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Stock Market Operations

Notes 10. How does the stock market evaluate the industry?
11. How are the leading scrips in the industry evaluated by the stock market?

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
4. ……………………… industries are closely related to business cycles. Prosperity provides
consumers purchasing power and boom to industry whereas depression adversely affects
them. Consumer durables are subject to these kinds of changes.

5. ……………………… industries are those the products of which have relatively inelastic
demand. Food processing industry is an example.

Caselet Workforce Management Market Analysis

Client
A National ILEC
Challenge
The ILEC was looking to build their strategy and business case for developing Next
Generation Workforce Management capabilities.
DataLinx Solution
DataLinx proposed a capability analysis be done including a survey of leading Dispatch
Systems and Solutions being offered in the market today.
This market evaluation was structured and performed as follows:
An industry scan of the WFM market vendors was done and a short list of leading
vendors compiled.

DataLinx developed an evaluation methodology along with comprehensive analysis
criteria that was compiled into a RFI questionnaire and distributed to the WFM
vendors.
The compilation of vendor responses and marketing material followed along with
in depth and comparative analysis of the vendors’ individual Business, Operational,
Functional, Technical, and Next Generation capabilities.
On-site meetings and functionality demonstrations were performed with each
vendor to better grasp the practical aspects of the key Dispatch Systems functionality,
the strategy and vision from the vendor point of view, as well as to do a validation
of capabilities.
Results

A confidential report was prepared and presented to our customer’s Senior Management
team. The report included an executive summary and detailed analysis of the Business,
Operational, Functional, Technical, and Next Generation direction for each vendor as well
as within the WFM industry as a whole. This information was captured and presented in
a manner that enabled our customer to make clear comparisons of the key WFM enabling
factors which ultimately enabled their WFM strategy and business case activities.

Source: http://www.datalinx.net/casestudies3.htm

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