The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on 29 October 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot’s giant tank holding 8‚000 kilolitres (280‚000 cu ft) of oil‚ in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur‚ Rajasthan‚ killing 12 people and injuring over 200. The blaze continued to rage out of control for over a week after it started and during the period half a million people were evacuated from the area. The oil depot is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) south of the city
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The 2008 American Presidential Elections Nearly all American presidential elections can be seen as an historical event‚ but the elections on November 4 2008 were seen as even more important than ever before. In America there are two major political parties‚ the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain with 365 electoral votes to McCain’s 173. The 2008 elections were the first time an African American was elected president and the voter
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Individual Assignment : Sales Ethics is an Oxymoron It is often disputed amongst business enthusiasts whether ‘sales ethics is an oxymoron?’ A few decades ago‚ understanding and fostering ethical decision-making in the business world wasn’t as complicated as it is today. It is argued that although individual factors play a significant role in the ethical practice of day-to-day business‚ ultimately it is up to management and the top-level hierarchy of a firm that ultimately sets the standards
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Current Great Recession (2009-2011) The Great Recession in the United States began in December 2007 and went on for year and a half. Over that period‚ U.S. genuine GDP fell by 4.7 for every penny‚ making the subsidence the longest and most profound since the Great Depression (Blinder & Zandi‚ 2010). U.S. private venture dove by nearly 60 for every penny from its crest in the final quarter of 2005 to its trough in mid-2011; as an offer of GDP‚ it dropped from 6.3 for each penny in the final quarter
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What is sales forecasting? In general terms‚ forecasting means “A statement made about the future”. So‚ Sales forecasting is the estimation of sales made for the future. Sales forecast is an estimate of sales in rupees or in units for future period. A sales forecast is the prediction of sales volume that a company can estimate to achieve in specified period of time in future. Following are some of the definitions given by different scholars: According to American marketing Association
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purchase planes and equipment Flights started between Dallas‚ San Antonio‚ and Houston known as the “Golden Triangle” First ever annual profit in 1973 2010 – market share leader in domestic air travel in US‚ consistently profitable even during down turning economy‚ profit every year since 1973 Number of passengers increased by more than 28 million 1. Is there anything that you find particularly impressive about Southwest Airlines? One of the most impressive characteristics about Southwest
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References: 1. BBC (2009) "Coke buys into Innocent smoothies". BBC News. 7 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7986901.stm [Retrieved on 24th Dec 2. CIPD (2013) PESTLE analysis. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK) http://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/factsheets/pestle-analysis.aspx [Retrieved on 26th Jun 3. Johnston‚ R. (2008) The Price of Fruit. Innocent Drinks. October 15‚ 2008 http://innocentdrinks.typepad.com/innocent_drinks/2008/10/heres-some_simp.html
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BMW Case Study Analysis BMW is preparing to enter another “era” called “post-just-in-time” manufacturing. The idea driving this new era is a new focus on the importance of suppliers of BMW. This focus is designed to make ordering BMWs as easy as possible for new BMW owners. This plan involves everything from redesigning the body shop in the South Carolina plant to tools ordering for dealerships. The body shop changes involve redesigning car models such that‚ differences in body structures is
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Gingival recession is a common feature in populations with high standards of oral hygiene‚ as well as in populations with poor oral hygiene.1-3 Incidence of gingival recession varies from 8% in children to 100% after age 50 years.4 Several aspects of gingival recession such as esthetic/cosmetic demands and root sensitivity make it clinically significant and required surgical correction. Another common indication for root coverage procedures is to reshape the architecture of the marginal soft tissue
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Swot Analysis [pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic]Organizational strategies are the means through which companies accomplish their missions and goals. Successful strategies address [pic]four elements of the setting within which [pic]the company operates: (1) the company ’s strengths‚ (2) its weaknesses‚ (3) the opportunities in its competitive [pic]environment‚ and (4) the threats in its competitive [pic]environment. This set of four elements—strengths‚ weaknesses‚ [pic]opportunities‚ and
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