2 IBM: An industry example of a transition from product to service base 2.1 Brief history of IBM and story of its downward spiral IBM stands for “International Business Machine” and was incorporated in 1924 focusing on delivering ‘products’ in the form of punch tabulated machine until it became the biggest and most successful business PC and mainframe manufacturer in world circa 1980’s. At this time IBM stock price once shot up until USD43 per unit [1]. However by the end of 80’s‚ the software
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Part one: Activity-based costing (ABC) is an accounting system that aids in providing various methods of calculating dynamically and practically the true cost of doing business for manufacturers and services. The core characteristic of ABC is that overhead costs are driven by activities themselves not products. ABC assigns a company’s overhead costs‚ which are the indirect cost such as electricity‚ lighting‚ heat or marketing‚ into the product’s cost. Specifically‚ ABC applies nonunit-level activity
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Target Costing: Nissan v. Olympus Overview: Nissan Motor Company was the world’s 4th largest automobile manufacturer in 1990. They had 10% of the market for cars and trucks‚ with roughly 2 million passenger cars being produced each year. To increase its market share‚ Nissan implemented a plan to achieve domestic sales of 1.5 million cars by 1992. It also sought to obtain the number one rating in customer satisfaction. The company tried to develop a plan to produce a line of automobiles that
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD SMART PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Why should manufacturing companies build smart products and provide smart services? What business benefits can they gain? Provide several examples beyond those discussed in this case. Manufacturing companies should build smart products and provides smart services are to enjoy long-term profits. It is because any industrial manufacturer that has not awakened to the fact that it must become a service business is in serious peril today
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marketing mix for a new product or service Introduction In this assignment‚ I am going to describe and explain how Apple uses the marketing mix for one of its latest product‚ a mini IPad. Marketing mix Marketing mix is commonly known as the 4Ps: product‚ price‚ place and promotion. These are controllable element and it importantly use when determined and adjusted until the right combination that serve the needs of the product’s consumers. Description of the product The product I have been chosen
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P4: Evaluate the external corporate communications of an existing product or service. Task 4: Evaluate the external corporate communications of an existing product or service. External business communication is the exchange of information and messages between an organization and its external customers outside its formal structure. One way McDonald’s communicates to its external customers is their website. There are many different methods used by the company’s website and these are: the use of
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to survive. People also have strong needs for recreation‚ education and entertainment. These needs become Wants when they are directed to specific objects that might satisfy the need. Wants are shaped by our society. Demands are wants for specific products backed by an ability to pay. Needs are of five types – Stated needs Real needs Unstated needs Delight needs Secret needs The SUV‚ "Mahindra Scorpio" comes under Real needs. Real need is a need where a customer wants a 4 wheeler
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Compare the methods used to distribute two selected products and services In this report I will be comparing methods used by two different retailers on how they distribute two chosen products‚ of my choice‚ in two different retailing sectors. Seeing as the food and clothing sector both have very different styles of how they meet their product requirements‚ I will compare Tesco and JD; The products from these two companies itself that I’m going to compare is ‘Tesco Value Bread’ and Nike hoodies.
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Super Bakery‚ Incorporated Costing Methods Super Bakery Incorporated (SBI) is a successful virtual corporation focused on supplying donuts and other baked goods to the institutional food market. SBI was founded in 1983 by former Pittsburgh Steelers’ running back Franco Harris. The management has used an outsourcing strategy‚ whereby‚ selling‚ manufacturing‚ warehousing‚ and shipping functions have been outsourced to strategic partners. The goal is to extract the maximum value-added from these
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Pam: 5 Functions of the Department of Health and Human Services The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal government’s organization that oversees critical public service policies‚ agencies and systems. The HHS oversees the operational management‚ policy development and standards enforcement of public health related services and programs. The HHS ensures that individuals‚ families and communities receive and maintain adequate levels of health‚ social dignity and economic
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