Home Appliances Industry Study
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JOHN RITTER, BHU KUMARESAN, TERESA MAYNARD
Home Appliances Industry Study
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Market Definition
The home appliance industry includes a laundry list of products, from washers and dryers, dishwashers, and ovens to garbage disposals, air conditioners, and water heaters
GE must compete on a global level
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Competitors
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GE is in over 130 countries!
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Internal Rivalry
High Seller Concentration Top 20 firms make 90% of the profit
ConsolidationIndustry Growth: 3%
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Price Competition
Price information is readily available
Low switching costs
Little brand loyalty
Inelastic demand = .37
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Entry
Large upfront investment Land Factory equipment Insurance Licensing
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Market Concentration - Number of sellers competing
- Stealing profits from top twenty
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Government Regulations- Specific standards may make it difficult
for them to compete.- EPA Energy Star program: companies
manufacture appliances according to strict environmental standards, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and in return receive the Energy Star label.
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Manufacturing Curve- Takes time to develop the leanest
processes - Low foreign labor cost
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Substitutes
Immediate Rival - Bosch
Bosch’s 800 Plus dishwasher is “the quietest dishwasher in North America” at 38 dBA and GE has developed a substitute that is just as quiet.
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Complements
The housing industry – the two are usually purchased together
Demand for home appliances will increase when the housing market is good and decrease when it falters.
New housing is more often the reason for purchase than a customer simply replacing an old appliance.
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Supplier Power
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Concentration of Suppliers/Substitutes
Many inputs into appliance manufacturing
Recent shift to more concentrated industries
Fewer, larger firms leads to more power for suppliers
Fewer firms also means fewer substitutes
Importance of Input Materials Appliances made up of 60% steel
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Forward Integration and Price Discrimination
Costly upfront investment makes forward integration unlikely
Manufacturers make up a large portion of suppliers’ business
Places some power back in hands of the manufacturers and reduces price discrimination
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Buyer Power
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Concentration of Buyers
Overall industry sells to individuals, these are “price-takers”
Large retailers have some power due to bulk purchases
Overall market price stays intact
Large Volume Purchases
Discounts are generally given to large purchases
Big purchases give suppliers some “wiggle room” when it comes to pricing
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Substitutes/Elasticity
No real substitutes
Demand is inelastic to both price and household income Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory
Gives appliance manufacturers flexibility when pricing goods
Backward Integration
Large upfront costs
Large economies of scale and scope
Wide variety of products sold by retailers would make profitability of vertical integration tough
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Conclusion
Key factors that affect a firm’s profitability:
Volatility of steel prices
Threat of lower-cost manufacturing
Possibility of capturing expanding consumer markets globally in India and China