APPLICATION OF QUEUEING THEORY TO SEAPORT CONGESTION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA By 1Oyatoye E.O. Ph.D Department of Business Administration‚ University of Lagos. Nigeria Email: eoyatoye@unilag.edu.ng 2Adebiyi‚ Sulaimon Olanrewaju Department of Economics and Financial studies Fountain University Osogbo‚ Osun state. Nigeria. Email: lanre18april@yahoo.com 3Okoye John Chinweze Torcelik International Company United. Apapa‚ Lagos. Nigeria ABSTRACT This paper stresses the importance
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ANSHU JAIN RUCHITA SHAH SAURABH SUMAN P I P A V A V … … Port + City + Region………………. 2009 Faculty of Public Planning and Policy‚ CEPT University‚ Ahmedabad M.Plan‚ Industrial Area Plng. & Mgmt‚ A Course sponsored by GIDC‚ Semester II/IV [PORT AND PORT CITY PLANNING] Hypothesis: “Marine Ports or Coastal Cities developing in isolation with each other lose on the mutual
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International business exam notes UNIT 1 History of Canadian Trade European Trade * 1700s – trades grew fast after permanent Canadian settlement * Demand for raw materials (beaver pelts‚ fish‚ lumber) * Europe manufactured Canada’s raw materials * After 7 years war‚ England and Canada made trade agreements (help war torn France) * near-port cities used to facilitate trade import/exports US trade * Late 1700s‚ US independence
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1 The History of Marketing Thought This reading assignment is from Dr. Chuck Hermans‟ PhD work. He is a professor at Missouri State University and granted permission to use it for this course on health marketing. A key observation to notice throughout this reading assignment is that in the history of business (or commercial) marketing there has been no reference to health‚ prevention‚ wellness or medicine as products or services to motivate people to buy or to sell or market to people. An important
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Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) Course Structure of Proposed ‘Executive MBA Programme’ (AY 2013-14) Second Year – Semester III Course Code301302303304305306Total Course TitleBusiness Policy & Strategic ManagementAdvanced Financial ManagementFunctional Elective – IFunctional Elective – IIFunctional Elective - IIIIndividual Research Project600 MarksInternalExternal505050505050505050505050 Functional Electives Marketing (Group A) Elective I (303-A) – Product & Brand Management Elective
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New York State: Natural Disaster Sustainability Program: Preparing for the Next Major Hurricane It is an unfortunate reality that societies seem willing to invest in adequate flood risk reduction only after large disasters. The hurricane protection system of New Orleans was improved at a cost of about $14 billion after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The storm surge flooding of 1953 in the Netherlands caused enormous damage and the loss of more than 1‚800 lives. This prompted the development
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Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci Chapter 2 Logistics – Basic Concepts & Characteristics COUrier Routing through Innovative Emulation Learning program COURIEL Contents 1. OVERVIEW OF SUPPLY CHAIN 2. LOGISTICS DECISION MAKING 3. LOGISTICS SYSTEM DESIGN & PLANNING 4. DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS 5. TRANSPORTATION COURIEL 2 Overview of Supply Chain Origin of Logistics The concept of “Logistics” started many years before Christ and was used by Greek generals (Leon the Wise‚ Alexander
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ng EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 142 INDIAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY: A CATALYST FOR GROWTH Exim Bank’s Occasional Paper Series is an attempt to disseminate the findings of research studies carried out in the Bank. The results of research studies can interest exporters‚ policy makers‚ industrialists‚ export promotion agencies as well as researchers. However‚ views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank. While reasonable care has been taken to ensure authenticity
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Marketing Book Notes chapter 18 Marketing Impact * The basic objective * To satisfy consumer needs as the consumers see them * Marketing’s effectiveness must be measured by how well I satisfies consumers * Many firms such as J.D. Power and Associates‚ marketing research firm‚ studies consumer satisfaction Marketing Success * Firms that fail in satisfying consumers and thus failing in making products is high * Lack of foucs on 4Ps and customer orientation
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3 Shipping Market Cycles The four most expensive words in the English language are‚ ‘This time it’s different’. (Sir John Templeton‚ quoted in Devil Take the Hindmost‚ Chancellor 1999‚ p. 191) 3.1 INTRODUCING THE SHIPPING CYCLE Market cycles pervade the shipping industry. As one shipowner put it: ‘When I wake up in the morning and freight rates are high I feel good. When they are low I feel bad’.1 Just as the weather dominates the lives of seafarers‚ so the waves of shipping cycles
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