prestressed and partially stressed concrete. These concrete reinforcing methods differ in the period they have been used. Reinforced concrete was developed by a nursery owner in Paris in 1867‚ Joseph Monier‚ applying it to practical use for the first time (Salmon & Wang‚ 2007). Prestressed concrete’s discovery dates back to the late 1800’s. Freyssinet was one of the first engineers who used this method and realised that‚ for this method‚ high quality concrete with very high tensile steel wires
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increase by a smaller amount. 4. The aggregate supply curve will shift to the left if a. the capital stock of the economy increases. b. the money wage rate increases. c. technology and productivity increase in the economy. d. energy prices fall. 9. If the price level in Figure 10-1 were 100‚ a. inventories would be accumulating. b. firms would have to lower their prices. c. shortages of goods would exist. d. aggregate quantity supplied would exceed aggregate quantity demanded. 1 Name:
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Industry and Competitive Analysis Analysis is the critical starting point of strategic thinking. Kenichi Ohmae Awareness of the environment is not a special project to be undertaken only when warning of change becomes deafening ... Kenneth R. Andrews Crafting strategy is an analysis-driven exercise‚ not an activity where managers can succeed by sheer effort and creativity. Judgments about what strategy to pursue should ideally be grounded in a probing assessment of a company’s external environment
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The Ready to Eat Breakfast Cereal Industry in 1994 Market demand for cereal was elastic 1. Why has RTE cereal been such a profitable business? What changes have led to the current industry crisis? Profitability- a. RTE has been very profitable – posting ROA’s in the 15-30% range. b. Restrained competition thru effective unwritten agreements for the big three to work together on restricting – trade dealing‚ in-pack premiums‚ and vitamin fortification‚ these were viewed as powerful tools for
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Executive Summary What are the secrets of India’s success in information technology? By using Porter’s Diamond Model‚ this article tries to answer that question. Based on the analysis‚ it seems the only determinant in the Porter’s Diamond that creates India’s success is Factor Condition (i.e. the Indian intellectual capital and “Indian connection” in Silicon Valley). The supporting determinant outside the diamond is the outsourcing trend in current global competition‚ which can be considered as the
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problem with corporate governance cumulated deficit Opportunity recovery of the credit card business slump of industry leader political support from the government helping delinquent barrowers with bad bank threat shrinking of consumer confidence reduction of using credit card rising of credit card’s fee moral hazard and increasing the number of delinquent barrowers Marketing Mix of Hyundai Product Offering high quality with beautiful designed products Place Locating different companies
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Porter’s five forces Michael E Porter developed the Porter’s five forces analysis in 1979 which serves as a framework for industry analysis and business strategy development. Its five forces determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. Attractiveness in this context refers to the overall industry profitability. Three of Porter’s five forces refer to competition from external sources. The remainder are internal threats. It is useful to use Porter’s five forces in
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rivalry among firms is very large in case of jewelry business. There are a lot of big brands and even small small jewelers are present in the market. II. Threat Of Substitutes In Porter’s model‚ substitute products refer to products in other industries. To the economist‚ a threat of substitutes exists when a product’s demand is affected by the price change of a substitute product. In general jewelry falls under the category of apparels‚ all over the world. Additionally‚ in India‚ Jewelry is often
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International Journal of Marketing Studies Vol. 1‚ No. 1 A Review of Marketing Mix: 4Ps or More? Chai Lee Goi Department of Marketing & Management‚ School of Business‚ Curtin University of Technology CDT 250‚ 98009 Miri‚ Sarawak‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-85-443-939 E-mail: goi.chai.lee@curtin.edu.my Abstract The main objective of this study is to review the present marketing mix applies particularly to the marketing. This study provides an idea to the marketers and can be used as tools to assist them
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