This document summarizes a student group presentation comparing two optical businesses - Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre in Kuala Lumpur and Teo Optometry in Pontian, Johor. The group analyzed the histories and brief profiles of the businesses. They also conducted a comparative analysis, looking at the number of competitors, top competitors, business strategies, obstacles faced, and nature of the markets for each location. The document concludes with recommendations.
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Optometry Practice Key Metrics 0415
"“Whatever You Measure Improves”
In every large corporation, a significant share of the white collar labor force is engaged in gathering, analyzing and reporting key business metrics.
Measurement of key performance variables during a business cycle enables management to diagnose the state of the business objectively and
continuously, leading to prompt, mid-course corrective action. Without a steady flow of metrics, the basis of decision making is reduced to
anecdotal evidence and subjective judgments. Mistakes in decisions can be so costly that large companies are willing invest heavily to generate a
constant stream of numbers to objectify analysis.
Although optometrists are taught the quantitative science of optics and spend most of their workday taking measurements of visual acuity, most
do not invest much time to measure the state of their business. More often they form intuitive impressions about business issues. Then they make
decisions without a solid, metrics-based understanding of their actual situation and without any quantitative norms against which to compare
their performance.
The Management & Business Academy™ (MBA) is a metrics-based approach to optometric practice management with a basic philosophy:
“Whatever you measure improves.” The act of measurement forces attention on office processes. Measurement facilitates realistic goal-setting,
which prompts positive change. Tracking key metrics increases an optometrist’s control over what happens in the office"
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1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT
PRESENTATION TITLE: THE OPTOMETRISTS
GROUP MEMBERS:
Names Presentation / Research Report Roles.
PANG KHAI SHUEN History of the Optical Trade
TAN JIA YI Bio of Businesses
LEE REN JET Bio of Business
FELIX VONG ZHI WEI Comparative Analysis
NG YI YANG Comparative Analysis
HOR WENG LIM Recommendation
ENGLISH II / ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605 / ENG 0205)
LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA
SUBMISSION & PRESENTATION DATE: 13th
JANURAY 2015
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2. “Optometry has been defined as “the art and science of vision care” by Monroe J.
Hirsch and Ralph E. Wick in The Optometric Profession (1968). The American
Optometric Association has stated that “Doctors of Optometry are independent primary
health care providers who specialize in the examination, diagnosis, treatment and
management of diseases and disorders of the visual system.” Optometrists examine eyes
and the visual system. They prescribe spectacles and contact lenses, optimize
binocularity (the manner in which the two eyes work together), and improve visual
function. Optometrists are trained to detect, treat, and manage disorders and diseases of
the eyes and related structures.”
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3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
SUMMARY 1
A HISTORY OF THE OPTICAL TRADE 2
BRIEF BIODATA OF BUSINESSES
- Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre Sdn. Bhd.
- Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd.
- Comparison Table
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESSES
- Number of competitors
- Brief Biodata of Top 3 Competitors
- Strategies of Businesses
- Obstacles faced by new businesses
- Nature of Markets
- Conclusion
- Comparative Analysis Summary Table
RECOMMENDATIONS
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4. 1
SUMMARY
Our task for this assignment is to compare and contrast two businesses of the same
industry, one located in Klang Valley and another one in a different state. After some
discussions, we decided to interview Mi-Wah Superior Optometry Centre in Sri Petaling,
Kuala Lumpur, and Teo Optometry in Pontian, Johor. We chose these two businesses as
some of our members were their customers.
We also chose two businesses in different states because we wanted to show the contrast
of the same business in varying locations. We wanted to see how location affects a
business.
In this report, we try our best to convey our findings in an organised manner in order to
be understood by all readers.
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A HISTORY OF THE OPTICAL TRADE
Glasses, also known as eyeglasses and spectacles, are used for vision correction.
Nowadays, 8 out of 10 people in the world are wearing spectacles. Some wear it for
vision correction, some wear it for fashion purpose.
The history of glasses began when the first vision aid was invented by an
unknown inventor. It was called a reading stone which was a glass sphere on top of the
material. Back then it was only used to magnify letters. In the 13th
century, hand-held
magnifying lenses are produced from solid glass and wooden frames. In 1267, an English
monk called Reegan Bake made hand-held spectacles to be used to read the Bible, but it
wasn’t widely applicable yet. Inspired by him, Salvino D’Armate, from Italy, invented the
first wearable glasses in 1284.
However, the Crystal Processing Trade Consortia in Venice had made the
regulations that glass could not be used to make lenses for spectacles as they are
counterfeit of crystal. So when glass was first used in lenses manufacturing, the
spectacles were made under the condition of "spectacles for reading" and marked “made
of glass”. In 1498, Nuremberg started the trading of spectacles and had spread the sales of
spectacles all over Germany and the Europe. A lot of manufacturers had set up branches
in central European cities, and later in the whole world.
The variety of spectacles began when sunglasses were introduced in year 1752 by
James Ayscough. Later on, American scientist Benjamin Franklin, who suffered from
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6. 3
both myopia and presbyopia, invented bifocals. A few years later, the first lenses for
correcting Astigmatism were designed by British astronomer George Airy. In the 1930s,
sunglasses became widely available and popular in demand. In 1929, Edwin Land
introduced polarizing sunglass lenses. It had polarizing celluloid which reduced light
glare in sunglass lenses. As fashion sense increased throughout the world, doctors and
optical firms in Europe cooperated in developing practical contact lenses in 1940. In
2008, Joshua Silver designed the AdSpecs, which are eyewears with self-adjustable
corrective glasses.
In a nutshell, glasses these days are not only for vision correction., but also a
means of fashion. We might not notice it, but spectacles play a major role in people’s
daily life. We should appreciate this amazing invention.
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Brief Biodata of Businesses
Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre Sdn. Bhd.
One of our choices of business for this assignment is Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre Sd.
Bhd. It is currently located in Lot 2037, 2nd
Floor, Endah Parade, Taman Sri Enda, Bandar
Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur. Founded in 1997, this businesses is brought up
single-handedly by Mr. Mah Kin Fatt. Mr. Mah wanted to start this business as there were
few competitors back then and he had the right skills and knowledge to venture into the
optical trade. He also thought that this business is decently profitable.
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This business has no branches as is it only a small-scale family-run business. Mr. Mah
also wants to keep his overheads low in order to stabilize his prices. He has no employees
and therefore the only one working in the shop. Also, Mr. Mah emphases he importance
of keeping his overheads low and also providing a good after-sales service. These aspects
are important to maintain his regular customers.
Mr. Mah’s business focuses on usual glasses, sunglasses, and various other types of eye-
protection. He also provides vision test to his customers. The total number of customers
is about 1000 and a majority of them are regular customers that has been receiving his
service since years ago. He also has customers from all races.
The sales of Mr. Mah’s business is more or less stable, experiencing some peaks during
the emergence of a new product, for instance, Transition lenses. This business has an
annual revenue figure of roughly RM 300 000. Whenever a new product comes by, he
passes it on to his customers whenever they visit his shop. (K.F. Mah, personal
communication, December 30, 2014)
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Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd.
The next choice of our business is Teo Optometry Sdn Bhd. It is located at 30, Jalan
Bakek Jaya, Taman Bakek Jaya, 82000, Pontian, Johor. The business is owned by Teo
Sock Hoon, and it was founded in year 1997. During early period, the business was not
hard to enter the market as they have less competitors. The motive for starting business is
merely to start her own business and earn more income.
The business doesn’t have any branches currently as the owner considers about
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her children who are still small and need parental care. Hence, she was forced to give up
her idea of planning a new branch of the business. The business has 4 employees include
the owner herself who act as an optometrist as well in the shop.
The main products sold by the business are spectacles, contact lens and
sunglasses. Services such as vision test and dispense contact lenses are provided in the
shop. The business has over thousands customers currently. Its customers are mostly
people who are having short-sightedness. In addition, the business has an annual revenue
figure of RM 720 000. It also releases new product every 2-3 months.
Besides that, the business has brought in Zeiss machine I-terminal progressive
dotting technology recently to offer accuracy and comfort for both the technician and
patient. The machine can help patient to optimize vision, reduce eye strain and have
better fixing lenses by provides all of the data necessary to objectively create lenses for
your unique features. Many details need to be taken into account during the process when
adjusting lenses to frame, such as the distance between eyes and pupils, the proportions
of the face and even posture. Up to 40% of valuable visual activity can be lost without
these accurate measurements. The business hopes to bring in more Zeiss machines in the
future. (S.H. Teo, personal communication, January 2, 2015)
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Comparison Table for Brief Biodata of Businesses
Busines Names Mi-Wah Superior Optical
Centre Sdn. Bhd.
Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd.
Current Address Lot 2037, 2nd
Floor, Endah
Parade, Taman Sri Enda,
Bandar Baru Sri Petaling,
57000 Kuala Lumpur
30, Jalan Bakek Jaya, Taman
Bakek Jaya, 82000, Pontian,
Johor
Number of Branches 0 0
Number of Employees 0 3
Main Products/
Services Sold
Spectacles Spectacles
Estimated Number of
Customers
~1000 ~4000
When were the
businesses founded:
1997 1997
Who are the founders: Mr. Mah Kin Fatt Ms. Teo Sook Hoon
Motives for starting the
business:
- Had the experience.
- Thinks it is profitable.
- Wanted to start her own
business.
Recent Developments: Not much development. New equipments etc Zeiss
Machine.
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Comparative Analysis of Two Businesses
i) NUMBER OF COMPETITORS
Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd which is located in Pontian, Johor has only a few
competitors (around 3 to 5) around the area. This is due to the fact that
quantity of demand in the area is low due to the low density of population in
Pontian compared to Klang Valley. Hence, there are not many of same
business in the area.
On the other hand, Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre Sdn. Bhd faces quite a
few competitors, around 5 to 7. Sri Petaling is a rapidly growing town and
more shop lots are being built. This means the population density is increasing
and therefore more spectacle shops will be joining the market.
ii) BRIEF BIODATAS OF BUSINESSES’ TOP 3 COMPETITORS
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At Johor, there are only 3
main competitors, which are
The Vision Optometry &
Contact Lens Centre, You &
Eyes and Eye Box Eyewear
Sdn. Bhd. These 3 shops are
all located in Billion Mall, Pontian. They are a competition for Teo Optometry
because their location is only within 3km from the business.
The first competitor, The Vision Optometry & Contact Lens Centre, was
founded since year 2007, by Mr. Ng Peng Hua. There are 3 employees in the
shop. The shop in Pontian, Johor is one of the ten branches. The headquarters
of the business is located at Batu Pahat,
Johor.
The second competitor of the business
is You & Eyes which was founded in year 2008 by Irene Tan. There were 5
employees in the shop. The business has 3 branches, and the shop in Pontian
is the headquarters of the business.
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The third competitor of the business is Eye Box Eyewear Sdn.Bhd. This
business was founded since year 2009, by Terence Tan and Grace Tong. There
were 3 employees in the shop. This business does not have any branches.
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At Kuala Lumpur, we found 3 other optical businesses in the same shopping mall,
Endah Parade. There were a few more outside of shopping mall but we decided to
feature these :
Optimal Optical Centre is
owned by Andy. This outlet,
opened 2 years ago in 2012, is
one of the total of 14 branches.
Compared to our target business,
this shop has more variety of products and covers a wider area as it is located at a
newly-renovated area.
1 Optical Point opened up 4
years ago in Endah Parade and
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still does not have any branches. It is located on the ground floor and has a more
open layout to the store.
The only optical centre as
old as Mi-Wah Superior Optical
Centre Sdn. Bhd is Vision
Bright, owned by Mr. David
Chan. This shop opened in 1998,
just one year after Mr. Mah’s business. Today, Vision Bright has already started 4
other branches.
iii) STRATEGIES OF BUSINESS
Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd does not advertise. However, most of their
customers are regular customers as their business had started since year 1997.
The business also appreciate a lot with customers who recommend their shop
to family and friends. Besides, the business emphases on vision care and has
also brought in high technology machines, such as the Zeiss machine for I-
terminal dotting.
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Similarly, Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre Sdn. Bhd does not advertise at all.
It depends mostly on regular customers. Mr Mah also emphases the
importance of after-sales service and keeping overheads low. He does not hire
any workers but instead looks after the business himself. This way, he can
keep his prires low and his customers happy.
iv) OBSTACLES FACED BY NEW BUSINESS
One of the obstacles faced by new business to enter the market is the low
quantity of demand due to the low density of population in the area. Another
obstacle is due to the presence of many other businesses providing the same
services and products. Hence, customers will compare the prices of the products.
In addition, the majority of customers are regular customers who tend to visit the
same opticians. This situation is a problem faced by new businesses as the
businesses that has existed for a longer time period has a larger amount of
regular customers. Moreover, the service provided by optical business is more of
less private. For instance, the opticians has a record of all customers and how
their eyesight changes throughout the years. This means that the optician knows
his or her customers well. Lastly, it is difficult for new businesses to achieve
economies of scale, which is defined as the point where the revenue of a
business is the highest as a result of constantly reducing costs. New businesses
do not have the chance to get benefits from suppliers such as discounts.
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v) NATURE OF THE MARKETS
The nature of the market of Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd is monopolistic
competition, which is a market containing a large number of small firms. This
business has many competitors, but each one sells slightly different products.
Besides, this business also has the characteristic of monopolistic competition,
which each firm makes independent decisions about the price and output, based
on its product, its market, and its costs of production.
vii) CONCLUSION
Based on our analysis, we concluded that Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd. is more
commercially successful. First of all, this business has more customers compared
to Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre Sd. Bhd. This contributes to more revenue to
the business. Teo Optometry also had more advanced equipment to provide
better service to it’s customers. Most importantly, customers are willing so visit
the business even though it is hard to reach without automobiles. In our
interview with Ms. Teo, she told us that some customer took a walk from the bus
stop - about 11 minutes of walking from the business.
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Comparative Analysis Summary Table
Similarities:
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Competitive Traits Both Businesses
1. Number of
Competitors
2 to 10
2. Barrier to Entry (Weak
or Strong? Why?)
Weak. This means that many competitors can enter the market
easily.
-No legal barrier which is regulated by government in optometry
industry, such as patent.
-No strategies barrier because most of the businesses will not
adopt aggressive strategic moves to prevent new competition.
-No “first mover” or ownership in the industry. There are no first
firm that get established or a firm which control majority of
production equipment that are needed to produce a product, so it
is not difficult for new firm to make the same product and
compete in the market.
3. Differentiated or
Standardized Products
Differentiated products (Spectacles, contact lens, sunglasses)
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4. Pricing Power (Price
Maker or Taker? Why?)
Low. -According to law of demand, quantity of demand will
decreases when price increases. Customers will switch over to
other spectacle’s shop in case that the business raise the price of
their products. Pricing decision will also be affected by
competitors. So business cannot simply adjust their prices.
-The business has high price elasticity of demand, which means
that a small percentage of price difference will lead to a big
percentage of quantity demanded. In this situation, business has
low pricing power because when the price of their product goes
up, customers will buy a great deal less of it.
5. Other Characteristics
(e.g. Any close product
substitutes, mutual
dependence, constant
advertising)
There are not much of substitute goods for their product as people
who has long-sightedness or short-sightedness problems has no
second choice besides wearing spectacles unless they go for laser
eye surgery. However, laser eye surgery has certain risks so
people will not simply make decision to do surgery.
6. Verdict (Monopoly?
Oligopoly? Perfect
Competition?)
Monopolistic competition
-Large amount of small firms
-Each selling products that are differentiated from one another.
-Weak barriers to entry
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Our recommendations for the 2 businesses are as follows:
1) Mi-Wah Superior Optical Centre:
a) Move the business to a location more easily accessible by people. Endah Parade
is an old shopping mall with few shops left. It is not a location people would go
for shopping on weekends. Also, the shop is hard to reach as the visitors have to
park in the basement parking before taking the lift. By moving to a place with
more people, the business can acquire new customers and also allow existing
customers to visit the shop more easily.
b) Purchase more advanced equipment. Compared to Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd.,
Mii-Wah Superior Optical Centre has less advanced equipments, and this may
interfere with the accuracy and effectiveness when testing the vision of its
customers. Advanced equipment can help the business provide better spectacles
to its customer by making precise measurements.
2) Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd.
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a) Open up more branches. Teo Optometry Sdn. Bhd. has the financial ability to
open up another branch. This does not only increase their sales and also their
number of customers. Some of their existing customers complain about their
location that is difficult to reach without automobiles as it is located in the last
street of shops.
b) Make more advertisements about their new machines. Teo Optometry can
actually provides very good vision tests with their new equipment, but not many
people know about their advanced services. If they advertise, more customers
will be attracted by their service because in Pontian, their competitors do not
have such good machines. They have an edge with their superior equipment.
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