Smart Products and Services A smart products is an electronic device‚ generally connected to other devices or networks via different protocols such as Bluetooth‚ NFC‚ WiFi‚ 3G‚ etc.‚ that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. It is widely believed that these types of devices will outnumber any other forms of smart computing and communication in a very short time‚ in part‚ acting as a useful enabler for the internet things. Uses of Smart Services Minimize maintenance and repair
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Pricing productsIntroduction Products and services have a price just as they have a value. Many non-profit and all profit-making organizations must also set prices. Pricing is controversial and goes by many names: Price is all around us. You pay rent for your apartment‚ tuition for your education. The airline‚ railway‚ taxi and bus companies charge you a/are; the local utilities call their price a rate; and the local bank charges you interest for the money you borrow ; the guest lecturer charges
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Sellers based their supply production on the consumer demand shift‚ and seller set their prices according to the demand change. That is just some of the basics of economics. There are two types of economic structure: macroeconomics and microeconomics. Colander (2010) defines microeconomics as “the study of how individual choice is influenced by economic forces” and defines macroeconomics as “the study of the economy as a whole” (p. 4). Two examples of macroeconomics are unemployment and international
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TITLE : CHINA IMPORTS SLUMP‚ RAISING DEMAND CONCERNS INTRODUCTION Supply and Demand is perhaps one of the most fundamental concepts of economics. It is the backbone of a market economy. A market is defined as a group of consumers (demand) and producers (supply) of a particular product. Competitive markets are markets with many consumers and producers‚ so that each has very small influence on the price of that product. Supply and demand act as an economic model to show how consumers and producers
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Anthony J. La Salata BS‚ Business Management 3/1/2012 Student I.D. #000254042 My Mentor: Nicole Sandburg Cell# 1(360)941-4062 Arlington‚ WA –PST A. Summarize the four major pieces of legislation collectively known as the Antitrust Laws. United States antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws‚ which regulates the conduct and organization of business corporations‚ generally to promote fair competition for the benefit of consumers. The main statute was the Sherman
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Supply and Demand Simulation The University of Phoenix online simulation entitled "Applying Supply and Demand Concepts" starts with the description of a fictional small town‚ Atlantis‚ and the rental market for two bedroom rental apartments. Below we will discuss the key points of supply and demand covered in the simulation‚ and by David Colander in the Book Economics‚ along with real world examples and results for the simulation. In this simulation the reader is a property manager for GoodLife
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your product‚ identify the proper target market and positioning the product to create maximum profits. The most important of STP marketing is determining exactly what benefits your product offers and who will benefit most from using it. STP is important for marketer to create a competitive advantage and marketing plan designed specifically for the customers who will be most likely to buy the product. The STP process allows marketer to identify the correct segment to market the product and
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Product Levels: The Customer-value Hierarchy The marketers need to address five product levels. Each level adds more customer value‚and the five constitute a customer-value hierarchy. 1. Core Benefit The fundamental need or want that consumers satisfy by consuming the product or service. Example 1: In case of a car Transportation from one place to another. Example 2: The customer in search of a hotel room demand only rest and sleep from a marketer. 2. Basic Product
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Quantity (Refer Diagram No 01) =Rs.700/=200 units 1 Diagram No 01 1000 900 900 900 800 800 800 700 700 PRICE 600 600 500 600 500 500 Demand quantity 400 Supply quantity 300 200 100 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Quantity (b) If the price is Rs 600/-‚ which is below equilibrium price and there will be an excess demand (150 CD’s to 250 CD’s). Due to the competition among buyers to buy CD’s‚ competing buyers would offer higher price to induce producers to supply more. As
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2012 Topic: Product costing Ningbo lecturer: Ms. Huang HuiQin – E: huanghuiqin@nbu.edu.cn – P: 86-574-87600960 Student: Lê Uyên Phương (Phoebe) – E: leuyenphuongvn@yahoo.com – P: 86-15 757 829 310 Student ID: 1211125031 NBU Intake 12‚ 2012 Required: Examine the literature to identify the different perspectives on how a product’s cost may be formulated. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches to product costing that have been
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