The Problem of Rising Prices Price rise is a world phenomenon today and inflation is affecting every section (rich and poor) of society. About three decades ago we could purchase wheat at thirty rupees a quintal‚ but today we cannot get it at less than three hundred rupees a quintal in big cities. Everything was within the reach of man until a few years ago. Today there is no limit to the price rise of all kinds of items. Millions of people in the world have to go hungry. They have to work hard
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Title New strategies for FMCG companies Author Source References sreekanth reddy‚ MBA II Mktg Forthright 1. Marketing Management‚ Phillip Kotler 2. site.securities.com 3. FT.com 4. The Economist 5. www.wikipedia.org Document Type Secondary Analysis Subject Date Abstract The FMCG sector is undergoing a slow but definite change towards higher productivity gains in spite of decreasing retail prices. In this scenario it is important for the companies to innovate‚ use economies of scale and
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----------------------------------- Jul 23‚ 2006 Industry Report of the FMCG sector profiling P&G‚UL‚KMN‚ ----------------------------------- Financial Statement Analysis In the healthy and growth inducing economic scenario of the 2000’s‚ P&G has seen double digit revenues growth to around $56b in 2005. Keeping its costs low has seen it achieve healthy profit margins of around 11% - 12%. Refer Table 1. Table 1 Margins P&G (in %) 2003 2004 2005 Gross Margin 49 51
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OVERVIEW OF FMCG SECTOR IN INDIA A Supply Chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that performs the function of procurement of materials transformation of these materials into intermediate and finished products and the distribution of these finished products to customers. It is the process used by the companies to ensure that their supply chain is efficient and cost effective. It also basically a collection steps which a company follows to transform raw materials into finished
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debtors and inventories. Funds thus‚ invested in current assets keep revolving fast and are constantly converted into cash and this cash flow out again in exchange for other current assets. Every running business needs working capital. Even a business which is fully equipped with all types of fixed assets required is bound to collapse without (i) adequate supply of raw materials for processing; (ii) cash to pay for wages‚ power and other costs; (iii) creating a stock of finished goods to feed the
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Problem of Rising Prices in India Out of the many problems that are facing India‚ the problem of rising prices is the most intricate. Although it is affecting universally‚ yet it has rendered the life of the poor impossible to pull on and the number of poor in India is far greater than the rich. So it is the problem of the whole country. Prices of all commodities are rising almost daily. For what you buy a commodity today‚ you cannot have it on the same price a few days after. The hardest hit on
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in the price level‚ measures how much more expensive a set of goods and services has become over a certain period‚ usually a year. Consumers believe that low stable and predictable inflation is best for economy‚ too high and too low are not good. Measuring Inflation: To measure the average consumers cost of living‚ government agencies conduct household surveys to identify a basket of commonly purchase items and then track the cost of purchasing this basket over time. Consumer Price Index:
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Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of change in prices over a period of time. The CPI is made up of a fixed basket of goods that is used to determine one’s CPI. The basket of goods consists of services and goods like food‚ education‚ transportation‚ apparel‚ housing‚ and beverages. Some examples of these goods are cereal‚ milk‚ cheese‚ prescription drugs‚ jewelry and new vehicles (“Consumer Price Index” 2010). The basket of goods are reviewed every ten years‚ which
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COCOA PRICES RISING? INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Vera Adamchik STUDENT: _____Hassan Cherradi______ I‚ ________Hassan Cherradi______________‚ hereby certify and warrant: (a) that this Individual Case Analysis is my original work; (b) that I have acknowledged all the sources used in this Case. I understand that copying of another’s work and representing it as my own work is a serious academic offense‚ and should be treated as such. April 2009 2 Causes and Analysis of Rising Cocoa Beans Prices Prices
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Fast MovinFastMovingConsumerConsumerGoodsGoods (FMCG)(FMCG) 1 Dissertation Report On Buying Behavior of FMCG Products Submitted To: Submitted By: Prof. R.P.Singh Vandana Chandra Director (ABS) MBA (Agri-Business) AMITY University AMITY UniversityLucknow Campus Lucknow Campus Under the supervision of: Mr. Ashish Chandra Faculty Guide (ABS) AMITY University Lucknow Campus Acknowledgement I consider my proud privilege to express deep sense of gratitude to Prof. R.P.Singh for his
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