Carnival Cruise Lines | Managing in a Global Marketplace: Individual Case Study | Jeffrey Barno | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Discussion 3 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 9 Introduction Carnival Cruise Lines was established in 1972 by Ted Arison. Over time‚ Carnival forged the concept of less costly cruises with shorter trips‚ making cruises a more viable option for a wider variety of vacationers. The company is currently based in Miami‚ Florida but has spread globally since its
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Youngstown Products‚ a supplier to the automotive industry‚ has seen its operating margins shrink below 20% as its OEM customers put continued pressure on pricing. Youngstown produces four products in its plants and has decided to eliminate products that no longer contributed positive margins. Details on the four products are provided below: Products A B C D Production Volume (units) 10‚000 8‚000 6‚000 4‚000 Selling Price $15.00
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Deliverable 3- Four Star Motorsports Course: 07360‚ Pricing Strategy ------------------------------------------------- Student: Jing Wang‚ Yu-Wen Chu * Using regression‚ estimate the demand curves for each type of tire in each type of demand season (low‚ medium‚ high). I recommend that you use Excel to do the regressions. (Note: demand for the two sizes of tire are independent from one another). Yokohama Winter Rally Tire Demand Curve | WR 26 155/65R13 | WR 26 185/65R14 | Normal
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CAPM vs. APT Asset Pricing Model are very useful tools that enable financial annalists or just simply independent investors evaluate the risk in an specific investment and at the same time set a specific rate of return with respect the amount of risk of an individual investment or a portfolio. The CAPM method while simpler than the ATP method takes into consideration the factor of time and does not get too wrapped up over the Systematic risk factors that sometimes we can not control. In this paper
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Lecture-5 Assembly Line Balancing Dr. Dileep S. More Operations Management Group IIM Calcutta Objectives • Understand the concept of assembly line balancing • Study a general procedure to balance the line • Study advantages of line balancing Introduction • The first movable assembly line was created by Ford to manufacture the Ford Model T • Ford installed a capstan and a thick cable to move the cars between assembly stations Ford’s assembly line concept A Line with Multi Operators
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unpredictable. But this doesn’t mean you should ignore your target audience. In late 2002‚ Levi Strauss began a massive marketing push to launch what was being touted as one of the company’s most significant launches in history‚ Type 1 Jeans. The line unnecessarily went to great lengths to accentuate all those signature design details already long-associated with Levi’s‚ such as the red tab logo‚ buttons‚ rivets‚ and the two-horse back patch. To accompany the launch‚ Levi Strauss spent $2 million
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------------------------------------------------- Product management From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Marketing | Key concepts | Product • Pricing Distribution • Service • Retail Brand management Account-based marketing Marketing ethics Marketing effectiveness Market research Market segmentation Marketing strategy Marketing management Market dominance | Promotional content | Advertising • Branding • Underwriting Direct marketing • Personal Sales Product placement • Publicity Sales promotion • Sex
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.PAPER PRESENTATION ON BUS 323 TOPIC: LINE BALANCING AND AUTOMATION. PRESENTED TO MRS. RONKE.There is a need for every firm or industry to balance their production line or assembly line so that there is an even flow of production units form one work station to the next. In order to reduce cost of production it is necessary to avoid idleness of machines and with it‚ the labour‚ well-balanced lines improve labour work. The introduction of automation in industries or
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Yield Management Before the introduction of modern pricing mechanisms‚ hotels were not maximizing their revenue potential. Managers were focusing more on achieving the highest occupancy rate instead of focusing on raising their revenue per available room. (RevPar). Future forecasts were being based on the last year’s performance without consideration of the current needs of their clientele. With the increasing uptake of technical analysts importance in dealing with revenue management
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Exercises in Pricing Question 1: Wheeler Feed Mills Wheeler Feed Mills Ltd. has a production capacity of 10 MT per hour. The cattlefeed is packed in 50 kg jute gunny bags. During the last three years‚ the company had seen a growth as follows: Year 1997‐8 1998‐9 1999‐0 Sales in MT 26208 32236 39972 % over Prev.Yr 18% 23% 24% The company operates three shifts a day on all days. Sunday is earmarked for weekly maintenance. The product’s price is Rs.1.25 per kg including sales tax of 10%
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