Nash, Allen, "A System Based Methodology for Industry-Level Analysis", 1994
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Both strategic planning by senior management in the private sector and industry policy analysis by analysist in the public sector have the need for a systematic approach to develop an understanding the dynamics of their industry. Currently a systematic attempt at industry-level analysis requires the simultaneous use of a plethora of techniques such as Porter's five forces for competitive analysis, network approaches to examine inter-organizational transactions, as well as competitive population ecology to examine population dynamics. Building scenarios of possible consequences of significant strategic moves involves modeling the industry or strategic analysis. The underlying theory is developed from general system theory, strategic policy analysis. The aim of the approach is to allow a comprehensive qualitative model of the industry or strategic group to be developed based on graphically representing three subsystems: The social Subsystem, Information Subsystem, and the Physical Subsystem. The approach has been applied to an examination of the rapidly developing textile industry in Indonesia.