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forecasting, the indirect model was plagued by the need to hold inventory at each step in the channel to fill orders. In the early 1990s, it was common for PC makers to have up to 90 days of inventory on hand and in the channel. The high inventory costs and lack of responsiveness of the indirect channel meant that there was an opportunity for someone who could find a way to circumvent the channel. The company that seized this opportunity was Dell, which pioneered a new business model based on selling

douanières ainsi que l'élargissement de ce processus à l'agriculture et aux services. Modern globalization Globalization, since World War II, is largely the result of planning by economists, business interests, and politicians who recognized the costs associated with protectionism and declining international economic integration. Their work led to the Bretton Woods conference and the founding of several international institutions intended to oversee the renewed processes of globalization, promoting

has been successful. Indeed, the group has success to maintain a growth of its turnover and also to raise its sales volumes. Secondly, we will study weaknesses of Danone Group: * The increase of the raw material rates has an impact on Danone costs and on its trading margin. * The financial crisis has impacted the purchase power of consumers, which has forced Danone to reduce its prices, in order to consumers continue to buy Danone products at the exchange of less expansive products, such

a project in the automotive industry Car equipment manufacturer produce currently a particular tire. You will be in charge of calculating the different costs dedicated to the project you are involved in. You will focus especially on the implementation of the logistic flows that is to say: - the logistic costs (transportation, storage costs, etc) The EDI connection between you and your suppliers on the one hand, and between you and your customers on the other hand; Conçu à l'origine dans l'optique

based on differences (as in HOS) These differences arise because countries have different production technologies Production costs differ across countries... and therefore prices As compared to Smith, countries with an absolute disadvantage in the production of all goods will gain in free trade Specialization and trade will result from international differences in opportunity costs for the production of the two goods. Relative productions and opportunity cost Example : Country in the North imports

variables… 13 2. The theoritical background The transaction costs theory (Coase, Williamson, Quélin…) determine the suitable governance mode (to sum up « firm vs market ») Transactions are distinguished by 3 attributes : Asset specificity Uncertainty Frequency • This theory is very important to explain some decisions as outsourcing strategies… 14 7 2. The theoritical background • • The concept of transaction costs can help us to understand which transactions tend to take place

ratio of a company's fixed costs to its total costs. The higher the level of operational gearing, the greater the risk, since fixed costs have to be covered before a profit can be recorded. LVMH's operating gearing is 3.1 while Burberry's is 3.3, Richemont's 3.4 Swatch's is 3.8 and Bulgari's is 5.9; on an average during 2006-09. This indicates that the company has more cushion to weather a declining revenue scenario effectively. This is because LVMH has lower fixed costs as a percentage of its sales

investors. It means that in fact the rate of return of the bond is different of the coupon-interest rate. The rate of return takes into account different costs: the flotation costs (=les coûts d’émissions). This flotation costs are paid once when the bond is issued. The other costs that must be included into the rate of return are administrative costs which are paid every year, to the investment bank to manage these issuers. The last cost is taxation = interest that are paid by tax to the government

investments……………………………………………...page 7 B. The NTIC (New technologies of information and communication ), the catalyst of the Indian development………………………...page 7, 8 C. A strong potential in very qualified staff…………………....page 8, 9 D. Structural costs and hourly pays significantly low…………….page 9 E. A stable and opened economic frame…………………………..page 9 F. Functional infrastructures…………………………………………..…..page 10 G. Years of experience and expertise in relocation……………….page 10 III.

un fort bouleversement sur le marché. Il existe aujourd’hui plus de 1 000 compagnies aériennes dans le monde mais qui connaissent toutes une restructuration. Cette dernière concerne aussi bien les compagnies dites « traditionnelles » que les « low-costs ». Nous avons donc choisit d’étudier plus particulièrement le cas de British Airways qui est l’une des plus grandes et une des meilleures compagnies aériennes mondiales, transportant environ 36 millions de passagers à travers le monde sur plus de 550