Month: August 2019

Will The Rv Industry Survive The Economic Crisis

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Unfortunately, the immediate future of the RV Industry is not looking bright. I am afraid there will still be a few more RV Manufacturers going out of business. Once the dust settles, the RV Industry will start to slowly grow once again and yes, people will start to buy RVs again.

I am going to use the example of the Dot Com Bubble burst of 2000 and 2001 to try to explain what has happened to and what is going to happen to the RV Industry. You are probably asking yourself “What the heck does the Dot Com Bubble Burst have to do with the RV Industry?” stick with me here it will all make sense at the end (I hope).

In the late 90s more and more people were getting on the internet. Some retailers and entrepreneurs saw the internet as an opportunity to start selling tons of merchandise. So they started up a bunch of websites selling everything from pet supplies to music CDs. The philosophy of some of these dot-coms was “If we build a website people will come and buy all of our stuff”. So the dot-coms starting borrowing millions of dollars from the banks and went public with their stock so they could build their websites. The stocks kept soaring and the dot-coms kept borrowing more and more money to add on to their websites and advertise them. There was only one problem; a lot of these dot-coms were making no money at all.

In fact there became a glut of dot-coms on the internet all spending millions on their websites to sell their stuff. These dot-coms knew they couldn’t fail, after all it was the internet and everybody was making millions of dollars on the internet weren’t they?

Well, all the sales didn’t come in as expected, in fact some of these dot-coms never made a profit the whole time that they were in business. Now the banks were getting worried about some of these dot-coms, because loan payments were not being made on a timely basis and some of the banks started to call-in some of the loans. Now the shareholders were getting worried because of lack of sales and profits, defaulted loans, bad business practices, etc and they started selling off their stock like crazy and stock prices plummeted and lot of the dot-coms went belly up (out of business).

Here are just a few of the dot-coms that went out of business, Beyond.com, Boo.com, Pets.com, KOZMO.com, eToys.com, eXcite.com and so on and so on. But wait if you search the internet you can still find some of these websites, “What’s up with that?” Well, some of the other dot-coms that did not go out of business bought their names and are using them.

Now there were some survivors of the Dot-Com Bubble Burst such as eBay.com, Amazon.com, Travelocity.com and Yahoo.com to name a few. It took these survivors awhile to get back on track, but they are now flourishing.

So what went wrong? Rather than trying to figure out what the consumer really wanted, the dot-coms adopted the philosophy of “if we build it they will come” and if they don’t come, we will just borrow more money and make our website bigger and advertise more until they do come. It never dawned on the dot-coms that not all of the internet visitors were ready to buy stuff on-line, because they were not sure how secure their transactions would be (there was no consumer confidence).

These dot-coms also ignored the fact that were lots of other websites that were selling the same stuff they were and that these other websites actually understood what the internet consumer wanted. These other websites were doing a better job at customer service, etc. These big dot-coms just ignored the fact that there were too many websites selling the same stuff and ended up going out of business.

Does any of the above sound familiar? During the 90s and into the 2000s many of the RV manufactures increased production and opened new factories as a result of strong RV Sales. Of course a lot of the manufacturers had to get loans to continue their expansions. According to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association RV sales peaked in 2006 at about 390,000 vehicles. Some of the RV Manufacturers were caught by surprise when RV sales started to decline in 2007.

Then came the volatile fuel prices which caused a lot of potential RV buyers to steer clear of buying “fuel-guzzling” RVs. To be honest, there really has not been a major improvement in fuel mileage in the motorized RV category for the past two decades. Now, if the fuel prices were not enough to hurt the RV Industry, the housing loan debacle sure was. Lending institutions were being hit hard by subprime loan defaults. So their reaction was to tighten up the loan market making it harder for someone to buy a “luxury item” such as an RV.

Then to put the final nail in the coffin of the RV Industry the stock market decided to make a “major price correction” in other words the stock market plummeted. This price correction affected a lot of “baby boomers” financially. Since baby boomers are the major buyers of RVs it also affected the RV Industry. Because the RV industry was too slow to react to the economic downturn, they produced too many RVs that were not selling, creating the new RV glut that we have now. So the RV Industry has gone from “feast to famine” in 2 1/2 years.

So, as you see there are quite a few similarities between the Dot-Com Bubble Burst of 2000 and 2001 and the RV Bubble Burst of 2008 and 2009. Just like the Dot-Com Bubble Burst there will be survivors of the RV Bubble Burst. The number of RV Manufacturers that survive is yet to be determined as we are in the middle of the RV Bubble Burst. But there will be survivors.

What will happen to the RV Industry in the future is going to be in the hands of the surviving RV Manufacturers. All of the surviving RV Manufacturers by default will have larger market shares of RV sales then they had prior to the bubble burst. Some will come back quicker than others. Some may even start to look at the future and build some innovative motorized RVs that are far more fuel efficient, while still providing the luxuries that RVers expect. Hopefully all of them will have learned from this experience; that they need to keep their ears to the ground and have contingency plans in place on how to react quickly to changes in the RV marketplace.

What can RV consumers expect? Once the glut of RVs is sold off, you can expect fewer RVs to choose from. You will not have a selection of unlimited floor plans to choose from. Depending on the type of RV you are looking at you may find that there are only two or three companies making them. You may also find some very innovative RVs to choose from made by either existing RV Manufacturers or brand new RV Manufacturers who are trying to make a name for themselves. Either way, the RV Industry will still be around, hopefully a little bit wiser from their experience over the past couple of years.

RVing is not dead; it is just trying to catch its breath. The long term future of RVing will be bright as long as the same mistakes are not repeated.

The Asian Fashion Industry Is Coming Of Age

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When most people think of fashion they think of the runways of Paris or the big designer houses of New York City. Quietly standing in the sidelines and starting to claim its own spot in the limelight is the world of Asian fashion. Whether you know it or not if you like to wear trendy clothes then you are already probably wearing some of todays hottest Asian fashion.

The biggest players in the industry right now are the Japanese fashion houses and the Korean fashion industry but these are not the only countries setting their sights on the global market place. While China is best known for its production capability, there are signs that it is also targeting the broad Asian fashion market. Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia also have the capability to take market share away from western designers.

Over the past five to ten years the Asian fashion industry has begun to make its mark on the world. We find this to be particularly the case in contemporary fashion. The styles targeted at the younger set owe a particular debt to the Japanese designers. Pop culture and styles made evident by entertainment stars have popped up throughout Japan and have spread to the rest of the world. The school girl look, for example, can be traced directly to the Japanese world of styles driven by pop singers.

Today we see Korean designers having more and more impact on style. Seoul, in particular, has set its sights on becoming a hub for fashion. In the past Korean designers have kept their sights close to home but now are moving to make an impact on the global stage. Even though this means competing with well known brands, the Korean fashion houses are well positioned to make a move. The region is long known for the quality of its Asian fashion trades people and the industry is working to bring prices down in order to increase competitiveness.

If you are looking for ready to wear Asian fashion then the Internet can put the world at your fingertips. There are dozens of good sites that carry a comprehensive line of Asian fashions of all styles. A quick Internet search will present you with choices that are as specialized as bridal wear and as general as sites that carry a little of everything.

It is a given that Asian fashion is poised to make significant in roads in the fashion world. The timing is right and the creative talent is there. The demand from buyers is there as well. The main stumbling block is the inconsistent nature of the sales pipeline. A great deal of progress has already been made and as the Asian fashion industry becomes more mature it will learn how to take advantage of the entire worldwide market. If recent runway shows like ones recently held in Korea are any example of what the industry is capable of, Western fashion labels should take heed. The Asian fashion industry is coming of age.

Sand industry relies on the new type equipment

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Sand and stone are the important raw material that is used in engineering construction. At present, especially because of the wide application of concrete building structure, the amount of the sand and stone manufacturing line used is also increasing constantly and mining companies are asking more and more to the quality of these raw materials and require them to catch up the technological standard in the developed countries in a basic way.
In order to distinguish self mills from conventional mills, the mill with mental mediums (Like balls and rods) added are called conventional mills, such as Ball Mills and Rod Mills . They eash has different features. How to choose an appropriate mill according to the nature of the ores and materials size according to the Beneficiation Process. It plays a very important role on getting high grinding efficiency and improving the economical effects of grinding requires. Ball mills and rod mills ore factory always use have following features and applications.
For this reason, more and more mining enterprises choose to expand into the concrete and stone and sand aggregate industry. Last year, the excess production capacity in the cement industry caused downturn of this market, so that many large-sized cement manufacturing companies are seeking for new market. Some enterprises want to embark on transformation and upgrading, increase the development advancement of the company and strive for new economic increase points. With the approaching of the tide that the cement industry speeds up to integrate the resources and many companies merge and recombine together, many of them are transform and march into the relevant industry and the stone and sand production is one of them.
Although the sand and stone manufacturing industry rely on the application of new type equipment such as crushers and sand making device and the production capacity has been improved significantly, the number of the other industries that advance into the stone and sand market is very large, different knowledge and superficial comprehension to this field,
Hongxing Machinery thinks that exploitation of the mining tailings and artificial sand is the important way to replace the building-used sand and this way we can solidify and develop environmental protection and increase the resource use rate. >

With its high quality products such as China vibrating feeder, Cement plant, Clinker rotary kiln, Cement making plant, Vibrating feeder, Henan Hongxing mining machinery Co.Ltd has ascended in the front rank of the world in the exporting of mining equipments.

Top 3 management certification programs considered best in the industry

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Currently the trend to get certification in a management program is on the rise due to the fact it accouters the professional with the knowledge and skills to manage a process, project or technology effectively. More importantly, it helps a professional to climb up the corporate ladder or get a high salaried job. Since there is a score of certification exams, it becomes difficult to decide which certification exam is apt to go for. To help professionals to arrive at a decision on which certification program to opt for, we have listed down a few top management certification programs and given an overview about them.

PMI’s PMP training & certification

The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is one of the management programs which is always on demand, valued and given a high consideration during recruitment. By enrolling for a PMP certification program, a professional learns to manage various phases of a project such as Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing. It follows the methodology as per management norms like ISO 9000 and is based on the guidelines of Project Management Body of Knowledge, also known as PMBOK Guide, formulated by Project Management Institute (PMI).

APMG-International’s ITIL Certification

APMG-International’s ITIL– Information Technology Infrastructure Library – UK, is a technology management certification program. Its content is structured to impart knowledge to the professionals with which they can identify the missing key technological elements and incorporate them in the existing project to propel a project’s output to the greater heights.

As per a report, professionals having ITIL certification received $122,000, on an average. On the other hand, on an average, Service Manager with ITIL certification got $125,000, in US.

Various ITIL Training and certifications programs are:

1. ITIL Foundation certification
2. ITIL Managing across the Lifecycle (MALC) certification
3. ITSM certification
4. ITIL Intermediate RCV certification
5. ITIL Expert certification
6. ITIL Intermediate CSI certification
7. ITIL Intermediate SS certification
8. ITIL Intermediate SO certification
9. ITIL Intermediate OSA certification
10. ITIL Intermediate SD certification
11. ITIL Intermediate SOA certification
12. ITIL Intermediate PPO certification
13. ITIL Intermediate ST certification

Microsoft Professional 2013

Microsoft Professional 2013 is a product of Microsoft Corporation – USA. It has been designed to render professionals with the knowledge and competence to explore all aspects and processes of a project right from resources to investment cost to deadline to progress track.

Overview: Features of Microsoft Professional 2013

1. Interoperability: Allows different projects to communicate with Project Server database on the Internet or common resource pool.
2. Allows to schedule and manage projects
3. Schedule Project Timeline
4. SharePoint 2013 synchronization
5. Allows to conducts what-if analysis
6. Track resource’s progress and spot problems in the project
7. Project Graphical Reports
8. Allows to track path of different tasks
9. Allows easy sharing

Due to its ability to offer a host of useful features to manage a project, it is one of the commonly used products and hence certified Training in MS Project 2013 will help professionals to stand out from the crowd and stand a better chance to get promoted or land with a lucrative managerial job.

Benefiting From The Explosion Of Subtitling Services Industry

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Why put subtitles?

Nowadays, when you buy original DVDs, it is not surprising to find a menu that allows you to choose which language to display the subtitles in. The most popular among the languages include Chinese, Spanish, French, and English.

Some would question the use of subtitling services, especially the inclusion of English when the movie or video is already in the said language. Subtitles like these benefit those who may have a hard time understanding the dialogues or are more accustomed to reading the dialogues in order to follow the story or plot closely.

In the United States, there is a growing Hispanic market, and the subtitled products that they consume range from videos to websites. Changing the orientation of the language from a foreign one to their native language will entice your consumers to purchase your products with just a small added cost.

Different subtitling services

Subtitles come in handy in a variety of ways, but it is especially useful in videos that are in DVD format. In the past, subtitles have been limited to the English closed captions that subtitling services include in the menu. Now, however, there are several languages included in a single DVD in order to accommodate the growing needs of a product that is globally in demand.

The possible services that are now available include translation, spotting, and subtitling Apple DVD Studio Pro, Spruce Maestro, or Sonic/Daikin, with languages ranging from English to Asian languages like Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

Subtitling service agencies can also provide subtitles for broadcast videos in Digital Betacam, MiniDV, VHS, and Betacam SP. Some companies can even allow clients to choose the font, format, and effects of their subtitles, to give a more personalized touch.

Some companies like the Rennert Translation Group are equipped to handle more extensive and comprehensive video demands. Their multi-language production services include translation, casting, voice dubbing, subtitling services, recordings, transcription, and foreign language monitoring.

The subtitling process

Technology today has taken a huge leap from what it was just five years ago. In fact, some advancements, such as putting subtitles in VHS tapes were not even considered back then but is now possible due to certain production equipment.

In a subtitling services company, there are also specific devices and software programs that are used in order to achieve the best subtitling quality in the fastest turnaround time possible.

One of the top-selling subtitling software programs is the SoftNI, but there are other software formats that are used by several subtitling services companies. The important thing with regards to the software programs is the assurance of accuracy in the language and precision of the subtitle timing in relation to the ongoing video.

This means that, aside from the software program being used, subtitling services would also need a team of professionals who are experienced with audiovisual subtitling projects. A good ear is also needed for those working in the industry as some clients do not provide transcriptions or translations of the video they want to subtitle.

Dubbing in another language

Aside from subtitling services, dubbing is also an option done by agencies with voice talents. This is particularly done with Japanese animations which are shown in the English-speaking countries of the world. This ensures that the customers would also have the option of visually enjoying the video without the need to speed-read as they watch.