Edelman Award Paper Revenue Management Saves National Car Rental By M.K Geraghty and Ernest Johnson In the January/February 1997 issue of INTERFACES magazine‚ M.K. Geraghty and Ernest Johnson were presented as finalists of the Franz A. Edelman award for their presentation on a state-of-the-art Revenue Management System that would turn a huge money losing rental car company‚ National Rental Car‚ into a profitable business within two years. In 1993‚ General Motors took a $744 million dollar
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The pros and cons of entering a market by Judith A. Chevalier Introductory economics textbooks gene rally tell us to expect new entrants into an industry whenever the incumbent companies are earning profits greater than their cost of capital. Furthermore‚ we are told that entry will occur until profits net of the cost of capital are driven to zero. Obviously‚ this view of the world is too simplistic. We can think of many examples of markets with no regulatory barriers to entry in which incumbent
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Kellogg Graduate School of Management Northwestern University Operations MORE SAMPLE MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS: SOLUTIONS [1] Consider the life cycle of a product from introduction to maturity to decline. What kind of process (job shop‚ batch process‚ or line flow) would be appropriate at each stage and why? At the introduction phase‚ product volumes are small and design changes frequent. Thus production in a job shop setup is likely to most appropriate. At maturity volumes will be large
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Sunrise Event Center Rental Agreement This is a Rental Agreement between Sunrise Event Center (Herein after known as Sunrise Event Center or Facility) and _______________ (Herein after known as CLIENT) for the use of the rental hall. Terms and Conditions Reservations Before entering into this Agreement‚ CLIENT shall have completed and signed the Sunrise Event Center Facility Reservation Application for the reservation of the use. In order for an event to be guaranteed‚ Sunrise Event Center
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Lotus Car Rental Alternative Fuel Proposal COMM/215 September 3‚ 2013 Lotus Car Rental Alternative Fuel Proposal Combustion engine vehicles have come a long way‚ especially since conventional vehicles are reaching upwards of 30 miles per gallon. Conventional vehicles have only grown more reliable over the past few decades‚ and continue to improve with each passing year. Due to these advancements‚ many would agree that there is no reason to switch over to new alternative fuel vehicles. However
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Relative Clauses - Exercises 1. Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original. You must use a relative pronoun. a. I bought a house. It was advertised in the local paper. b. Mary works in our office. Her husband is a plastic surgeon. c. Venice is a wonderful place. We spent our last holiday there. d. He showed us how to create a computer-based game. It was very interesting. e. I’ve just finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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food and beverage brands‚ the largest of which include an acquisition of Tropicana in 1998 and a merger with Quaker Oats in 2001—which added the Gatorade brand to its portfolio. P5 DESCRIBE THE INFLUENCE OF TWO CONTRASTING ECONOMIC ENVIROMENTS ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN A SELECTED ORGANISATION. KENYA Kenya officially the Republic of Kenya‚ is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. With the Indian to its south-east‚ it is bordered by Tanzania to the south‚ Uganda to the west‚ South
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Lotus Rental Car ’s - Alternative Fuel Vehicles COMM 215 LMH Instructor 6 December 2004 Alternative Fuel Vehicles As a quick statement prior to beginning this assignment I thoroughly enjoyed researching this topic. It has been of personal interest to me for years. I have‚ in the past (as far back as the 1970 ’s)‚ invested my personal time researching designs and building prototypes‚ which utilize alternative fuels for vehicle propulsion and various mechanical motion applications with a practical
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How to Form Relative Clauses Level 2 Imagine‚ a girl is talking to Tom. You want to know who she is and ask a friend whether he knows her. You could say: A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl? That sounds rather complicated‚ doesn’t it? It would be easier with a relative clause: you put both pieces of information into one sentence. Start with the most important thing – you want to know who the girl is. Do you know the girl … As your friend cannot know which girl you are talking
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Relative Humidity Lab 1. Yes‚ our relative humidity was different for the two locations because the temperature in the building was lower than the temperature outside. 2. The psychrometer has a "sock" on the bulb of the thermometer. You get the sock wet and twirl the thermometer around for 30 seconds. If the temperature dropped then you spin it again for 15 seconds. Then you subtract the temperature of the psychrometer from the starting temperature and that is the difference. Then you must look
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