Patent ID: 8311860

Claim:
A system for industry scenario mapping comprising: a processor; a visual display electrically coupled to said processor; and a memory for storing instructions, that when executed by said processor prepares an advice screen to be shown on said visual display, said advice screen displaying a matrix comprising four scenario regions and containing a graph plotting two market factors that can be used to show which market scenario an industry is plotted to for a plurality of particular historical time periods, as well as displaying a data point representative of said industry at a future point in time, wherein the market scenario is one of the four scenario regions, and wherein said four scenario regions are defined by the following corresponding axes: a rate of market share concentration paired with a first rate of market growth; a rate of market share fragmentation paired with the first rate of market growth; the rate of market share fragmentation paired with a second rate of market growth, wherein the second rate of market growth is less than the first rate of market growth; and the rate of market share concentration paired with the second rate of market growth.