What is global sourcing and why is it so important? Because companies sourcing from both inside and outside their country borders are better able to compete. The global reality As international demand grows for more and better products and services‚ competition becomes more intense. Firms must keep up with rapidly changing technology while also lowering their costs‚ increasing quality‚ and improving customer service at all stages of the value chain. This is the reality of international trade
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5; May 2012 Advantages and Disadvantages of FDI in China and India Tarun Kanti Bose (Corresponding author) Assistant Professor‚ Business Administration Discipline‚ Khulna University Khulna 9208‚ Bangladesh Tel: 880-1911-451-044 Received: February 25‚ 2012 doi:10.5539/ibr.v5n5p164 Abstract This study was directed towards detecting the positive and negative sides for the foreign investors while they go for direct investment in India and China. A descriptive and explorative research study has been
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MODULE - VIII Social Structure Socio-Cultural Issues in Contemporary India Notes 20 SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA I n the previous lesson you have learnt about the social structure in India. You read about tribal‚ rural and urban societies‚ about stratification in terms of caste and class‚ about family‚ marriage‚ and the position of women in Indian society. The Indian society has evolved through the ages and advancements have taken place in diverse fields. You have also read in
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Problem of Rising Prices in India Out of the many problems that are facing India‚ the problem of rising prices is the most intricate. Although it is affecting universally‚ yet it has rendered the life of the poor impossible to pull on and the number of poor in India is far greater than the rich. So it is the problem of the whole country. Prices of all commodities are rising almost daily. For what you buy a commodity today‚ you cannot have it on the same price a few days after. The hardest hit on
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1.1 GLOBAL SOURCING 1.1.1 Definition Global sourcing is defined as a centralized procurement strategy of a international consortium‚ whereby a central buying organization strives to create economies of scale through corporate wide standardization and benchmarking. A definition focused on this aspect of global sourcing is: "proactively integrating and coordinating common items and materials‚ processes‚ designs‚ technologies‚ and suppliers across worldwide purchasing‚ engineering‚ and operating
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Compare and contrast the strategies of Carrefour and Wal-Mart in the Chinese market A recent article (Liu Jie‚ 2008) revealed that restrictions on business numbers‚ geographical positions and stockholders have been gradually diminished‚ which can be regarded as a supplement to promises to WTO. As a consequence of market liberalization‚ foreign retailers have gained rights to compete with domestic companies in Chinese market. Over recent years‚ Chinese market has appealed the booming entry to external
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Questions Answered: What is the problems with quality care today? Why is quality of care lacking in areas? Quality of care plays an important role in assuring the standards of nursing performance. By providing specific performance requirements‚ standards of nursing performance can improve and provide quality of nursing care in health care settings (Scope & Standards‚ pg 33). Quality care is one of the most significant nursing standards of modern time. This particular standard must be implemented
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Issues affecting International Human Resource Management in China The significance of culture in international HRM Managing Diversity Organisational structures in the context of globalisation HR 364 Management of international Human Resources 2004/05 Florian Kress Registration no: 04914686 Table of contents Introduction 2 The significance of culture in international Human Resource Management 2 Hofstede ’s five Dimensions 3 Power Distance Index (PDI) 3 Individualism (IDV)
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were adversely affected‚ while others benefited by using these products as raw materials The Chinese are exporting to India a wide range of low-cost consumer goods that have a mass market in India such as kitchen-ware‚ textiles‚ electronic items‚ furniture‚ toys‚ cosmetics‚ footwear and accessories. In fact in the last four years‚ there has been a deluge of cheap imports from China tyres‚ bicycles‚ watches and clocks‚ toys‚ plastics and dyes‚ and bulk drugs In the very near future Indian scooter
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