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            Nour Ouda
             Salam El-Helw
          Hadeel Garghon
Supervised by:
              Dr. Nizar naim
In 2007, Hyundai motor company
                                      has put a new car on markets.

                              The new car is “GENESIS”
                              Genesis’ main consumer target is
                               high-income grade.

                               The reason of launching Genesis is that
                              Hyundai motor will be target a high-grade
                              car market over the world.


                             Until 1990s, Hyundai was treated
                                 “ Cheep price, suitable quality “
                                             In US car market.

But, Global car market is more and more intense.
     So, Hyundai do not survive existing cost-leadership strategy.
In 2007, Hyundai motors has launching High-Class Premium Car
“GENESIS”

 The Means of GENESIS is that Hyundai will be concentrate the
premium
  car market and Differentiation is new strategy on Hyundai.
1. What is the Competitive Advantage?



2. Source of Global Competitive Advantage




3. Competitive Advantage by Porter
Competitive advantage
The company will be able to apply to strong point

       Without being what does not evaluate a property
       and the ability which the company possesses

       Competition company comparison will lead and t
       he strong point which is relative could be grasped
       .

The strategy which sees from viewpoint of competitive
advantage

  Continuous a competitive advantage reinforcement a
  nd competitive advantage endeavors not to disappear
The reason of enterprise
              have a competitive advantage


1. Customer satisfaction and loyalty increase, Increase of profit
, Increase of market share
 → bring market perfomance

2. The product offering which is value in the market
→ competitive advantage offering valuable product and service

3. various size and scope and profitability of company
 → The competitive advantage makes the base will be able to
    expand
    the enterprise which is various.
Competitive Advantage Cycle.


Step 1. Source of Competitive Advantage
      Superior assets
      Super Capabilities
      Key Success Factor

Step 2. Barriers to Imitation

    higher the barrier to entry to company
     When the new business opportunity
     coming from the Market which enters
     first mover advantage
     barriers to imitation
Step 3. Value proposal form of competitive advantage
     Operational Excellence
      Product Leadership
      Customer relationship



Step 4.Eencroachment aprevents of competitive advantage

  New competitive advantage position construction

  effort encroachment prevents of competitive advantage
  Reinvestment of profit
   asset and capability accumulation
   resource strengthen of competitive advantage
A Model of Competitive advantage


 Resources




 Distinctive                 Cost advantage
                                    Or               Value
Competencies
                                                    Creation
                        Differentiation advantage




 Capabilities
Cost advantage




Competitive
Advantage     Niche advantage source
  sources




                  Differentiation
                   Advantage
Main aspects of five forces analysis


1. the rivalry between existing sellers in the market

2. the potential threat of the entry of new competitors

3. the threat of substitute products becoming available
   the market

4. the bargaining power of consumer

5. the bargaining power of suppliers
Competitive advantage strategies
1. Cost Leadership (Low Cost Strategy)
   produce goods level of equal more inexpensive,,(producing highly
   standerized product with lowest cost because of economies of
   scale .. Appropraite where business have high market share…

2. differentiation (Differentiation Strategy)
differentiating a product or service from the competitor's products o
   r services. The differentiation may be in the product form, the bra
   nd image, features, technology, customer service, pricing or distri
   bution channels.


3&4. Focus Cost Leadership / Differentiation:
  When competition's range is narrow, in other words when target
  on specific customer segment ,,will be focused cost leadership and
  differentiation strategy.
Source of Global competitive advantage



                                        Tapping the
                                          optimal     Maximizing
Adapting to   Exploiting   Exploiting
                                         locations    knowledge
   local      economies    economies
                                            for        transfer
  market       of global    of global
                                         activities     across
differences      scale        scope
                                            and        location
                                         resources
1- Adapting to Local Market Differences

Companies must respond to the inevitable heterogeneity they will
encounter in these markets.

The company should consider that there is adifferences in language,
culture, income levels, customer preferences, and distribution
systems.




     (a)               (b)              (c)               Adapting
 Increased         Improved         Neutralizing           to local
  market              price            local               market
   share.          realization.     competitors.         differences
Cont,,

   (a) Increased market share:

Offering standard products and services across countries
                           Cont,,
reduces the boundaries of the served market to only those
customers whose needs are uniform across countries.



  (b) Improved price realization:

- Tailoring products and services to the preferences of local
customers enhances the value delivered to them.
- A portion of this increased value should translate into higher
price realization for the firm
2- Exploiting Economies of Global Scale

*Building a global presence automatically expands a
company's scale of operations, giving it larger revenues
and a larger asset base.


 *Potential benefits of economies of scale in various ways:
spreading fixed costs, reducing capital and operating
costs, pooling purchasing power, and creating critical
mass.
3- Exploiting Economies of Global Scope

Global scope refers to the multiplicity of regions and
countries in which a company markets its products and
services.


   (a) Providing coordinated services to global
   customers.


   (b) Market power compared with competitors

   • A global supplier has the opportunity to understand
     the unique strategic requirements and culture of its
     global customer.
4- Tapping the Optimal for Activities and resources
                     Locations

   A firm that can exploit these intercountry differences
better than its competitors has the potential to create
significant proprietary advantage


    (a) Performance enhancement.

    (b) Cost reduction.

    (c) Risk reduction.
5- Maximizing Knowledge Transfer Across Locations

(a) Faster product and process innovation.

(b) Lower cost innovation.

(c) Reduced risk of competitive preemption.
How a firm can actually
 create and sustain a
competitive advantage
    in its industry?
Competitive strategy :is about being different. It means
deliberately choosing to perform activities differently or to
perform different activities than rivals to deliver a unique
mix of value.”
                        -- Michael Porter   (the father of
competitive strategy)
Two Basic Types


         Differentiation
                           Cost Leadership




Both can be more broadly approached or narrow,
which results in the third viable competitive strategy
Approach 1 to Competitive advantage: Cost leadership


- A firm sets out to become the low cost producer in its industry.

- Note: a cost leader must achieve parity or at least proximity in
the bases of differentiation, even though it relies on cost
leadership for it’s CA.

-Note: if more than one company aim for cost leadership,
usually this is disastrous.

- Often achieved by economies of scale

-Examples of Cost Leadership: Nisson; Tesco; Dell
Competitive advantage model 2: Differentiation




- a firm seeks to be unique in it’s industry along some
dimensions that are widely valued by buyers.

- Note: a differentiator cannot ignore it’s cost position. In all
areas that do not affect it’s differentiation it should try to
decrease cost…

- differentiation can be applied: product, distribution, sales,
marketing, service, image, etc.
Competitive advantage 3: Focus


*a firm sets out to be best in a segment or group of
segments.

*variants: cost focus and differentiation focus.
Competitive advantage

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Competitive advantage

  • 1. Done by : Nour Ouda Salam El-Helw Hadeel Garghon Supervised by: Dr. Nizar naim
  • 2. In 2007, Hyundai motor company has put a new car on markets. The new car is “GENESIS” Genesis’ main consumer target is high-income grade. The reason of launching Genesis is that Hyundai motor will be target a high-grade car market over the world. Until 1990s, Hyundai was treated “ Cheep price, suitable quality “ In US car market. But, Global car market is more and more intense. So, Hyundai do not survive existing cost-leadership strategy.
  • 3. In 2007, Hyundai motors has launching High-Class Premium Car “GENESIS” The Means of GENESIS is that Hyundai will be concentrate the premium car market and Differentiation is new strategy on Hyundai.
  • 4. 1. What is the Competitive Advantage? 2. Source of Global Competitive Advantage 3. Competitive Advantage by Porter
  • 6. The company will be able to apply to strong point Without being what does not evaluate a property and the ability which the company possesses Competition company comparison will lead and t he strong point which is relative could be grasped . The strategy which sees from viewpoint of competitive advantage Continuous a competitive advantage reinforcement a nd competitive advantage endeavors not to disappear
  • 7. The reason of enterprise have a competitive advantage 1. Customer satisfaction and loyalty increase, Increase of profit , Increase of market share → bring market perfomance 2. The product offering which is value in the market → competitive advantage offering valuable product and service 3. various size and scope and profitability of company → The competitive advantage makes the base will be able to expand the enterprise which is various.
  • 8. Competitive Advantage Cycle. Step 1. Source of Competitive Advantage Superior assets Super Capabilities Key Success Factor Step 2. Barriers to Imitation higher the barrier to entry to company When the new business opportunity coming from the Market which enters first mover advantage barriers to imitation
  • 9. Step 3. Value proposal form of competitive advantage Operational Excellence Product Leadership Customer relationship Step 4.Eencroachment aprevents of competitive advantage New competitive advantage position construction effort encroachment prevents of competitive advantage Reinvestment of profit asset and capability accumulation resource strengthen of competitive advantage
  • 10. A Model of Competitive advantage Resources Distinctive Cost advantage Or Value Competencies Creation Differentiation advantage Capabilities
  • 11. Cost advantage Competitive Advantage Niche advantage source sources Differentiation Advantage
  • 12. Main aspects of five forces analysis 1. the rivalry between existing sellers in the market 2. the potential threat of the entry of new competitors 3. the threat of substitute products becoming available the market 4. the bargaining power of consumer 5. the bargaining power of suppliers
  • 14. 1. Cost Leadership (Low Cost Strategy) produce goods level of equal more inexpensive,,(producing highly standerized product with lowest cost because of economies of scale .. Appropraite where business have high market share… 2. differentiation (Differentiation Strategy) differentiating a product or service from the competitor's products o r services. The differentiation may be in the product form, the bra nd image, features, technology, customer service, pricing or distri bution channels. 3&4. Focus Cost Leadership / Differentiation: When competition's range is narrow, in other words when target on specific customer segment ,,will be focused cost leadership and differentiation strategy.
  • 15. Source of Global competitive advantage Tapping the optimal Maximizing Adapting to Exploiting Exploiting locations knowledge local economies economies for transfer market of global of global activities across differences scale scope and location resources
  • 16. 1- Adapting to Local Market Differences Companies must respond to the inevitable heterogeneity they will encounter in these markets. The company should consider that there is adifferences in language, culture, income levels, customer preferences, and distribution systems. (a) (b) (c) Adapting Increased Improved Neutralizing to local market price local market share. realization. competitors. differences
  • 17. Cont,, (a) Increased market share: Offering standard products and services across countries Cont,, reduces the boundaries of the served market to only those customers whose needs are uniform across countries. (b) Improved price realization: - Tailoring products and services to the preferences of local customers enhances the value delivered to them. - A portion of this increased value should translate into higher price realization for the firm
  • 18. 2- Exploiting Economies of Global Scale *Building a global presence automatically expands a company's scale of operations, giving it larger revenues and a larger asset base. *Potential benefits of economies of scale in various ways: spreading fixed costs, reducing capital and operating costs, pooling purchasing power, and creating critical mass.
  • 19. 3- Exploiting Economies of Global Scope Global scope refers to the multiplicity of regions and countries in which a company markets its products and services. (a) Providing coordinated services to global customers. (b) Market power compared with competitors • A global supplier has the opportunity to understand the unique strategic requirements and culture of its global customer.
  • 20. 4- Tapping the Optimal for Activities and resources Locations A firm that can exploit these intercountry differences better than its competitors has the potential to create significant proprietary advantage (a) Performance enhancement. (b) Cost reduction. (c) Risk reduction.
  • 21. 5- Maximizing Knowledge Transfer Across Locations (a) Faster product and process innovation. (b) Lower cost innovation. (c) Reduced risk of competitive preemption.
  • 22. How a firm can actually create and sustain a competitive advantage in its industry?
  • 23. Competitive strategy :is about being different. It means deliberately choosing to perform activities differently or to perform different activities than rivals to deliver a unique mix of value.” -- Michael Porter (the father of competitive strategy)
  • 24. Two Basic Types Differentiation Cost Leadership Both can be more broadly approached or narrow, which results in the third viable competitive strategy
  • 25. Approach 1 to Competitive advantage: Cost leadership - A firm sets out to become the low cost producer in its industry. - Note: a cost leader must achieve parity or at least proximity in the bases of differentiation, even though it relies on cost leadership for it’s CA. -Note: if more than one company aim for cost leadership, usually this is disastrous. - Often achieved by economies of scale -Examples of Cost Leadership: Nisson; Tesco; Dell
  • 26. Competitive advantage model 2: Differentiation - a firm seeks to be unique in it’s industry along some dimensions that are widely valued by buyers. - Note: a differentiator cannot ignore it’s cost position. In all areas that do not affect it’s differentiation it should try to decrease cost… - differentiation can be applied: product, distribution, sales, marketing, service, image, etc.
  • 27. Competitive advantage 3: Focus *a firm sets out to be best in a segment or group of segments. *variants: cost focus and differentiation focus.