Group member: Li Ruixuan‚ Chen Yi‚ Ai Huanyu‚ Jin Peiyao‚ Wu Jindi. Research method: This case talks about Slavery in the chocolate industry. They treat children as slavery‚ and force them to do hard work. The reason by various factors‚ we can discuss form systemic‚ corporate and individual ethical issues. Such as systemic‚ economic systems should be taken into consideration. Cocoa bean prices had declined‚ between 1996 and 2000‚ the price control by the global market but farmers had no control
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The proper name of the area in both Dutch and English is "Holland". "Holland" is a part of the Netherlands. "Holland" is informally used in English and other languages‚ including sometimes the Dutch language itself‚ to mean the whole of the modern country of the Netherlands.[1] (This example of pars pro toto or synecdoche is similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England".).[4][5] The people of Holland are referred to as "Hollanders" in both Dutch and English. Today this refers
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Developing Robust Asset Allocations1 Working Paper First Version: February 17‚ 2006 Current Version: April 18‚ 2006 Thomas M. Idzorek‚ CFA Director of Research Ibbotson Associates 225 North Michigan Avenue Suite 700 Chicago‚ Illinois 60601-7676 312-616-1620 (Main) 312-616-0404 (Fax) tidzorek@ibbotson.com Abstract Over the last 50 years‚ Markowitz’s mean-variance optimization framework has become the asset allocation model of choice. Unfortunately the model often leads to highly concentrated asset
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Introduction The value chain‚ or known as value chain analysis‚ is a concept from business management that was first described and popularized by Michael Porter. (Porter) Most of business strategy is to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Cost advantage and differentiation advantage are the two basic types of competitive advantage. Cost advantage can be obtained when the firm is able to deliver the same benefits as competitors‚ but at a lower cost‚ while differentiation advantage is
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McDonald’s Logistical & Value Chain Strategies 1.0 Introduction McDonald’s is the world’s largest multinational restaurant chain that serves hamburger fast food. As one of the leading food service retailers‚ there are more than 32‚000 restaurants across the world serving more than 60 million people in more than 100 countries every day. Around 85% of the restaurants are run by franchises or affiliates. (McDonald’s History‚ 2010) 1.1 History In 1937‚ Dick and McDonald opened McDonalds Bar-B-Que
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Porter published the Value Chain Analysis in 1985 as a response to criticism that his Five Forces framework lacked an implementation methodology that bridged the gap between internal capabilities and opportunities in the competitive landscape. This framework focused on industry attractiveness as a determinant of the profit potential of all companies within that particular industry. However‚ significant differences in performance exist between companies operating within the same industry that can be explained
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Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Global value chain is described as activities companies use to bring out a product and share its conception from the beginning to the end. Design‚ production‚ marketing‚ distribution‚ and customer support are activities included in this process. The production of goods and services are value chain activities that are found in large geographical areas or different locations. The term “global value chain” means that value
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successful when they combine the power of the information age with traditional business methods. True False 2. Competitive intelligence is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers‚ customers‚ competitors‚ partners‚ and industries that analyzes patterns‚ trends‚ and relationships for strategic decision making. True False 3. The information age is the present time‚ during which infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
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ANUSHKA RAMPERSAUD (10/0835/0704) FARZANA HAMID (10/0835/1056) DEVIKA RAJKISSOON (09/0835/0575) SADESH RAMDEEN (10/0835/0507) BRIJESHWAR ARJUN (10/0835/1062) CHEASHIVA SAMAROO (10/0835/0997) APPLE INC. IN 2008 CASE ANALYSIS Apple computer was introduced in 1976 by founders‚ Steven Jobs and Steven Wozniak. Apple Inc. was the producer of many products but the one which put the company back in the game was the ipod‚ which was introduced in October 2001. Despite
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Introduction The notion of the ‘value chain’ was first created by Michael Porter. The concept of having a value chain in any business is for it to develop a sustainable competitive advantage in the industry that it operates in. All organizations entail various activities that link together to create the value of the company‚ and together these activities form the organisation’s value chain. The Value chain of any industry always begins with the production of raw materials and ends when the final
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