SOM

Serviceable Obtainable Market

Total sales volume of a particular product (or service) that can be sold by your company within a territory that you are able to service for the planned period (usually a year, a quarter or a month). “Can be sold” means realistic sales forecast made taking into account your production, logistic, sales and marketing capabilities, your competitors’ actions and influence, expected market trends and seasonality. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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[3] Murphy, G.B., Trailer, J.W., and Hill, R.C. 2003. Measuring performance in entrepreneurship research. Journal of Business Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-2963(95)00159-x

[4] Richard, P.J., Devinney, T.M., Yip, G.S., and Johnson, G. 2009. Measuring Organizational Performance: Towards Methodological Best Practice. Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206308330560

[5] Kakati, M., 2003. Success criteria in high-tech new ventures. Technovation. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0166-4972(02)00014-7

[8] What is Total Addressable Market (TAM) & How To Calculate It. Retrieved May 21, 2021, from https://www.lightercapital.com/blog/what-is-total-addressable-market-tam/

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