Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study The Philippine’s economy has started to recover from the global economic recession of 2008-2009. High government spending to stimulate the economy has improved conditions temporarily but in turn has created a large budget gap. The Philippines has one of the highest drug prices in the world. Changes brought about by the controversial Cheaper Medicine Act have impacted the Philippines pharmaceutical market‚ whereby 200
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Jan. 29‚ 2013 Zara International Business Problem Productivity is the best word to describe the approach of merchants during the classical era. Merchants believed that being strong in productivity would bring higher profits. It sounded so simple and unbelievable from the very different and complex businesses today. However‚ businesses cannot forget the significance of productivity even centuries after it was first thought of. After reading the article about Zara International‚ I was very
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Zara case Zara uses a vertically integrated system (VMS): In this system‚ wholesalers‚ retailers and distributors work as a unified system. One channel owns the others. They have a corporate VMS system‚ because Zara has managed to build a system that is controlled from the headquarters and it allows a quick response to decide and solve problems. Inditex‚ Zara’s parent company owns most of the resources to design‚ produce and distribute. Recommendations: Instead of doing everything themselves
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consumers are switching from name brand products to generics or house brands. What is a house brand or a generic product? A house brand‚ otherwise known as a store brand‚ is a proprietary brand of merchandise sold by one retailer and often bearing the name of the retailer. A house brand is usually sold at a lower price than the equivalent name brand product and can‚ sometimes‚ have packaging identical to that of the national brand. Whereas‚ a generic brand has no-proprietary name and can even be absence
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reviews‚ examples of successful firms‚ and four interviews with field practitioners in the Korean apparel industry. Findings – Beginning with Porter four determinants (factor conditions‚ demand conditions‚ related and supporting industries‚ and firm strategy‚ structure‚ and rivalry)‚ new sources of competitive advantage factors are suggested for the evolving industry. The generalized double diamond model incorporates international activities‚ which may occur either within a country or outside a country
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ABSTRACT Generic visual perception processor is a single chip modeled on the perception capabilities of the human brain‚ which can detect objects in a motion video signal and then locate and track them in real time. Imitating the human eye s neural networks and the brain‚ the chip can handle about 20 billion instructions per second. This electronic eye on the chip can handle a task that ranges from sensing the variable parameters as in the form of video signals and then process it for co-Generic visual
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Study Analysis- Zara ABSTRACT This paper is based on case study on operation management and positioning strategy of Zara‚ one of the world’s fastest growing manufacturers of fashion clothing. Also a world leading fashion retailer brand of Inditex. The case study outlines how Zara transforms from a local clothing retailer it into a global successful brand. It addresses few components in the case study‚ such as the products and process control and integrate business model used in Zara. The case also
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You Get What You Pay For When you shop for groceries where do you stand in choosing either a generic vs. brand name product? Do you reach for the brand name box of Kraft macaroni and cheese‚ or would you rather pick up a generic box of macaroni and cheese to save that extra 10 cents? Is your decision based off a difference in taste or is it simply a matter of paying for quality of the product? What does spending more money on a brand name food product have to say about who we are in
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THE 7 QC TOOLS 1 Introduction The 7 QC Tools are simple statistical tools used for problem solving. These tools were either developed in Japan or introduced to Japan by the Quality Gurus such as Deming and Juran. In terms of importance‚ these are the most useful. Kaoru Ishikawa has stated that these 7 tools can be used to solve 95 percent of all problems. These tools have been the foundation of Japan’s astomishing industrial resurgence after the second world war. The following are the
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necessary item and can be found in many varieties at local grocery stores. However‚ some brands tend to overpower others. During our team marketplace assignment we compared two different detergents at two different locations. We compared Tide and the generic brand detergent at both Harris Teeter and Food Lion. We compared the differences and similarities of each brand. We also observed the positioning‚ prices‚ promotions‚ and distribution of both brands. These are all factors that determine how favorable
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