Medical equipment and supplies in Finland
Subtitle: a strategic reference, 2006
By: edited by Philip M. Parker
Publisher: Icon Group International
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [San Diego, Calif]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781429499828
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Lasers in Medicine; Medical Technology; MEDICAL; Allied Health Services; Medical instruments and apparatus; Family & General Practice; Biomedical; Biotechnology
Description: This report provides a detailed overview of factors driving latent demand and accessibility for medical equipment and supplies in Finland.
Notes: Title from PDF cover (viewed Sep. 28, 2007).
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Contents; title: 1 INTRODUCTION & METHODOLOGY; title: 1.1 WHAT DOES THIS REPORT COVER?; title: 1.2 HOW TO STRATEGICALLY EVALUATE FINLAND; title: 1.3 LATENT DEMAND AND ACCESSIBILITY IN FINLAND; title: 2 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES IN FINLAND; title: 2.1 LATENT DEMAND AND ACCESSIBILITY: BACKGROUND; title: 2.2 LATENT DEMAND: MARKET COMPOSITION; title: 2.3 LATENT DEMAND: MARKET DATA; title: 2.4 LATENT DEMAND: LEADING SEGMENTS; title: 2.5 PROSPECTIVE BUYERS; title: 2.6 ACCESSIBILITY: MARKET ENTRY; title: 2.7 IMPORT CLIMATE; title: 2.8 ACCESSIBILITY: DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES; title: 2.9 MARKET ISSUES AND OBSTACLES; title: 2.9.1 Cost-Efficiency Ratio; title: 2.9.2 Customer-Supplier Relationship; title: 2.9.3 Company Image; title: 2.9.4 Service and Maintenance; title: 2.10 ACCESSIBILITY: LOCAL PRODUCTION; title: 2.11 ACCESSIBILITY: FOREIGN ENTRANTS; title: 2.12 KEY CONTACTS; title: 3 FINANCIAL INDICATORS: SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; title: 3.1 OVERVIEW; title: 3.1.1 Financial Returns and Gaps in Finland; title: 3.1.2 Labor Productivity Gaps in Finland; title: 3.1.3 Limitations and Extensions; title: 3.2 FINANCIAL RETURNS IN FINLAND: ASSET STRUCTURE RATIOS; title: 3.2.1 Overview; title: 3.2.2 Assets; title: Definitions of Terms; title: 3.2.3 Asset Structure: Outlook; title: 3.2.4 Large Variances: Assets; title: 3.2.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings; title: 3.3 FINANCIAL RETURNS IN FINLAND: LIABILITY STRUCTURE RATIOS; title: 3.3.1 Overview; title: 3.3.2 Liabilities and Equity; title: Definitions of Terms; title: 3.3.3 Liability Structure: Outlook; title: 3.3.4 Large Variances: Liabilities; title: 3.3.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings; title: 3.4 FINANCIAL RETURNS IN FINLAND: INCOME STRUCTURE RATIOS; title: 3.4.1 Overview; title: 3.4.2 Income Statements; title: Definitions of Terms; title: 3.4.3 Income Structure: Outlook; title: 3.4.4 Large Variances: Income; title: 3.4.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings; title: 3.5 FINANCIAL RETURNS IN FINLAND: PROFITABILITY RATIOS; title: 3.5.1 Overview; title: 3.5.2 Ratios; title: Definitions of Terms; title: 3.5.3 Ratio Structure: Outlook; title: 3.5.4 Large Variances: Ratios; title: 3.5.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings; title: 3.6 PRODUCTIVITY IN FINLAND: ASSET-LABOR RATIOS; title: 3.6.1 Overview; title: 3.6.2 Asset to Labor: Outlook; title: 3.6.3 Asset to Labor: International Gaps; title: 3.6.4 Key Percentiles and Rankings; title: 3.7 PRODUCTIVITY IN FINLAND: LIABILITY-LABOR RATIOS; title: 3.7.1 Overview; title: 3.7.2 Liability to Labor: Outlook; title: 3.7.3 Liability and Equity to Labor: International Gaps; title: 3.7.4 Key Percentiles and Rankings; title: 3.8 PRODUCTIVITY IN FINLAND: INCOME-LABOR RATIOS; title: 3.8.1 Overview; title: 3.8.2 Income to Labor: Outlook; title: 3.8.3 Income to Labor: Gaps; title: 3.8.4 Key Percentiles and Rankings; title: 4 MACRO-ACCESSIBILITY IN FINLAND; title: 4.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; title: 4.1.1 Nokia; title: A Big Company in a Small Country; title: 4.1.2 Finnish-U.S. Trade; title: 4.1.3 Finland: A Springboard to Russia and the Baltic States; title: 4.2 ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS AND DYNAMICS; title: 4.2.1 Government Intervention Risks; title: 4.2.2 Balance of Payments Issues; title: 4.2.3 Infrastructure Development; title: 4.3 POLITICAL RISKS; title: 4.3.1 Economic Relationship with the United States; title: 4.3.2 The Political System; title: 4.4 MARKETING STRATEGIES; title: 4.4.1 Creating a Sales Office; title: 4.4.2 Creating a Joint Venture; title: 4.4.3 Agents and Distributors; title: 4.4.4 Checking Bona Fides; title: 4.4.5 Distribution Channel Options; title: 4.4.6 Selling Strategies; title: 4.4.7 Pricing and Licensing; title: 4.4.8 Advertising Options; title: 4.4.9 T.