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example of the use of anti-dumping legislation is seen with the import of seafood. The US Department of Commerce ruled in prelimin...

among other large operations, according to a recent University of Michigan survey" (Currie, 2000). Much of the dissatisfaction am...

-- its drinks were "love potions," while peanuts were considered "love bites" (Hoovers Company Profiles, 2003). But when Dallas/Fo...

criticized for cutting costs when it comes to health care delivery. For another thing, consumers generally make a choice o...

not the only indicator, but there have also been new competitors that are starting to the market share and reducing overall demand...

occur even if resources were not limited. However, other regulatory factors such as temperature, humidity, food quality and so on ...

middle of the 20th century (actually, following the end of World War II, when statistician William Deming took his "14 Points," in...

* Manufacturing flexibility is essential (Green and Inman, 2000). * Customers define quality (Green and Inman, 2000). * Team effor...

the British Aircraft Corporation had been created from the merger of "Bristol, English Electric, Hunting and Vickers" (2003). How...

well-aware of the fact that physical talent is never enough on its own. However, talent with hard work, ambition, and a winning at...

a certain commodity or service are best served by trading with other countries (Hodge and Nordas, 1998). Furthermore, the higher t...

not have to wait (Eagles, 2000). This is a simple example of a lean operation. Dell may also be seen as an example, with the way t...

in it (especially on the Internet). The problem is, however, that "privacy" is one of those concepts that is difficult to ...

In nineteen pages Dell is discussed in terms of background and competitive advantages in an assessment of the company's informatio...

superior profits. To compete in the long term Porter has argued that there should be a source of competitive advantage, however, t...

that giving of gifts is one way in which a U.S.-based company could likely gain a competitive advantage over a foreign entity. In ...

the U.S. Department of Transportation gave a name to the phenomenon - the Southwest Effect (Southwest, 2003). It refers to the con...

and Shared Minds Implications for business are clear. All of these threads weave together in the effective organization to...

emphasizing profitability instead of market share but profitability is not keeping pace with the loss of sales in a slow economy ...

project such as this is a success there needs to be more in depth research which cannot be accommodated by quantitative methods. T...

be lunched in September 2005 called Baci, which will be backed by a ?28 million marketing campaign over three years (Grocer, 2004)...

Vermont Teddy Bears largest competitor, according to Hoovers is 1-800-FLOWERS, an internet seller of gifts that compete directly w...

to make sure there is a solid foundation for any information used. Triangulation is a methodology often used in research to ensure...

good idea to offer the basic definitions of monopolistic competition and economies of scale. In its most basic sense, monopolistic...

The strategic plan feeds directly from the motto. The first step is to identify the needs of the customers. Initial input from pha...

(i.e., Europe and Japan), competitors are likely to have interest in alliances and be operating with an eye toward globalization. ...

third make use of internet banking services. This can be placed in the sector of remote banking, where when added together with te...

corporations to one degree or another have favorable relationships with government and this, to an extent, secures them future opp...

their entrance will be completely blocked (Thompson, 1998). There will also be a high degree of asymmetry of information in this m...

allowed the competition (such as Wendys) to come in and take over? Or has McDonalds carved such a strong niche economically, that ...