of an organisation lies in its lower cost of products or services relative to what the competitors have to offer, it is termed as cost leadership. Achieving cost leadership
Accurate demand forecasting and high
capacity utilization
Attaining economies of scale leads to lower
per unit cost of product/service High level of standardization of products and offering uniform service packages using mass production techniques yields lower/unit cost
Investment in cost saving technologies
Aiming at average customer makes
Conditions under which cost leadership is used Vigorous price based competition
Bargaining power of buyers
Differentiation Benefits Survive in the price war