Bombay Dabbawalas go high-tech For over a century they delivered hot lunch in packages to thousands of Bombay’s working people with almost faultless efficiency without the help of information technology. But now Bombay’s ubiquitous Dabbawalas lunch deliverymen have realized that they need to go high-tech after all -- not only to expand their business but also for their social security. The Bombay Tiffin Box Suppliers Association‚ an association of 5‚000 lunch deliverymen who are called Dabbawalas
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Harvard Case Study Analysis What is an ANALYSIS? analysis Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural analy·ses \- s z\ Etymology: New Latin‚ from Greek‚ from analyein to dissolve (from ana- + lyein to loosen‚ dissolve) + -sis -1 : separation or breaking up of a whole into its fundamental elements or component parts 2 a : a detailed examination of anything complex (as a novel‚ an organization‚ a race) made in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study
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INTRODUCTION A dabbawala; also spelled as dabbawalla or dabbawallah; is a person in India‚ most commonly in Mumbai‚ who collects freshly cooked food in lunch boxes from the residences of mostly-suburban office workers‚ delivering it to their respective workplaces and returning the empty boxes back to the customer’s residence by using various modes of transport. "Tiffin" is an Anglo-Indian word‚ derived from obsolete English slang "tiffing" (to sip)‚ for a light lunch or afternoon snack‚ and sometimes
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Mumbai Dabbawalas The Mumbai dabbawals story started during the British raj‚ when Mumbai (then Bombay) became a business hub and people started migrating to earn their livelihood. In those days there was no canteen facility available so people used to carry their own Tiffin‚ but usually when they would start from home the Tiffin would not be ready. At first it cost the customer Rs.2. from that humble start this business has turned into a Rs.50 crore(approx.) industry. The dabbawalas started in 1890
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A dabbawala; also spelled as dabbawalla or dabbawallah; is a person in India‚ most commonly in Mumbai‚ who is part of a delivery system that collects hot food in lunch boxes from the residences of workers in the late morning‚ delivers the lunches to the workplace utilizing various modes of transport‚ predominantly bicycles and the rail trains‚ and returns the empty boxes back to the customer’s residence that afternoon. They are also made use of by prominent meal suppliers in Mumbai where they ferry
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Case Study: April - Anorexia Nervosa XXXX Pennsylvania State University Case Study: April - Anorexia Nervosa Presenting Concerns April was a 17-year-old high school freshman who presented with severe emaciation due to self-starvation and excessive exercise. Despite being severely underweight‚ April indicated an intense fear of gaining weight. She bragged about how much weight she had recently lost‚ though she indicated that her "butt was still too fat." She also reported that she was constantly
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Forwarding the clock‚ April Magnera commenced in the injury against Paul to continue her pursuit to own Elizabeth by bad mouthing‚ insulting‚ and deliberately injure Paul mitigates his reputation as a volunteer noted at St. Adalaide and Loma Linda Academy. In addition‚ Paul invited by teachers consequently approached and tell tales negating future appointments as coach‚ room mom/pop‚ and assistant. These are volunteer positions to help the teachers and bond with Elizabeth. Also; Paul proved and
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Apple Computer‚ 2006 Case Apple was started on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It humble beginnings led to one of the largest and most successful corporations in history. Today‚ Apple is a powerhouse of computer technology‚ putting out some of the most innovative products in the last 15 years. Things weren’t always great for Apple and the company has gone through its share of lows; in 1997‚ Apple’s stock was a mere $7 a share. Apple has finally found a sustainable strategy and‚ I
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Harvard Case Review and Analysis 1. Jeff Immelt’s strategies for GE were solid in a theoretical sense. The company should have been delivering above-average returns and seen all the positives that he preached about it. The reason this did not happen and they faced some humiliation in 2008 until 2010 were due to GE Capital. Immelt thought that they were diversified enough to survive the economic downturn. However this proved to be wrong. In an interview for BusinessWeek magazine David Magee
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MBA-610 FINAL PAPER:ONLINE INTERNET GAMBLING THE WTO DISPUTE BETWEEN ANTIGUA AND THE US Abstract-Overview: Couple of decades ago‚ internet gambling became very popular all over the world. Due to the increasing demand ‚ that gave rise to a numerous of online gambling sites providing online gambling services to customers and almost 60 % of them were US residents1. On the meantime US laws like the Wire Act ‚ the Travel Act and the Illegal Gambling Business Act go against internet gambling but just
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