Relative market share

Just as it would have been impossible to anticipate cell phones and laptops at the turn of the twentieth century, today only a jester would attempt to predict the hydrogen consumer products of the twenty-second century. In contrast, I think we can get a good feel for the nature of exergy infrastructures, dominant energy sources, energy distribution and delivery systems, and the relative market share of hydrogen and electricity. And while unable to anticipate specific widgets, we should be able to anticipate some features of broad service "domains" like transportation—or where fuel cells, our "chip of the future," will be found, and where they won t. 

Obviously, this means that most players are overestimating their market share or market potential. However, the figures do reflect the relative market shares among the different sectors, with banks and insurance companies dominating the MPF market. 

Table 16.2 Relative Market Share of Top Three Synthetic Fibers Used by the U.S. Carpet Industry [15]...

The global thermoset resins market is expected to reach as high as 95 million metric tons by 2016 (Axis Research Mind report 2012). Excluding the alkyd resins, which are used primarily in the coatings, commercially important major types of thermoset resins, altuig with their relative % market share, estimated from literature (Fosdyke and Starr 2002), can be categorized as follows Polyurethanes (31 %), PhenoUcs (18 %), Amino resins (18 %), Unsaturated polyesters (12 %), Epoxies and other specialty/high performance thermosets (12 %), such as silicones, polyimides, bismaleimides (BMl), cyanate ester thermosets, etc. 

GSM positioning implies that relative market share can be used as a surrogate for cost. 

The model assumes that only the two variables of relative market share and industry growth rate are necessary to establish the strategic position of a business. 

In calculating relative market share, it is assumed that the market has been accurately defined, which is not always the case, particularly when market boundaries are in a state of flux as a result of geographic, product, or customer segment changes. 

There are several measures of marketplace standing - market share, market share rank, and relative market share. However, whichever measure is adopted, there is a strong positive correlation between marketplace strength and profitability. PIMS has highlighted the danger of low market share in an environment that is either marketing- or R D-intensive, both... 

The industrialized category represents more than 63% of the adhesives and sealants demand and controls nearly 70% of their production. The relative market share of demand by economic level and region is shown in the next two charts. This is a change from 2005 indicating the high growth of the emerging and newly industrialized economies and... 

Determining the value of potential benefits from risk reduction is relatively straightforward for tangible losses such as property damage, business interruption, and increased insurance costs. However, intangibles such as loss of reputation are difficult to estimate and must be considered on a case-by-case basis. In addition to increased staff costs associated with public relations, items such as possible employee attrition due to low morale and possible loss of market share must be considered. 

Kaldor (1978) and Robson (1987) showed that market shares of exports and increasing relative unit costs went hand in hand for a number of countries. 

As a result, hardware stores and nurseries-the traditional outlets for lawn care products have lost market share in chemical sales-and formulators have come to rely more heavily on a relatively smaller number of larger-scale customers home improvement and mass market retailers. A handful of North American retailers now account for most formulator pesticide sales, and mass sales and bulk wholesaling reduces formulator industry receipts as a result. Ten North American retailers account for 70% of sales from the Scotts Company, for example. Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Lowes, and the recently troubled Kmart provide 60% of sales, with Home Depot alone accounting for 28%. In fact, in 2003 Home Depot declared Scotts partner of the year. Competition among these retailers is intense, however. If any of these customers should falter, formulators will lose important outlets. 

Market and actors Relevant actors (e.g. chemicals manufacturers and downstream users, enterprises, R D, organisations, state, seienee) and type of market (form and intensity of eompetition, Fordist/quality-differentiated B2B or B2C 3 = eonsumer market, supply or demand dominated) Who is predominant (the system leader) Who performs which role in the ehain What business volume is at stake What are the substance quantities What about imports/exports What are the market shares of the various solution options What is the relative eontribution offered by the partieular substanee to the overall eosts of eanying out the funetion ... 

Judging from the relatively larger share of R D expenditures of total pharmaceutical firms sales revenues, it would appear that the market mechanism functions fairly well in providing financial incentives for R D. However, the... 

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