Three generations of Data Management in Decision Support 1. Early 1970s - required a repository of data : sourced from operational system + other data (e.g. external data) - Data was customized for the specific DSS - Application-centric approach : data support a single or a few related applications used to help make the business case for the warahouse - Sprague provided the Data-Dialog-Models (DDM) paradigm 2. Late 1980s - Telecommunications‚ retailing and financial services
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CASE 3.4 Continued Growth for Zara and Inditex CIRCA 2008 ARTEIXO‚ Spain¡ªZara stores have set the pace for retailers around the world in making and shipping trendy clothing. Now Pablo Isla‚ chief executive of parent company Inditex SA‚ says Zara needs to speed up. As rivals catch up‚ Mr. Isla is attempting one of the fastest global expansions the fashion world has ever seen‚ opening hundreds of new stores and entering new markets. To do that‚ as an economic downturn threatens
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are the key characteristics of the U.S. model of corporate governance? How does the U.K. model compare with the diverse models in continental Europe and differ to the US model? There are many characteristics of the U.S. model of corporate governance that contribute to its effectiveness. We describe governance in regards to the board of directors‚ external auditors‚ the SEC‚ state laws‚ and stock exchanges. We then compare the U.S. governance model to that of U.K. and other models in continental Europe
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NO. LE08-027 Models of Internet Governance Lawrence B. Solum University of Illinois – College of Law This paper can be downloaded free of charge from the Social Science Research Network at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1136825 978–0–19–956113–1 03-Bygrave-c02 OUP337-Bygrave (Typeset by SPi‚ Delhi) 48 of 91 September 3‚ 2008 17:23 2 Models of Internet governance Lawrence B. Solum 2.1. What is Internet Governance? Internet governance is a large‚ complex‚ and ambiguous
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CASE STUDY ANALYSIS: ZARA Name Institution Professor Course Date Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Strategic Issues Underpinning the Buying Decisions at Zara 3 3. Zara’s Product Mix Strategy: Advantages and Disadvantages 6 4. Conclusion 8 REFERENCES 10 1. Introduction Zara is a successful retail clothing company that expanded over the years due to its elaborate supply chain and excellent product mix strategy. The company established in 1963 opened its first store in 1975
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Enter IT Governance: Why? What? How? Why do organization need IT Governance? One of the goals of IT Governance (ITG) is to balance the functional needs of the business with the (technical) needs of the IT organization. In other words: ITG needs to ensure that the business gets from IT what they need (which is
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Having a common governance framework can play a critical part in assisting board members to better comprehend their oversight roles. The framework should have parts that contribute to effective governance and contain tools that address the risks associated with governance risks. A framework will additionally give a more pertinent build to assessing how management’s obligations fit with the board’s oversight responsibilities. There are four attributes that help assess the board’s performance level
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FT 75782136 Subject: Analysis of Problems affecting Zara Date: 2003 Summary Zara is the flagship retail brand of Inditex group and represented 78% of the total revenue generated in the year 1999. The Inditex group has 1080 stores worldwide out of which 64.1% stores in Spain contributed 48% of revenues and the remaining 35.9% stores located in foreign markets contributed 52% revenues in the Year 2001. Out of all the labels of Inditex‚ Zara has been the major contributor of revenue and has 449
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Zara Group Case I.1 Question 1: Which theory is the best representative of Zara’s (Inditex’s) internationalization? The Uppsala model is the best representative of Zara’s internationalization. The Uppsala model is a theory that explains how firms gradually intensify their activities in foreign markets. The key features of the Uppsala model is the following: firms first gain experience from the domestic market before they move to foreign markets. After that firms start their foreign operations from
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EDUCATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE INTRODUCTION Education is considered a ‘right’ and not a privilege. It is a rope that can carry us to greatness. it is one of the most important thing in life because without it you cannot make meaningful contributions towards development. While the concept of good governance indicates the effort the government has made or is making to turnaround the standard of living of the masses . Good Governance has to do with infrastructures‚ provision of security
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