MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Contents Page Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Retail industry in South Africa 5 3. Macro and Micro environment analysis 6 3.1 Macro environment of Retail market in South Africa 6 3.1.1. Political Environment 6 3.1.2. Economic environment 8 3.1.3 Technological Environment 10 3.2 Micro environments analysis 11 3.2.1. Suppliers’
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Domestic drug manufacturers have cast their eyes overseas for growth and four of them have received the certificate of pharmaceutical product (CPP)‚ one of the pre-requisites for obtaining an export licence from the Department of Drug Administration (DDA). According to the DDA‚ Lomus Pharmaceuticals‚ Deurali-Janata Pharmaceuticals‚ Elder Pharmaceuticals and National Health Care Nepal have received the CPP. The CPP is a must for drug manufacturers wanting to export their products. Once the CPP has
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that shaped the competition within pharmaceutical industry. It will look at the key players in the market and try to answer how they obtained the competitive advantage over their rivals. Moreover his paper will also examine the main business models in pharmaceutical industry and look how the companies react to the changing nature of competition‚ by re-assessing their strategies. According to the case‚ written by Holland & Batiz (2004)‚ the pharmaceutical industry has its roots in 19th century but
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business of Pharmaceutical companies:- Pharmaceutical companies are not especially big in terms of revenues‚ but they are very profitable. For instance‚ in 2001‚ Pfizer was ranked 127th in the world on total revenue (US$32·2 billion) but 7th in terms of profit.29 The pharmaceutical industry is the most profitable business sector‚ with an average 16·2% profit‚ ahead of financial companies (11·6%) and beverages (10%).30 However‚ net income growth has declined‚ and growth in the value of drug
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Safety Implementations Table of Contents 1 Abstract 4 2 Introduction 5 3 Safe Drug Development Process in Pharmaceutical Companies 6 4 Pharmaceutical Unit Operation Safety Measures 10 4.1 Weighing and dispensing 10 4.2 Charging and discharging 10 4.3 Liquid separations 10 4.4 Filtration 11 4.5 Compounding 11 4.6 Drying 11 5 Biosafety Levels 12 5.1 Level 1 12 5.2 Level 2 12 5.3 Level 3 12 5.4 Level 4 13 6 Personal Protective Equipment 13 6.1 What is PPE? 13 6.2 OSHA Standards
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8) Adverse effects of economic reforms and globalization. 9) Other problems. Marketing problems of small scale industries Small scale units are exposed to numerous problems. Major problems faced by these units are concerning raw-material‚ labor financial and marketing. Problem of marketing is more complicated in case of small scale industries. These units are in no position to face the onslaught of large scale limits w.r.t.‚ quantity quality and cost and at the same time are not in a position
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Counterfeit Drugs Problems and Solutions for the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Introduction Counterfeit drugs have been around for much of the recent history of industrial-scale drug production in India and abroad. Although detailed data on counterfeit medicines are difficult to obtain by virtue of its very nature‚ a recent WHO report estimates the prevalence to be around 1% of sales in developed countries to over 10% in some developing countries1. The more important aspect of this global
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AIDS and HIV are very serious problems in Africa. Over 75 percent of the people living with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are more than 25 million people living in Sub-Saharan Africa with HIV. As a result of multiple genetic studies‚ it is said that HIV in Africa came from chimpanzees that were butchered over 100 years ago for meat. HIV has two subtypes. HIV-1 is the most common and is related to the chimpanzees in Africa. Both HIV-1 and HIV-2 can both cause AIDS‚ however HIV-1 is
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Face-to-face vs. Electronic Communication We’re living in an age where e-mail‚ Facebook and digital connections are the rule‚ and face-to-face interactions start to become the exception. With the ability to exchange information via e-mail‚ chat and presentations over the web‚ face-to-face interactions with people seem to be unecessary. This is a harmful assumption that many people make. Without face-to-face communication intimacy is lost‚ there is greater misunderstanding‚ and people become
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Pharmaceutical Marketing Merck “Merck has gone beyond developing and selling prescription pharmaceuticals. It formed joint ventures in 1989 with Johnson & Johnson to sell over the-counter pharmaceuticals; in 1991 with DuPont to expand basic research‚ and in 2000 with Scherigng-Plough to develop and market new prescriptions medicines. In 1997‚ Merck and Rhone-Poulenc S.A. (now Sanofi-Aventis S.A.) combined animal health and poultry genetics business to form Merial Limited‚ a fully integrated
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