redBus: Moving India’s Transportation Industry in a New Direction Published : September 23‚ 2010 in India Knowledge@Wharton Booking an inter-city bus ticket in India is fairly simple these days. A few clicks on the Internet or a phone call is all it takes to complete a process similar to the one used to purchase airline tickets. The process was very different a few years ago and Phanindra "Phani" Sama learned of its limitations the hard way. The experience got him thinking‚ turned him into an entrepreneur
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There are three options in the case on which a decision needs to be made 1) What grade of tomatoes should be used to make what type of product in the existing scenario? 2) Should the company purchase additional tomatoes? 3) Should the company consider Myers costing methods First Option: Firstly‚ we will calculate the product mix used to make different type of products in the existing scenario to maximize profit. Decision Variables: Let AW be the pounds of “Canned Whole Tomatoes” produced
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[pic] BA (HONS) IN MARKETING YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING DATE: 04/05/2011 TIME: 16.45 VENUE: CHAPEL‚ COLLEGE STREET EXAMINERS: INTERNAL: MR. DECLAN CAHILL EXTERNAL: DR. CATHERINE SUTTON BRADY DURATION: 2 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS /INFORMATION: 1. ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS. 2. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS. WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Question 1 With reference to a company case study analysed in
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I distinctly remember having lost all feeling in my tongue and walls closing in around me. I remember sitting on my bed‚ feet dangling over the edge. Visions of my brothers‚ my nephew‚ and my unborn son flashed in my mind like lights warning me to not come any closer; for if I did‚ I would meet a similar fate. The light from the television flickered on our faces; mine blank‚ two shameful‚ and the last with rage. There is not a single noun‚ verb‚ or complex sentence in any language to describe how
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Erik Erikson is best known for his stages of psychosocial development and identity crisis. Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is one of the best known theories of personality. Similar to Freud‚ Erikson believed that personality develops in a series of stages. Unlike Freud’s theory of psychosocial stages‚ Erikson’s theory describes the impact of social experiences across the whole lifespan. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development covered eight stages across the life
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Title: I was a disappointment to my Dad 2004 was the year my father developed a taste for schedules and routines. It was‚ and still is‚ his way of making sure that things are in order‚ and I suppose it was his way‚ when we were younger‚ of ensuring there was some consistency in our daily lives. When Mum left‚ I think that was all he could think to do – giving us something fixed‚ something to fall back on‚ something to let us know that our world still stood firm even as his was falling
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Strategies: Low prices: $1.2 per day -$3 cheaper on average Convenience: Packed into high traffic locations Supermarkets McDonald’s Drugstores Increase kiosk locations Since 2009 locations have increased from 20‚000 to 34‚600 The se strategies are unique and cost efficient Unique because no other movie rental company uses kiosks Which in turns reduces initial investment and operating costs SWOT: Strengths Own websites Return any movie at any Kiosk Cheap prices
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Luxor Technologies 1. Can the impact of one specific risk event‚ such as a technical risk event‚ create additional risks‚ which may or may not be technical risks? Can risk events be interrelated? The technological risks identified in Exhibit I associated with advancements in scientific research and state-of-the-art developments pose a potential risk to other segments of Luxor’s processes. If those risks are not addressed‚ products manufactured by the company will not meet the standards required
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What impact did the Vikings have on North Britain? Shortly before the ninth century‚ North-west Europe was exposed to raids and attacks from the Scandinavians. They had discovered the wealth that could be obtained from the richer communities of Britain and Frankia‚ both in currency and natural resources (the latter being found especially in Ireland). As time went on‚ during the course of the ninth century‚ the leaders of the attacks on these countries grew more ambitious and soon there were different
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When most people think about this‚ the first thing that comes to mind is Christopher Columbus. When Columbus returned from the Antilles in 1493‚ he was not the first European to have stepped foot on the New World. What if I were to say that the Vikings were the ones who actually discovered America? However‚ they didn’t get credit for it because of the bad things that they have did. Leif Eriksson set out from Greenland towards the west and first reached Baffin Island which he named Helluland
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