CASE STUDY 1 TEXT CASE STUDY � PAGE * Arabic * MERGEFORMAT �2� Assessing the Goal of Sports Products‚ Inc. FIN/419: Finance for Decision Makers � Assessing the Goal of Sports Products‚ Inc. Many people believe that the primary objective of a firm is to maximize profits. Sports Products‚ Inc. is a firm who has followed this practice during its 20 year history. The management of Sports Products‚ Inc. has concentrated on maximizing profits while ignoring other critical factors. Management’s decision
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Case 1 Paper products‚ Inc. Introduction Paper Products Inc.‚ a manufacturer of file folders‚ file markers and labels‚ and a variety of indexing systems‚ the products of PPI are of great quality and have no match with the competitors. The case basically revolves around a decision that is to be taken on a proposition offered by Office Center Inc. – a distributor of office supplies i.e. offering PPI to get into Dealer Branding‚ creating a product under dealers brand name similar to that of its
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Innovation: Product innovation is the creation and subsequent introduction of a good or service that is either new‚ or improved on previous goods or services. Product innovation is defined as: the development of new products‚ changes in design of established products‚ or use of new materials or components in the manufacture of established products[1] Thus product innovation can be divided into two categories of innovation: development of new products‚ and improvement of existing products. Systemmatic
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(LATEST VERSION) Cealtec background/ History Cealtec Products Inc. is a Richmond‚ British Columbia based company founded in 2007. CealTec™ is in the business of manufacturing and distributing a revolutionary and advanced Nanotechnology Self-Healing Engine Treatment branded CealDoctor™. Vision of the company - "Clean Air" Provide a cheaper alternative for prolonging engines life cycle‚ while reducing harmful CO2 emission and smoke into the environment. (Reference to Cealtec website and
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Capacity Strategy of Alden Products‚ Inc. | Submitted by Varsha Advani (11349) | | | | | Capacity strategy should embody a mental model of how a firm works in a given industry and geographic region. There are a series of assumptions and predictions about the log-term behaviour of markets‚ technologies‚ costs and competitor’s behaviour. Such a model would include the following factors: * Predicted growth and variability of demand for the firm’s products and services * Costs
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their quest to acquire and develop new products‚ will the use of the PTSTP method help Pepsi develop new products in order to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage?A product is defined in three levels; core‚ actual‚ and augmented. The core of the product is the benefit it offers the consumer. For the example of colas‚ it could be refreshment‚ energy (sugar and caffeine)‚ alertness‚ or just pleasure. The soda itself is the actual product. The augmented product for a cola could be the recognition
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International Business Management New Product Development Module F6012 Developing of a New Product--Broomstick Submitted by: 11223600 11215400 11216500 For: Anne Taylor Date of Submission: 3rd December 2013 Words Count without References: 3931 Developing of a New Product--Broomstick Content Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Ideas Generation and Screening 3 2.1 Idea Generation 3 2.2 Idea Screening 4 2.2.1 Feasibility 5 2.2.2 Acceptability 7 2.2.3 Vulnerability 7 2.3 Product Description 7 3. Business
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Case (2) NEW WORLD CHEMICALS INC Financial Forecasting Sue Wilson‚ the new financial manager of New World Chemicals (NWC)‚ a California producer of specialized chemicals for use in fruit orchards‚ must prepare a financial forecast for 1998. NWC ’s 1997 sales were $2 billion‚ and the marketing department is forecasting a 25 percent increase for 1998. Wilson thinks the company was operating at full capacity in 1997‚ but she is not sure about this. The 1997 financial statements‚ plus some other data
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Ltd‚ a leading import company in Belgium‚ received the sales license of a new high-class make of shoes named Lightfoot recently. The Lightfoot was developed to significantly improve the way of today’s life style. Lightfoot will be positioned as a high-end product both in fashion style and comfort. The product will be sold via company website‚ and 5 stores located in Brussels‚ Antwerp‚ Ghent‚ Brugge and Leuven. The product will be launched to market by August 2003. The potential market for Lightfoot
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DRAFT PROPOPSAL OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT For every successful new product‚ many new product ideas are conceived and discarded. Therefore‚ companies usually generate a large number of ideas from which successful new products emerge. I work as a strategic manager in Solarland Co.‚ Ltd. This company does business of electronic appliances. As a Strategic Manager‚ I have been directed by my BOD to introduce a new product in Bangladesh. I want to introduce a Solar Based LED TV which will be run with
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