Towne Services‚ Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:TWNE) today announced the execution of a letter of intent to engage in a strategic merger with Private Business‚ Inc.‚ (Nasdaq:PBIZ). Based in Brentwood‚ Tennessee‚ Private Business is a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that help banks manage accounts receivable financing for small businesses. The company’s software-based solution‚ Business Manager(R)‚ automates the management of accounts receivable financing for a network of over 1‚100 community banks
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Introduction Armodafinil is basically a (-)-(R)- enantiomer of the racemic drug Modafinil. Cephalon Inc. is the pharmaceutical company that produced this drug. The Food and Drug Administration of United States approved this drug in June 2007. Armodafinil is more effective than Modafinil because despite having similar half lives‚ Armodafinil touches the peak blood concentration later after administration than that of Modafinil. It improves wakefulness better in people who complain of excessive somnolence
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in groups of equipment called bays‚ hence the assumed age of assets per bay is the same. Asset condition is determined based on an Asset Health Index derived from condition assessments and reliability data (MTBF‚ MTTF‚ MTTR) which is missing in this case. Typically a Health Index Score between 50% and 60% means an asset needs to be monitored more closely with a potential change in proactive maintenance approach. For 50% lower a risk assessment is required and if it is a high risk assets‚ it be put
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Case 2. Healthy Foods‚ Inc. Healthy Foods‚ Inc. situation is a tough one. Profits‚ along with morale‚ are down. They have just recently broken off from their parent company and gotten a new president. Some of the policies and business practices they have in place aren’t working for them anymore. Healthy Foods has a line-forcing policy‚ which requires that any store wanting to carry its brand name must be willing to carry most of the 65 items in the Healthy Foods line. This policy‚ along
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Caterpillar Inc.--Early 1990s The assessment of opportunities and threats is the foundation upon which planners develop strategies. The Caterpillar case illustrates some of the problems associated with the identification of opportunities and threats‚ especially in a situation where previous successes are notable. Attempting to pattern long-term growth on the basis of previously valid assumptions is one of the classic dilemmas facing the strategic planner whether in consumer or organizational markets
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In Monster’s Inc. there are many different personality theories that can explore why the monster acted the way they did. One of the main question from the movie is why the monsters are afraid of the children. Behaviorism can explain this through the character of Mike Wazowski. The beginning of the movie shows that the monsters purpose is to gain scream from the children because this provides power for the monster’s city. The company is called Monster’s Inc. and this is where Mike works. At the very
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Case Study‚ SAS Institute Inc. The management culture is a very important factor in the imprinting of a company: it shapes the relationship between working environment and employee satisfaction. I will answer a few questions regarding the SAS ’s particular strategy of running the business in which the employees are unbelievably loyal‚ thanks to the benefits and cares that they receive from the employer. 1. One critic calls SAS "a big brother approach to managing people." Is the company too
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The Merger of Suncor Energy Inc & Petro Canada Date: November 23‚ 2010 Deal Summary Event | Merger | Bidder | Suncor Energy Inc | Target | Petro-Canada | Announcement Date | March 23‚ 2009 | Effective Date | August 1‚ 2009 | Type | Stock Exchange | Exchange ratio | 1.28 | Stock Price | Petro Canada- C$29.67 and Suncor- C$30.74 (as of March 20‚ 2009) | Premium Paid | 28% (Based on stock price at March 20‚ 2009) | Total Offer | C$18.43 billion | Table of
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The Product OBJECTIVES: * Definition of Product * Product Concept * What is Branding Packaging and Labeling What is Product? A product is anything offered for sale by a firm to buyers to satisfy their wants and needs. Products may take any of the following forms: * A physical object like a toy or a kilo of pork * A service like a Ferris wheel ride or a dental check-up * A place like London or Boracay * An organization like the Knights of Columbus or the Philippine
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Case study: America Online‚ Inc. Q1.Prior ro 1995‚ why was America Online‚ Inc (AOL) so successful in the commercial online industry relative to its competitors CompuServe and Prodigy? The America Online‚ Inc. was so successful due to its pricing rate structure‚ which was the easiest for consumers to understand and anticipate‚ compared to its competitors. AOL charges a cheaper monthly fee of $9.95 for the access to all of America Online’s service for up to five hours each month. Each additional hour
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