Pharos University Faculty of Financial & Administrative Sciences O PERATIONS M ANAGEMENT B y: Dr. Ola E lgeuoshy S pring 2013 C hapter (3) F orecasting F ORECASTING “ a Statement about the future value of a variable of i nterest .” U ses of Forecasting: Accounting Cost/profit estimates Finance Cash flow and funding Human Resources Hiring/recruiting/training Marketing Pricing‚ promotion‚ strategy MIS IT/IS systems‚ services Operations Schedules‚ MRP
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Structure of the MOTORCYCLE Industry Motorcycle is one of human’s great inventions that add convenience to transportation problems. Here in the Philippines‚ the motorcycle market is growing. More Filipinos prefer motorcycles as their means of transportation because they find more convenience in motorcycle riding than commuting. Transportation Vehicles is very important here in the Philippines. It allows Filipino people to have a more convenient and easy life. The Government Vehicle Assembly Program
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Introduction Phase The introduction phase is when the public first sees or hears about a product. The product appears in stores for the first time‚ and people start seeing print and television ads. During this phase‚ a company may choose one of two pricing strategies. They may set prices high to recoup initial expenses that went into producing the product. For example‚ a cellphone manufacturer with new technology may introduce cellphones 10 percent to 20 percent above the prices of most premium
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Organizational life cycle Prof.univ.dr. Ion Gh. ROŞCA Prof.univ.dr. George MOLDOVEANU Academ de Studii Economice din Bucureşti Abstract This paper proposes an analogy between rational biological model and the organizations’ development during their existence. So‚ organizations’ "born" or creation are considered the result of genetic algorithms‚ transformations are identified with changes that aim the adapting to the environment‚ and finally the ”death” treats the state of
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The Life Cycle of Products In Their Many Various Stages By: September 9‚ 2013 Eaglegate College In today’s market place‚ segmentation is a crucial strategy for nearly all successful companies around the world. A good example is Canon Corporation who makes a line of compact digital cameras. Now Canon sales for digital cameras have rapidly increased every year since they first introduce this line of camera. Canon’s whose continued growth must be attributed
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Scope Creep - Even if you are new to the world of project management you have probably been warned of the dangers of the infamous scope creep. This is where a project grows arms and legs and ends up becoming completely unmanageable II. Product Life Cycle 1. Introduction The introduction stage is characterized by low growth rate of sales as the product is newly launched in the market. Monopoly can be created‚ depending upon the efficiency and need of the product to the customers. A firm usually
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INTRODUCTION Life Insurance is a contract between two parties‚ an insurer and an insured‚ where the insurer agrees to pay a designated amount upon the death of the insured for a premium. HISTORY The history of life insurance industry dates back to year 1818‚ in which the first Indian Life Insurance company‚ Oriental Life Insurance Company was started. In 1928‚ the Government of India enacted the Indian Insurance Companies Act which was later modified in 1938 (Insurance Act‚ 1938) to protect
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------------------------------------------------- According to American marketing association (AMA) “Advertising is any paid form of non – personnel presentation and promotion of goods‚ services or ideas by an identified sponsor”. To advertise means to notify‚ inform‚ or describe (goods) publicity with a view to increase sales‚ to make a thing or idea publicly known. Features of Advertising: 1. Paid form: Advertising is paid for and hence it is a commercial transaction. This
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LIFE CYCLE OF A STAR Stars are formed in nebulae‚ interstellar clouds of dust and gas (mostly hydrogen). These stellar nurseries are abundant in the arms of spiral galaxies. In these stellar nurseries‚ dense parts of these clouds undergo gravitational collapse and compress to form a rotating gas globule. The globule is cooled by emitting radio waves and infrared radiation. It is compressed by gravitational forces and also by shock waves of pressure from supernova or the hot gas released
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1. Introduction Today‚ life insurance actually the one of everybody needs. As we know‚ it is a type of financial protection to anyone who bought it. Basically‚ life insurance is an agreement between insurance policy holder and insurer‚ where the insurer promises to pay an amount of sum assured to beneficiary upon the death of the life insured. In other words‚ an individual’s pure risk is shifted to insurer in the consideration of premium paid by the policyholders. The premium is either paid regularly
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