BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Direct Cost
- a variable cost directly attributable to production. Items that are classed as direct costs include materials used, labor deployed, and marketing budget. Amounts spent will vary with output.
- See also Indirect Cost
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- CME becomes first overseas derivatives exchange to open telecommunications hub in Asia; Singapore hub provides direct, cost-effective access to CME; Globex for customers in Asia; Refco Trading Services, Phillip Futures and GL TRADE become first customer c
- M2 PRESSWIRE-28 June 2005-Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME becomes first overseas derivatives exchange to open telecommunications hub in Asia; Singapore hub provides direct, cost-effective access to CME; Globex for customers in Asia; Refco Trading Services, Phillip Futures and GL TRADE become first customer connectionsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...
- Research articles 2005-06-28
- Paying Up: The Hidden Cost Of Portfolio Management; Commission Recapture: A Way To Get Some Back?
- Paying up is paying a brokerage commission over and above the cost of pure execution in exchange for research or other services from brokers. The part of the commission in excess of the cost of execution can be viewed as an indirect fee beyond the negotiated management fee that investors...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- War's cost will be high, but how high is anyone's guess.
- Mar 21, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The US Federal Reserve Board is keeping a target of 1.25 for federal funds. The uncertainty of the war in Iraq, however, has prevented it from predicting future trends. ANZ Bank's chief economist, Saul Eslake,...
- Research articles 2003-03-21
- NGA: S.150 is Unfunded Mandate That Will Cost State Governments $2- 4B; Govs Call Upon Sens Who Supported UMRA to Reject S.150
- WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Governors Association NGA today called upon the U.S. Senate to reject S.150, with the managers' amendment, saying it is an unfunded mandate and subject to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 UMRA which allows a member to raise a "point of...
- Research articles 2003-11-04
- The Direct Marketing Association. (News in Brief).(offers software)(Brief Article)
- * The Direct Marketing Association The DMA released a software program that lets direct marketers calculate their allowable cost per order from their desktops. The ACPO cost per order model offers marketers product and cost ... * The Direct Marketing Association The DMA released...
- Research articles 2001-12-01
- USEC Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We will go first to Gabby Kalinsky - Goldman Sachs. Gabby Kalinsky - Goldman Sachs This is Gabby filling in for Albert Kabili. Just had a couple of quick questions. First you mentioned in the call that in September you...
- Earnings calls 2008-03-05
- Calculating the Cost of Goods Sold
- For manufacturers, "cost of goods sold" COGS is the cost of buying raw materials and manufacturing finished products. For retailers, it's the cost of obtaining or buying the products sold to customers. If the company is in a service industry, COGS is the cost of the service it offers.COGS can...
- Articles 2007-03-15
- Direct Marketing Analysis
- Use this template to run the numbers on a direct marketing campaign. It includes a breakdown of gross margin of the product being sold, the cost of the direct mail piece, and an analysis of the profit. For some mailings, you may know the total cost of each mail unit...
- Tools & templates 2007-09-01
- Encouraging a Better Response to Direct Mail Campaigns
- Direct mail offers the advantage of a simple and immediate measure of success: the response rate. Another advantage of direct mail is that you can test the variables before committing all your resources to a particular approach. You can aim for realistic results while you keep your expenses within your...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Channel Support
- This case study defines about the traditional and advance marketing strategies. A case of Enterprise-wide sales had dropped steadily over a 12-month period. It was clear that the current marketing efforts were becoming costly and less effective. There was no effective system for tracking sales-lead sources...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- LogicaCMG Launches the First Integrated Solution for Both Direct and Store & Forward Messaging.
- LONDON, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- LogicaCMG today launched its Direct-delivery Messaging Router DMR, an integrated Short Message Service SMS solution that gives mobile operators worldwide direct, flexible and cost-efficient SMS delivery. D LONDON, September 28 /PRNewswire/ -- LogicaCMG...
- Research articles 2004-09-28
- Furniture Direct misled consumers in "Store Cost Plus $1" campaign.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 February 2003-ACCC: Furniture Direct misled consumers in "Store Cost Plus $1" campaignC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02202003 The Federal Court, Brisbane, has found that a furniture retail company trading as Furniture Direct and its director, Mr Monty Khoury, engaged...
- Research articles 2003-02-20
- Liverpool Direct Limited looks to new data storage solution to drive major cost savings.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 2005-BT: Liverpool Direct Limited looks to new data storage solution to drive major cost savingsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29062005 BT has secured a GBP795,000 contract with Liverpool Direct Limited LDL to consolidate data storage for Liverpool City Council....
- Research articles 2005-06-29
- Foreign Direct Investment And Cost Uncertainty: Correlation And Learning Effects
- We examine a foreign firm's choice between exporting and Foreign Direct Investment FDI under country-specific cost uncertainty. Unlike exporting, FDI exposes foreign and home firms to the common shock. This results in the correlation of strategies which harms firms. However, the exposure to common shocks also benefits firms by enabling...
- White papers 2007-05-18
- SoundBite Communications Introduces Cost Effective, Customer Sensitive TeleMail Service for Direct Marketers
- Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 30, 2001 Personalized, Outbound Voice-Messaging Solution Designed to Allay Consumer Fears About Direct Mail, Support Direct Marketing Programs SoundBite Communications, which provides the industry's first interactive outbound voice communications services, today announced the availability of SoundBite TeleMail, a new, low-cost voice-messaging...
- Research articles 2001-10-30
- International Outsourcing Through Foreign Direct Investment And Intellectual Property Protection
- This paper studies international outsourcing through Foreign Direct Investment FDI by Multinational Enterprise MNE. Outsourcing process is decomposed to two steps? choosing production location and shipping products back to home country. Outsourcing is measured as the ratio of affiliate sales over US parent sales. Based on cost comparison, Factors that...
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Project Management: The Time-Cost Relationship
- There is usually a direct and very important relationship between time and money. If the planned timescale is exceeded, the original cost estimates are almost certain to be overspent. A project costs money during every day of its existence, working or non-working, weekday or weekend, from day on of the...
- White papers 2007-02-15
- Performing a Cost/Benefit Analysis
- When you've put a lot of time and effort into developing an idea for a new project or initiative, you may be eager to get it approved and underway. Before you can get started, though, you must convince the decision-makers the project is worthwhile by determining its economic viability—which you...
- Articles 2007-10-29
- Should Direct Sales Be Outsourced?
- Should Direct Sales Be Outsourced?RE: Should Direct Sales Be Outsourced?What stuff do "sales only" companies typically sell: widgets, services, or both?RE: Should Direct Sales Be Outsourced?QUOTE: What stuff do "sales only" companies typically sellPutting aside retail which is a different case and focusing on B2B, companies that are in the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Direct Mail...Costly But Personalized, Direct Promotion
- One of the most important and expensive promotional tools of marketing is direct mail. Direct mail marketing eases the tedious process of marketing by reaching out directly to target customers. But, many companies feel that direct mail is a costly affair. Hence, experts suggest that before resorting to the benefits...
- White papers 2003-01-01
