quota

Examples of quota in the following topics:

• Creating Sales Force Structure, Territories, and Goals

  • Sales goals are commonly stated in terms of quotas.
  • A sales quota is the minimum sales goal for a set time span.
  • Sales quotas may also be for sales activity, such as number of calls per day.
  • Management usually sets the sales quota and the sales territory, but it's not easy.
  • When setting quotas, successful sales managers tend to:

• The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

  • The Canada–US agreement contains significant restrictions and tariff quotas on agricultural products, whereas the Mexico–US pact allows for a wider liberalization within a framework of phase-out periods.

• The European Union (EU)

  • Once goods have been admitted into the market, they cannot be subjected to customs duties, discriminatory taxes or import quotas, as they travel internally.

• Selecting Marketing Channels

  • Sales might further be subdivided into current sales compared with historical sales, comparisons of sales with other channel members, and comparisons of the channel member's sales with predetermined quotas.

• Applicable Legislation

  • Tariffs and import quotas imposed by the government affect certain industries (e.g.automobile).

• Trade and Globalization

  • Although there are usually few trade restrictions within countries, international trade is usually regulated by governmental quotas and restrictions, and often taxed by tariffs.

• Global Marketing in the U.S.

  • Toyota's motivation was to avoid US import quotas and taxes on cars without any US-made parts.