Product distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations (go-betweens) involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user. The other three parts of the marketing mix are product‚ pricing‚ and promotion. The distribution channel Distribution is also a very important component of Logistics & Supply chain management. Distribution in supply chain management refers to
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Stock Rationing in a Make-to-Stock Production System with Two Demand Classes and Service Level Constraint [pic] This paper studies the stock rationing problem of a single-item make-to-stock production system with two demand classes and lost sale. There are service level requirements for both demand classes. Demands follow Poisson distributions‚ and production time is exponentially distributed. We derive the condition of the existence of a feasible rationing policy of the problem first. Then the
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The article in the January through March 2006‚ volume 31 issue of Vikalpa Journal titled "Organizational Constraints on Innovation and Intrapreneurship: Insights from Public Sector" documents the key organizational constraints hindering innovation and intrapreneurship for public businesses in India. The research was conducted by professionals in the field of business management. In addition‚ at the conclusion of the study the researchers offered insights for improvement. With the results of the
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ought not to do—by reflecting on the doctrine of deontological constraints and conclude with an un-demanding finale of how one’s ethics (thereby my agreement with deontological constraints) do not provide basis for all ethics (and every person’s ethics)‚ merely a motivation to thoroughly analyse thought-experiments which question our very morals. The paradox arises when we take into account
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Reading 1.3 Jackall‚ R. (1988) Theories of decision-making process deliver to managers many essential tools such as risk and cost/benefits analysis‚ etc. which in tern routinizes administration. These tools cannot be used appropriately to manage of incalculable entities. The functional rationality approach is when activities precisely planned and estimated to reach some goal. This method is unlikely to be used by top managers because another important factors are involved such as ego or personal
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CASE: MAKING NORWICH TOOLS LATHE INVESTMENT DECISIONS PAR T A: PAYBACK PERIOD ACCEPTABILTY OF EACH PROJECT: Lathe A will be rejected because it’s payback period is longer than 4 years maximum expected payback period 4.04years > 4years Lathe B project is accepted because it payback period is less than the 4 year maximum payback period 3.65years < 4 years ---------------------------------------- PART B: NPV &IRR LATHE A NPV & IRR LATHE B NPV & IRR years cash flow PV Factor @13% PV cash
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composite number of routes‚ issued on a daily basis. BIFFEX - Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange -exchange on which freight future contracts are traded and the BFI is published. Bill of Lading (B/L) - Document serving three functions: (1) receipt for cargo prepared by the shipper and signed by the carrier; (2) ’document of title’ to the cargo i.e. proof of ownership; and (3) provides evidence of terms and conditions of the contract of carriage of cargo by sea. Brokerage - the remuneration
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FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN KENYA. A SURVEY OF TOUR AND TRAVEL COMPANIES IN NAIROBI BY DECLARATION I declare that this is my original work and has not been submitted at any academic institution for examination purposes. Signed…………………………………………..Date……………………………………….. ROSE This Research Proposal has been submitted with my approval as the University Supervisor. Name…………………………………….. Designation………………………………………
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1 BA Tools & Techniques Focus Groups Interviews Observation Requirement Workshops Root Cause Analysis Structured Walkthrough Surveys/Questionnaires Strategic Analysis Information Knowledge Document Analysis Business Rules Functional Decomposition Interface Analysis Process Modeling Scenarios & Use Cases Sequence & State Diagrams User Stories Process Knowledge Solution Knowledge Fact Finding Benchmarking Brainstorming Decision Analysis
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SWOT Analysis and Tools SWOT is analysis of company. It is opened as Strengths‚ Weakness‚ Opportunities and Treats. With this model you can analyze what can or cannot do the company‚ and also what are the potential opportunities and threats. This is environmental analysis‚ which include external and internal issues. As the pioneer of this analysis‚ and one of the first strategy theorists Ken Andrew was the first who analyzed the strategy with considering capabilities and resources with the external
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