Friday, 13 January 2012

Report on 5 forces on Harvard Case Study

FORCE 1 : BARRIES TO ENTRY
  • For the new entrance ,the cost should be high and the modals used is more. Because of starting in business need a lot of money.
  • In access to production input and financing,its quite hard. But need a good strategies to become more familiar for the product. Such as do some marketing like promotion or other else.
  • About the government policies and taxation,the new comer should been registered first.
  • The production will become more closer and stronger because of the learning in the business world.
  • Access to distribution channesl should more ,because to make its faster and its part of promoting our product too.
  • Yes. About the patents,branding and image also fall into this category,because it is part of marketing. Have the great and good branding will make customer want to buy our product.
FORCE 2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES
  •  The customer need pay more to switch to competing products or services.
  • Customer will buy competing product and then switch to it.(Switch to Apple product)
  • Price-performance trade-off of substitutes is more expensive.(Apple’s product is expensive than other)
FORCE 3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
  • The target for buyer volume should high and the concentration also need to more alert for certain for the beginners business.
  • The information for the buyers should have is about the safety,the benefit of using our mobile product.
  • For the new arrival item,the will no negotiation price,but its still can buy because the price it very suitable and cheap.
  • The loyalty of customer to our brand its depends on our hardware and software. Besides that, it also depend on our technologies and the price too.
  • The price sensitivity also need to compare to the industry too. Besides that, its also depends on the quality of our mobile technologies.
  • About the differentiate our product will become well because there have different between other brand.
  • The availability of substitute is can be done. Because we can find the others speciality and can study from that too.
FORCE 4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
  • Position of sellers must very strong. Because they can help us promote the product to the buyer.
  • There are just few potential suppliers only.
  • Yes. There is a  monopoly. For example, the symbians was monopoly the mobile industry earlier.
  • I will take the group supplier because they have enough staff and they have more strategies for the selling the product.
  • Depends on the product and the quantity and the profit of selling too.
  • This is not easily switch from one supplier to another one,because its hard to find the serious supplier and good in cooperate.
  • Yes. Its will change our design or others,because working with others will generate more strategies and more creativity.
  • Maybe have other supplier with the same inputs,because its like competing our mobile business.

FORCE  5 RIVALRY AMONG THE EXISTING PLAYERS
  • All player equal in strength.
  • There exit barriers
  • Some of the industries was grow fast such as Apple,because of the advance in technology.
  • The industry was very concentrated very because they always updated the new hardware and software.
  • The customer can identify themselves with our brand like the design and the name of our brand. For example, Apple. The design of Apple was touch screen.
  • Yes. The product differentiated by the brand , the design,and the software and hardware too.

Saturday, 17 December 2011

301-313

301  CAN I ASK WHAT IT’S REGARDING
MEANING: ASK THIS TO LEARN WHY SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK 
                   TO SOMEONE
SENTENCE:  A: “CAN I ASK WHAT IT’S REGARDING?”
                     B: “IT’S REGARDING HIS ACCOUNT WITH OCBC BANK.”

302  HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SOMETHING / SOMEONE
MEANING: DOES NOT CONCERN OR INVOLVE SOMEONE /SOMETHING
SENTENCE: A: “ARE YOU ANGRY WITH HIM?”
                       B: “IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM.”

303 CAN’T MAKE IT
MEANING: NOT ABLE TO ATTEND
SENTENCE:  A:“IS HESA COMING TO THE SHOW?”
                        B: “NO,HE CAN’T MAKE IT.”

304  MAKE SURE
MEANING: CONFIRM;ENSURE
SENTENCE: “COULD YOU MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF THE 
                      COMPUTER BEFORE YOU LEAVE?”

305 AN HOUR LATE
MEANING: NOT LATE AN HOUR
SENTENCE: “I’M STILL AT THE SCHOOL.L’LL BE A FEW MINUTES LATE.”

306  DRESSED UP
MEANING: WEARING THEIR BEST CLOTHES
SENTENCE: “MY SISTER LIKES TO GET DRESSED UP.BUT I 
                      PREFER  CASUAL CLOTHES.”

307  MUST BE
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU ARE 95% SURE ABOUT SOMETHING
SENTENCE: “I JUST CALLED THE STORE,BUT NO ONE ANSWERED 
                      THE PHONE.IT MUST BE CLOSED.”

308  ON THE OTHER HAND
MEANING: SAY THIS BEFORE YOU GIVE AN OPPOSITE OR 
                   CONTRASTING IDEA
SENTENCE: “STUDYING COMPUTER IS INTERESTING.ON THE 
                      OTHER HAND,IT’S DIFFICULT.”

309  TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEAK HONESTLY
SENTENCE: “SHE ‘S A KIND TEACHER,BUT TO TELL YOU THE 
                      TRUTH, HER CLASS IS BORING.”

310 PUT SOMEONE IN CHARGE
MEANING: GIVE SOMEONE THE JOB OF LEADER OR SUPERVISOR
SENTENCE: “IF MY HUSBAND AND I GO OUT,WE PUT OUR ELDEST 
                      SON IN CHARGE AT HOME.”

311 KEEP SOMEONE POSTED
MEANING: GIVE SOMEONE INFORMATION WHEN THERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS
SENTENCE: A: “THE WORKERS WILL START BUILDING TODAY.”
                       B: “PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED ON THEIR PROGRESS.”

312  THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
MEANING: NOT YESTERDAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
SENTENCE:  “I WAS SICK THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY,BUT TODAY 
                      I FELT FINE. ”

313 ONCE A YEAR
MEANING:  NOT ONE YEAR ONE TIME
SENTENCE: A: “HOW OFTEN DO YOU CHECK YOUR EMAIL?”
                       B: “ONCE A DAY.”

Friday, 16 December 2011

291-300

291  IT'S UP TO SOMEONE
MEANING: SOMEONE DECIDES
SENTENCE: A:"CAN CUSTOMERS RETURN PRODUCTS?"
                      B:"IT'S UP TO YOU."

292  DURING SOMETHING
MEANING: AT THE SAME TIME AS SOMETHING
SENTENCE: ""DURING THE FLIGHT,I READ 20 BOOKS.

293  WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG
MEANING: WHY IS SOMETHING TAKING A LONG TIME
SENTENCE: "WE'RE BEEN WAITING FOR THE BUS FOR AN HOUR!
                      WHAT'S TAKING  SO LONG?"

294 SLEEP IN
MEANING: WAKE UP LATER THAN USUAL -BY CHOICE
SENTENCE: "I FEEL GREAT! I SLEPT IN UNTIL 1PM TODAY."


295 SPEAKING OF SOMETHING
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN A WORD MAKES YOU THINK OF A NEW TOPIC
SENTENCE : A:"I WANT TO MAIL THIS LETTER."
                      B:"SPEAKING OF MAIL,DID YOU GET A POSTCARD 
                           FROM ALO?"

296   HOW ARE YOU GETTING SOMEWHERE
MEANING: ASK THIS TO FIND OUT IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO TAKE
                    A PLANE,TRAIN,CAR,BUS
SENTENCE: A:"HOW ARE YOU GETTING TO THE SCHOOL?"
                      B:"BY TAXI."

297  COULD I ASK YOU A FAVOUR
MEANING: ASK THIS BEFORE REQUESTING SOMEONE'S HELP
SENTENCE: "ALI,COULD I ASK YOU A FAVOUR ?COULD HELP ME READ THIS FORM? "

298  HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAY
MEANING : DO YOU WANT TO PAY BY CASH ,CHECK OR CREDIT CARD?
SENTENCE: A:"HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAY?"
                      B:"BY CHECK,PLEASE."

299  THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH SOMETHING
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS
SENTENCE: “THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MY HAND.IT 
                      HURTS WHEN I WALK.”

300 HOW SOON
MEANING: WHAT IS THE EARLIEST TIME
SENTENCE:  A:“HOW SOON CAN YOU START WORKING?”
                     B: “NEXT MONDAY.”

Thursday, 15 December 2011

281-290

 281  GET  TOGETHER WITH SOMEONE
MEANING: MEET SOMEONE SOCIALLY
SENTENCE: “WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TOGETHER NEXT WEEK?WE SHOULD GO 
                       AND SEE A MOVIE.”

 282  AS FOR SOMETHING
MEANING: SAY THIS TO INTRODUCE  A TOPIC
SENTENCE: A: “WHAT DO WE NEED FOR THE PARTY?”
                     B: “AS FOR FOOD,WE NEED A CAKE.”

 283  WHAT ‘S SOMETHING/SOMEONE LIKE
MEANING: TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE
SENTENCE:  A : “WHAT’S YOUR BOSS LIKE?”
                       B: “SHE’S VERY KIND.”

 284  SHORT FOR SOMETHING
SENTENCE: A SHORTER WAY TO SAY A WORD
MEANING: “S’PORE IS SHORT FOR SINGAPORE.”

 285  KNOW HOW
MEANING: HAVE THE SKILL
SENTENCE: “DAD KNOWS HOW TO TYPE BUT HE DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO USE
                       A COMPUTER.”

 286  SAY THAT/SAY TO
MEANING: NOT YOU SAID ME
SENTENCE: "HE SAY THAT HE HAS FOUR BROTHER."

287  LET SOMEONE GO
MEANING: TAKE AWAY SOMEONE'S JOB
SENTENCE: "SHE TOOK MONEY FROM THE COMPANY SO HER BOSS LET HER GO."

288  COME TO
MEANING: SAY THIS BEFORE THE TOTAL AMOUNT
SENTENCE:  "I BOUGHT A LOT OF BREAD LAST WEEK.MY BILL CAME TO RM200. "

289  GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES
MEANING:  SAY THIS WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO WAIT
SENTENCE: A : "CAN I TALK TO YOU? "
                      B : "SURE. BUT CAN YOU GIVE ME 10 MINUTES?"

290  IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS
MEANING: BECAUSE SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN
SENTENCE: A:"WHY ARE YOU PUTTING A SMOKE ALARM ON THE WALL?"
                      B:" IN CASE THERE'S A FIRE. "

  

271-280

271  HAVE  A  GOOD TIME
MEANING: SAY THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GOES SOMEWHERE ENJOYABLE
SENTENCE: A: “DAD,I’M GOING TO MY FRIEND ‘S PARTY NOW.”
                      B: “OKAY,HAVE A GOOD TIME.”

272  HEAR OF SOMETHING/SOMEONE
MEANING: KNOW THAT SOMETHING/SOMEONE EXISTS
SENTENCE:  A: “THE NEWSPAPER SAYS THAT ALAN DIED!”
                      B: “WHO IS HE?I’VE HEARD OF HIM.”

273  IS  SOMETHING INCLUDED
MEANING: IS THE COST OF SOMETHING ALREADY ADDED ON TO THE PRICE
SENTENCE:  A: “THIS WATCH IS RM100.”
                      B: “IS TAX INCLUDED?”
                      A: “YES.”

274  IT DEPENDS ON SOMETHING
MEANING: SOMETHING WILL DECIDE FOR ME
SENTENCE: A: “ARE YOU GOING TO BUY ONE PEN OR TWO?”
                      B: “IT DEPENDS ON THE PRICE.”

275  ON LEAVE
MEANING: HAVING PLANNED ABSENCE FROM WORK
SENTENCE: “WE JUST HAD A BABY.MY WIFE IS ON MATERNITY LEAVE.”

276  BRING SOMEONE UP TO DARE
MEANING: TELL SOMEONE  THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION
SENTENCE: A: “I HAVEN’T SEEN REN FOR YEARS!”
                     B: “I’LL WILL BRING YOU UP TO DATE.SHE MOVED TO JAPAN ALREADY.”

 277  CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET TO A PLACE
MEANING:THIS IS A POLITE WAY TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS
SENTENCE: A: “CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET TO WHITE HOUSE?”
                     B: “GO STRAIGHT AND TURN LEFT.YOU WILL SEE IT ON YOUR RIGHT 
                          HAND SIDE.”

 278  EVEN IF IT RAINS
MEANING: NOT EVEN IT RAINS
SENTENCE: “EVEN IF CUSTOMERS ARE UNFRIENDLY,SALES PEOPLE SHOULD BE POLITE.”

 279  A NO-WIN SITUATION
MEANING: A SITUATION THAT CAN HAVE ONLY BAD RESULTS
SENTENCE: “IF I WORK,I HAVE TO PAY FOR A BABYSITTER.IF I STOP WORKING,I WILL
                       LOSE   MONEY.IT’S A NO-WIN SITUATION.”

 280  HAVE TIME  OFF
MEANING: HAVE NON-WORKING TIME ARRANGED BY THE COMPANY
SENTENCE: “I  HAVE TWO WEEKS OFF IN JUN SO I MIGHT GO TO TRAVEL.”