June 1, 2007 Thesis Open Access

Getinet Hailu

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  <titles>
    <title>ELFORA AGRO-INDUSTRIES PLC</title>
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  <publisher>Zenodo</publisher>
  <publicationYear>2007</publicationYear>
  <dates>
    <date dateType="Issued">2007-06-01</date>
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    <description descriptionType="Abstract">&lt;p&gt;The main purpose of the research was to analyze the marketing and sales strategies of ELFORA Agro-Industries Plc. Since its establishment, the company&amp;rsquo;s profitability and return on investment has been very low, even when it is compared to the current bank saving rate of 4%. The study tried to identify the major marketing and sales problems that contributed to such unsatisfactory level of financial performance. In order to address those problem issues, the researcher conducted interview with the relevant company managers and referred secondary data sources. The collected data and information were compiled and analyzed for possible indications of problem areas. It was found that the main marketing and sales factors that contributed to the low profit level to be the under utilization of existing production and auxiliary facilities, inconsistency in product supply and delivery, inadequate and inconsistent demand for some of the company&amp;rsquo;s products, high cost of production due to low capacity utilization and untimely purchase of raw material inputs, which resulted in higher prices than competitors leading to loss of market share.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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