director of supply management is Barney Rubble‚ who is responsible for procuring supplies. Before passing away‚ Thurston Howell‚ director of radiology‚ made all decisions involving the purchasing of X-ray film. Kodak film has been the sole provider of X-ray film for the last 15 years. Kodak film is of the highest quality‚ but currently priced well above industry competition. Additionally‚ Pacific Healthcare has an equipment services agreement with Kodak. Agfa and Dupont are alternative suppliers
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15 years‚ Mr. Howell handle all the X-ray films for Pacific Healthcare. He decline the use of any other provider but Kodak because of their quality and services they offered. Other X-ray providers like Agfa and Dupont are two others suppliers that offers cheaper prices than Kodak with the same picture quality but does not offer a service and maintenance contract. Fuji and 3M is cheaper band and meet specification but their quality is considering lower films and they do not offer a services and maintenance
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Jerry Uelsmann was the originator of photomontage in the 20th century‚ he did things he should not have been able to do in a darkroom with only enlargers‚ because digital enhancements did not exist at that time. The surreal‚ spiritual and thought-provoking images of Jerry Uelsmann‚ makes him one of the world’s most acclaimed photographers. Jerry Uelsmann was born in Detroit on June 11‚ 1934. He received his B.F.A. degree at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1957 and his M.S. and M.F.A.
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Kodak was the first company to develop the film roll with colour in 1935. Employment was growing rapidly with 20‚000 employed in 1927‚ 100‚000 in 1946‚ 120‚000 in 1973‚ and 145‚300 in 1988. This growth was partially attributed to the acquisition of many subsidiaries such as printing and medical imaging. (Kishore‚ 2012) Unfortunately Kodak was unable to keep prospering as they began to face intense competition from many emerging firms in the film market. Threat of Competitors Kodak faced
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The film Koyannisqatsi (1983) had opened the public’s eyes to the possibility of extensive time-lapse cinematography and the non- verbal style of filmmaking. Filmmakers such as Frances’ Jean Painleve made similar films before but nothing had been made such as Koyannisqatsi (1983). The other films where similar but made more towards the experimental film audiences. Godfrey Reggio the director of Koyannisqatsi (1983) and Ron Fricke the cinematographer showed how the modern world was moving from a
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original camera camera negative OCN is the type of film that is actually used during the filming process. Before it is exposed‚ it is called raw stock. This film type basically captures the original image so that it can be stored‚ modified or used at a future point. If the OCN is older‚ it may also need to be repaired before it can be used or transferred to a new medium. To prevent wear and tear‚ modern filmmakers will normally transfer copies of the film immediately so that the original camera negative
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Eastman Kodak Company: Funtime Film Written Case The market for camera films is very competitive. During the five year period from 1988 to 1993‚ Kodak’s market share fell from 76% to 70%. In response‚ Kodak decided to revamp its product line to include Funtime Film‚ a seasonal offering at a low price point. In this case‚ you are asked to decide whether the new product line strategy will lead to a reversal in Kodak’s market share decline. In preparing this case‚ consider the
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Title: Eastman Kodak Company: Funtime Films Question: Is Kodak doing the right thing with the decision to have line proliferation: Kodak Gold Plus‚ Kodak Royal Gold and Kodak Funtime? Support your statement if yes‚ if no‚ please provide practical suggestions what to do instead. Kodak is (in 1993) the dominant market player in U.S. with market share of 70%. In last 5 years the market share of Kodak decreased by 6 %. The main competitors are Fuji Photo Film Co (11% market share) and Konica Corp
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dealers in freely selling Kodak products‚ and from selling "socalled fighting brands" or any product without the Kodak name on it.2 Kodak began to market a color slide film called Kodachrome in the late 1930s‚ and a color print film‚ Kodacolor‚ by 1954. At that time‚ it had over 90% of the color film market. Since Kodak sold its color film only as a package deal with processing included in the price‚ it also had over 90% of the color photofinishing market. The tying arrangement resulted in a government
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regulation; norms‚ pressure groups‚ advertisers and consumers and establish how they impact the media and content. We also take you through the journey of the four stages (Introduction‚ growth‚ maturity and decline) in the life cycle of a portable‚ film camera. We consider the duration‚ nature of the market‚ measure of competition and sales volumes for each phase. Lastly‚ we take a look at a news report entitled “Five children die as school coach overturns in crash”. There are nine news values that
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