YouTube documentary on Dr. Jared Diamonds theories. Dr. Jared Diamond is an American author. He works as a professor of geography and physiology‚ and he is most recognized for his book “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel”‚ which he wrote in 1998. The book analyses his own theory on the evolution of society and what he thinks influenced the world to become what it is now in terms of wealth‚ development and culture. Yali‚ who was a guide in Papua - New Guinea that Dr. Diamond met‚ once asked him‚ “Why is it
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GLS 100 Minerals and Mineral Resources The diamond is a rare mineral that is used for many different things in today’s world. Diamonds are composed of carbon know as the chemical symbol C. In a diamond the carbon atoms are covalently bonded to one another. The physical properties of the diamond consist of colors of yellow‚ brown‚ gray‚ white‚ blue‚ black‚ reddish‚ greenish and colorless. The luster is adamantine to waxy. The specific gravity is 3.5‚ which is about the average for a mineral.
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measured by customer’s willingness to pay for it. Valu e What is a Value Chain? Value Chain A chain of activities that a firm operating in a specific industry performs in order to deliver a valuable product or service for the market. Value Created and Captured – Cost of Creating that Value = Margin 2 Distinct Sets of Activities 5 Primary Activitie s & 4 Support Activitie Primary Activities(5) Inbound Logistics- receiving‚ storing incoming goods Operations- value creating activities that transform
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The Flour Industry The flour industry was a very popular industry in the late 1800’s. It was also very important because people used it in their everyday foods. Flour was made from wheat so the company needed it. That is why there is so many fields around Minnesota. Always‚ here is everything you should know the about the flour industry. The founder of the Pillsbury flour co. was Charles Pillsbury. He started the company with little money and because he needed a job. Pillsbury did not
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Michael Porter 5 Forces Porter’s five forces of competitive position analysis is a simple framework for assessing and evaluating the competitive strength and position of a business organization that formed by Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979. Basically‚ the concept of this theory is actually based on the five forces model that uses to determine the intensity of competition and market attractiveness. Therefore‚ strategic analysts are often to use Porter’s
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truly deserves this title is Blood Diamond. In Blood Diamond the director Edward Zwick was very smart when strategizing how each and every scene would play out in the film. He made thorough decisions on which moves each character should make and how the interactions among them would be in each scene. All of this planning was done for the sake of clearly understanding the story. The transitions in the film also easily made you feel as if you are part of the diamond trade itself. Piece by piece Zwick
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Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest company by 2011 revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors". Shell is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Shell is vertically integrated and is active in every area of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has major renewable energy activities‚ including in bio-fuels‚ hydrogen‚ solar and wind power. It has operations in
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Executive Summary: Industry Selected: Automobile industry has been focused in this analysis being one of the fastest growing industry eventhough it’s highly competitive in the recent years. Since 2005‚ there are several changes in the Automobile Industry due to globalization and the demand for high featured cars from the growing economical countries despite the oil shortage which is a challenging the industry. Methodology: Te below analysis of the Global Automobile Industry is based on the PORTER’s
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threat posed by these substitutes exist at a high level. However these risks can be mitigated through diversification and offering more products in the portfolio. Since the range and the number of suppliers far exceed the buyers in the market‚ the industry has a very bargaining power. Most of the inputs required are basically commodities and available on a global scale. Potential Entrants - Brand awareness and loyalty of established brands - Technical know how required is low - Well
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Japan Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs. Some are so different that they do not even remotely resemble the original festival despite sharing the same name and date. There are also various local festivals that are mostly unknown outside a given prefecture. It is commonly said that you will always find a festival somewhere in Japan. Unlike most people in East
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