CASE 8.2 PROJECT PICKINGS Tazer‚ a pharmaceutical manufacturing company‚ entered the pharmaceutical market 12 years ago with the introduction of six new drugs. Five of the six drugs were simply permutations of existing drugs and therefore did not sell very heavily. The sixth drug‚ however‚ addressed hypertension and was a huge success. Since Tazer had a patent on the hypertension drug‚ it experienced no competition‚ and profits from the hypertension drug alone kept Tazer in business. During
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a lot of discussion about pharmaceutical companies‚ intellectual property‚ and the global AIDS epidemic. Do pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to distribute drugs for free or low cost in developing countries? Why is intellectual property such a big deal? What impact would South Africa’s decision to levy duties on drugs in the country have on the international distribution of drugs? Was the change that provided patent protection for pharmaceutical companies an appropriate change or
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profitability in the pharmaceutical industry has been declining over time (In 2002‚ the average ROIC in the industry was 21.6%; by 2006‚ it had fallen to 14.5%)‚ historically‚ the pharmaceutical industry has been a profitable one. Because- Name of industry | Average ROIC(Between 2002 and 2006) | Pharmaceuticals | 16.45%(large) | computer hardware | 12.76% | Electronics | 3.88% | 2. The prospect for the industry for going forward is very positive. Because the demand for pharmaceuticals has been strong
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business of Pharmaceutical companies:- Pharmaceutical companies are not especially big in terms of revenues‚ but they are very profitable. For instance‚ in 2001‚ Pfizer was ranked 127th in the world on total revenue (US$32·2 billion) but 7th in terms of profit.29 The pharmaceutical industry is the most profitable business sector‚ with an average 16·2% profit‚ ahead of financial companies (11·6%) and beverages (10%).30 However‚ net income growth has declined‚ and growth in the value of drug
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Questions for Review 1. Pharmaceutical companies do have a responsibility to distribute drugs for a low cost in developing and poorer countries. Africa’s GDP‚ and per capita income is very low so they cannot afford to buy top quality medicines. One main argument for this approach is the AIDS epidemic in Africa. A main argument against this is that the treatment for AIDS is very expensive to provide to a whole country for free. 2. The principal arguments of pharmaceutical companies that oppose making
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Assignment 1 – Manufacturing company Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational company that was founded in Brunswick‚ New Jersey in 1886 by American entrepreneurs Robert Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson. It manufactures pharmaceuticals‚ medical devices and consumer products. Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiaries have operations in over 60 countries and sell their products in over 175 countries. They are one of the world’s largest manufacturer of health care
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SUMMARY American companies want to reach the level of Japanese companies on business success. Japan has its own style of management‚ consisting of four main points. From America is the political pressure on Japan to more imports of goods and investing money in American industry. The result is a clash of two styles of managements. PROBLEM Difficulties in applying Japanese management techniques to the American employees. CAST OF CHARACTERS a. CEO 2M Mr.Yoshi Hajima b. Japanese model of management
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unprofitable in 2004‚ Hilton Manufacturing Company did realize a profit of $158‚000 for the first half of the year by keeping it in production. By keeping product 103 in production‚ Hilton Manufacturing Company was able to spread out its fixed costs over three products instead of just two. Furthermore‚ dropping product 103 or any of the products for that matter would not have necessarily translated into increased sales for the other two products because the Hilton Manufacturing Company’s market share remained
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The burden of the responsible falls onto to ZAP Pharmaceutical Company since both contact: Written and oral are bindings. According to Section 2-209 of the Uniform Commercial Code it seeks to protect and make effective all necessary and desirable modifications of sales contracts without regards to the technicalities which[at common law] hamper such adjustment. Subsection (1) permits all modifications‚ written and oral‚ to be binding without consideration. Subsection (2) allows the parties to exclude
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Pharmaceutical Companies and Ethics It would be a mistake to claim that the pharmaceutical industry has not contributed to a better way of life and a better standard of living. They have come up with treatments for cancer-in some types of cancer they have even come up with the cure. It would also be naïve however to pretend that there are not some issues that have come up throughout the years that lead us to question whether the pharmaceutical industry’s main concern is the well being of the patients
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