Industry StudiesRoutledge, 2019 M07 23 - 412 páginas Featuring new chapters on casino gambling and the nursing home industry, and updated throughout, the new edition of this highly readable text analyzes well-defined industries from commodities and manufacturing to distribution and services, showing how firms compete with one another. Each study gives appropriate attention to government policies that have influenced competitive conditions in the industry, and the material is presented without the use of calculus so that anyone with some background in economic principles can benefit from it. The book provides balance in regard to the mix of industries dealt with, and also in the varying perspectives of the contributors. |
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... Reduce Costs Lee R. Mobley and H.E. Freeh III 11. Motion Pictures: Competition, Distribution, and Efficiencies Stanley I. Ornstein 12. Nursing Homes: Rising Costs and Added Forms of Service Joseph A. Giacalone 13. Microcomputer ...
... Reduce Costs Lee R. Mobley and H.E. Freeh III 11. Motion Pictures: Competition, Distribution, and Efficiencies Stanley I. Ornstein 12. Nursing Homes: Rising Costs and Added Forms of Service Joseph A. Giacalone 13. Microcomputer ...
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... reducing down-time and improving the flexibility of their production process. Thus, in contrast to the U.S. ... reduced freight costs, carrying.
... reducing down-time and improving the flexibility of their production process. Thus, in contrast to the U.S. ... reduced freight costs, carrying.
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... reduced costs and improved quality, which in turn resulted in greater customer satisfaction and lower warranty costs. Complementing this "lean" production approach was the principle of kaizen, or "continuous improvement." As pioneered ...
... reduced costs and improved quality, which in turn resulted in greater customer satisfaction and lower warranty costs. Complementing this "lean" production approach was the principle of kaizen, or "continuous improvement." As pioneered ...
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... reduce its excess capacity. Over the next few years the company announced further plans to restructure, ultimately closing numerous engine, transmission, parts, and assembly plants, laying off over 200,000 workers, and reversing its ...
... reduce its excess capacity. Over the next few years the company announced further plans to restructure, ultimately closing numerous engine, transmission, parts, and assembly plants, laying off over 200,000 workers, and reversing its ...
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... reduced the number of hours required per vehicle by 17 percent between 1989 and 1994. Ford's plants were the best of the Big 3 and were matching typical (but not best-practice) performance of the Japanese. Given the difficulty of the ...
... reduced the number of hours required per vehicle by 17 percent between 1989 and 1994. Ford's plants were the best of the Big 3 and were matching typical (but not best-practice) performance of the Japanese. Given the difficulty of the ...
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Differentiating a Commodity | |
The Critical Role of Innovation | |
Decline and Renewal | |
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICES | |
Competing with Other Forms of Entertainment | |
Generating Controversy | |
Designing Products to Reduce Costs | |
Competition Distribution and Efficiencies | |
Rising Costs and Added Forms of Service | |
Competition and Network Access | |
About the Editor and Contributors | |
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