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theconsumersocietyisindangerofconsumingitself,andwenowhavearesponsibilitytoreturnsuchoutofcontrolhumandesiretoamoresustainablelevel.(MUJI)MUJIisnotabrandwhosevaluerestsinthefrillsand“extras”itaddstoitsproducts.(AboutMUJI)ItmeansitissimplicitybutsuitableforcostumersbecauseMUJIcanunderstandwhattheyreallyneed.Allthethingswillbegreenproductswithhighqualityandwell-lookedappearance.IhavemadeatabletoshowtheSWOTabouttheMUJIandIKEA.
Table1.0SWOToftheMUJI
Strength
Weakness
Opportunity
Threat
AlltheproductsmadebyMUJIarefunctionalgreen.Theirdesignissimplisticandnobrandedwhichshowshonestandloyalbynotdeceivingthemwithoverpackagedgoods.
Someoftheproductsaretoosimplethatcannotattracttheconsumers.
MUJIclaimstocoexistwiththeearthwhichshowstheirconcernsabouttheenvironment.Thiscanbetheircompetitivecharacteristictobecomestrongerintheirmarketrange.
Therewillhaveincreasinglycompaniestoproducegreenproductswhichwillbetheprevalenceinthefuture.
Table2.0SWOToftheIKEA
Strength
Weakness
Opportunity
Threat
Variousproductsthataresuitableforallkindsofconsumerswithlowpricesandbeautifulandpracticaldesign.
Thethingswillnotbetooexquisitebecausetheyhavetokeepthecompetitivelylowlaunchpricewhichisgoingtomakesureallthepeopleareabletheaffordtheproducts.
Theproductswillattractdifferentagesofcustomers.EveryonewillfindthethingstheylikefromIKEA.Thepromisedlowpriceswithsolidqualitymakesitbecomepopularinmodernlife.
IncreasingcompanieswillhavethesimilarproductslikeIKEA.TheremainedlowpricewillmakeIKEAhaslessprofitsthanothercompanieswhichalsohavecomprehensiveproductsthatareelaboratedbutexpensivewithhightechnology.
I’llcombinetheadvantagesofthesetwocompaniesandget60%oftheideafromIKEAandabsorbanother40%ofthethoughtfromtheMUJItoformmyowncompany.Thedesignersinourcompanywillalwayscomeupwithsomeinnovationandpaymoreattentiononthedetailsabouttheproducts.Thecompanypurposeistomakeabetterlifewhichmeanstheinnovationandvariationisthemostimportantfactorsinmycompany.
2.0Methodology
I’mgoingtointerviewthepeoplearoundmetofindoutwhatkindofproductstheywantinthismarketandwhatkindofpeoplewillmorelikelytolovethiskindofcompanyinordertounderstandthemarketoftheproductsandknowifthereisagoodperspectiveofmycompanyandwhatkindsofpeoplearemorelikelytobuytheproductsinmycompany.AlsoI’llusetheinternettofindouttheofficialwebsiteoftheMUJItogetthemissionstatementstheyhavemadewhichcanshowtheirfinalgoalsandaimandmakesurehowtheyhavebeenworkedinthismarketforyears.Then,Iwillgetsomedetailsabouthowtheyrunthecompanysuccessfullyandhowtheydecidethelaunchpricetomakeappropriateprofitwhichwillhelpmetosetupmyownpurposeandbuildupabettercompany.IcanlearnmoreabouthowMUJIhasrunforyearswithsomestrongcompetitiveadvantagesandalsounderstandwhattheimportantweaknessMUJIhastoprohibititsdevelopment.
3.0Findings
Fromtheofficialwebsite,IhavefoundoutthatMUJIalwaysdotheproductsbetterindetailswhiletheIKEAprefertodobetterinthetypesoftheproducts.MUJIalwaysstatethattheyaretherepresentationofthesimplicity.MUJIhasmerchandiseofgoodqualityataffordableprices.(R.Martin(2006))MUJImeanswithoutbrand.Theykeepfindingoutwhatthebestisfromaindividual’spointofview.However,IKEAalwaysdobetteratthecategoriesoftheproducts.Theyaremorelikelytomaketheproductsmorecomprehensivewhichmeanstheywantthecostumersareabletofindoutallthethingstheywantintheirnormallife.IKEAalsooffersalowcompetitivepricebecauseoftheeconomiesofscale(30%lowerthancompetitors)ExclusiverelationshipbetweenIKEAanditssuppliers,offeringmodernandexclusivedesignsforIKEA.(IkeaSpecificAdvantages,2008)Designersalsoworkcloselywithsuppliers,keepingthecostslow.Thecashandcarryshoppingformula;
youcangototherackdirectlytocollecttheproductandgohometobuilditbyyourself.Successfuluseofthewordofmouthandtheuseofcataloguesinordertoreducetheadvertisingcosts.IKEAhassimpleandplainstafflevels,loweringthefixedcostsandgivingmorefreedomtoitsemployees.Thismanagementstructurealsohelpsmakingdecisionsinafasterway.AlltheprocessshoppinginIKEAisjustlikegoingtothesupermarket,theonlythingyouneedtodoisexperiencetherealproductsandgetwhatyouwantfromtheshelforwritedownthecodenumberandwaitathometoreceivetheproductssendingbyIKEA.Itprovidealotofadvantagesandconvenientforthecustomers.
Table1:
CompetitiveSWOTabouttheMUJIandIKEA
Strength
MUJI
MUJIdoesnotaimtomakejustadequateproducts,butproductsimbuedwithcraftsmanship.MUJIhastakenaratherminimalistapproach,alwaysaskingsuchquestionsas:
"
Isthisnecessary?
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or"
Isthisgoingtoofar?
(MUJI)
TheproductsinMUJIarenotasattractiveastheproductsinothercompanies.
MUJIsuggeststocoexistwiththeearthwhichcouldencouragetheircostumerstotakepartintheprotectingtheenvironment.
Othercompaniesarelikelytohavethesameactivitiesandproducegreenproducts.
IKEA
Theproductshavewell-designedappearancewithvariousranges.
Lowpricemeantheproductwillnotbeveryelaborated.
Variousrangesoftheproductscanattractdifferentagesofcostumers.
Competitivelowpriceswilllimitthequalityoftheproductswhichwillnotattractthepeoplewhowantstheexquisiteproducts.
IhavedonetheinterviewtomyfriendstoseeiftheyaremorelikelytochoosetheproductsinMUJIorIKEA.Theresultis30%ofthemtendtochoosetobuytheproductsinMUJIbecausetheythinktheMUJIistherepresentofsimplifyandenvironmentalprotectionwhile70%ofmyfriendstendtobuyIKEAbecauseIKEAhashugeamountoftheproductsthataresuitableforallkindsofcustomers.
4.0Discussion
FromwhatIhaveindicatedinthefinding,itisnothardtofindthattheIKEAhavemorestrengthsandadvantagescomparingtoMUJI.MUJIhassmallermarketthanIKEAandhasfewerproducts.AllthefurnitureexhibitedinIKEAisready-to-assemblewithsimplesteps.Alltheappliancesandhomeaccessoriesareusefulandbeautifulintheappearance.InordertoformmyowncompanywhichisnamedMUIKEA.Ihavedecidedtoget60%oftheideafromIKEA.Firstofall,Iwillmakethelaunchpricelowenoughtomakesureallthecustomerscanafford.Then,Iwillsetarangefortheproductsinmycompany.MUIKEAwillproduceallkindsoffurnitureincludingsofa,table,chair,bedandshelf.Also,wewilldesignmanydifferentstylesofroomswithallready-madefurnituretoshowtheeffectofthecombinationofthesefurniturelikearealhome.Alltheproductsintheroomwillhavethepricesandyoucanjusttakeittocheckstandonceyoufindsomeinterestingproductsthatattractyou.Inaddition,wewillalsobuildanEdenforthechildren.Wewillbuilddifferentthemesofparktoattractdifferentkindsofchildren.Forexample,wewillbuildaparkwillallkindsofBobbyforthegirlswhodreamstobecometheprincessandbuildaparkwilldifferenttypesofFormula1modelsfortheboyswhowantstobecomecoolspeedracer.Theycanplayintheparksaslongastheywantandoncetheyfindsomethingtheylove,theycantakeitawayandasktheirparentstopurchaseit.
Inaddition,Iwillget40%oftheinspirationfromMUJI.Iwilltrymybesttomaketheproductsshowtheviewofcoexistencewiththeenvironment.Iwillsetthefundtoget1%oftheprofitfromeachproducttodonatetoplanttreesandinventne