Dabbawalas in Mumbai  Document Sample scope of work template
From this, I deduced that dabbawallas are a prime example of
management guru Michael Porter's Five Forces Theory at work.
According to Manav Malik, a first year student of NITIE,
"Porter's theories, which are the basis for classical management
principles, define the scope and nature of competition a company
faces to attain leadership. Surprisingly, the dabbawalas are
following these very principles in spite of their ignorance of
the same."   These are as follows:  i. Threat of new entrants:
According to Porter, the threat new entrants is dangerous to any
organisation as it can take away the market share the
organisation enjoys.  Started in 1880, the experience curve of
the 125-year-old dabbawalla service serves as a huge entry
barrier for potential competitors.  Besides, it would be
difficult to replicate this supply chain network that uses
Mumbai's jam-packed local trains as its backbone.  ii. Current
competition: Porter's five forces theory