ordinary differential equations directly and also use transform methods where its possible Unit 1 Mutivariable Calculus 9L+4P hours Functions of two variables-limits and continuity-partial derivatives –total differential–Taylor’s expansion for two variables–maxima and minima–constrained maxima and minima-Lagrange’s multiplier method- Jacobians Unit 2 Mutiple Integrals 9L+4P hours Evaluation of double integrals–change of order of integration– change of variables between cartesian and polar co-ordinates-
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The 4Ps and the marketing mix The 4Ps are the ideas to consider when marketing a product. They form the basis of the marketing mix. Getting this mix right is critical in order to successfully market a product. The 4Ps are: 1. Product 2. Price 3. Promotion 4. Place If market research is carried out effectively‚ a company can plan a promotion for the right product‚ at the right price‚ and to get it to their chosen market‚ in the right place. Now look at the 4Ps in more
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valuechains 3. Bestpracticesandoptionsformanagingtheinternationalvaluechain Glocal value creation in the Volkswagen Group: Moving toward greater decentralization of production and development 1. TheVolkswagenGroup’snewglobalstrategy 2. TheconfigurationofproductionactivitieswithintheVolkswagenGroup 3. TheconfigurationofR&DactivitieswithintheVolkswagenGroup 4. Theconsequencesofdecentralizingvalueactivities Speaking with Ralf Kalmbach‚ Roland Berger “Thec
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following key marketing research topics: Introduction and background of the company you have selected for the survey. Apply the 4Ps to define the management-decision problem and the corresponding marketing research problem (see Chapter 2). Develop Research Questions and Hypotheses based on the 4Ps (see Chapter 2). Develop two or more questionnaires for each of the 4Ps so that you could find some answers to your Research Questions and Hypotheses (see Chapter 11). Include demographics and identification
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Automobile industry in Germany The automobile industry in Germany is one of the largest employers in the country‚ with a strong labour force of over 866‚000 (2005) workers in the industry. In addition‚ Germany has the largest share of passenger car production in Europe with over 29% market share‚ followed by France (18%)‚ Spain (13%) and the United Kingdom (9%). Germany is considered to be the birthplace of the automobile since Karl Benz and Nikolaus Otto independently developed four-stroke
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identified as confident‚ individualistic‚ and a desire to be the center of attention. In addition‚ Volkswagen felt it could leverage the nostalgia surrounding the car. However‚ appealing to young adventurous individuals and nostalgic baby boomers seems to be contradictory. If the company is not able to target the market appropriately‚ the brand will be inconsistent‚ misleading customers. Volkswagen is aiming to make its brand relevant. To achieve this‚ they have to align with market conditions and
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buy old spice products and feel as confident and feel as amazing as the man in the commercial. In the volkswagen commercial‚ they gave the volkswagen a jamaican accent. this commercial makes people happy‚ because they make a thought and say to themselves people with jamaican accents are happy people and that puts in a good mood. The producer was to make you think that buying a volkswagen would make
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how logical it is to buy a Volkswagen‚ but it also touches on ethos and pathos because Volkswagen is a very credible company‚ and by asking us who drives to the snowplow respectively. The advertisement mostly focuses on logos. Logos is the aspect of the advertisement that show how logical it is to buy the product that they are trying to sell which in this case‚ is a car.The ad definitely has many different ways in which it tries to make the consumer feel as if Volkswagen is their only choice in the
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to other competitors of 15.15% in 2004‚ while others struggled to reach 6% to 7%. They had great strategic planning to keep ROIC high by outsourcing and using a combination of licensing. For example‚ for Porsche Cayenne‚ they co-manufactured with Volkswagen saving a lot on required capital to support its business. In addition‚ Porsche had licensed with Valmet of Finland to build the Boxter under Valmet’s owned capital‚ reducing Porsche’s capital needs. However‚ ROIC was not too good in fiscal 2003/04
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b) In Western Europe the car industry is stagnating due to market saturation and overproduction. Like many other car manufacturers Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) owns a portfolio of car brands. Many of them are produced in the same plants and are targeting similar customer groups (e.g. Seat and Skoda). Discuss whether this strategy makes sense and how Volkswagen Group should position itself in the future. c) Euro Disney‚ despite being Europe’s most visited tourist attraction‚ has faced significant
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