Smart Card Tutorial - Part 1 First Published in September 1992 Introduction To Smart Cards Even the name Smart Card captures the imagination‚ however such a term is ambiguous and is used in many different ways. ISO uses the term‚ Integrated Circuit Card (ICC) to encompass all those devices where an integrated circuit is contained within an ISO 1 identification card piece of plastic. The card is 85.6mm x 53.98mm x 0.76mm and is the same as the ubiquitous bank card with its magnetic stripe that is
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customers a payment card managed by Cetelem. That was used for 12% of catalog sales. However‚ unless 3 Suisses agreed to pay Cetelem FF 5 million per year‚ new restrictive credit regulations in France were forcing Cetelem to withdraw in 1981. 1n 1982 after two unsuccessful attempts at accruing a small bank‚ 3 Suisses international decided to create an independent credit company called Cofidis. Cofidis was already profitable in 1983 and in 1986‚ Cofidis went beyond the store credit card business and introduced
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..................................................... 1.0 Impacts Of Credit Crunch On U.S........................................ 1.1 Impact on U.S Economy...................................................... 1.2 Impact on Interest Rates...................................................... 1.3 Impact on Banking Sector.................................................... 1.4 Impact on Mortgages and Credit Lending Agencies............ 1.5 Impact on GDP......................
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supply chain evolution is characterized by both increasing value added and cost reductions through integration. A supply chain can be classified as a stage 1‚ 2 or 3 network. In a stage 1–type supply chain‚ systems such as production‚ storage‚ distribution‚ and material control are not linked and are independent of each other. In a stage 2 supply chain‚ these are integrated under one plan and is ERP enabled. A stage 3 supply chain is one that achieves vertical integration with upstream suppliers
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Running head: Credit Agricole and BP Credit Agricole PARIS (AFP) – French bank Credit Agricole‚ one of the biggest European banks by capitalisation‚ reported a doubling of net profit to 1.0 billion euros ($1.42 billion) in the first quarter‚ on Friday. The price of shares in the bank showed a gain of 1.40 percent to 11.23 euros in a market up 0.57 percent overall. The outcome‚ marking an increase of 112 percent from the result 12 months ago‚ was in line with average estimates of analysts as
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Distribution in the Wider Marketing Context Although the focus of this thesis is on distribution‚ it is important to see distribution as a critical aspect of an organisation’s wider marketing strategy. Hudson (2008: 8) cited Kotler’s (1984) definition of marketing which reflected the importance of distribution as a major aspect of the marketing process: The process of planning and executing the conception‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ and distribution of ideas‚ goods‚ and services to create exchange
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Apple’s Product 5 Branding Strategies 5 Our Product 6 Unique Feature 6 Other Main features 7 Attributes 8 Image of the iDEAL Tab 8 External Analysis 8 Political Regulatory 8 Economic Factors 10 Social/Cultural Factors 11 Technological Environment 12 Industry Overview 12 Competitors’ Comparison 13 Internal Analysis 14 Customer Profile Analysis 14 Marketing Segmentation 14 Product Positioning 16 Marketing Objectives 16 Marketing Mix Strategies 17 Product Strategy 17 Our Product 17
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Channels of Distribution 1 Channels of Distribution – Article Review #2 Katarina Mikalacki Marketing 421 Doula Zahropoulos October 06‚ 2004 Channels of Distribution 2 Having access to good distribution is fundamental to good marketing. Business operators need to be able to deliver their products and services to the right people‚ at the right time‚ in the right quantities
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. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW António Abílio da Silva Couto‚ nº 5195 Cidália Martins Domingues‚ nº 5115 Joaquim Luís Sousa Pereira‚ nº 5194 Paula Marisa da Silva Lima Ferreira‚ nº 5100 Paulo José Branco‚ nº 5198 This work was oriented by Dr. Francisco Coelho ABSTRACT: Deciding for a distribution channel is probably one of the most important actions a marketer has to take in his career. In this work we identified the main distribution channels‚ the external factors that should
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Statistics: • Science of gathering‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and presenting data • Measurement taken on a sample • Type of distribution being used to analyze data Descriptive statistics: Using data gathered on a group to describe or reach conclusions about that same group only. Descriptive statistics are the tabular‚ graphical‚ and numerical methods used to summarize data. Collect‚ organize‚ summarize‚ display‚ analyze Eg: According to Consumer Reports‚ General Electric washing machine
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