Marketing and Production Decisions

Author: Tim Wood
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: A classic textbook from the University of Cambridge, written by experienced professors. It has been revised multiple times, continuously improving and remaining popular. It is committed to guiding decision-making practices, being concise, to the point, and targeted. The content and exercise design are flexible and open, drawing from teaching practices to engage readers and inspire independent thinking. Numerous vivid cases from various industries cover different themes, providing rich and insightful analysis. Marketing and production are inseparable aspects of any business operation. Marketing serves as the link between consumers and businesses, while production technology and costs affect product value. Therefore, businesses should regard the integration of the two as the core of their operations, market-oriented, first identifying consumer needs and producing them, and then selling products or services. This book combines the theoretical knowledge from three books in the "Cambridge Business Decision Classics" series—Organizational Management Decisions, Quantitative Decision Analysis, and Finance and Accounting Decisions)—and applies it to the fields of marketing and production. The book presents clear viewpoints with a well-designed structure, combining practical and virtual materials to explain each chapter's concepts. It uses various classic cases to create realistic scenarios, provides analysis questions, and offers opportunities to apply theories. The book is divided into two parts: the second part introduces the themes of each chapter in the first part, clarifies learning objectives, and provides answers to the exercises and case analyses in the first part. This book can serve as a learning textbook for economics and business majors and also provide effective help for professionals working in the business field.