Although demand forecasting is usually the responsibility of the sales and/or marketing functions‚ it is a very important input into the capacity planning and control decision‚ and so is of interest to operations managers. After all‚ without an estimate of future demand it is not possible to plan effectively for future events‚ only to react to them. It is therefore important to understand the basis and rationale for these demand forecasts. As far as capacity planning and control is concerned‚ there
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Demand forecasting refers to the prediction or estimation of a future situation under given constraints. Demand Forecasting is the activity of estimating the quantity of a product or service that consumers will purchase. Demand forecasting involves techniques including both informal methods‚ such as educated guesses‚ and quantitative methods‚ such as the use of historical sales data or current data from test markets. Demand forecasting may be used in making pricing decisions
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Demand Estimation Demand Curve Estimation ■ Simple Linear Demand Curves ■ The best estimation method balances marginal costs and marginal benefits. ■ Simple linear relations are useful for demand estimation. ■ Using Simple Linear Demand Curves ■ Straight-line relations give useful approximations. Identification Problem ■ Changing Nature of Demand Relations ■ Demand relations are dynamic. ■ Interplay of Supply and Demand ■ Economic
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Demand forecasting is one of the most important tools of production and operation management of a company. 1. The objective of demand forecasting is to forecast the sales of the company in future and it helps the company in budgeting it’s sales and to determine the resources which the company will require to fulfill that demand. 2. Forecasting demand method can also help the companies to avoid oversupply and undersupply of the products 3. This also helps the company in inventory management and lowers
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Synopsys on “Customer perception towards Nano car 2012” Submitted to Prof. Meera Submitted by Santosh.k Reg no.10KXCMA065 SURANA COLLEGE CENTRE FOR POST GRADUATE STUDIES #17 KENGERI SATELLITE TOWN BANGALORE – 560060 SYNOPSIS TITLE “Customer perception towards Nano car 2012” BACK GROUND Commuting by public transport system consumes time .Therefore‚ to own their own vehicle is the dream of many individuals and households. Purchasing
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NEW DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE OF TATA NANO SHIVARANJAN M ROLL NO 53 MBA II SEM Contents: |Sr. No. |Subject |Pg. No | | | | | |1 |Executive Summary |3
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No. | 1 | Acknowledgement | | 2 | Introduction | | 3 | 1. Situation analysis of TATA NANO 2.1. ( PESTELC) 2.2. Understanding the Competitive Environment- Porter’s five forces 2.3. Competitive advantage( Potter’s Generic strategy) | | 4 | | | Acknowledgement Introduction TATA Group is more than 150 years old. In terms of market capitalization and revenues‚ Tata Group is the largest private corporate group in India and has been recognized as one of the
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Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 TARGET COSTING 7 TATA NANO – THE INTRODUCTION 9 A BREAK THROUGH CAR 11 COST CUTTING FEATURES 12 TARGET PRICING THE NANO 13 Product Features 13 Dimension 13 Engine specifications for Tata Nano 14 Safety features for Tata Nano – The 1 Lakh car 14 How green is Tata Nano? 14 IDEA GENERATION OF NANO 14 THE COST – THE TARGET 16 THE COST REDUCTION PARADIGM 17 Value Engineering Alternatives: 17 Now the question was‚ “how much to produce” 17 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 18 The Final verdict:
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Product 12 Price 12 Place and Promotion 13 Branding 13 Segmentation 13 Targeting 14 Positioning 14 Differentiation 14 Conversion model: 14 Executive Summary The organization Product/Service Market Opportunity Analysis Basic characteristics
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT CASE ANALYSIS NOTE POSITIONING THE TATA NANO (A) SUBMITTED BY: APARNA PALLAVI LEAD CONSULTANT ITC INFOTECH EPGP-07-14 HARISH KUMAR PRODUCTION ENGINEER CAIRN INDIA EPGP-07-37 MAYANK PANJRATAN ASST. MANAGER-BRAND DECCAN CHARTERS EPGP-07-57 SUBMIT TO: PROF. JOFFI THOMAS Product: Tata Nano was conceived as the smallest‚ most fuel efficient and the most affordable car. Nano with its prices between Rs. 1 Lakh to 1.8 Lakh was striking
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