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Growth changes shape
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More packaging can use less of one resin. More installed equipment need not mean the same growth in annual orders. The useful question is what connects the headline to the product.

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Market entry

Where should we compete?

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How is the market structured?

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Reconcile

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Analyze

Connect market segments with the assumptions behind a forecast.

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Review

Examine sources, scope and conclusions together.

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