The BMW Group will expand production capacity at its US plant in Spartanburg from some 150‚000 to 240‚000 units by 2012. Plans for the expansion are already underway. Capacity at the Oxford MINI plant is to be increased to 260‚000 units per annum—without making further investments in infrastructure. The BMW Group will take the first step towards expanding its capacity in China by raising it from 30‚000 to 44‚000 units a year. Furthermore‚ the company will work on strategically increasing purchasing
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It is evident that the global economy has moved on from the Asian Tigers and the present and future of the global economy does in fact lie elsewhere‚ in particular India and China. The Asian Tigers are a group of countries which are the first set of NIC ’s; Taiwan‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong and South Korea. They underwent rapid development in the 1960 ’s by encouraging TNC ’s to invest by opening up manufacturing plants by offering cheap labour and less strict pollution laws. TNC ’s also had the advantage
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creating a place for spiritual development. I developed my concept by creating a semi-abstract painting representing block of Asian countries at different level (different stage of development) and reflecting co-ordination‚ motivation‚ sharing feelings and ideas between Asian youth. During journey of goal (moon) frustration and depression can obstruct the path. So‚ Asian youth center should be a spiritual platform to enhance the youth spirit. In my design‚ I create a different space in a different
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AP US History Hard Currency: Sound Money or a Cross of Gold? 1) Since the amounts are fixed‚ deflation will cause the amount to be lower each month for him. If the rates were not fixed‚ he’d be angry but having fixed rates keeps his cost low and the lender loses out. 2) Even though farmers can buy goods cheaper‚ they have to sell theirs cheaper. Also the money it takes to ship will still be present. Buyers are needed as well and they don’t want to pay much if they don’t have much money either
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the dragons were real and they also worshiped them as well. In China‚ Japan‚ and Korea they believed that dragons were real and powerful and the people gave them respect because they think that the dragons created everything(Asian Dragons). One inserting fact about a Asian dragon is that the people believed that they were more a s serpent type creatures‚ but
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Why did the Titanic sink? Research skills project: Why did the Titanic sink? “The ship was doomed and it was slowly sliding into its watery grave. But why did the largest‚ most advanced ship of the 20th century sink?” The Titanic was one of the most famous ships ever built and its tragic sinking continues to haunt our imaginations since that tragic night of 12th April 1912. It is possibly the most famous shipwreck of all time. The Titanic was built in Belfast by renowned shipbuilders Harland
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on the 2000 U.S. Census‚ Barnes and Bennett (2002) reported that Filipinos represent the second largest Asian subgroup in the United States following Chinese Americans‚ and are projected to become the largest Asian American ethnic group in the 2010 census (Nadal‚ 2009). Yet‚ according to Ying and Hu (1994)‚ Filipino Americans underutilize psychotherapeutic services when compared with other Asian American populations. One primary reason for this underutilization may be that Western therapy is not congruent
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Southeast Asian Languages by Xia Lee Southeast Asia‚ a term used since World War II‚ consists of the regions south of China and east of India which includes Thailand‚ Laos‚ Vietnam‚ Kampuchea (Cambodia)‚ Burma‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines and Singapore. Between these countries‚ their languages differ tremendously even though some scholars have suggested that all the different languages are related to the Indo-Pacific Family. Approximately one thousand unintelligible languages are spoken
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INTRODUCTION Absenteeism is an important system of maladjustment. It is an isolated phenomenon but an integral part of psychology and economy of industrial production. It is a great social problem of great complexity born out of attitude‚ circumstances and compulsions‚ absentee forms a major problem in any factor because it directly affect in the loss of Monday and as a result the turnover too. All human beings are dynamic ever growing and learning because people may have sensible
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East Asian Business- Lecture 1 Explaining Asia’s double digit growth- Is there and “Asian model” which has helped countries such as the four tigers (South Korea‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore and Hong Kong” as well as NIC’s (Malaysia‚ Indonesia and Thailand + PRC double digit growth from 1978. Cultural explanations; legacy of Confucianism: Confucianism‚ the teachings of Confucius during 500 BC‚ has played an important role in forming Chinese character‚ behavior and way of living. (Eliot 2001; Guo 1995) Its
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