Economies of scale Definition Reduction in long-run average and marginal costs‚ due to increase in size of an operating unit (a factory or plant‚ for example). Economics of scale can be internal to a firm (cost reduction due to technological and management factors) or external (cost reduction due to the effect of technology in an industry). Diseconomies of scale Definition Increase in long-term average cost of production as the scale of operations increases beyond a certain level
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The Problem of Combined Drug Intoxication (CDI)‚ a.k.a. Polydrug or Polypharmacy Intoxication and Multiple Drug Intake (MDI) The relatively recent deaths of celebrities such as Heath Ledger‚ Michael Jackson‚ and Anna Nicole Smith‚ lend themselves to a discussion for this first discussion board. When you are presented with the term "drug overdose‚" what is the first thing that comes to mind? Illicit drugs like heroin or cocaine? Suicide? Small children taking prescription drugs that were not
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Professional Effectiveness‚ Inc. Sennott Square Pittsburgh‚ PA 15260 (412) 383-7300 Nov. 29‚ 2014 [Title][Firstname][Lastname] [Professional title] [Company] [Street address] [City]‚ [State][Zip] Dear [firstname]: Providing health care insurance to all employees can be a difficult process with the wrong foundation. Here at Professional Effectiveness‚ Inc. we have the foundation you need to provide all employees a health benefit program design that meets a wide variety of individual needs.
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Proceedings of 2000 International Joint Power Generation Conference Proceedings of Insert Conference Abbreviation: Miami Beach‚ Florida‚ July 23-26‚ 2000 Insert Conference Name Insert Conference Date and Location IJPGC2000-15031 Paper Number Here Combined Cycle Heat Recovery Optimization A. Ragland‚ Vogt-NEM W. Stenzel- EPRIsolutions ABSTRACT The US electrical power industry has changed from a regulated business where utilities were virtually guaranteed a rate of retum to an unregulated business
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1. INVENTORY/SERVICE CRISIS FOR HP DESKJECT PRINTERS There are a number of causes of the inventory/service crisis described in HP: • The first cause was the demand variability of printers. For example‚ the demand for model A in Europe had the monthly standard deviation of 32.4 while the monthly mean was 42.3. Combined with increasing pressure from resellers that forced HP to offer the resellers flexible distribution‚ fluctuations in demand resulted in the high levels of safety stocks and high
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HP and the enterprise cloud HP sees an opportunity to couple HP’s pure-play IaaS cloud with private HP clouds that will "integrate very naturally" with each other. In that hybrid approach‚ HP relies on OpenStack‚ the open source cloud operating system‚ to provide the underpinning for HP’s public and private cloud offerings. Q: What sort of developers do you feel will be inclined to adopt HP’s cloud offerings? HP: We’re going after the enterprise developer‚ where there are a bunch of expectations
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Strategic Analysis on HP-Disney Alliance Introduction On October 9th 2003‚ Walt Disney Company‚ an international entertainment and media enterprise‚ and global technology provider Hewlett-Packard (HP) declared a ten-year strategic alliance for the purpose of developing innovative technologies and promoting Disney consumers’ experiences. The arrangement was achieved by jointly disclosing “Mission: Space” ride‚ which had been collaboratively designed and developed by HP and Disney employees for several
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known as HP‚ is a major manufacturer of computer hardware in the computer industry. The computer industry serves a variety of customers‚ ranging from typical home users who surf the web to multinational conglomerates. HP’s products consist of a variety of computer equipment including desktops‚ laptops‚ printers‚ monitors‚ and servers. HP designs and markets these products to server the entire computer industry. In order to better meet the needs and expectations of all of their customers‚ HP segments
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Economy of scale refers to the benefits of producing on a large scale. When firms and industries increase the scale of their operation there can be advantages which reduce the average (unit) cost of their output. Internal economy of scale is the benefit‚ in the form of lower average costs‚ which a firm can gain from increasing its size. Internal economies of scale arise from the growth of the firm itself. One internal economy of scale can be marketing economies. For food retail industry‚ large
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Company Summary and Recommendation Hewlett-Packard announced on 03/14/12 that it will combine its PC and printing divisions two of HPQ core business. Todd Bradley‚ current executive vice president of the PC group‚ will lead the combined entities‚ with printing Chief Vyomesh Joshi retiring from the firm. The company says this move is aimed at streamlining operations on both the supply chain and sales sides of the business. This restructuring effort is likely to result in a sizable reduction in head
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