6-B3 Dropping a Product Line Hambley’s Toy Store is on Regent Street in London. It has a magic department near the main door. Suppose that management is considering dropping the magic department‚ which has consistently shown an operating loss. The predicted income statements‚ in thousands of pounds (£)‚ follow (for ease of analysis‚ only three product lines are shown): General Electronic Magic Total Merchandise Products Department Sales £6‚000 £5‚000 £400 £ 600 Variable expenses 4‚090 3‚500
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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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formal product costing system implemented in the company – with the exception of the calculation of product costs imperative for external financial reporting purposes‚ prepared by your company’s accountant. In order to reduce cost pressures upon Sunflower Ltd‚ in the highly competitive flower sector‚ this report recommends the introduction of management accounting into the company‚ in particular the use of product costing systems. The purpose of this report is to identify an appropriate product costing
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as continuous‚ assembly line‚ batch‚ job shop‚ or project: Doctor’s office. Automatic car wash College curriculum. Studying for an exam. Registration for classes. Electric utility. Doctor’s office – job shop or project. All patients do not require the same procedures‚ namely the service offered are custom in nature. Automatic car wash – assembly line flow. There is a linear sequence of operations common to all cars. College curriculum – can be any: Assembly line flow: if same curriculum
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Barco Case Analysis Analysis of the current product portfolio of Barco(Appendix A). High Market Share Low Market Share High Market Growth rate NA Graphics Projectors (Barco had 4% units in 1988 and had predicted a growth of 41%) Key Competitor – Electrohome Low Market Growth rate Data Projectors (Barco had 33% units in 1988 and had predicted a growth of 12%) Video Projectors (Barco had 63% units in 1988 and had predicted a growth of 1%) Key Competitor - Sony Looking at the data we
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Wasted time and effort of the customers especially those in a hurry would be minimized. It is important for the supermarket to gain the loyalty of its customers and with the help of the proposed product locator system‚ it will greatly satisfy the customers. Method Used in Developing the Software Product The proponents used the Rapid Application Development (RAD) approach in developing the proposed software. RAD is a software development methodology that
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J & N Shipping lines‚ the teller spent considerable time in supplying passenger’s data and calculating discount fares to minors‚ students and senior citizens in the ticket. And sometimes an issued ticket contained the same sleeping cot number issued to another ticket that caused confrontations among the passengers. Because of this‚ the researcher was interested to design and develop a ticketing system for J & N Shipping Lines as basis in implementing an automated system and to provide better
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their quest to acquire and develop new products‚ will the use of the PTSTP method help Pepsi develop new products in order to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage?A product is defined in three levels; core‚ actual‚ and augmented. The core of the product is the benefit it offers the consumer. For the example of colas‚ it could be refreshment‚ energy (sugar and caffeine)‚ alertness‚ or just pleasure. The soda itself is the actual product. The augmented product for a cola could be the recognition
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challenges in sales and distribution of the product. Key Issues & Market Segments Based on our analysis‚ the key factors inhibiting sales are: ▪ Poor to non-existent awareness of the Aqualisa brand and of the Quartz shower among customers‚ plumbers and developers ▪ Plumbers‚ who play a key decision-making role in 73% of purchases‚ are resistant to change and often perceive the Quartz as unreliable‚ based on experiences with similar products ▪ Correctly identifying the target market
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A Practical Training Report On “Power Line Carrier Communication” Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY In Electronics & Communication Engineering [pic] 2010-2011 (13 May2010- 20June2010) Submitted to: - Submitted by: Mr. Yogesh Bhomia Abhishek Mehta Associate Prof. & Head 07EAIEE001 Deptt
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