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The Food and Beverage Industry encompasses the production, processing, distribution, and sale of food and beverages to consumers. The industry is made up of a wide range of organizations â from farmers who produce the raw material, to companies who process and package branded products, to retailers who supply food and beverages to their customers. The industry is very competitive and participants are continually under pressure to contain costs. To remain competitive, many companies seek to exploit the economies of scale that result from mergers and acquisitions. At the...
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The health care industry is one of the largest industries in the world, and it has a direct effect on the quality of life of people in each country. The industry is under constant pressure to improve the quality of its delivery, streamline operations, and cut costs, while providing safe, affordable, and cost-effective care. Operating in a highly sensitive and regulated environment, industry players need to constantly adjust their strategies and processes to meet the ever-increasing demand and compliance requirements. As a result, they are constantly looking at ways to...
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The information technology industry plays a unique role in helping companies conduct their businesses in the modern era. Industry participants must be highly competitive to provide the latest technological advances. It provides value to customers by embracing new trends, such as cloud computing, virtualization, and mobile application solutions to keep their customers ahead of the competition. It must also be sensitive to changing customer needs and be driven by new business opportunities as they emerge. Although the industry is continually challenged by intense...
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Comprised of a variety of stakeholders, the Insurance industry provides products and services that are designed to protect businesses and individuals from risks. The industry players deliver risk coverage, while attempting to manage their own risks in an environment that is subject to regulatory requirements, competitive forces, margin pressures, and changing customer demands. Insurance companies adopt unique strategies to overcome these challenges and to propel growth and market share in a global environment. This course helps learners understand key concepts,...
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The manufacturing industry produces a broad range of products for its customers in a fast-paced, consumer-driven environment. Comprised of a wide variety of industry players and stakeholders, this industry develops the fastest methods available to produce and deliver products to meet customer demands. Manufacturers produce vehicles, building materials, household products, textiles, pharmaceutical drugs, toys, and a wide range of other products that customers require. They are dependent on finding the materials, workforce and best methods to manufacture products quickly,...
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The oil and gas industry is a key player in supplying the world's energy, transportation, petrochemical, and fertilizer needs. Comprised of both national and independent oil and gas companies, the oil and gas industry supplies the products needed to heat homes, provide transportation by running engines in motorized vehicles, increase food production through fertilization, and create plastics for countless uses. The industry uses a supply chain to provide oil and natural gas products from locations around the world and deliver them to consumers throughout the world....
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The pharmaceutical industry provides an extensive range of medications to consumers throughout the world. Comprised of a variety of stakeholders, this industry is dependent on discovering and developing medicines, manufacturing these products commercially and marketing them to health officials or consumers. Industry players adopt unique strategies to overcome the many challenges they face in addressing the prevalent health issues of our times. This course is designed to help learners understand key concepts, terminology, issues, and challenges associated with the...
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The retail industry provides consumers with goods and services for their everyday needs. Comprised of a variety of stakeholders, this industry offers customers the flexibility to buy products from around the world, which requires industry players to have a global supply chain that ensures their products can be cost-effectively sourced from various locations and delivered to individual customers no matter where they live. Industry players adopt unique strategies to overcome these global challenges in order to offer customers the right products at the right time for the...
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The Telecommunications Industry is to the modern world what the central nervous system is to the human body. Made of a complex set of sectors and subsectors and a variety of stakeholders, this industry builds, maintains, and operates networks to supply an essential service to customers globally. The industry players produce communication equipment and deliver a set of voice, data, and broadband services using wire line or wired infrastructure of cables, networks, servers, computers, and satellites. This industry is highly sensitive to the slightest change in regulatory,...
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The utilities industry is essential to modern living and the modern economy. It provides safe sources of drinking water, proper sewage disposal, and reliable heat sources for homes and businesses. It also provides a reliable source of electrical energy to operate the machinery, equipment, and appliances that are vital to a region's prosperity and growth. This traditional industry is undergoing major changes, and its leaders must adapt to a changing regulatory environment and embrace new technologies to succeed. The utilities industry must also meet growing customer...