Estudo da variação das vendas de lojas de uma rede de Fast-Food: podemos explicar as variações nas vendas das lojas da Grande São Paulo principalmente por fatores exógenos?

Como fazer para avaliar o desenvolvimento no faturamento de uma empresa ou segmento de negócio quando não se dispõem de informações sobre o setor em que a empresa se insere. Através deste trabalho aprofundou-se o conhecimento do segmento de mercado de alimentação fora do domicílio, inclusive com a aplicação de teoria micro-econômica

Improvement on the sales forecast accuracy for a fast growing company by the best combination of historical data usage and clients segmentation

Industrial companies in developing countries are facing rapid growths, and this requires having in place the best organizational processes to cope with the market demand. Sales forecasting, as a tool aligned with the general strategy of the company, needs to be as much accurate as possible, in order to achieve the sales targets by making available the right information for purchasing, planning and control of production areas, and finally attending in time and form the demand generated. The present dissertation uses a single case study from the subsidiary of an international explosives company based in Brazil, Maxam, experiencing high growth in sales, and therefore facing the challenge to adequate its structure and processes properly for the rapid growth expected. Diverse sales forecast techniques have been analyzed to compare the actual monthly sales forecast, based on the sales force representatives’ market knowledge, with forecasts based on the analysis of historical sales data. The dissertation findings show how the combination of both qualitative and quantitative forecasts, by the creation of a combined forecast that considers both client´s demand knowledge from the sales workforce with time series analysis, leads to the improvement on the accuracy of the company´s sales forecast.

M-PESA mobile money: a case study in Blue ocean strategy

The recent and widespread availability of affordable mobile phone technology in developing countries has paved the way for the development of a number of mobile money and electronic remittance services. One of the most successful of these services is Safaricom’s M-PESA program, launched in the East African nation of Kenya in March 2007. Since then, the program has successfully enrolled over 15.2 million users, transferred more than US$1.4 trillion in electronic funds, and contributed significantly to poverty alleviation and financial inclusion efforts in Kenya. M-Pesa is a mobile phone based money transfer system in Kenya which grew at a blistering pace following its inception in 2007. This case study will analyze the critical factors that make M-PESA such a unique success in Kenya specifically.

De saída, ministro entrega 'fast track' para terminais

Contando todo o vaivém de documentos, a análise pelo governo de novos terminais de uso privado tem demorado 988 dias, em média. Um trabalho encomendado por Barbalho à diretoria de análise de políticas públicas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-RJ) demonstra que esse prazo pode ser encurtado para apenas 65 dias.