and were very limited in function and communications capability. In August 1973 IBM announced the IBM 3650 and 3660 Store Systems that were‚ in essence‚ a mainframe computer packaged as a store controller that could control 128 IBM 3653/3663 point of sale registers. This system was the first commercial use of client-server technology‚ peer to peer communications‚ Local Area Network (LAN) simultaneous backup and remote initialization. By mid-1974‚ it was installed in Pathmark Stores in New Jersey and
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Chapter 4 Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis Some things we know: The objective of every business is to make money (profit) for the owners Profit = Revenues – Expenses Revenues = Sales = Quantity sold x price per unit Expenses = the costs related to: the specific revenue (COGS) or the specific accounting period Matching Principle Role of Management is: Planning‚ control and performance measurement‚ and decision-making Decision-making relates to future
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Job Creation or Destruction? Labor-Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion Emek Basker ∗‚† University of Missouri - Columbia November 2002 Abstract The phenomenal expansion of Wal-Mart provides a clean case for studying the labor-market effects of increased efficiency. I estimate the effect of Wal-Mart entry on retail employment at the county level. Using an instrumental-variables approach to correct for both measurement error in entry dates and possible endogeneity of the timing of entry‚ I find that
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Comparison study of sales promotional strategies of Maruti & Honda cars customers with special reference to Kollam District INTRODUCTION The automobile products occupy an important role in fulfilling the basic needs of human beings. In India‚ there are tremendous changes in the automobile industry. The industry has observed higher rate of growth economically‚ industrially &technologically. This has led to good market for automobile products particularly in four wheelers segments
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SALES FORCE In today’s global marketplace‚ managers face many challenges related to fulfilling the customer’s ever-changing needs and expectations. The concept of customer service has recently become more complex as a result of globalization of goods and services. Customers are now well-informed decision makers as a result of the abundance of information that is available online and in the media. In addition‚ today’s consumer is most concerned with how a salesperson can solve basic problems and
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MARKETING AND PROMOTION Promotion is part of marketing which can be considered as one of the youngest disciplines in the business world and is driven by innovation (Sutheralnd and Canwell‚ 2004). Within it‚ marketing communications‚ or promotion‚ is a management process through which an organization engages with its various audiences. Through understanding and audience’s communications environment‚ organizations seek to develop and present messages for their identified stakeholder groups‚ before
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The relationship between online sales and in-store sales in China STUDENT NAME: Jack (Qiwei Zhang) COURSE NAME: Pre-MBA SUPERVISOR: Glenn.Francis DATE OF SUBMISSION: 09/10/ 2013 1.Introduction As the China’s economy developing very fast‚ the demand market is growing dramaticly. The growth rate of sales online and in-store will grow at the same time. While the sales online tends to be more powerful at this stage‚ it will take enough market shares
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his business more efficiently and also allow us to improve our order-processing accuracy. For example‚ in many countries‚ Representatives can utilize the Internet to manage their business electronically‚ including order submission‚ order tracking‚ payment and two-way communications with us. In addition‚ in the U.S. and certain other markets‚ Representatives can further build their own business through personalized web pages provided by us‚ enabling them to sell a complete line of our products online
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<center><b>Mass‚ Volume‚ and Density Lab</b></center> <br>The purpose of this lab was is to find the mass and volume of an object. Then to find the density of the object using the measurements of the mass and volume. <br> <br><b>Equipment:</b> <br>scale <br>graduated cylinder <br> <br><b>Hazards:</b> <br>dropping object into graduated cylinder too fast may cause it to break <br> <br><b>Procedure:</b> <br>First get out the equipment that will be needed. Make sure to have about 5 objects that can fit inside
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LESSON PLAN IN MATHEMATICS I. Objectives: At the end of the lesson‚ the students are expected to: a. Find the volume of a prism b. Solve problems involving finding the volume of a prism II. Subject Matter: Topic: Volume of a Prism Reference: Math Essential Geometry for 3rd year Materials: Presentation Prerequisite concepts/ Skills: Volume of Prism Process skills to be emphasized: Logical Thinking III. Procedure: Teacher’s Activity | Pupil’s Activity |
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