FIFTH EDITION 2005 Transforming Real Estate Finance A CMBS Primer Primary Analysts: Howard Esaki Marielle Jan de Beur Masumi Goldman This book is an overview of the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) market. The contents of this publication are over eight years in the making and include excerpts of research reports from as early as 1997. In this fifth edition of our primer, we have reorganized the chapters to highlight the different investment options within CMBS. New material
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South African hospitality outlook: 2013-2017 (featuring analysis of Nigeria and Mauritius) 3rd annual edition June 2013 Destination Africa www.pwc.co.za/hospitality-and-leisure The information contained in this publication is provided for general information purposes only, and does not constitute the provision of legal or professional advice in any way. Before making any decision or taking any action, a professional adviser should be consulted. No responsibility for loss to any person acting
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CHAPTER 5: ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING AND MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS 5-1 Product costs are likely distorted when a firm uses a volume-based rate if the plant has more than one activity in its operations and not all activities consume overhead in the same proportion. The more diverse the product mixes of the plant are in volume, sizes, manufacturing processes, or product complexities, the greater the cost distortions are likely to be in using a volume-based rate. Undercosting a product may appear to have increased
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Service QualityLEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter completing this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Describe and illustrate the five dimensions of service quality. 2. Use the service quality gap model to diagnose quality problems for a service firm. 3. Describe how the SERVQUAL survey instrument is used to measure gaps in a service firm's quality. 4. Illustrate how Taguchi methods and poka-yoke methods are applied to quality design in services. 5. Construct a "house of quality" as part of a quality function
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CHAPTER 5: ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING AND MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS 5-1 Product costs are likely distorted when a firm uses a volume-based rate if the plant has more than one activity in its operations and not all activities consume overhead in the same proportion. The more diverse the product mixes of the plant are in volume, sizes, manufacturing processes, or product complexities, the greater the cost distortions are likely to be in using a volume-based rate. Undercosting a product may appear to have increased
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Annual Report and Form 20-F 2013 InterContinental Davos, Switzerland 1777 It all began in 1777 when William Bass opened a brewery in Burton-on-Trent in the UK. Bass made its move into the hotel industry in 1988, buying Holiday Inn International. By 2003 the business had changed from domestic brewer to international hospitality retailer: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. 1946 InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts In April 1946 Juan Trippe, the founder of Pan American Airways, had a vision
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CHAPTER 1 | TOURISM | 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM Since the beginning of the time people have travelled In the early periods, people used to travel for food, water and safety or acquisition of resources (trade). But in the recent times, the word travel is also associated with pleasure or exploration. Now, Tourism is the business of providing travel, accommodation, food, entertainment to the people who are travelling for the purpose of either recreation and leisure or business. Tourism
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Fahy, Smithee / Strategic Marketing and the Resource Based View of the Firm Strategic Marketing and the Resource Based View of the Firm John Fahy University of Limerick Alan Smithee Alloa Metropolitian University John Fahy is Professor of Marketing, Dept. of Management & Marketing, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland 353-61-213126 (office), 353-61-338171 (fax) John.Fahy@ul.ie. Alan Smithee is Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Alloa Metropolitian University, Alloa, Scotland. Please address
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Eastman Kodak Company 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Notice of 2011 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K X Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the year ended December 31, 2010 or Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from Commission File Number 1-87 to EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (Exact name of
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