Experience and the life cycle: some analytic implications

Article Abstract:

Models of product life cycle and technology life cycle have been integrated into a theoretical marketing and management system that explains the dimensions of life cycle models and learning effects generated. The theory implies that the rate of cost reduction due to production experience is subject to the life cycle level. Moreover, the discount rate, the cumulative experience growth rate and the cost experience ratio determine the probability of suppression of a superior technology in favor of an inferior one. In addition, technological information determines market-share.

Marketing management, Technology, Product life cycle

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Justification of global positioning systems purchase using the analytic hierarchical process - the case of the Israeli Defense Force

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The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) of decision making is an efficient alternative decision instrument for the purchasing of technological innovations of governments with financial constraints. The Israeli Defense Forces used the AHP method in selecting the appropriate navigation technology, the global positioning sytems (GPS). Cost-cutting decision making process overrode the traditional lowest bidder system. Current practices on government spending for military equipment should be modified, taking into consideration multi-criteria decision making.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Search and navigation equipment, Global Positioning Systems, Decision-making, Decision making, Purchasing, Israel, Military aspects, Global Positioning System

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Strategy making and environment: an organizational life cycle perspective

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The effects of environmental changes on the organizational life cycle (OLC) and strategy making is analyzed using a three-stage OLC model. The cross-sectional study identifies companies as being in the inception, high growth and maturity stage. Results show that regardless in which of the OLC stages the company is in, the environment positively affects the strategy employed.

Management, Environmental aspects, Business enterprises, Organizational change

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