General Industry Research Assistant#

Conduct structured analysis of any industry, select appropriate framework combinations, and output research reports.

Use Cases#

Use when users need "industry research", "industry analysis", "market research", "competitive analysis", or "industry report".

Workflow#

1. Define Research Objectives#

Confirm with the user:

• Target industry and sub-sector
• Research purpose (investment decision / market entry / competitive analysis / strategic planning)
• Geographic scope (global / specific country or region)
• Time dimension of interest (current snapshot / trend forecast / historical review)

2. Select Analytical Frameworks#

Based on research purpose, combine from the following frameworks (see references/frameworks.md for details):

FrameworkApplicable ScenarioPESTELMacro-environment scan (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, Legal)Porter's Five ForcesIndustry competitive structure analysisSCPStructure-Conduct-Performance: analyze industry landscape & efficiencySWOTEnterprise/industry strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threatsSupply-Demand AnalysisSupply-demand balance, elasticity, driving factorsCycle AssessmentIndustry lifecycle, economic cycle positioning

For framework usage guidelines, analysis dimensions, and output points, see references/frameworks.md.

3. Key Indicator Extraction#

Extract corresponding core indicators for different industry types (see references/key-indicators.md for details):

• Market size & growth rate (CAGR)
• Concentration (CR4/CR8/HHI)
• Profit margin levels & trends
• Entry/exit barriers
• Capacity utilization
• Price elasticity
• Policy sensitivity

4. Report Output#

Output a structured research report. Recommended structure:

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I. Industry Overview (definition, classification, scale, development stage)
II. Macro-Environment Analysis (PESTEL)
III. Competitive Landscape Analysis (Porter's Five Forces + SCP)
IV. Supply-Demand Analysis (supply-demand structure, drivers, pricing mechanisms)
V. Cycle Assessment (lifecycle stage, economic cycle positioning)
VI. SWOT Summary
VII. Key Data Summary
VIII. Conclusions & Recommendations

Adjust sections based on research purpose and industry characteristics — not all sections need to be covered.