high for Panera in the restaurant industry. No switching costs‚ numerous competitors‚ and an increase in the availability of healthy food For a company in the restaurant industry‚ there are no switching costs for consumers. It is not like‚ for instance‚ the cable industry where cancellation fees are prevalent or an electronics industry where prices for a new product are high. If one day‚ the consumer decides that he or she would like to go to Sweet Green for lunch instead of Panera‚ the only
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the food items. Now‚ if that family were to go to a restaurant‚ like Panera Bread‚ according to their website (panerabread.com)‚ two “Whole Ancient Grain Greek Salads” and two “Kids Roasted Turkey‚ Apple & Cheddar Sandwiches” with strawberry yogurt‚ would total up to around $32.00. That isn’t even including drinks‚ which is okay because drinking water would be the better choice‚ but still‚ the difference is staggering. The Panera meal is packed full of fruits and vegetables which will give each family
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Smart System or Structure What is a Smart Structure? A smart structure is a system containing multifunctional parts that can perform sensing‚ control‚ and actuation; it is a primitive analogue of a biological body. Smart materials are used to construct these smart structures which can perform both sensing and actuation functions. If truly smart‚ these intelligent systems can determine their present state‚ decide what is the optimum or more desirable state and carry out an appropriate
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Product decisions in marketing (PRODUCT) Case No. 4: “SMART Cards” ____________________________________________________________________________ SMART CARDS S mart is the operative word among many product developers these days. For example‚ smart card is the name of an advanced form of pocket- and purse-sized cards that may soon usher in a new era of cashless electronic commerce. Although they resemble familiar ATM cards‚ each smart card is equipped with a computer chip instead of a black
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ABSTRACT This paper will focus and investigate the SMART car sculptured by Micro Compact Car (MCC)‚ a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz. Hambach‚ France was chosen as the production site‚ where the main suppliers were integrated in a supplier’s park called “Smart Ville”. MCC used such supply chain practices which were never used before such as supplier involvement‚ outsourcing the main manufacturing and modular production. Complete modules were attached in the rigid body frame called “Tridion”
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My Smart Phone Purchase The competition among the smart phone brands in the Malaysian market is getting stronger day by day. When I decide to buy a smart phone‚ many choices out there with various options and features‚ many factors and limitations narrow it down to one. Comparing and deciding process leads to the final choice. The personal factor influenced the purchase decision the most. The main two specifications I’m looking for in the smart phone are: having dual sim
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1 The Smart Car In 1991‚ Nicolas Hayek‚ chairman of Swatch‚ announced an agreement with Volkswagen to develop a battery-powered "Swatch car." At the time‚ Hayek said his goal was to build "an ecologically inoffensive‚ highquality city car for two people" that would sell for about $6‚400. The Swatchmobile concept was based on Hayek’s conviction that consumers become emotionally attached to cars just as they do to watches. Like the Swatch‚ the Swatchmobile (officially named "Smart") was
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A smart city uses resources efficiently and provides solutions sustainably. It provides solutions that are cost effective which reduces the carbon footprint. These solutions include the implementation of green buildings‚ electric powered vehicles and the use of alternate renewable energy sources. Smart cities are based on integrated systems that interact to form an efficient and productive economy. A smart city is a city that is developed to reduce negative environmental impact. It is
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University of Phoenix Material SMART Goals Part A: Reflect on your results from the Career Interest Profiler Activity and the Career Plan Building Activity: Competencies. Building on your strengths and weaknesses‚ create five SMART goals to help you with your personal academic and career journey. Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Goal Setting Example: Take a writing workshop in the next 2 to 3 weeks to help me improve my writing skills in order to successfully communicate
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human push on new ideas and technologies to make it real. Wireless technology has been developed from wire to reduce inconvenience of installation‚ which are well known in recently such as WiFi‚ RFID‚ Bluetooth‚ Zigbee‚ or etc. Intelligent home or smart home is the extension of residential‚ which has ability to automate household activity and housework. Also include light control‚ heating‚ circulating air‚ and air condition; it looks like what we see in TVs advertise such as when you arrived home
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