...TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL SHEET……………………………………………………………………………i ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………….ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……………………………………………………………………...iii TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………….iv LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………………………....v CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND……………………………….1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………...2 Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………………………..3 Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………………………………..4 Hypotheses……………………………………………………………………………………….5 Scopes and Limitations of the Study……………………………………………………………..6 Significance of the Study………………………………………………………………………...7 Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………………………8 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES…………………9 Related Literature…………………………………………………………………………………9 Related Studies…………………………………………………………………………………..10 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………..11 Research Design…………………………………………………………………………………11 Materials…………………………………………………………………………………………11 Procedure…………………………………………………………………………………….......12 Flowchart…...……………………………………………………………………………………13 Statistical Treatment……………………………………………………………………………..13 CHAPTER IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION……………………………14 Results and Analysis of Data…………………………………………………………………….14 CHAPTER V: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS…………..18 Summary ………………………………………………………………………………………...18 Conclusions…...………………………………………………………………………………….19 Recommendations………………………………………………………………………………..20 ...
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...service-related, rather than manufacturing, industries. Due to the high level of anticipated local demand, because of the increasing number of multinational companies, it succeeded to benefiting the commercial stationery market. Another driver of the market is the growing number of schools and educational establishments being built across the region, which is boosting demand from the education sector. Product Faber-Castell is well known for its brand of PITT Artist pens. The pens, used by comic and manga artists such as Adam Hughes, emit an India ink that is both acid-free and archival, and comes in a variety of colors. The following chart contains all the Faber-Castell product lines. Category Range of products Professional Art and Graphic Pencils (graphite and color), pastels, charcoals, erasers, sharpeners Kids & School Art and Graphic Pencils, watercolors, brushes,markers, crayons, modeling dough, oil pastels, papers Technical Drawing Mechanical pencils, refills Pens Fountain pens, ballpoint pens, refills From about 1880 to 1975 Faber-Castell was also one of the world's major manufacturers of slide...
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...gain a balance between reasonably high quality and reasonable price. In performing a strategic analysis of the company, we hope to evaluate its current position and make recommendations of how they can improve in the future. 1.0 – HISTORY: 1945: Marcel Bich bought an empty factory in Paris with his partner, Edouard Bouffard. Bich had substantial knowledge of the writing instrument trade having previously worked as a production manager for an ink maker. Together they started producing fountain pen parts and mechanical pencils, and in 1950 Bich purchased the patent for ballpoint pens. This led to the creation of the disposable pen. 1954 – 1957: the Company entered into foreign markets, such as Europe and South America, by creating subsidiaries and acquiring companies. 1958: the Company expanded to the United States, after realizing the demand for mass-produced disposable ballpoint pens there. Bic also acquired the Waterman Pen Company in Connecticut and developed in Africa and the Middle East....
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...Parents tell it to their kids and teachers tell it to their students: “Be yourself.” It’s easier to say it than to do it. Being an individual is more than just looking different; it’s in the way we talk, think, react, and the way we listen. It doesn’t mean following a crowd of rebels because they’re not mainstream. That would just lead to another crowd that has the same scheme. Individuality is the most powerful form of expression. It all starts with your name, better known as “the real first impression.” For a long time, I really hated my own name, first and last. I didn’t know if I was named after someone, or if these names actually had a past. If it was actually a name, I wanted to know what it meant. One question I had was, “is my name English, or should I say it with an accent?” I especially hated my last name, because of the jokes from my classmates. “Why are you dressed so fancy?” as if my name was a bad trait. Now that I’m older, I appreciate my name. I haven’t read another story where our titles are the same. A name is just a name, so I knew I could get through it. What I do will set me apart, as well as how I do it. Trends flooded my high school of OHS. We all wanted to fit in, but no one wanted to confess. Snapbacks and jeans so tight that it was hard to breathe. I always thought glasses were made for people who couldn’t really see. To keep with the passing trends, a mind needed incredible speed. A shoe that was a small want a week ago becomes an outfit of great...
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...to analysis an appropriate price of a Bic pen. To plan on purchasing 10,000 Bic pens each year for total five years. Through analyzing the material, Mfg costs, labor costs, SG&A and packaging, transportation and profit of a Bic pen to get a reasonable price. Material According to Lemon (2016), Bic pen is made of tungsten carbide ballpoint, Brass tip, link, polystyrene barrel and polypropylene cap and tube. To be more exact, the ballpoint is made of tungsten carbide which can be found the price is USD 60/Kilogram in the Alibaba website. To use the density of the material(15.63g/cm3)and the volume formula of ball（r=0.5mm），to get the weight of the ball is around 0.00817g, thereby we can get that the price of each ballpoint is 0.06USD. Secondly, the brass price is USD 8/kilogram, which can be found in Alibaba.com. The weight of each tip brass is 1.28g (Pen Modding, 2016), so the each price is 0.0102USD. Thirdly, due to the length of ink tube is 10.2cm, the internal diameter is 2mm and the density of ink is1.11 g/cm3. Therefore, the weight of the ink is approximately 0.36g, and the link cost is about 0.003USD for each pen. Fourthly, the polystyrene barrel for ink remains in the pen which cost USD 1800/metric ton. It is necessary to use the outer diameter (3mm), internal diameter (2mm) and density of the material (0.95 g/cm3) to get the weight of barrel is about 0.45g, thus, per barrel cost 0.00081USD. Finally, the weight of a Bic pen is 6g (Start Right Supplies, 2016), and then...
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...products (making it the second market leader in North America), 30% of the market for Lighters (making it the number one market leader worldwide), and 19% of the market for Shaving razors (making it the second market leader in North America). (BIC, n.d). BIC has held a dominant position in these markets for years (as early as the 1970’s). In 1998, BIC made the bold decision to try its luck at launching a line of women’s disposable underwear and panties. I. History BIC was founded in 1945 in Europe by Marcel Bich, when he manufactured the fountain pen and mechanical pencil. Around this time ball point pens were becoming increasingly popular in Europe and increasingly expensive (selling for $12.50 on average). In addition to being expensive, the pens available on the market were known to clog and leak frequently. BIC introduced ballpoint pens that sold for around 19 cents each and proved to be more reliable than the pens available at the time. At such a low cost, and providing such dependability, BIC achieved rapid success in Europe with sales exceeding 5 million dollars annually. Such success in Europe prompted BIC to then look at expanding to the United States. (Grant, 1998) In the United States, Bich...
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...different industries, such as Braun AG (German manufacturer of small appliances), S.T. Dupont (French maker of luxury lighters), Eve of Roma (high-fashion perfume) and Jafra Cosmetics (home sales) and so on. Some of these companies became the victims for the success of future development. Four of these acquisitions proved to be unprofitable or unsuitable and were divested, and the other three yielded low profits by Gillette’s standards. One example is that there is a French manufacturer Bic, which excelled in disposable products. Gillette has a company in the same industry, Paper Mate. The French manufacturer big brought some trouble to the Paper Mate. It s $0.19 disposable stick pens particularly affected the Paper Mate line of refillable pens and drove Paper Mate’s share of the retail ballpoint pen market from over 50 percent down to 13 percent. Although Gillette got a success in building market share when reintroduced to be market in 1975 with heavy price promotions. But the two other products of Bic, its disposable razors and lighters, which were being marketed very successfully in Europe and elsewhere and threatening Gillette’s strengths. And the loss of before is a victim for Gillette. Another thing that Gillette became a victim is about advertising. Schick sued Gillette for misleading claims of technological superiority in its advertising. Schick think that advertisements of Gillette for Mach3 used misleading statements such as “the world’s best shave” and “the best...
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...Life as being Versatile A strategy will be defined as the distribution of the firm resources, and hence the distribution of its output among industries. Corporate businesses always pose the question about their diversification strategies, and the advantages and disadvantages associated. Many companies became bothered by putting all its eggs into one basket; therefore companies had to come up with certain strategies. Conglomerates are companies that follow the diversification strategies. Diversification is reducing risk by investing a number of assets. In the 1950s, diversification gave companies a boost, while still increasing into today. Fortune 500 companies are best described as conglomerates. These conglomerates found out by taking risk in a single stock they would be manifested to index movements and stocks relative movements. Portfolio models in corporate business are looked at as either vertical or horizontal. Vertical is expanding the product line and horizontal is integrating with the supply chain. Companies diversify to grow, to utilize existing resources or to escape their environments. Advantages could include achievement on the economic scale and to expand product offering while disadvantages could be difficulty coordinating the business. Another problem with diversifying can be the manager lack of knowledge about the business. Successful strategies of managers are developing skills in diversification. They must also have well-developed beliefs how to diversify...
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...take apart a bic ballpoint pen. According to different raw materials, we find the pen can be divided into 5 basic parts, including a ballpoint, a tip, an ink tube, ink and the other pieces. Among them, the ballpoint is made of tungsten carbide, which is a very strong metal. The tip is made of brass - an alloy of copper and zinc. The ink tube is made of polypropylene, an eco-friendly plastic that can be recycled. The ink color is blue. The other pieces include a barrel, a cap, a plastic tip and a pen plug. And they are made of polystyrene, a very common plastic that can be easily produced. In addition, all of these materials can be produced in China. In order to find the material costs for one bic pen, we need to know the costs for each part of the pen and then, add them together. However, we don’t know how much each part costs. Therefore, we decide to find the price of those materials, then calculate the weight of each part seperately. Finally, we can multiply them and figure out costs of each part. • Ballpoint We search the price of tungsten carbide on www.alibaba.com, and find its price is around $60 per kilogram, that is $0.06/g. Since we have already known the ballpoint’s diameter is 1mm, we can calculate the volume of a ballpoint through formula V= (4/3)*pi*r3, and find the result is 5.236*10-4cm3 . In addition, because the density of tungsten carbide is 15.6g/cm3, we can calculate the mass of a ballpoint by formula M=p*V and find the mass of ballpoint is 8.184*10-3g...
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...FEEL CLEAN ALL DAY, EVERYDAY FEASIBILITY DECISION: FEASIBLE HANDY PENS, LLC. Business Feasibility Study EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the convenience driven world we live in today it is no question that people are looking for more and more ways to make their lives easier. With that being said I would like to ask you a question. On an average day how many of you find yourselves using a pen? Our thoughts exactly, so one day we sat down and thought how great it would be to combine this compact device, which people already use throughout their daily activities, with something most people wish they could use on a daily basis. Well after some brain storming that’s exactly what we did. Our new product “Handy Pens” combines the convenience and familiarity of a pen with hygienic items we found to usually be more troublesome to carry in your pockets or handbags. For starters our pens include an attachment full of either a breath freshening spray to keep your mouth smelling minty fresh in the blink of an eye or a pen with an attachment filled with hand sanitizer keeping your hands germ free with the push of a finger. Barriers to entry in the stationary industry are low and we feel consumers would be excited to test out the innovative concept behind Handy Pens. We understand our weaknesses and plan to turn them into strengths, we acknowledge the threats ahead and are excited to change those into opportunities. The potential rewards in this industry outweigh the...
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...SAILOR PEN COMPANY This is a company of Japan for Mr. Kyugoro Sakata who was an engineer from Hiroshima opened. He had to demonstrate a fountain pen by his close friend that was British sailor. Sakata was impressed by design and function of this fountain pen; he decided to begin a company to craft the finest writing instruments in the world in 1911. In horror his friend he chose the name Sailor Pen. The first factory was opened in Hiroshima and still exists for today with hoped that Sailor Pen would oversea to find and adventure the worlds. Famous by the best quality of handmade nib, each of pens were made by Sailor’s company would be sure for commitment, guarantee the accuracy, quality meticulous finishing. Sailor pen is an international company, for each of pens were made in Japan and have hard quality test before export to other country in the world. And they have many classes for target people. You can find normal pens with $25 or over $2000 for limited edition pens to collection. Especially that is nibs of fountain pen were made by hand and from Nobuyoshi Nagahara (Master Design) and his son. People love his Naginata Togi nibs the most because this form like Japan sword. This is a private company because at first it belong to Sakata’s family and now they are become to private limited company for selling shares. Also they used “LTD” after their company name at Stock Exchange. With the hope expend to over the world, Sailor Pen decide to sell their shares...
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...Evolution Of the Pen Regg Penn MAN 4054 Final Paper Professor Marcelo Alvarado-Vargas Where did the Pen come from? I can argue that everything that you and I know is majorly because of the existence of writing equipment and the pen. It’s clear that most of the fabric of history, was recorded by some previous form of the pen, along with some kind of paper. Pens were not always around however the concept of writing and recording images and symbols has been around since the beginning of time. Take the caveman for example; there are thousands of ‘cave paintings’ or drawings that have been either preserved or recorded so that curious individuals could see them. Those drawings were probably drawn with rock at first, then later on chiseled, which I would imagine was very time consuming. I remember learning in a History Course that Ancient Romans carved documents onto wax sculptures. As the progression and the knowledge of human beings expanded, new writing equipments became available. With invention of paper or papyrus, the pen came into existence. According to Maxfield Carroll, “The word "pen" is derived from "penna," the Latin word for a feather or plume. And that is exactly what the early pens were---quills or reeds with the tip carved to form a nib” (Carroll). The Quill was basically a bird feather being dipped into ink. The Quill pen was first used in Western Europe for writing church documents. This was sometime around 6AD. This is usually the pen that is seen in movies...
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...A pen (Latin penna, feather) is a writing implement used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. Historically, reed pens, quill pens, and dip pens were used, with a nib dipped in the ink. Ruling pens allow precise adjustment of line width, and still find a few specialized uses, but technical pens such as the Rapidograph are more commonly used. Modern types also include ballpoint, rollerball, fountain, and felt or ceramic tip pens.[1] Contents | The main modern types of pens can be categorized by the kind of writing tip or point: A mark made on paper with a rollerball pen, and the tip of that pen * A ballpoint pen dispenses viscous oil-based ink by rolling a small hard sphere, usually 0.7–1.2 mm and made of brass, steel or tungsten carbide.[2] The ink dries almost immediately on contact with paper. The ballpoint pen is usually reliable and inexpensive.[citation needed] It has replaced the fountain pen as the most common tool for everyday writing. * A fountain pen uses water-based liquid ink delivered through a nib. The ink flows from a reservoir through a "feed" to the nib, then through the nib, due to capillary action and gravity. The nib has no moving parts and delivers ink through a thin slit to the writing surface. A fountain pen reservoir can be refillable or disposable, this disposable type being an ink cartridge. A pen with a refillable reservoir may have a mechanism, such as a piston, to draw ink from a bottle through the nib, or it may...
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...Ergonomics of Pens * Mitali Prakash Vrinda Gupta Ask anyone who’s ever taken a timed, hand-written exam about the disadvantage of using a poorly-designed pen. Not only can writing with a sub-par utensil cost you time, but pain too. That’s because standard pens are not made with your ergonomic well-being in mind. In fact, the typical, “run-of-the-mill” ballpoint pen is designed to do one thing and one thing only: write. But as you grip the simple, straight shaft of the average pen, you begin to realize that it takes an increasingly high amount of pressure to keep the pen in your fingers. Indeed, because your fingers are fatiguing, and your fingertips sweating, more and more pressure is needed to continue to write. The problem with this of course, is that for all the pressure you exert on the pen, it exerts an equal amount of force on the bones, ligaments, and tendons of your wrist and forearm. This kind of random pressure can wreak havoc on your joints. In fact, it’s one of the leading causes of Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSIs) and Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). Luckily, this problem has been recognized by the designers of several leading pen manufacturers. These companies have stepped forward, creating writing utensils made to eliminate pressure points, allowing you to write with ease for hours on end. Introduction The design of hand writing instruments has been based primarily on touch, feel, aesthetics and muscle exertion (Kao, 1977, 2004), and has mostly being...
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