Group 112
24.1. MoveIT
24.1.1. 1. Rivalry (The most important 5 Porter's Forces) - Many competitors are in the same industry --> - Difficult to be unique - It is a fragmented industry - No switching cost; customers can easily change to other companies [or rent your own truck and DIY] - Diversity rivals - Some moving companies also offer other services such as storage systems, shipping from overseas - Hard to secure loyal customers because this kind of service is used not as frequent (i.e. once in 5 years) - Company is in a niche market (within Vancouver)
24.1.2. 2. Threat of new entrants - Moderate to low start up cost (capital) - Easy access to inputs - Low proprietary learning cost - Low brand identity in the industry