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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"product proliferation"”.
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Strategic Entry Deterrence In the Pharmaceutical Industry: Revisiting Product Proliferation
… motives for strategic investments, specifically product proliferation. Entry deterrence is not possible in large markets and not necessary in small markets, so if investments vary in intermediate markets, then they are motivated by entry deterrence. If a drug manufacturer increased its …
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Managing forecast variability in a build-to-order environment
In any production environment, managing demand variability is a delicate balancing act. Firms must constantly weigh potential obsolescence costs of unused inventory (should sales not materialize) against potential expedite costs or lost sales (should demand outpace available inventory). For …
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Implementation of a manufacturing process platform
… and innovate, they offer an increasing number of products. Product proliferation must be managed through a product development process, which is supported by key competencies of the company in the form of platforms. Product and technology platforms have been essential to the success of innovative …
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Three essays on the competitiveness of the US corn seed industry
… is moderate given the large fixed cost that seed production and the development of biotechnologies necessitates. In the second essay I provide an analysis of the determinants and implications of shortening life cycles of corn hybrids varieties over the last ten years. I use duration analysis to …
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Product SKU Analysis, Rationalization, and Optimization
Optimizing a portfolio product mix to balance customer demand and company strategy is an ongoing challenge for various industries, often resulting in product proliferation. LFM Capital, a private equity firm, acquired IronCraft, a tractor attachment company in Eastern Tennessee, in 2021. Since its …
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Consumer emancipation : technology effects on consumer packaged-goods marketing
… of competition. Overcapacity encouraged product proliferation; relatively low profitability produced little innovation, reducing the overall loyalty of consumers to CPG products today. Consumer habits changed quickly with the introduction of new offerings, further pressuring CPG …