OLIGOPOLY Oligopoly is a market with a few sellers. Fewness means in this market number of firms is such that one firm’s action affects the other firms in the market. Hence whenever any firm makes any decision regarding price etc‚ it has to take into account the behavioural response of the other. This main feature of oligopoly is called interdependence. This interdependence brings forth the need for strategic decision making. Strategic decision making involves conjectural variation. Conjectural
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definitions of perfect competition and pure monopoly lie oligopolies and monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly is where there are a few sellers with similar or identical products ‚ which are large enough relative to the total market that they can influence the market price. It is a form for market structure quite common. In many countries‚ the automobile‚ steel‚ petrochemical‚ electrical and computer devices all belong to category of oligopoly market structure. In recent markets‚ there are two main
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ADVERTISING & SALES PROMOTION CEMENT INDUSTRY PROF. ANAND DESAI SATISHKUMAR BIRADAR Roll no 07 (MMM IV) The cement industry has come a long way since 1914 when the first cement plant was set up at Porbandar. In the past‚ the government’s regulation restricted the growth of the Indian cement industry. The removal of these controls resulted in rapid progress in terms of new capacity creation and higher production. As of March 2012‚ the country had an installed cement capacity of around 325-330 million
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The cement industry in North America has been struggling through tough times in recent years. It is hard to believe that cement volumes have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1980s. The Portland Cement Association has predicted modest growth in the US cement industry during 2011 – 12‚ and expects that 2013 will mark a watershed for the industry in terms of a substantive and sustained recovery in volume and company decisions to re-open in the context of harsh EPA NESHAP regulations (Maxwell-Cook
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Evaluating the cement industry – porter’s model July 3‚ 2005 I have been trying to assess the cement industry on the five factor model and have been able to come to the following evaluation Entry barrier – Entry barriers are not too high in the industry. The technology is easily available. The only constraint is capital which a big player will have access to. The key barriers would be - economies of scale which would favor the bigger players - Brands are not so critical. price plays a big
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CEMENT The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited CEMENT SECTOR Diminishing local demand Supply-demand imbalance 1. The cement industry in Pakistan is composed of 24 players with annual production capacity of around 40mln MT. The sector is dominated by six major players – Lucky Cement Limited‚ Bestway Cement Limited‚ D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited‚ Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited‚ Gharibwal Cement Limited‚ and Kohat Cement Company Limited – constituting over 60% of the total production
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of Raymond mills in the same industry. It is more efficient than ball mill‚ which also has the advantages of low power consumption‚ small floor space and one-time investment. The cement industry has closely relation with Raymond raw materials. Raymond the pros and cons of raw materials is an important factor to determine the product quality is good or bad. Raymond amount of raw materials determines the size of the production scale. Generally produce one ton of cement consumed 1.6 tons of Raymond
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Urbanization will be inevitably accompanied by the construction of city roads and various commercial residential building‚Sale Of Sand Production Line which determines the demand for cement and sandstone aggregates .In general‚ the demand will keep increasing in a long time . Neither sandstone aggregates nor cement can be processed without advanced crushing technology. Portable Gold Washing PlantAs a professional sand making equipment manufacturer‚ Jianye owns a complete‚ sound sand equipment production
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| |3 |Structure of the Indian Cement Industry | |4 |Liberalization | |5 |Phases of Growth | |6 |Performance of the Industry | |7 |Current Scenario
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health insurance industry 3 3. Analysis of the US health insurance market structure 7 4. Strategies oligopoly firms use 8 4.1. Collusions‚ mergers and acquisitions 8 4.2. First-mover advantage 9 4.3. Punishment strategy 10 5. Pricing strategy and recommendations 11 6. Conclusion 12 7. Appendix 13 8. Bibliography 14 Introduction The purpose of the coursework is to undertake a critical analysis and an assessment of the level of competition in the insurance industry of the country
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