CRUISE SHIP A cruise ship or cruise liner is a (usually very large) passenger ship used for pleasure voyages‚ where the voyage itself and the ship ’s amenities are part of the experience‚ as well as the different destinations along the way. Transportation is not the prime purpose‚ as cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port‚ so the ports of call are usually in a specified region of a continent. In contrast‚ dedicated transport oriented ocean liners
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___________________________ CHAPTER II JUDGMENT and PROPOSITION Form is a revelation of essence. As the drop becomes the ocean‚ so the soul is deified‚ losing her name and work‚ but not her essence. You must break the outside to let out the inside; to get at Kernel means breaking the shell. Even so to find nature herself all her likeness have to be shattered. (Anonymous) Chapter Outline 1. Judgment Defined a) Elements of Judgment * two known
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Executive Summary Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is rapidly becoming one of the best cruise lines in the industry. It has a strong financial position due to the 1Billion dollar cash equity investment made in the company by the private equity group Apollo Management. The company was started by Knut Kloster in 1966 under the name Kloster’s Rederi‚ which is one of Norway’s oldest shipping firms. This is a global company based in Miami‚ Florida but is considered a Bermuda Corporation with subsidiaries
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Value Line Publishing Problems: The case highlights the performance review and financial-statement forecasting decisions of a Value Line analyst for retail building-supply industry in Oct 2002. The industry is dominated by two firms: Home Depot‚ with strong operating performance and Lowe’s‚ with strong stock-market performance. The industry is highly consolidated with two major players‚ high barriers to entry and with the independent hardware stores struggling to remain competitive. This is also
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CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE INTRODUCTION Everyday the media brings us horrible news on road accidents. Once a report said that the damaged property and other costs may equal 3 % of the world’s gross domestic product. The concept of assisting driver in longitudinal vehicle control to avoid collisions has been a major focal point of research at many automobile companies and research organizations. The idea of driver assistance was started with the ‘cruise control devices’ first appeared in 1970’s
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LUKOIL: Trade Strategy at a Privitized Exporter 1) What theories of trade help to explain Russia’s position as an oil exporter? Why? Which ones don’t? Why not? Russia has a natural and an acquired advantage: it has fifteen more reserves than Saudi Arabia. To explain its position‚ the Similarity Theory can be used: Trade mostly with neighboring countries‚ former members of Soviet Union. Another one is the Porter Diamond Theory: National competitive advantage‚ with favorable demand‚ factor
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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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CENTER on GLOBALIZATION‚ GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS The Apparel Global Value Chain ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Karina Fernandez-Stark Stacey Frederick Gary Gereffi Contributing CGGC Researchers: Penny Bamber and Ghada Ahmed NOVEMBER 2011 The Apparel Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development “Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development
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business policy & strategy (MNG 4200) LECTURER: MR. HUGH TODD Case #1: apple inc. in 2008 Group members: GROUP LEADER: 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
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Q3 Porter five forces model is a framework for industry analysis and business strategy development. It draws upon industrial organization economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. Porter’s five forces include -three forces from horizontal competition: the threat of substitute products or service‚ the threat of established rivals‚ and the threat of new entrants‚ and two forces from vertical competition: the bargaining power
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