The principles of substitution states when a several similar or commensurate commodities, goods or services are available, the one with the lowest price will attract the greatest demand and wide distribution which is why many US companies move their manufacturing overseas, lower labor cost.
The public sector can also work together with corporations and NGOs to organize complementary networks of small and medium enterprises to take on the challenge of increasing the distribution of and demand for quality, affordable products and services to improve maternal and child health.
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Like other paper-based distribution businesses, such as newspapers and magazines, demand for greeting cards have been negatively impacted by the proliferation and growing popularity of electronic media distribution.
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The authors' models suggest that a less equitable distribution of wealth can boost demand for government borrowing to provide for the lagging average worker.
Second Harvest, the largest food-bank network in the country, says that about half its 183 food-distribution centers have reported increased demand over the past year.
Thousands of reservists and secular citizens have rallied across Israel in recent weeks to demand service for all and an equal distribution of the burden.
However, since natural gas extraction from shale deposits is an expensive process, it makes perfect sense for the company to invest in distribution networks to spur the demand for the fuel.
Then, companies must also invest in proper warehouses and distribution centers to keep up with demand.
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Home entertainment distribution virtually imploded with on-demand, Redbox, and iTunes. 3D is being forced on the public (and theater operators), but many are still skeptical of the price.
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This technology is creating new demand for enterprise storage and for the creation and distribution of digital content in general.
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For them the technology has the potential to provide valuable data about the demand for their medicine in order to plan their distribution more efficiently and precisely.
Local prices differ based on factors like vehicle population, which drives demand, and proximity to oil refineries, which affects distribution costs.
The new distribution model will also help Good meet increased demand for its product, says Think Equity Partners analyst Pablo Perez-Fernandez.
In order to meet the increasing demand for such alternative energy, efficient production and widespread distribution of these fuels would need to be undertaken.
GE, which manufactures gas turbines for power generation, wind turbines and a variety of products for energy production, distribution and management is benefiting from this rising demand.
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About the policy response from the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve, Huether notes that the stimulus package produced a beneficial uptick in demand, but its temporary impact has limited the proper distribution of profits that resulted.
"Sports brands in China are generally slow to understand demand from end-consumers because of these multiple layers of distribution, " said Alfred Ying, analyst of Piper Jaffray Asia Securities Ltd.
While the stock price has doubled over the past year (it will split 2-for-1 in late May), Longbow Research's David S. MacGregor likes that the company is active in the growing South and that it operates both a recycling business and a global distribution operation that can offset downturns in domestic steel demand.
The researchers also found the labor demand for work-family accommodation does not seem to propel the distribution of telecommuting hours.
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That said, Detwiler adds that with improved hardware and distribution, as well as an aging laptop fleet in Western markets, demand for Windows 8 tablets should improve in the 2013 second half.
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For my outlook to change on the current market, the indices would have to stage a robust follow through day, where a sufficient inflow of demand, like institutional buying, for example, balances out all of the recent distribution we have seen.
The deal gives Comcast greater control of media content and a distribution advantage over other pay-TV providers by furthering its own on-demand content and providing income on content it allows others to carry.
It's that demand for a high return that is keeping the fund from investing in wine retailing and distribution in Asia, despite the fact that wine consumption has risen from 0.1 liter per person annually in 1987 to as much as 3 liters today.
Those struggling suppliers are keeping up with that increased demand, and scores of new ethanol plants are being planned or built as those kinks in the distribution system are being worked out.
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