online music players‚ recommending music that the users probably will like. This thesis will present the design‚ implementation‚ testing and evaluation of a recommender system within the music domain‚ where three different approaches for producing recommendations are utilized. Testing each approach is done by first conducting live user experiments and then measure recommender precision using offline analysis. Our results show that the functionality of the recommender system is satisfactory‚ and that recommender
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Market Structures and Pricing Strategies Kiona Thomas American Public University Econ600 Abstract The article analyzes the four main market structures‚ which are perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly and monopoly. It provides a detail description of the market‚ as well as explains the pricing strategy a firm would pursue in that particular market. The article also concludes with a real world example of Visa pricing strategy by examining it oligopoly market
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that in any given year‚ 85% of Southwest’s expansion is internal. The company purchases new planes to add capacity to their system. By next year‚ they will be using 14 to 16 new planes for internal expansion. At times‚ Southwest expanded externally‚ but only when an opportunity was present. The company faces a problem with expansion. Southwest Airlines is asked to join new markets where they cannot meet the demand. The company does not have sufficient facilities and must expand in a controlled manner
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Often Hindustan Unilever must invest in production capacity before a product is brought to market. At the time of investment‚ product demand is uncertain‚ and the capacity decision might be made using a forecast of the product sales‚ where the forecast may take the form of a probability distribution. This uncertainty in the product demand complicates the capacity investment decision and any reduction in the uncertainty would be desirable. In some circumstances‚ the company may have the ability
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Pricing Pricing is the process of determining what a company will receive in exchange for its products. Pricing factors are manufacturing cost‚ market place‚ competition‚ market condition‚ and quality of product. Pricing is also a key variable in microeconomic price allocation theory. Pricing is a fundamental aspect of financial modeling and is one of the four Ps of the marketing mix. The other three aspects are product‚ promotion‚ and place. Price is the only revenue generating element amongst
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5.0 Recommendation Maybank is an international bank that has becomes the largest bank and financial group in Malaysia with 401 domestic branches. However‚ there is still have weaknesses exists in Maybank which need to strengthen no matter how good is it. There is some recommendation we would like to give Maybank. Currently‚ Maybank has go through many CRM project to increase customer retention beside attract more new customer. Based on that‚ we would like to recommend Maybank should build a higher
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“What is the so-called pricing process?” Pricing is the determination of monetary amount in exchange on the commodity sold or the service rendered by the business. In pricing‚ the Business should consider the following factors that affect pricing: 1. The manufacturing or production cost. Variable and fixed costs are the costs incurred in a product or service. Examine whether the costs that have been incurred in the commodity sold or service rendered are going to be covered up by the revenue
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Meanings and Definition of Demand: The word ’demand’ is so common and familiar with every one of us that it seems superfluous to define it. The need for precise definition arises simply because it is sometimes confused with other words such as desire‚ wish‚ want‚ etc. Demand in economics means a desire to possess a good supported by willingness and ability to pay for it. If your have a desire to buy a certain commodity‚ say a car‚ but you do not have the adequate means to pay for it‚ it will
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Chapter FORECASTING Discussion Questions 1. Qualitative models incorporate subjective factors into the forecasting model. Qualitative models are useful when subjective factors are important. When quantitative data are difficult to obtain‚ qualitative models may be appropriate. 2. Approaches are qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative is relatively subjective; quantitative uses numeric models. 3. Short-range (under 3 months)‚ medium-range (3 months to 3 years)‚ and long-range (over
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Forecasting "Best Practices" "Effective demand planning and sales forecasting across the supply chain can bring a host of benefits. Specifically‚ it can help improve labor productivity‚ reduce head count‚ cut inventories‚ and speed up production flows‚ and increase revenues and profits. -Edward J. Marien To find the "best practices" for forecasting‚ our team researched many cases of forecasting success‚ and found five companies with a common theme. Rayovac‚ the Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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