...economic and political shifts and consumer lifestyles. In 2015, the business sector has seen a great junction of enterprise and marketplace by way of collaboration. Knowledge engineering and new leadership approaches are at the forefront of trends in business intelligence and human capital. Some of these business trends are sources of good business opportunities; others are trends we need to incorporate into our small business practices to stay competitive and keep or grow our market share. (Business Trends That Will Drive Success, 2015) Rise of the Phone App This business trend is consumer-driven and closely related to mobile computing. Business-wise, phone apps are replacing everything from mileage log books through credit card readers. An iPhone app called Square, for example, lets you accept credit card payments by plugging a card reader into your iPhone. Business can benefit from this business trend by using phone apps to eliminate some of your other office equipment and supplies. You might also benefit by creating and selling your own phone app. The Amazon App is an (in)famous example of a shopping app; it scans bar codes and comparison shops, letting customers know if they can get a better deal through Amazon's website or not. (A Top Ten for Business Leaders, 2015) Banking and Finance Finance models have also undergone change in 2015. The constraints placed on traditional bank institutions since the global financial crises of 2008, and subsequent regulatory reforms of those...
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...Monamee Afroze Ishika ID: 07104021 BRAC Business School BRAC University PREPARED FOR Mr. Anup Chowdhury Assistant Professor BRAC Business School BRAC University DATE of SUBMISSION 8th December, 2010 Transmittal Message December 08, 2010 Mr. Anup Chowdhury Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School BRAC University Subject: Submission of Internship Report Dear Sir, With great pleasure I am submitting my Internship report on Trend Analysis of Generic Shifting in the Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Market (2006-2010). I got the opportunity to work at country’s leading pharmaceutical company, world reputed Square Pharmaceuticals Limited (SPL) and was placed under one of the most important departments in the company Product Management Department (PMD). I have found the experience to be quite interesting and under the guidance of my supervisors and with the help of all the members of the department I have tried my level best to prepare an effective report on the above mentioned topic. The report contains the trend analysis of generic shifting, the reasons behind it and future potentiality of certain generic shifting events and SPL’s planning in the present scenario. Here I have gathered data and information through actual interviews of product managers and secondary data from IMS software and Research department of the organization (MRPC). I honestly hope that my analysis will help to give the idea how generic shifting event occur in the pharmaceutical...
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...onsite supervisor. I was under the direct supervision of Mr. Dipak Kumar Saha, Senior Manager, PMD, Square Pharmaceuticals Limited and Mr. Anup Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University for my internship program. Though the topic for my project work was assigned by my onsite supervisor but it was duly approve by my academic supervisor. The project is to investigate the trend toward which doctors‟ preference for any genric under any therapeutic class is shifting to another one. The report will definitely increase the knowledge of the department about the changing trend and preference of doctors regarding any generic which might help the department to plan their marketing effort considering these facts to make the plans more effective. 1.2OBJECTIVE The broad objective of this report is to explore the trend of generic shifting over a particular time period (2006-June, 2010). The main focus is to analyze the shifting in preference of molecule by the whole pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh and SPL‟s progress to cope up with the changing trend. TREND ANALYSIS OF GENERIC SHIFTING IN THE BANGLADESH PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET (2006-2010) Page 1...
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...Manufacturing Sector Trend Analysis My assignment was to analyze the current state of the manufacturing sector in the United States, paying particular attention to trends in productivity, competitiveness, and employment. What I learned was a bit surprising and alarming, though, only if said trends continue. With regard to productivity, in an article released by the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, productivity in the manufacturing sector declined by 0.1% in Q3 2013, as hours worked increased by 1.2%. That said, productivity in durable goods increased 1.1% and decreased 1% in nondurable goods. It was the area of competitiveness that was most interesting to me. According to a 2013 report released by Deloitte, evaluating global manufacturing competitiveness, the United States did not hold the top position. As was described in that article, of the top ten countries, five are developed nations whereas five are developing nations and yet, in five years, three developing nations will likely occupy position #2 and #3 respectively. The article points to “talent-driven innovation” as the key component to a nations competitiveness. In fact, the Deloitte article goes on to state: “Talent-driven innovation is deemed the most critical driver of a nation’s competitiveness. Catapulting into the second most important driver position is the economic, trade, financial, and tax system of a nation.” (Deloitte 2013) Current competitiveness | | Competitiveness...
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...cumulative expenditure of US$112.2 billion over the next decade. – In terms of segments, SSN is expected to account for 39% of the global submarine market, followed by SSKs and SSBNs, occupying shares of 36% and 25% respectively. Synopsis This report offers detailed analysis of the global submarine market with market size forecasts covering the next ten years. This report will also analyze factors that influence demand for the global submarine market, key market trends, and challenges faced by industry participants. In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following: – Global submarine market size and drivers: detailed analysis of the global submarine market during 2015-2025, including highlights of the demand drivers and growth stimulators for submarines. It also provides a snapshot of the spending and modernization patterns of different regions around the world – Recent developments and industry challenges: insights into technological developments in the global submarine market, and a detailed analysis of the changing preferences of global submarine market departments around the world. It also provides trends of the changing industry structure and the challenges faced by the industry participants – SWOT analysis of global...
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...The 2012 Computer Trends 1. Touchscreen PCs with Window 8: Microsoft’s new OS Window 8 is expected to launch in October 2012, but there are still speculation revolving around about its release. It’s likely that in few months you will be seeing Window 7 products in the market with a tag saying ‘Windows 8 ready’. Only by the end of this year or may be in starting of 2013 we will get a chance to see an actual Window 8 running device. There are rumors that HP Slate 8 might be the first tablet to have the Window 8 OS, but there are not details about its release date or price details. 2. When Intel high-end CPUs Hits Market: At CES 2012 Intel was mum about its next generation of CPUs which are dubbed as Ivy Bridge. We hope that even if there is a short delay the Intel's higher-end third generation Core i series of CPUs will become a standard in all new desktops and laptops before this Christmas. The history of market trends shows that there will be a lot of improved mainstream parts in the market after the Intel’s high-end CPU hit the stores. 3. A Refresh to MacBook and Mac Pro: From the past three we haven’t seen any change in MacBook Pros design and we surely expect a refreshed model of MacBook from Apple this year. With the new Intel high-end processors we can dream of a slimmer and more powerful Pro model or a hybrid of Pro and Air is also a possibility. It’s for sure that there will be a major update in MacBook Air as Apple will be...
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...Charles Schwab: Growth for the Future Marcus Readus & Brea R. Silva Team D Boston University; MET AD 741 October 14, 2013 Abstract This paper will discuss what direction the leading investment Services firm, Charles Schwab Corporation should take over the next ten years. To answer this question, an analysis of where Schwab and the financial industry are right now. In addition, it will examine what social and technological trends are shaping the way financial industry might be heading in the future. Lastly, it will recommend the direction the Schwab organization should take over the next 10 years. Introduction The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices and 8.9 million active brokerage accounts, 1.6 million corporate retirement plan participants, 895,000 banking accounts, and $2.11 trillion in client assets as of April 30, 2013 (Krieger, 2013). Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC, www.sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; compliance and trade monitoring solutions;...
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...Consumer Behavior Trends Faith Popcorn identified 17 trends that drove the business and people’s life in her book “Clicking” ten years ago. According to BrainReserve, trends are not fads. They endure, evolve and represent underlying forces, first causes, basic human needs, attitudes and aspirations. They help us navigate the world, understand what's happening and why, and prepare for what is yet to come. This paper will investigate one of the trends Popcorn has identified – Fantasy Adventure – particularly focus on its development in the last ten years. I will examine related evidence observed in various industries and make the claim that this trend has not declined but further developed. Fantasy Adventure refers to the behavior that consumer crave excitement and stimulation as an escape from stress and boredom in essentially risk-free adventures.(Popcorn, 1998) The excitement are taken in small doses, and allow us to return to our “normal” life at the end of the day. They make us feel courageous, open to new exotic experience, and most important of all, they give us the sense of transforming to a better person. There are three underlying forces in creating this trend: the increasing stress brought to us by our routine yet increasingly competitive life, the rising number of cases of the unsafe, uncertain events happening around our environment and the advancement of technologies. In the 1990s only 40% percentage Canadians reported stress in workplace but the statistic...
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...CLOUDYN Introduction to Cloudyn Cloudyn is a leader in cloud monitoring and cost optimization that governs and optimizes cloud deployments across public, private, and hybrid clouds. Our SaaS solution delivers unprecedented insights into usage trends and cost allocation coupled with custom prescriptive actions for enhancing performance and reducing spend. Use Cases Whether you’re a CFO who needs to control costs, a DevOps who works on optimizing resource allocation, or a CIO who needs a real-time overview of all cloud activity, Cloudyn enables you to take control of your cloud. Control Cloud Costs Companies today need to move fast to remain relevant and competitive. While cloud computing delivers the agility and scalability required for speedy innovation, costs can soar if not managed properly. Cloudyn provides the finance organization with clarity into cloud cost drivers, tools for cost allocation along with recommendations for optimizing spend and increasing ROI. Plan and Monitor Your Cloud CIOs are responsible for making sure that work gets done quickly, securely and cost-effectively. Whether managing a massive map-reduce job or figuring out which customers are the costliest to support, CIOs need answers on how their cloud resources are performing and what the cost impact is. Cloudyn provides the CIO with tools for assessing cloud efficiency based on detailed performance and cost metrics, across all deployments and environments. Optimize Your Cloud DevOps have successfully...
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...oWHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY OVER TIME? 10 GLOBAL HOSPITALITY TRENDS IN HOTELS & RESORTS Time to time hospitality industry experiences important changes that impact globally the hotelier industry practices. Currently global economics factors and increase international travel and tourism volumes, driven by the growing BRIC economies. As well mega events in Europe and South America from 2012 through 2016 have impact the global hospitality sector. As result owners and managers are implementing news worldwide practices to enhance value and competitiveness such as sustainability and brand refreshment (Ernst & Young, 2012). This report will present and reveal top ten trends and issues considered to be primary areas of focus in the global hospitality industry at present time. Firstly this essay will start presenting the new emerging trends in hotels and resorts services and practices. Secondly will reveal a key issue for owners’ and hotel chains .Lastly one main trend that has brought opportunities to increase hotel demand in the global market. In order to be more efficient and more competitive hotels services and practices have suffered changes. Firstly there is less service provided by the staff and more service provided by the guest. It starts from making one's own reservation, self checking in to help self-service breakfasts. The second trend is forever changing employees which cause a shortage of 10-15 million skilled workers in this industry. Consequently...
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...HIGHLIGHTS ON WOOD CHARCOAL: 2004-2009 By Mr Florian Steierer, Forestry Officer (Wood Energy), FAO Forestry Department Data source: FAOSTAT-ForesSTAT, released on 12 January 2011 PRODUCTION The global production of wood charcoal was estimated at 47 million metric tonnes in 2009 and increased by 9% since 2004. This development is being very strongly influenced by Africa. Africa is the region with the by far most important production, accounting for 63% of global production. Charcoal production boosted in Africa by almost 30% since 2004, extended Africa’s global lead (see Table 1). The region of Latin America and the Caribbean shows an opposite trend compared to Africa. Charcoal production decreased to 8.8 million metric tonnes which is a reduction by almost 30% since 2004. Latin America and Caribbean production is now close to the Asian production of 7.4 million metric tonnes. However, this development of charcoal production in Latin America and the Caribbean was strongly influenced by the data reported by Brazil. Brazil is the biggest single charcoal producing country in the world (see Figure 2), and its production accounts for 47% of the charcoal production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009. Charcoal production in Brazil is only reported for the production of pig iron. In the wake of the economic downturn, production decreased from 8.4 million metric tonnes in 2008 to 5.1 million metric tonnes in 2009 (see Table 1). Latest national data, which are not yet...
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...(APA format) discussion with at least 4 references, that discusses either the telecommunications industry or trends in the digital marketplace. Digital marketing can be defined as “the marketing of products or services using digital channels to reach consumers. The key objective is to promote brands through various forms of digital media.” (Definition of Digital Marketing (n.d.) The digital marketplace is a growing industry and many people are beginning to adapt to it, which is important for our economy and our strategy for entering overseas. “In the last few years it has become extremely important that businesses develop good mobile websites, as a growing number of consumers access ecommerce sites via their mobile devices and expect a good experience… this is especially important when trying to access consumers in overseas markets where mobile internet usage is higher than traditional web.” (Understanding Technology Trends (n.d.)) It is apparent that people are adapting to the rise of technology and it is becoming more common than any other media or developed strategy. One of the top technology trends in 2015 is “Computing everywhere… as smart-phone technology advances, smart-phones will be used in new contexts and environments. Along with wearable’s, smart-phones will offer connected screens in the workplace and in public. User experience will be key.” (Top Ten Trends for 2015, 2015) This stood out to me because later in this paper, Chinese users will be discussed and the...
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...question of three social trends affecting US based businesses. The first trend I discovered was the power of Facebook. “. . . Facebook has the highest penetration among the top social media entities” (Cohen, 2013). Through Facebook, people are able to not only set up personal profiles but also post reviews and recommendations about businesses that can be viewed all over the world. This is a huge tool that essential works like word-of-mouth, but electronically. To be competitive businesses are setting up additional advertising here to help bolster crowds which frequent this site. The other social trend I found interesting was of the use of twitter which is essentially a site that streams blasts and updates continually for people that a user chooses to follow. As businesses have seen the power of Facebook, they have also jumped on this new trend so consumers can follow a not only people like celebrities, but also businesses and get the most up to date news at the touch of a finger. The last social trend that seems to be quite prevalent is the use of spam mail. When businesses want to easily promote something like a product or service, it is fairly easy to do this by bombarding people will e-mails by way of advertising and phishing. While most respectable businesses don’t normally do this, many others take advantage of be able to reach multiple people without them having to visit their home web site directly. I then looked at three technological trends that are affecting business...
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...them with the styles and trends of young adults today. No longer are young adults interested in sitcoms as they watch reality televisions shows. Also, it is has become increasingly important to use the internet as a tool to communicate with our target audience to show our dominance in the clothing industry. Internet Advertising XYZ Company needs to focus advertising on internet sites that appeal to young people. According to surveys, 72% of our target market uses the internet for five hours or more per week. The following list shows in order of popularity the most frequented sites: Google Facebook Myspace EBay iTunes Shifting our efforts from our other media sources such as radio and magazine to these popular internet sites will more effectively promote our product sales. Young adults are spending more and more time on the internet downloading music, communicating and researching for homework and less and less time reading paper magazines and listening to the radio. As the trend for cultural icons to go digital, so must our marketing plans. Television Advertising It used to be common to advertise for our products on shows like Friends and Seinfeld for our target audience, but even the face of television is changing. Young adults are tuning into reality television shows for their entertainment. Results from the focus group show that our target audience is most interested in shows like American Idol,The Apprentice, and America's Next Top Model....
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...Atwood and Allen Consulting has been hired to complete these strategies, and will incorporate the impact of organizational diversity on the organization, and the laws considered for recruitment and selection. The population of Austin continues to grow and diversify. There is no longer one ethnicity making up the majority of people. Robinson (n.d.), “By the middle of the next decade, the number of Asians in Austin will more than likely exceed the number of African Americans. While the general population of Austin doubles every 20 to 25 years, the number of Asians in Austin is doubling every ten years” (Asian share skyrocketing). In addition to Asians, Latinos are also increasing in population faster than Anglos (Robinson, n.d.). Bradley Stonefield’s organizational goal is centered on first-class transportation for his customers. It is important to interpret the demographic trends of the Austin area for recruiting staff of Landslide Limousines. Because Austin is becoming more diverse, Mr. Stonefield needs to be able to meet the needs of multiple cultures. Within the first year, 25 employees will be hired, and having a diverse work team will help to ensure all customers are delivered the first-class service they deserve. “When companies discover they can communicate better with their customers through employees who are similar to their customers, those companies then realize they have increased their internal diversity. And that means they have to manage and retain their new...
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