Apex Corporation Manufactures a Complete Line of High Quality Bits

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Essay

Apex Corporation manufactures a complete line of high quality bits for electric drills. Apex has a good record for product innovation and effective marketing and distribution. An increase in domestic and international competition during the past two years has limited the firm's sales growth to 3 percent per year, down from the previous five-year average annual growth of 5 percent. In addition, market share declined by 0.5 percent this past year. Apex is experiencing profit reductions caused by price competition and manufacturing cost increases.
Required:
Choose one of the 13 contemporary management techniques introduced in Chapter 1: Explain why the technique you selected is appropriate in helping Apex develop a plan for reversing the decline in sales growth and controlling the growth in costs.

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Definitions:

Labor

The effort by humans to produce goods or services in the economy. It is one of the primary factors of production.

Production Function

An equation or graph that shows the relationship between inputs (like labor and capital) and the maximum output that can be produced.

Marginal Cost

The increment in overall price involved in producing one extra unit of a product or service.

Instructional Modules

Structured units designed to provide learners with information and activities in a specific subject area, often used in educational contexts.