Bettley-3283-02.qxd 6/6/2005 5:06 PM Page 10 2 Operations-based Strategy Robert H. Hayes and David M. Upton Strategic planning tends to be thought of as a high-level game of chess: a ‘grand plan’ is formulated in the executive suite, and then the implementation of the different moves (the ‘easy part’ of the job) is down loaded to the operations organization. However, the world of strategy from the perspective of operations is usually much messier. The ‘strategy’ is seldom evident
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in terms of convenience and price: pay-per-view movies and downloaded movies. Both provide customers with almost immediate access to inexpensive movies and can be obtained without leaving the house. It seems reasonable to assume that these methods will prevail over business models that require trips to the store or waiting a day for the mailman. The rapid rise and success of Apple's I-Tunes may provide a glimpse at the future of movie rentals. I-Tunes offers both low cost and greater convenience
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Abstract Environmental issues such as global warming, and toxic substance usage have increasingly became one of the major debates in the global political, social and business world. In order to ensure an effective and a collaborative approach is taken to challenge these environments issues. In recent times, a consensus has emerged that environmental issues induced by industrial development should be addressed throughout the supply chain. This had led to the emergence of the concept suggested to
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Title: Foreign Direct Investment in Retail in India: Good or Bad? Name: Amit Rohilla*, Manoj Bansal** Official Address: *Department of Commerce, Gargi College (University of Delhi), Siri Fort Road, New Delhi-110049 ** Department of Commerce, R. K.S. D. (P. G.) College (E), (Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra), Ambala Raod, Kaithal-136027 Email id: *rohilla_amit@yahoo.co.in; ** manoj.bansal.5686@facebook.com Phone/fax number of author(s): *+91-8860-82-8731; **+91-9812-39-4945 A brief biographical
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the two countries' long-standing economic and cultural ties to Walmart's home country, the United States of America. Walmart gained enormous success under its current low-price business model in both Canada and Mexico; therefore it is recommended that Walmart maintain its current strategy of delivering products at everyday low prices in both countries.
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1.0 Executive Summary All in One Family Healthcare will provide the best care to every patient every day, at affordable pricing and in a family oriented environment. All in One Family Healthcare’s objectives include increasing consumer awareness of the importance of healthcare, making a profit within the first two or three years of operation, and franchising the company within seven years of operation. All-In-One Family Healthcare is a medical clinic that provides five services in one convenient
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more structural specialization and diversity than probably any other industrial sector. Food moves from producer to consumer through many channels such as direct sale at the farm, heavily advertised brands in supermarkets, generic or store brands, through convenience stores and other institutional feeders. With great changes in American lifestyles since food delivery became industrialized, there have been significant shifts have taken place among these channels as well as profound changes within each
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Redbox – Marketing Plan U.S.A Esther Orosz, Wiebe Poelmann, Shu K, Martin Gerzmann 2/15/2011 Redbox – Marketing Plan 1 CONTENTS 2011 1 Contents ......................................................................................................................................................................1 2 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................3 3 Introduction
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Part Market-Driven Strategy 1 Chapter 1 Market-Driven Strategy The market and competitive challenges confronting executives around the world are complex and rapidly changing. Market and industry boundaries are often difficult to define because of the entry of new and unfamiliar forms of competition. Customers’ demands for superior value from the products they purchase are unprecedented, as they become yet more knowledgeable about products (goods and services) and more sophisticated
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setting prices. 2. Identify and define the other important internal and external factors affecting a firm’s pricing decisions. 3. Describe the major strategies for pricing imitative and new products. 4. Explain how companies find a set of prices that maximize the profits from the total product mix. 5. Discuss how companies adjust their prices to take into account different types of customers and situations. 6. Discuss the key issues related to initiating and responding to price changes
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