review and research strategies on product-service systems P.P. Wang*‚ X.G. Ming‚ D. Li‚ F.B. Kong‚ L. Wang and Z.Y. Wu School of Mechanical Engineering‚ Shanghai Jiao Tong University‚ Shanghai‚ PR China (Received 17 May 2010; final version received 12 October 2010) As present trends in economic and population growth continue‚ the natural environment is increasingly being stressed. More and more researchers‚ institutes and programmes have paid attention to product-service systems (PSSes) in the
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Silent Money Makers How has product placement came to be such an important factor on television and in the movies today? Why is it that when we are watching a movie‚ we see all of these random products we’re familiar with? Product placement began in the nineteenth century. It has been used more and more ever since. Product placement is quite frequently used in just about every movie that has came out and every TV show that has aired in the 21st century. “Increasingly‚ product placement in the multibillion
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CHAPTER 12 ::: SETTING PRODUCT STRATEGY SUMMARY ::: Product Characteristics and Classifications Product Levels: The Customer Value Hierarchy The marketer needs to address five product levels. Each level adds more customer value‚ and five constitute a Customer value hierarchy. Core benefit: It is the fundamental level. It is the benefit the customer is really buying. Basic product: The marketer has to turn the core benefit in to the basic product. Expected product: A set of attributes and conditions
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TOTAL PRODUCT CURVE: A curve that graphically represents the relation between total production by a firm in the short run and the quantity of a variable input added to a fixed input. When constructing this curve‚ it is assumed that total product changes from changes in the quantity of a variable input (like labor)‚ while other inputs (like capital) are fixed. This is one of three key product curves used in the analysis of short-run production. The other two are marginal product curve and average
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Quick-service The product innovation process of restaurant chains quick-service restaurant chains Michael C. Ottenbacher Heilbronn University‚ Heilbronn‚ Germany‚ and 523 Received 20 May 2008 Revised 24 July 2008‚ 23 September 2008 Accepted 24 September 2008 Robert J. Harrington University of Arkansas‚ Fayetteville‚ Arkansas‚ USA Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to outline
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company‚ with nearly $11 billion in annual revenue. As the world ’s largest direct seller‚ Avon is sold through more than 6 million active independent Avon Sales Representatives. Avon products are available in over 100 countries‚ and the product line includes color cosmetics‚ skincare‚ fragrance‚ fashion and home products‚ featuring such well-recognized brand names as Avon Color‚ ANEW‚ Skin-So-Soft‚ Advance Techniques‚ and mark. Avon’s mission states that their success is measured by their leadership
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Written in 2006 Design Essay -------------------- Contents ------------- Topic --------- Page -------- Introduction to Chair Design Essay 2 History of the Chair 3 Philippe Starck 4 Ron Arad 5 Comparisons and Contrast between the Designers I Have
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VIDEO CASE STUDY PRODUCT DESIGN AT REGAL MARINE The 7-minute video available from Prentice Hall‚ filmed specifically for this text‚ supplements the written case. 1. The concept of product life cycle applies to Regal Marine because Regal is constantly under pressure to introduce new prod-ucts—and those products have life cycles of relatively few years. As the video suggests‚ it is a matter of typically less than five years before a boat is out of style and its life cycle terminated. This is a
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Why Implement Product Safety Product safety is important to both manufacturers and consumers. Most of the company today does apply product safety management in their company to reduce unwanted inccident to happen. By implementing product safety management into the organization‚ it enable to reduce accidents‚ reduce product recalls‚ reduce insurance premiums‚ increase the safety and quality of products‚ provide a more defensible product and company in the event of litigation‚ and minimize the chance
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You are the secretary of the Environment Club in school. You have been asked to write an article on the effects of air pollution and suggest ways of solving the problem for your school bulletin. Use the notes given below to write your article. Effects of the air pollution: • deteriorating air quality • health hazards – lung diseases and skin irritations • acid rain – affects agriculture and wildlife Measures to overcome air pollution:
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