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Diagram Of Porter's 5 Forces


Diagram of Porter's 5 Forces

The image is six boxes, top center box is green with the text:

SUPPLIER POWER
Supplier concentration
Importance of volume to supplier
Differentiation of inputs
Impact of inputs on cost or differentiation
Switching costs of firms in the industry
Presence of substitute inputs
Threat of forward integration
Cost relative to total purchases in industry

Right middle box is purple with the text:

THREAT OF
SUBSTITUTES
-Switching costs
-Buyer inclination to
substitute
-Price-performance
trade-off of substitutes

Bottom right box has a white background, with the text:

DEGREE OF RIVALRY
-Exit barriers
-Industry concentration
-Fixed costs/Value added
-Industry growth
-Intermittent overcapacity
-Product differences
-Switching costs
-Brand identity
-Diversity of rivals
-Corporate stakes

The bottom center box is blue, with the text:

BUYER POWER
Bargaining leverage
Buyer volume
Buyer information
Brand identity
Price sensitivity
Threat of backward integration
Product differentiation
Buyer concentration vs. industry
Substitutes available
Buyers' incentives

The left middle box is orange, with the text:

BARRIERS
TO ENTRY
Absolute cost advantages
Proprietary learning curve
Access to inputs
Government policy
Economies of scale
Capital requirements
Brand identity
Switching costs
Access to distribution
Expected retaliation
Proprietary products

The center box has five arrows pointing to the text RIVALRY in the middle. The arrows are position at the top, bottom, right, left and bottom right corner. They are all pointing in from the corresponding text boxes.

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Updated June 25, 2015