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Competitive Advantages (Chapter 11)
Competitive Advantages (Chapter 11)
Competitive Advantages (Chapter 11)
Examples:
convenience stores
airline reservation systems
Moderate Size
Unit Cost
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Unit Sales
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Unit Cost
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Unit Sales
Exhibit 11.2 Scale Economies of Different Extent
Moderate Extent
Unit Cost
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Sales as % of Market
Large Extent
Unit Cost
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Sales as % of Market
3. ECONOMIES OF EXPERIENCE
Unit Cost
0 Accumulated Volume
4. ECONOMIES OF FOCUS
< Result from concentrating marketing effort on selected
products/markets -- thereby reducing marketing costs
< Result from being able to differentiate your product from the
competition; thereby reducing price sensitivity through the
unique value effect
Continuous Innovation
Product Augmentation