Q1. What is the competitive environment facing EDC?
• U.S. market
• The U.S. market for bicycles is growing at only 2 percent per year, The company’s market share 30%
• Us industry is already reaching a saturation point & is overcrowded with players
• Most of the large players have shifted their base overseas to take advantage of lower labour costs
• Outside U.S.
• There are also two main low cost competitors (in Taiwan and China) who are already exporting substantial shares of their output.
• May possibly open up new factories in the U.S.
• The Asian market size is nearly doubling every year.
• About 20% of EDC’S sales were now made outside us
Q2. What are EDC’s strengths in manufacturing?
• Mainly, it’s their ability
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