Glow pets, from the makers of pillow pets, are a light-up pillow product designed for young children. the pillows are colorful animals that produce a soft light for 20 minutes at a time and were produced for children with a fear of the dark. the company aired ads on various tv programs showing children being comforted and sleeping restfully with a glow pet, making parents and kids alike desire such a situation. the content of the advertising's message most likely focuses on which stage of the consumer purchase decision process?

Atoy manufacturer makes its own wind-up motors, which are then put into its toys. while the toy manufacturing process is continuous, the motors are intermittent flow. data on the manufacture of the motors appears below. annual demand (d) = 50,000 units daily subassembly production rate = 1,000setup cost (s) = $85 per batch daily subassembly usage rate = 200carrying cost = $.20 per unit per year(a) to minimize cost, how large should each batch of subassemblies be? (b) approximately how many days are required to produce a batch? (c) how long is a complete cycle? (d) what is the average inventory for this problem? (e) what is the total annual inventory cost (holding plus setup) of the optimal behavior in this problem?

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

How are interest rates calculated by financial institutions? financial institutions generally calculate interest as (1) interest or (.