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technical progress that allows a less standardised production, more diversified, a higher level of personalisation without loosing the advantage of mass-production. The other feature of this phase is that profit marges depend on what the consumer is ready to pay: market analysis determine how much you can take from the consumer. There is no relation between the production cost and the price of the products. - Phase 4, the Internet phase / Immaterial Phase: There is an immaterial quality of the

thus the working population using a vehicle is going to decrease.[11] • Lifestyle: The change of lifestyle is felt at the level of the choice of the vehicle and some automobile behavior. Indeed, some people French declare themselves even ready to pay a higher price, for a safer and more appropriate car. - Technologic: These developments incite the companies of production to practice a politics of intense innovation and to apply more and more scientific methods of management,

avancer bien des choses (pot de vin/dessous de table) The Early Bird Catches the Worm: premier arrivé, premier servi! To Take the Bull by the Horns: prendre le taureau par les cornes To Pay Through the Nose: payer rubis sur l’ongle, cash, tout de suite What’s eating you? Qu’est ce qui ne va pas? To Stick Out One's Neck: prendre des risques To Drive Someone Up a Wall = to make people cry murder: embêter quelqu’un, le pousser à bout To Play It by Ear = to

systemic and persistent. But, in spite of that, the industry has been here before, in that biotech companies have overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges in the past, bucking trends and defying odds. Ernst & Young’s global organization stands ready to help you as the business of biotech goes beyond business as usual. Glen T. Giovannetti Global Biotechnology Leader Global Biotechnology Center Ernst & Young Gautam Jaggi Managing Editor, Beyond borders Global Biotechnology Center Ernst &

Prussia and employs about 200 workers. On 20 June, 2005: Pfizer Inc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc, for $1.9 billion. Pfizer would acquire all outstanding shares of Vicuron common stock for $29.10 per share in cash. We found interesting to cite three sentences from Pfizer’s CEO and Vicuron’s CEO at that time: * "By acquiring Vicuron, we can help bring two very important new medicines to patients around the world," said Hank McKinnell, chairman and chief

innovations, there are however no general answers, nor universal solutions… Firms want to extend the lives of profitable (established) products. But it’s not enough! * Profitable products generate important cash flows – these cash flows can finance the future (preparing new cash flows) … * How to encourage ceaseless incremental innovation in established firms? They need continuous renewal of established products * Incremental innovation or cumulative changes ( innovations mass-commodities)

incorporated herein by reference to Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 in Part II, Item 7, pages 12 through 30, and the Consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 in Part II, Item 8, page 34 of this Form 10-K. • Customers The Company’s business is not dependent upon either a single customer or small group of customers. • Backlog Company-operated restaurants

and two main dimensions: market share and market growth (Value Based Management, 2009). It is also assumed that companies with products bringing high market growth and high market share are “stars”, the ones with low growth and high market share - “cash cows”, low growth and low market share –“dogs” and high growth but low market share – “question marks”. (Value Based Management, 2009) (www.valuebasedmanagement.net, 2009) In general terms “Nestlé” is one of the biggest players in global food industry

Eastman Kodak Company In our opinion, the accompanying analysis and recommendations appearing on 14 pages present fairly, in all material respects, that the position of Eastman Kodak Company (the Company) and the results of its operations and its cash flows could be characterized as unstable and indefinite with several problems. These problems might be solved in the nearest future. This is the responsibility of the Company’s management team; our responsibility is to express an opinion on this strategy

can say that the firm is a “star”. The company is growing and is the market leader. Nevertheless, the company needs massive investments in order to maintain its leadership and stay competitive. It should also diversify its activity to not become a cash cow. These investments will be possible by maintaining the cost cut strategy all along the value chain process in order to sustain competitive advantage and differentiation. Moreover, the firm has known a success which has brought growth, by focusing