Of the agricultural products‚ the banana is the fourth most important food product within the least developed countries‚ being the staple food for some 400 million people (1). Of all the fruits‚ it holds first place by production volume and is amongst the five most consumed fruits on the planet (2). Some 1‚000 varieties of banana trees have been identified in more than 150 countries‚ producing around 105 to 120 million tonnes (Mt) of fruit a year. There are two main families: the sweet banana or
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International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences ISSN: 2278-6236 A STUDY OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH REFERENCE TO TATA MOTOR PASSENGER VEHICLES Kavita Dua* Savita* Abstract: Satisfaction is crucial concern for both customers and organizations. Satisfaction is a subjective concept and therefore difficult to determine. It depends on many factors and varies from person to person and product to product. The importance of customer satisfaction in strategy
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KENEX A SEARCH IN RE TE ITU ST DI SC ER E ET DOCE RE [ white paper ] The Strategic Employee Survey By Jack Wiley‚ Ph.D.‚ Kenexa® Research Institute Excerpt taken from “The Human Resources Revolution: Why Putting People First Matters‚” by Ronald Burke‚ Editor A n employee survey can be one of the most powerful tools for management in assessing the effectiveness of its strategy and maximizing the potential in its human capital. Strategic employee surveys can be used in four
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The Case of the Unidentified Industries—2006 FIRM A- Department Store Chain Looking at the balance sheet of firm A‚ we can notice several things right away. We can see that a large chunk (54%) of its assets is in cash and marketable securities. From this fact we can deduce that this firm does a majority of their business with consumers and not other businesses. On the liabilities side‚ we can see that the company has large percentages of accounts payable and long-term debt (37% and 41% respectively)
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Philip Morris Pakistan is beginning to feel a financial pinch‚ and is already reducing the scale and scope of some of its manufacturing operations inside the country. In a statement released to the press on Saturday‚ the company announced that it will be reducing the operations in its smallest factory‚ located in Mandra‚ near Rawalpindi. The company cited “difficult economic conditions” including high taxes and low consumer purchasing power as a primary reason for the decision. The decision was
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Acorn Industries 09/10/2007 ACORN INDUSTRIES I THE UNDERSIGNED‚ HEREBY DECLARE THIS ASSIGNMENT AS MY OWN WORK. IT HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED FOR ANY OTHER EXAMINATION. ASSINGMENT BY: RADEN VAN JAARSVELD (7107125222089) ……………………………….. 2007/10/09 CONTENTS Executive summary p 3 Problems and causes p 4 Recommendations p 5 Organizational Structure p 7 Human Resources p 8 Programme Management p 9 Process Management p 10 Vision and Mission p 11 Culture p 13 Balance Scorecard p 14
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‘Nike’ has transcended its original definition in greek mythology as the winged goddess of victory to become a household name. The victory part remains intact because the company that made Nike a hallmark is readily recognizable as the leader in the industry. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area‚ and is one of only two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Oregon. It is one of the world’s largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer
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Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center Hydrogen Basics Hydrogen (H2 ) is a potentially emissionsfree alternative fuel that can be produced from domestic resources. Although not widely used today as a transportation fuel‚ government and industry research and development are working toward the goal of clean‚ economical‚ and safe hydrogen production and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe. At Earthsurface temperatures and pressures
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Do you think Kappmeyer should sign the proposal? Why or why not? Ans. I think Kappmeyer should not sign the proposal. My recommendation is based on understanding the basic nature of disruptive technologies‚ and their future impact on the steel industry. Kappmeyer is currently making the decision based on short-term gains. With this proposal USX will have 2.6M ton capacity which 3 times greater than Nucor’s 0.8 M ton but the conventional method is not sustainable on a long term basis. CSP technology
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trategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy‚ or direction‚ and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy. It may also extend to control mechanisms for guiding the implementation of the strategy. Strategic planning became prominent in corporations during the 1960s and remains an important aspect ofstrategic management. It is executed by strategic planners or strategists‚ who involve many parties and research sources in their analysis of the organization
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