Industrial network: Providing specifically adapted products for customers
Essay - 3 pages - Services marketing
The economies of scale, defined as the reduction in cost per unit resulting from increased production realized through operational efficiencies, constitute one of the key goals for firms to improve their competitiveness. But this productive model seems to be in the same time contradictory...
A paper outlining the process of implementing a new computer system
Thesis - 9 pages - Computer science
The hardware and software for the computer system for the clinic must be able to support all the information requirement of the clinic and not only the requirements of its operations function. Render and Heizer said that in order to provide services, an organization undergoes three primary...
Computer vision signal processing on graphics processing units
Thesis - 5 pages - Computer science
In some sense, computer graphics and computer vision are inverses of one another. Special purpose computer vision hardware is rarely found in typical mass-produced personal computers, but graphics processing units (GPUs) found on most personal computers, often exceed (in number of transistors as...
Exporting products from United Kingdom to Russian market
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
We are a British company specialized in luxurious umbrellas. Our turnover was of £845,000 in 2007. Nowadays we export our products in all of Western Europe; our biggest customers are France and Italy. Our firm is now a big company and it is carrying on to growth. We wish to extend our market and...
Processing of Polymeric Materials - 3D FDM printing
Course material - 6 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology
3D printing is an additive manufacturing technique that proceeds by the addition of material in successive layers, dating back to the 1980s. This process contrasts with conventional subtractive manufacturing techniques such as machining. This technology enables the production of...
International market study for organic products
Market study - 6 pages - Services marketing
An organic product stems from organic farming, a method in which there is no use of chemicals in any form. At least 95% of the ingredients used in an organic product must have been grown using a method of production that respects the natural balance of the environment and ensures the well...
Payroll processing software for small business
Case study - 8 pages - Management
This report analyses market leading Gusto, Paychex Flex and OnPay Payroll processing software's, and their suitability for use in a small flower shop. This analysis and comparison is made in terms of cost and benefit, features and consumer ratings. The importance of the payroll in terms of...
A study on the credit rating process and methodology
Thesis - 9 pages - Finance
Credit rating is the process of estimating a firm's ability to perform to its capacity. It also determines the financial worthiness of an organization depending on the performance of the organization in the past. Objectives of credit rating agencies 1. Its primary objective is to provide...
How convincing is the argument that the twin process of European integration and globalisation has contributed to a large extent to the rise of regionalist parties?
Essay - 12 pages - European union
In this document we will first understand the concept of regionalist parties. Then, we will critically examine the elements that contribute the correlation between the rise of those parties and the constitution of supranational entities in a globalized economy. We will observe the reasons why...
Compare and Contrast Two Choreographers' Works and Choreographic Process
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Arts and art history
Technically, modern dance can be dated to the end of the 19th century and the earliest years of the 20th century as a protest against the towering aesthetics of classical ballet. It is attached to artistic creativity, freedom, and originality, including attitudes borrowed from dance genres and...
Discuss the idea that mission may not necessarily be the first step in the strategic management process and explain the role played by mission in that process
Essay - 4 pages - Management
The 'raison dêtre' of each company is its mission, it is written down as a mission statement. A mission is a general expression of the overall purpose of the organization. It should answer to the question, 'what business are we in?'. Managers have to set strategies in order to...
Lacoste case study: Vintage products
Case study - 17 pages - Services marketing
Vintage sports brands are double whammy. By digging into their history, one can find that they are expanding their scope to fashion, an area where they previously were not present and thus ensure new growth opportunities. The sports brands are actively looking into the fashion market: 70% to 80%...
Analysis of the care product market for men
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Introduction The first cosmetics product for men was developed in 1985 at the laboratory of Biotherm. L'Oreal was 17 years ahead of its main competitors (such as Vichy and Clarins) when it launched first products for men accompanied by the revolutionary slogan: "Men have skin, this is new." Now...
iPad, the new star product of Apple's strategy to reach China's market
Dissertation - 10 pages - Management
This is a study about the international marketing of Apple for the product I Pad in China. This analysis is divided into three parts. The first one deals with the environmental scanning of the brand. We initially propose a presentation of the company, and then present a strategic diagnosis with...
The five qualitative processes
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The qualitative processes allow any given researcher the opportunity to advance and understand theories and information; the next step within the process of creating a solution to a situation of study is de-escalation and the implementation using the five processes of qualitative research....
The product life cycle
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Product Life Cycle is a cycle in which every product goes through at different rates over a period of time. I believe that this theory is still relevant today as it helps the business to make key decisions based on where each product is on the stages of the life cycle. The concept of the...
The growth of organic products in the United States and in China
Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing
An organic product is a product of organic farming, i.e. it claims the total non-use of chemicals. It must contain at least 95% ingredients from an organic production method by implementing agricultural practices and friendly livestock and natural balance of environment and animal welfare....
Innovation management and new product development
Case study - 19 pages - Management
Samsonite has chosen to position its brand in the niche market of high-end luggage. Before 2006, the brand was positioned mid-range. The downside for companies choosing this positioning is that they are attacked by both top and bottom. Moreover, Samsonite Black Label, born in 2005, positioned...
The comparison of thermo-stable Alpha-amylase products cloned in Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis.
Case study - 4 pages - Biology
The enzyme Alpha-amylase accounts for about 30% of total enzyme production in the world and contributes to numerous industrial applications, extending from general products such as detergents, paper, beer and textiles to clinical biology, health science and even the pharmaceutical industry...
Waste products as unused resources
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Waste products involve a wide range of terms that encompasses most of the unwanted materials and includes, scrap materials, effluent or any unwanted surplus substance or article that needs to be disposed since it is broken, unusable, and worn out. Wastes can be categorized in to controlled...
Language Processing
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Language can be defined as a body of words whose system of use is common to people who are either from the same nation, community, geographical region or with similar cultural tradition. Learning a new language is certainly challenging especially since it is not one's native language. The learner...
Total Productive Maintenance
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) manufactures activities that are productive and implemented by everyone in the organization. The main focus of TPM is to maximize the overall equipment effectiveness of the asset which is utilized to produce the goods and services. TPM focus on establishing...
ATP Production through Fermentation
Case study - 2 pages - Biology
Many people are already indirectly familiar with the processes of fermentation, from the baker to the body builder. The baker, when baking his bread, adds yeasts that produces CO2, which makes the bread rise. Alcohol is also produced during this fermentation but it quickly evaporates during the...
The buyer decision process: How demographics affect purchasing decisions
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
The “Buyer Decision Process” is, in essence, simply the basic steps most buyers go through before making a purchase. If the process were to be laid out in a flow chart, it would look like this: Need Recognition ? Information Search ? Evaluation of Alternatives ? Purchase...
Applications of NMR imaging in processing of foods
Essay - 7 pages - Physics
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), originally developed for medical applications, has recently been exploited for observation and characterization of foodstuffs and their manufacture. MRI and its related techniques have already proven useful in non-invasive observations of fruit and vegetable...
Why has the European Court of Justice been so central to the process of integration?
Thesis - 10 pages - European union
“Law is often still treated as if it were a separate field, clearly distinct from the economic or political spheres” . As the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has never been given a lot of media coverage, most of the time, its role in the integration process is either disregarded...
From internet innovation to E-process execution
Presentation - 33 pages - Services marketing
This presentation will start with a brief look at innovation and move onto the success of a process. It will then examine the idea in the realm of retailing and financial services. then it will move to cover the e process strategy before moving onto value network polarization, value...
The process of heat transfer
Thesis - 7 pages - Physics
Direct contact heat transfer is a fundamental process by which heat transfer occurs in nature. It is used for the improvement of cooling or heating processes, in terms of characteristic time, compactness and energy costs. Direct contact heat transfer is potentially more efficient than...
Sales and distribution of the products of Hyundai and Tata Motors
Dissertation - 28 pages - Services marketing
The automotive industry is an extremely reliable indicator of economic growth; quite obviously, its growth boosts the economy's performance. The automobile industry grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22 per cent between 1992 and 1997, industry that was licensed, controlled and...
Globalization, food production and links to obesity
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper will investigate the links between globalization, food production and consumption, and a marked increase in obesity rates in North America in recent decades. (Shaw, 2004; Young, 2004) Phillips (2006) examines the international production, distribution systems and...
