The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Quick-service The product innovation process of restaurant chains quick-service restaurant chains Michael C. Ottenbacher Heilbronn University‚ Heilbronn‚ Germany‚ and 523 Received 20 May 2008 Revised 24 July 2008‚ 23 September 2008 Accepted 24 September 2008 Robert J. Harrington University of Arkansas‚ Fayetteville‚ Arkansas‚ USA Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to outline
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STUDY OF MARKETING MIX OF HONDA WITH RESPECT TO RAM HONDA PVT LTD‚ JALGAON” SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY‚ JALGAON IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE DEGREE BACHLOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED BY Mr. NAVEED PARVEZ B.B.S III CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project report entitled A STUDY ON DESIGNING DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL WITH RESPECT TO HONDA DEALER OF LOCAL AREA
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competitors 7 3.4 Barriers to entry- Porters Five Forces Analysis 8 4. USP of chemical products logistics 9 5. Marketing plan 9 5.1 product 9 5.2 price 10 5.3 place 10 5.4 promotion 12 5.5 people 12 5.6 process 12 5.7 physical evidence 12 6. Conclusion 13 7. Recommendations 13 8 .Reference list 15 1. Executive Summary This report assesses the feasibility of launching chemical products logistics‚ a transport service related to dangerous goods in China. In order to evaluate
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NEW-PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN TOURISM COMPANIES CASE STUDIES ON NATURE-BASED ACTIVITY OPERATORS Raija Komppula University of Joensuu Department of Economics Box 111 FIN-80101 JOENSUU Raija.Komppula@joensuu.fi ABSTRACT New product development in tourism companies has been a nearly ignored theme in tourism marketing literature. Research on product development has in major studies handled destinations‚ development of resorts or sites as a total tourist product. This paper will introduce two case
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Company background Kingdom Financial Holdings was founded in 1995 when its founder members established Kingdom Securities Limited‚ Kingdom Asset Management and Kingdom Asset management all duly registered as a discount house‚ asset manager and member of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange respectively. In 1997 Kingdom Bank Limited and Kingdom Asset Management were registered as an Accepting House and Manager of Collective Investment Schemes respectively. In 1999‚ Kingdom Financial Holdings
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introduction of products and services to stay alive in the market. Continuous learning helps organizations to identify gap between the current business and areas which could be tapped with the help of existing knowledge of the market which is close to our existing area of focus. This fits to services businesses as well as products businesses. Where there is a solution to a problem‚ there is the prospect for a business. One of the many ways of continuous improvement of the business is product/service
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Products and services: WestJet started its services in 1996 with just 3 aircrafts and landing rights to five destinations in Canada. By the end of 2011‚ WestJet had become one of the leading airlines in Canada‚ by providing services to a total of 76 destinations within continent North America. The airline currently offers scheduled services‚ international charter services and Trans-border services to the United States‚ the Caribbean‚ Mexico and Canada. As per the annual report of 2011‚ WestJet currently
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Overall Classification Anytime a company develops a new product or service‚ it needs to be aware that the product and/or service will not last forever. This is important to recognize in the early stages of development so that a firm can maximize their profits during the product’s life cycle. Albeit‚ no company can accurately predict the duration of a product or service‚ any product/service progresses through four distinct phases. Each phase is associated with different costs‚ profits and risks.
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As technology advances‚ it becomes more feasible to load products with a large number of features‚ each of which individually might be seen as useful. However‚ too many features can make a product overwhelming for consumers and hard to use. Three studies examine how consumers balance their desires for capability and usability when they evaluate products‚ and how these desires shift over time. Because consumers give more weight to capability and less weight to usability before relative to after use
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What Is a Product Mix? by Rick Suttle‚ Demand Media Product mix‚ also known as product assortment‚ refers to the total number of product lines that a company offers to its customers. For example‚ a small company may sell multiple lines of products. Sometimes‚ these product lines are fairly similar‚ such as dish washing liquid and bar soap‚ which are used for cleaning and use similar technologies. Other times‚ the product lines are vastly different‚ such as diapers and razors. The four dimensions
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