DYNOMITE Haircuts Stage
This case study concerns the needs and objectives of a particular business known as Dynomite Haircuts. Dynomite Haircuts first opened in a college town where it was the only business of its kind in a 10-mile radius. This was ideal as it allowed the company to establish roots, gain a solid reputation and client base and begin to expand in a marked and concerted manner. Now there is a much higher level of competition which has developed over time in this area. In spite of this increased competition, the business is still performing well. However, it could be performing even better: it could still reach a higher level of competition and effectiveness necessary to bring in a higher level of revenue. The areas that need to be improved are: scheduling, supply ordering, inventory management, collecting customer information and marketing. Once these areas are improved, and these obstacles are adequately overcome, nothing will stop Dynomite Haircuts from thriving with effectiveness and permanence.
II. Five Forces Analysis:
The first force in accordance with Porter is Supplier Power: this force determines how easy it is for supplier to make the costs of supplies more or less expensive (mindtools.com, 2014). The ability of suppliers to do this depends on a range of factors: "This is driven by the number of suppliers of each key input, the uniqueness of their product or service, their strength and control over you, the cost of switching from one to another, and so on. The fewer the supplier choices you have, and the more you need suppliers' help, the more powerful your suppliers are" (mindtools.com, 2014). The ability of the supplier...
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