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The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-Milligram Containers of Fromage Frais Paperback – September 27, 2008

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This econometric study covers the world outlook for 60-milligram containers of fromage frais across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved. This study does not report actual sales data (which are simply unavailable, in a comparable or consistent manner in virtually all of the 230 countries of the world). This study gives, however, my estimates for the worldwide latent demand, or the P.I.E., for 60-milligram containers of fromage frais. It also shows how the P.I.E. is divided across the world's regional and national markets. For each country, I also show my estimates of how the P.I.E. grows over time (positive or negative growth). In order to make these estimates, a multi-stage methodology was employed that is often taught in courses on international strategic planning at graduate schools of business.

Print length

190 pages
Language

English
Publisher

ICON Group International, Inc.
Publication date

September 27, 2008
Dimensions

8 x 0.43 x 10.25 inches
ISBN-10

0497929503
ISBN-13

978-0497929503
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ ICON Group International, Inc. (September 27, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 190 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0497929503
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0497929503
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.43 x 10.25 inches

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Big Al

Other Reviews Miss The Point Of This COMPUTER-WRITTEN book

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2010

I'm surprised that there are two reviews here (one 1-star, one 5-star) that are on opposite sides of the debate over whether this is a good book. They're missing the whole point. Author Philip M. Parker "...patented a method to automatically produce a set of similar books from a template which is filled with data from database and internet searches" (from Wikipedia). In other words, it's a book that's essentially computer-generated; one might say, written by a computer. Therefore, before any debate can be had on the book itself (if such a debate can, in fact, be had at all) one has to rate the methodology--or software--or rules--by which the book itself was created. On that front (and having skimmed through it) I rate it a three. Certainly it's a bad, bad book by any scientific or literary measure. But the ability to piece together existing articles into a quasi-cohesive and understandable tome is the first step toward truly computer generated non-fiction. Hopefully future "books" will take into account reader comprehension, trends, etc. so as to be a little further along on the meter from computer-compiled single-topic mish mosh toward insightful cohesive non-fiction that pieces together multiple articles not as closely related separate entities but further COMBINES said articles by pulling relevant and important information from each and writing it's own articles and (maybe someday) even drawing its own conclusions. Once that is accomplished, the days of computer-generated fiction (i.e. computer-generated art) cannot be far behind. And soon after that (and I say this at the risk of offending those who believe that art requires consciousness) perhaps real artificial intelligence and consciousness.

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D. Feild

The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2012

I loved this book! What a beautiful heart warming tale. I read it to my daughter, before she went to bed. It took us over a year because it is a very long book, but when it was over she said "Daddy can we read it again tomorrow?" to which I gladly nodded. What a pleasure this tome has brought into our lives.

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Jonathan Jones

READ THE ABSTRACT BEFORE CRITICISING!

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2009

Yes, it's boring. OK - skim the abstract. He's using 60mg containers as a example to make a point about latent demand. He's not saying there's a real world demand for 0.006g of fromage frais.

Sure, it's a bit weird, but don't give reviews saying how stupid the study if you don't understand the point.

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Ken Stewart

$800 for a report on a non-existent product ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2009

A 60 milligram container would be 1/16 of a gram, or about 1/450 of an ounce. I can tell you exactly what the market outlook is for 60mg containers of fromage frais - none. There is no market outlook for 60mg containers of fromage frais, for the simple reason that they do not exist.

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