Exam 5: Analyzing Global Industries and Competitors

Worldwide production analyses help analysts locate which countries have distinctive expertise in manufacturing in specific industries

The US's National Trade Data Base gives export but not import statistics

As developing nations industrialize, demand is created for educational materials, healthcare facilities and equipment, and labor-saving products and services. The driver responsible for changes in these sectors is:

Which of the following are political drivers of global industry change:

International firms realize that small and medium-sized markets often just need the right economic conditions and the right marketing strategies to grow

External assessments of competitor operations includes total, regional sales breakdowns, demand analyses, supply chain breakdowns, and evaluations of strategic initiatives

It has resulted in closer coordination between suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and customers and made asset ownership less necessary in the production of products; it has also increased data and information accessibility within corporations. It is:

Excessive inflation rates at the country level have little effect on government policies or corporate cost structures

Analyses of global industry demand are of little use for international companies planning their manufacturing capacity decisions

A company learns that a primary competitor is putting major resources into selected markets in Eastern Europe and Africa and building portfolios of international and local brands in these areas. The firm has just performed which type of competitive analysis:

National export statistics show what country markets can be serviced from a particular national location

Political, economic, societal and technological drivers of industry change affect corporate supply chains but do not impact global demand patterns

Large international firms never need to acquire local firms, pursue joint ventures or global alliances to procure insider advantages

Privatization and deregulation trends in the water treatment industry has resulted in a few European and North American companies taking over many smaller water treatment companies around the world. These takeovers are affecting:

The corporate internet (intranet) has made information more accessible in firms but has had few if any effects on organizational structures or decision processes

Worldwide industry structures are unaffected by mega-mergers

Internet technologies have had few effects on global capital and financial markets

The impact of technological advances such as the internet and international media have had definite effects on all of the following except:

Regional demand analysis helps companies classify individual country markets with different market size and growth patterns

Political and economic trends should be monitored at global, regional and national levels