QUESTION 1 What are the competitive forces Carl Zeiss is faced with? In finding out with what competitive forces Zeiss is confronted with, Porter's five forces model will be used to examine the business environment: *<Tab/>Industry competitors As of the mid 1970s, Carl Zeiss' competitive position began to erode, as was the case with other pioneering German companies. Due to shifts from conventional to innovative technologies, such as OptoElectronics, and strong …showed first 75 words of 2642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2642 total…Of course, this reduction of cost will not be visible right from the start as initial investments will have to be made in order to be able to implement the approach. Investments will consists of the following: <Tab/>Improvement of the compatibility of the computer system <Tab/>Enhancement of external and internal communication <Tab/>Creation of a standard materials categorization