The output files will be saved in a folder named "Analysis-date" the date is always the date that you run the tool. The folder will contain:
Elements in the assessment
Buyer Power - Bargaining power of buyers
Buyer Price sensitivity,
Buyer's switching costs,
Size of each buyer's order,
Buyer's ability to substitute,
Buyer's information availability,
Buyer volume (number of customers),
Buyer's threat of backward integration,
Competitors - Rivalry among existing competitors
New Entrants,
Barriers to exit,
Number of Competitors,
Rate of Industry growth,
Diversity of Competitors,
Informational complexity,
Switching costs to the buyers,
Brand identity and customer loyalty,
Quality differences between competitors,
Product differentiation between competitors products,
Suppliers - Uniqueness of supplier's products or services
Number of suppliers,
Supplier concentration,
Supplier's threat of forward integration,
Cost of Switching suppliers on our business,
Potential of your Business in backward integration,
Availability of substitutes for the supplier's products,
Supplier's contribution to quality or service of the industry products,
New Entrants - Threat of new entrants (i.e. businesses, organizations) to the market
Government policies,
Capital requirements,
Brand identity/loyalty,
Product differentiation,
Access to necessary inputs,
Access to latest technology,
Access to distribution channels,
Experience and learning effects,
Expected retaliation from existing players,
Economies of scale - profitability of the Business,
Substitute Products Effect - Threat of customers substituting your products with other similar products
Switching costs,
Buyer's propensity to substitute,
Number of substitute products available,
Relative price performance of substitutes,
Perceived level of product differentiation,
Substitute producer's profitability & aggressiveness,
Scales used
Easy-Hard:: ( Easy, Hard, Normal, Extremely Easy, Extremely Hard, )
Yes-No Scale:: ( A little, Moderate, Not at all, Not so much, Extremely so, )
Size Five Point:: ( Large, Small, Medium, Very Small, Extremely Large, )
Five Point Scale:: ( Low, high, Moderate, Very Low, Very High, )
Speed Five Point:: ( Fast, SLow, Moderate, Very Slow, Extremely Fast, )
