Market focus

The process by which XM and SIRIUS brokered knowledge had two stages the first was characterized by a mass-market focus, which emphasized legitimacy-seeking and rapid deployment, while the second, which was still under way at the time of writing, was more specialized. Here, enabled by partner-driven knowledge, recombination and bricolage created new outlets for old ideas. 

See the speech by Lord Sainsbury at the information day on 26 April 2004 for the UK Department of Trade and Industry s Technology Programme (available on www.dti.gov.uk). The programme is to be overseen by a board that comprises mainly senior business representatives to ensure that the technology priorities within the technology programme are market focused . 

In a model developed to analyze the trade-off between scale advantages from product-focused factories and reduced transport costs from market-focused factories Cohen and Moon (1991) and Moon (1989) consider a fixed charge incurred for each product-plant allocation and a concave production cost function. The cost function is transformed into a piecewise linear function. In a model developed for the paper industry, Philpott and Everett (2001, pp. 229-230) use pre-determined product mix "clusters" that are selected using binary variables and for which the effects on unit production costs and technical capacity are specified exogenously to model scope effects. 

The cornerstones of an effective CIP organization will combine internal knowledge with a market focus The improvers will get support from process optimization units made up of experienced production specialists who will provide the outside-in (production) view. Product managers will keep the production function in touch with the market, and ensure that the producers can respond quickly to a changing market environment. 

Axens Axens is a refining, petrochemical and natural gas market focused supplier of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents and services, backed by nearly 50 years of commercial success. Axens is a world leader in several areas, such as ... 

There is a big difference between the choices of topics for academic scientists and the choices of industry. Industry whatever it might say, is profit driven and market focused. Ph.D.-level scientists in a pharmaceutical company work in line-management mode. That is to say, a scientist may be hired to do all receptor work, not, say, just histamine receptor work, hr fact, if you are the histamine receptor guy and the company moves out of histamine receptors (because there are too many and the company has lost interest in allergy and in acid stomach), your immediate career may be in big trouble. 

Market focus. Pharmaceuticals, feed/food, consumer and industrial products will remain very different markets for the next ten years. Beyond this period, however, they might well converge for example, pharmaceuticals and food might grow together as a result of the development of health foods. 

A comparison of a life science pharmaceutical business with a life science agrochemical one along these dimensions makes it clear that the synergies are constrained by, for instance, the different technology and market focus. 

In the case of CO capture and disposal, the challenges are significant. Most of the technology options for capture and disposal involve very considerable cost increases in energy supplies. As energy producers and consumers seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their activities, market focus will favour the most cost-competitive solutions. While capture and disposal has the potential to play a significant role, costs will need to come down. 

FishhuaL E. (2003). Petrochemical firms take a stand against oil price volatility. Market Focus, pp. 54-55. 

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Figure 5 depicts the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence (1) leadership (2) strategic planning (3) customer and market focus (4) information and analysis (5) human resource focus (6) process management and (7) business results (overarching—customer- and market-focused strategy and action plans). Compare and contrast these variables to the seven identified in Collins and Porras. 

Customer Market Focused Strategy Action Plans... 

Marketing Focus Seller s market Long-term focus... 

Customer and market focus examines how the organization determines customer reqtrire-ments, expectations, and preferences of customers and segments. Also examined is how the organization builds relationships with interned, extemed, and self-unit customers determines satisfaction levels and uses information to determine priorities. 

The second criteria item in the customer and market focus category deals with customer satisfaction and relationships. Customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction results provide vital information for understanding an organization s customers and the marketplace. In many cases, such results and trends... 

Smart shoes and wristbands/watches have been available for sale for some time. Nike+ Training shoes contain sensors that provide information on the movement type, direction, speed, jump height, balance and stability and exertion (Nikeplus, 2013). However, the marketing focus at the time of writing seems to be on the Nike+Fuel-bands wristbands, which measure activity levels using accelerometers and which do not require an in-shoe sensor. 

How coordinated are the supply chain choices with the company strategy How does this differ from our competitors If our competitors have a coordinated supply chain and we do not, then the relative efficiency of competitors may require coordination of our supply chain. Note that the coordination of all competing supply chains does not guarantee improved profits, but only su ests a competitive necessity. The decision then is whether to continue to eng e as needed or to change market focus. 

Immerse yourself in the market segment your company competes in. Understand your company s competitors and their strengths and weaknesses.Go to school on your market. Focus more on the market,finding and understanding the mechanics of making development happen. Study your market and understand the genesis of failure in companies that have existed in your market and failed. Learn what mistakes they made and do not repeat them."... 

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