They still offer too many models in a futile attempt to be all things to all consumers.
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There are many models for this as described in crowdsourcing or Open Innovation models by Prof.
By sharing under-the-skin components among many models, Ford plans to squeeze out waste and to speed development time.
On many models a small timekeeping dial is inset on the right side of the face--it's a Journe hallmark.
There are already many models of cellphones and there are many models of laptops you will not believe it.
Already, Italy's Fiat plans to build many models from a single chassis and sell them to developing countries from Bolivia to Bangladesh.
We want many models to be in place, and new startups and larger organizations alike to keep pushing innovative and competitive ideas.
Rather than reengineering parts, it shares components among many models.
The product life cycle of many models can be measured in weeks, at a time when more than 87 million Americans now own smartphones, according to a comScore report issued in November.
Many models use historical average rates of return.
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Although the demand is huge, local firms don't always meet that demand in the most efficient way, and produce too many models that aren't quite right for Chinese auto consumers while being costly to manufacture.
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They offered many models and you could not tell the difference between one that came from the factory and one that was produced in a back room somewhere in Turkey, so I asked just how this was possible.
The stock fell to an eight-year low after RIM announced that it would have no new BlackBerry models until late 2012 and, according to analysts, the problem with the current line-up is that there are so many models and features, nobody can clearly tell them apart.
When a request from a dealer comes in, the system figures out the availability of parts nearby, the time to resequence the assembly line and whether the change would unbalance the line by scheduling, for example, too many models loaded with time-consuming options one right after the other.
Leading-edge design is certainly a plus (witness Hyundai now), but there are many successful models which do not even attempt to offer leading-edge design, including many midsize sedans.
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With so many overlapping models the company often ends up competing with itself, Press acknowledges.
With so many distinct models, Ford is considering different ad campaigns for each one.
But many different models can rise from a foundation of universal (or near-universal) coverage.
Raised by a single mom, he didn't have many role models but he did have the drive.
No car company wants to get stuck with too many unsold models from the previous model year.
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The latest Rolls-Royce models share many components with BMW models, such as the 7-series, but cost more than twice as much.
Samsung is employing a slice and dice one: have many different models each appealing to a certain specific segment of the market.
Clearly, there are many smartphone models that are now larger than 4 inches and even some bigger than five inches on the market.
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There are many inexpensive models to choose from including store brands from places like Best Buy, which sells its own Insignia brand.
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In fact, quarter after quarter, growth and corporate investments have been below what many investment models at investment banks have predicted, and by increasing margins.
The term micro credit covers many different models of doing things.
Computer makers, for example, often sell many different models, in countless configurations, in part so that it is hard to compare their machines with those of rivals.
How this new eBay of Vietnam fares could impact many business models that have been adopted from the U.S. and China and are being tried in Vietnam now.
As a result, Chrysler produced too many overlapping models that consumers didn't really want, causing Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealers to compete with each other with ever-higher incentives.
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