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):
| Framework | Applicable Scenario |
|---|---|
| PESTEL | Macro-environment scan (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, Legal) |
| Porter's Five Forces | Industry competitive structure analysis |
| SCP | Structure-Conduct-Performance: analyze industry landscape & efficiency |
| SWOT | Enterprise/industry strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats |
| Supply-Demand Analysis | Supply-demand balance, elasticity, driving factors |
| Cycle Assessment | Industry 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:
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.