Hi-Value Supermarket Case Study Problem Statement Hi-Value Supermarkets located in the Centralia‚ Missouri area are faced with the problem of deciding whether or not to change their sales strategy to everyday low pricing. This has become an important subject for Hi-Value due to their loss in sales of the last few quarters‚ and a possible future loss in market share in their area. Hi-Value has three stores in the Centralia area and all are perceived as having a high market value in comparison
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Liquid Chemical Company Executive Summary Identifying all of the information relevant to a particular business decision is a challenging task because relevance is a broad concept. The process requires an understanding of quantitative and qualitative information‚ a grasp of legal issues‚ sensitivity to ethical concerns and an ability to discern fact from decision. Virtually all business decisions involve choosing among alternative courses of action. The only information relevant to a decision is
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PREPARATION OF DETERGENTS CONTENTS Introduction 1. Classification of synthetic detergents * Anionic Detergents * Neutral or non-ionic detergents * Cationic Detergents * Bile Salts - Intestinal Natural Detergents * Amphoteric Detergents * Amphoterics 2. Key Concepts 3. Raw Materials 4. The Manufacturing Process * Introduction * End Products * The Blender Process * The Agglomeration Process * The Slurry Method * Liquid Detergent * Quality Control
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An Empirical Investigation of Arbitrage Pricing Theory: A case Zimbabwe Petros Jecheche University of Zimbabwe ABSTRACT This study investigates the Arbitrage Pricing Theory for the case of Zimbabwe using time series data from 1980 to 2005 within a vector autoregressive (VAR) framework. The Granger causality tests are conducted to establish the existence of causality among the variables like inflation‚ exchange rate and Gross Domestic Product. The VAR estimates as shown by the impulse response
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Case Analysis: Procter & Gamble‚ Inc.: Scope Problem Statement Procter and Gamble’s mouthwash product‚ Scope‚ had a 32% share of the Canadian mouthwash market in 1990. However‚ Plax‚ a new category pre-brushing mouthwash launched in 1998‚ poses a continuing threat to Scope market share. In early 1991‚ Procter and Gamble’s brand manager for Scope‚ Gwen Hearst‚ must decide on a course of action for maintaining the profitability of Scope. She is tasked with developing a three-year marketing
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Marketing Management Case Analysis Procter & Gamble‚ Inc. Scope Group AE1: Abhinav Singh (14S601) Anima Tapadiya (14S607) Dushan Garg (14S616) Niharika G (14S628) Raviteja Palanki (14S636) Prem Sharath (14804) Procter & Gamble‚ Inc. Scope Proctor and Gamble is a leading consumer company in the world‚ operating in more than 140 countries. Their primary focus is on valuing customers by providing them with quality and branded products which adds values to customer needs. There are five operating
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Introduction Detergent is a material intended to assist cleaning. The term is sometimes used to differentiate between soap and other surfactants used for cleaning. The term detergent by itself is sometimes used to refer specifically to clothing detergent‚ as opposed to hand soap or other types of cleaning agents. Bangladesh has a detergent market of about 8.8 billion taka of which Unilever occupies a share of 48% making it the market leader. The major competitor brands in the detergent market for RIN
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There are several differences between cost-based pricing and value-based pricing. In this essay we will consider a few of them. Value-based pricing is based on the customer’s perception of value rather than the seller’s cost as the key. Cost-based pricing is based on the product. A company comes up with an idea of what they think would be a good product and sets the price after considering all the production costs plus a target profit. (Kotler‚ Armstrong‚ 2008‚ p. 285‚ 286) Instead of starting
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Pricing Introduction Peter Drucker‚ who is widely regarded as the greatest management thinkers of our time once said: “Because the purpose of business is to create a customer‚ the business enterprise has two–and only two–basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. Marketing is the distinguishing‚ unique function of the business.” Looking at the problems faced by most businesses today‚ it seems obvious that Drucker was right when he
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hil61217_ch20_case.qxd 5/12/04 17:17 Page 46 ADDITIONAL CASES ■ CASE 20.3 PLANNING PLANERS This was the first time that Carl Schilling had been summoned to meet with the bigwigs in the fancy executive offices upstairs. And he hopes it will be the last time. Carl doesn’t like the pressure. He has had enough pressure just dealing with all the problems he has been encountering as the foreman of the planer department on the factory floor. What a nightmare this last month has been! Fortunately
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