IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL‚ VOL. 12‚ NO. 8‚ AUGUST 2012 2711 Design and Fabrication of Soft Artificial Skin Using Embedded Microchannels and Liquid Conductors Yong-Lae Park‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ Bor-Rong Chen‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ and Robert J. Wood‚ Member‚ IEEE Abstract— We describe the design‚ fabrication‚ and calibration of a highly compliant artificial skin sensor. The sensor consists of multilayered mircochannels in an elastomer matrix filled with a conductive liquid‚ capable of detecting multiaxis strains
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advantage over its rivals. The goal of much of business strategy is to achieve this from a competitive advantage. Michael Porter of Harvard Business School has identified two basic ways of gaining a competitive advantage; cost leadership and differentiation leadership. Cost Leadership A company can gain a cost advantage by becoming the lowest cost producer in its industry. The sources of cost advantage may include economies of scale‚ a particular proprietary technology‚ preferential access to
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services so far. Amazons strategy has changed from a competitor in the global arena as a bookseller to a competitor of diversified platforms. Amazon today‚ applies broad differentiation strategy differentiate the company ’s product line up with multiple products and services. Competing from rivals ’ in ways that will appeal to a broad spectrum of buyers‚ by opening up many departments‚ such as computers and electronics‚ home goods and small appliances‚ clothing‚ sporting goods‚ toys and baby products
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makes money doing those things. 3. A business model is simply the nuts and bolts of how a business plans to generate revenue and profits. It details your long-term strategy and day-to-day operations. 4. The term business model is used for a broad range of informal and formal descriptions to represent core aspects of a business‚
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scale/scope and low-cost production from a globalization strategy that enables product design‚ manufacturing and marketing to be standardized throughout the world. According to Porter’s model‚ Coke’s competitive strategy would be defined as broad differentiation - it distinguishes its flagship cola product from its main competitor Pepsi‚ through standardized
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containing improved versions of iDVD‚ iMovie‚ iPhoto‚ and iTunes. Product differentiation is a viable strategy‚ especially if the company exploits the conceptual distinctions for product differentiation. Those that are relevant to Apple are product features‚ product mix‚ links with other firms‚ and reputation. Apple established a reputation as an innovator by offering an array of easy-to-use products that cover a broad range of segments. However‚ its links with other firms have been limited‚ as
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head on and try to displace it. This is so because the leader can do what ever to get read of you out of market using its competitive advantage and its resources The main approaches of product or service positioning are head to head and ‘’differentiation’’ positioning approach Head to head positioning involves competing direct with competitors on similar product attributes‚ for example‚ Mobile telecommunications service providers (TNM and AIRTETL) here in Malawi‚ and one can
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Consumer Trends | | Inside the Soap Category in India | | Soap is a product that many people might take for granted or consider rather ordinary‚ but for some‚ lathering up can be a treasured part of a morning or nightly routine. Scented or unscented‚ in bars‚ gels‚ and liquids‚ soap is a part of our daily lives. In the United States‚ soap is a $1.390 million (US$)* industry with over 50 mass market brands. But in some markets the sales potential for soap is only beginning to be realized
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Use cost leadership strategy. This strategy is an integrated set of actions taken to produce goods or services with features that are acceptable to customers at the lowest cost‚ relative to those of competitors. By using this strategy‚ it targets a broad customer segment which concentrate how to lower their cost compared to others competitors. Related to the case‚ Datin Timah used the basic ingredients with low cost consist of cucumber‚ fried ikan bilis and hard boiled egg. Besides‚ she also use cheaper
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price Differentiation advantage Differentiation advantage Price premium from unique products Competitors’ gained by offering consumers greater value‚ either by means of lower prices or by providing greater benefits and service that justifies higher prices. Porter suggested four "generic" business strategies that could be adopted in order to gain competitive advantage. The strategies relate to the extent to which the scope of a business’ activities are narrow versus broad and the extent
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