manufacturing firm has just experienced a rapid drop in sales. The marketing manager thinks that he knows what the problem is and has been carefully analyzing secondary data to check his thinking. His next step should be to A. conduct an experiment B. develop a formal research project to gather primary data C. conduct informal discussion with outsiders‚ including intermediaries‚ to see if he has correctly defined the problem D. develop a hypothesis and predict the future behavior of
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Capital Project HCS/571 Capital assets are generally purchased to improve quality of care‚ or to provide needed equipment for a new service or expansion of an existing service. The key element in capital budgeting is that the building or piece of equipment being acquired has a lifetime that extends beyond the year of purchase and it is a capital asset or long-term investment for the hospital. Capital assets are good financial investments for the organization.(Finkler‚ Ward‚ & Baker‚ 2007)
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Profile of Steel Industry in India (Managerial Economics) CONTENTS Introduction Market Size Investments Government Initiatives Steel Prices Supply and Demand Analysis Cost of production Production Functions and Input: Fixed & Variable Inputs: Total & Average cost: Calculating Average
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hospitality industry has evolved and continues to evolve through the process of market segmentation. The more the hospitality industry comprehends the discerning taste and preference of the guest population‚ the further the market becomes segmented as a result. The need for market segmentation is more prominent in the hospitality industry now because of the rapid changes in customer needs and the vast amount of product offerings. One facet of market segmentation in the hotel industry is the unique
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Sony 1.0 Introduction 1.1 The Industry Sony‚ originally known as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Company‚ dates back over half a century ago to post war Japan in 1946. Sony has since used product innovation and stringent marketing strategies to achieve massive growth to become the world’s leading consumer electronics manufacturer. The Sony brand is directly involved and dedicated to the design and development‚ manufacture and sale of a wide range of electronic devices‚ equipment and instruments
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Market analysis The term industry 4.0 refers to a further developmental stage in the organization and management of the entire value chain process involved in manufacturing industry. The concept of industry 4.0 is already used all over Europe and US and sometimes are also used terms like internet of things‚ the internet of everything or the industrial internet. All these terms have the recognition that traditional manufacturing and production methods are having a digital transformation. For many
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Assessment activity 1 1.1 In conducting research on behalf of your organization or for a client organization‚ what factors could influence the choice of sources used? The intention of the research and also the types of products and services. 1.2 Why can data and information cross-checks and cross-references be necessary when doing research? It is important not to rely on a single piece of information if you can avoid it‚ so also look for corroborating evidence unless the source is absolutely
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those people who are responsible for market research‚ product development‚ pricing‚ sales and strategy. Market segmentation is the identification of portions of market that are different from one another. Every individual falls under one or other demographic segment of the society ‘Mr. Philip Kotler has defined a market segment as a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants (Philip Kotler‚ 2009).’ A market segment is a sub-set of a market made up of people or organizations with
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Market Study – Elevator Industry Contents: Page No. 1. Introduction 3 2. Background – History of Elevators 4 3. Market Scenario 6 4. Elevator Industry as an Oligopoly 8 5. News from the Industry 10 1. Introduction Elevators have become an integral part of any building facility over the past few decades. In our everyday life‚ we depend on them for vertical transportation in offices‚ schools‚ public buildings‚ airports‚ sub-stations
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of capital. Second‚ it helps to avoid making mistakes in the firm’s operation process. Third‚ it can provide good foundation for understanding how and why the financing decision affect capital the value of the firm in certain an imperfect capital markets. 3. What are the two factors on which present value depends? Present values is defined as the value on a given date of a future payment or serious of payments discounted to reflect the time value of money and other related factors such as investment
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