Introduces students to the comparative analysis of the cost of equipment, the basic technology strategists. Sophisticated quantitative analysis of what strategy to take, a comparative analysis of the cost may be the most common. The purpose of the comparative analysis of the cost simply to assess whether the costs of the company compared to the opponent. Company to study the relative costs of a number of reasons: to predict how a competitor is likely to respond to price changes, to predict how the price war may develop, to test whether the cost advantage to him, it is a real and sustainable, to decide how far the company has bid to win a contract from the competitive opponent, to identify opportunities for internal cost reduction, to assess in the context of the acquisition as purchase price may be reduced, and that a reasonable price can be for the company;, ie. "Hide
by Jan W. Rivkin, Hannah Halaburda 15 pages. Publication Date: October 26, 2007. Prod. #: 708462-PDF-ENG
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