Direct and Indirect competition The water industry as many other industries has direct and indirect competitors; the direct competitors are companies that are producing the same line of products and indirect competitors are the ones that are selling something that your customers or potential buyers may use as an alternate or substitute of your products. An example of direct competitor is Seychelle Water Filtration company‚ they are a fast growing water company. They have complete portable water
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the following terms and provide a “real world example” of each term. a). Second-tier supplier: The first tier’s supplier’s supplier is the focal firm’s second tier supplier. Second tier suppliers are companies that sell and deliver goods and services to a first tier supplier. An automobile company could have a second tier supplier that would supply materials or parts to another company which would then supply materials or parts to another company which would then supply them to the manufacturer
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REVIEW OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN I. Systems view of world order and relations Three concrete systems stand out: 1. Mini system 2. World empire( make the world similar) 3. World economies ( feel the influence of some economy around) Ex: There is a German university in Vietnam The system consists of a single division of labor within one world market but contains many states and cultures. Core states concentrate on high skill‚ capital- intensive production (not use much labor but machine). They are
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Supply Chain Management in the Pulp and Paper Industry Dick Carlsson Södra Cell International AB‚ SE-351 89 Växjö‚ Sweden Sophie D’Amours FOR@C‚ CIRRELT‚ Université Laval‚ G1K 7P4‚ Québec‚ Canada Alain Martel FOR@C‚ CIRRELT‚ Université Laval‚ G1K 7P4‚ Québec‚ Canada Mikael Rönnqvist The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration‚ NO-5045 Bergen‚ Norway October 2006 Working Paper DT-2006-AM-3 Interuniversity Research Center on Enterprise Networks‚ Logistics and Transportation
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Types of Foreign Direct Investment: An Overview FDIs can be broadly classified into two types: outward FDIs and inward FDIs. This classification is based on the types of restrictions imposed‚ and the various prerequisites required for these investments. An outward-bound FDI is backed by the government against all types of associated risks. This form of FDI is subject to tax incentives as well as disincentives of various forms. Risk coverage provided to the domestic industries and subsidies
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dependency on foreign direct investment. The paper will start by giving the definitions for major concepts in the question. Secondly‚ a critical analysis of why foreign investment appear to be more productive than domestic investment will be given followed by advantages and disadvantages of a developing country dependency on foreign direct investment. Lastly‚ a conclusion will be drawn. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is defined as a long-term investment by a foreign direct investor in an enterprise
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alternating current and direct current. Direct current (dc) comes from generators that do not change in polarity‚ always producing a positive charge. In alternating current (ac) the polarity of the terminals is always changing from positive to negative. Thus you are left with alternating current flow. There are different ways of measuring and generating alternating and direct current. Direct current only flows in one direction in a circuit. Because the polarity of a direct current voltage source
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Journal article report An experiential‚ social-network based‚ approach to direct marketing By Palmer Adrien Mainstream print and broadcast media have faced major challenges in the recent years‚ with many newspapers facing closure and television channels suffering shortfalls in revenue. Audiences and attention is shifting to online channels. The proliferation of low-cost internet access opened up opportunities for companies to deal directly with millions of individual customers in a way that was
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Direct communication strategy- involves stating important points quickly‚ usually in the beggining of a message. Indirect communication strategy- delays important points until after they have been explained. Direct Approach When you use the direct approach‚ the main idea (such as a recommendation‚ conclusion‚ or request) comes in the "top" of the document‚ followed by the evidence. This approach is used when your audience will be neutral or positive about your message. In the formal report‚ the
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Value Chain Analysis-Costco Corporation Brief on the Organization Costco is among the leading global retailers which provide customers a wide range of merchandise‚ ranging from small to well-known brands. The company began operations in 1983. Over the years‚ Costco has been a retailer in low cost membership-only leader‚ in warehouse club of merchandise. Moreover‚ Costco does not offer frills warehouse business models as its competitors do. Costco’s major competitors
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