MO358 Strategic Supply Chain Management Global Sourcing- Benefits and challenges for H&M Northumbria University‚ UK Abstract Global sourcing is a technique of strategic sourcing in the global strategy‚ which is an effective approach as a part of organization’s procurement section. The objective of global sourcing is to develop global efficiencies in the delivery of a product or service for the firms achieving a sustainable competitive advantage and this is an important weapon have been
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economic benefits of global economic integration Global economic integration has different benefits for countries‚ which are involved in it‚ that is the reason for the existence of different trades and agreements as WTO‚ GATT‚ MERCOSUR and NAFTA among others which have facilitated international business in terms of communication‚ economic growth‚ standardization of policies tariffs and the most important fact which has been that countries involved in economic integration are becoming global and also
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Question 1: Identify the controllable and uncontrollable elements that Starbucks has encountered in entering the global market. The case discusses multiple international markets that Starbucks had entered. Japan‚ France‚ Italy‚ Austria‚ and the Middle East were mentioned. Starting with the Japanese market‚ the elements that faced Starbucks there were uncontrollable. The first element was the fierce competition in the Japanese market that already existed‚ and the fact that Japan’s economy had
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Case: Reinsurance Group of America and Fonterra: Going for Unified Global Operation 1. What is the business value of these global systems developments for the companies mentioned in the case? The business value of these global system developments for the companies mentioned in the case is very high. In case of RGA‚ the employees can analyze data by client‚ contract‚ and product and can find client errors very easily. This has been made possible because data is not stored at one place. This
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Reinsurance Group of America and Fonterra: Going for Unified Global Operations CASE STUDY QUESTIONS: The business value of these global system developments for the companies mentioned in the case is very high. In case of RGA‚ the employees can analyze data by client‚ contract‚ and product and can find client errors very easily. This has been made possible because data is not stored at one place. This is very important for supporting the reinsurance business. It has made it easy to manage
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Case 2: YouTube Case Questions 1. Do a SWOT analysis of YouTube in India. Internal | Strengths * The site is very user-friendly and video uploads are easy * Launching a localized YouTube site that contained local promoted videos‚ featured videos‚ localized user interface * Using digital hash technology for copyrighting protection | Weaknesses * User created content is not really that popular or well crafted * Copyrighted material is not allowed to be uploaded onto the site
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Going Green – Should A Company Do It? Ben Surato Baker College – MKT111B Environmental efforts of modern times date back to the late 1940s and early 1950s‚ during postwar America. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first piece of legislation to lay down federal regulation of water quality passed by Congress. (PBS.org‚ n.d.) This type of legislation was put in place forcing businesses to recognize corporate responsibility and eco-friendly practices. Since that time
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GOING PAPERLESS 2 Abstract As the economy weakens‚ Americans begin to find ways to save money. One of the latest trends in saving money is considered “the paperless office”. This new paperless office method is a concept that is now considered “Green”‚ also known as environmentally friendly. These “Green” approaches are engineered to help save money and save the environment. A paperless office does not completely eliminate paper in a work environment‚ but rather uses a minimal
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“GOING GREEN” Number of Words: 1288 CONTENT 1. Introduction………………………………………………………. 3 2. “Going Green” 4 2.1. Description 4 2.2. Happenings 4 3. Hotel’s standpoint 5 3.1. “Going Green” in the Hospitality Industry 5 3.2. “LEED” Certificate 5 3.3. Examples of Change 5 4. Acting 7 4.1 Advantages 7 4.2 Disadvantages 7 5. Conclusion…………………………………………..……………… 8 6. Reference List………………………………………………..….. 9 6.1 Internet………………………………………………………………………………….………………9
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Australia going into recession Submitted to Submitted by Bhagwant Virk What is recession? Recession is a significant decline in economic activity mainly a decline in GDP of an economy for two or more successive years. Recession results in major sink in stock market‚ real income ‚industrial production‚ employment opportunities and real estate. What Causes recession? 1. Any economy typically goes to recession for six months extending to two years. 2. A recession normally takes place when consumers
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