Education‚ Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues Emerald Article: Entrepreneurial success‚ using online social networking: evaluation Joel Indrupati‚ Tara Henari Article information: To cite this document: Joel Indrupati‚ Tara Henari‚ (2012)‚"Entrepreneurial success‚ using online social networking: evaluation"‚ Education‚ Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues‚ Vol. 5 Iss: 1 pp. 47 - 62 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17537981211225853
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hi-tech supply chain managers are being tasked to manage risks to their supply chains in their increasingly competitive and innovative environments. This study proposes risk mitigation methodologies relevant to the hi-tech industry. The proposed risk methodologies are based on analysis of the supply-chain characteristics inherent to the hi-tech industry‚ vulnerabilities in the upstream and downstream hi-tech supply chain and successful steps taken by hi-tech firms in response to supply chain disruptions
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2) What advantages does Dell derive from virtual integration? How important are these advantages in the auto business? In terms of communication and coordination‚ vertical integration leads to efficient and effective collaboration between supplier and Dell‚ and between Dell and customer through the physical proximity‚ established patterns of communications‚ and greater willingness to cooperate with other members of the same group. Another rationale for vertical integration is real time responsiveness
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SPRING SG Summary • Example of application of the ISO methodology – NTUC FairPrice: Supermarket retailer • Credits – SPRING Singapore Project team: Ms. Susan Chong‚ Director‚ Special Projects‚ Mr. Phua Kim-Chua‚ Head‚ Standards Division – Information Technology Standards Committee‚ Singapore: Ms. Ho Buaey Qui‚ Executive Secretary – Nanyang Technological University‚ Ms. Pauline Ping Ting Ting (MBA student)‚ Mr. Preetesh Deora (MBA Student) – Mr. Reinhard Weissinger‚ ISO‚ Manager‚ Research‚ Education
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. SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION Supply Chain Management revolve around efficient integration between suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ warehouses‚ and stores. The challenge is on how to coordinate all the activities‚ in order to: * Improve performance * Reduce cost * Increase service level * Reduce Bullwhip effect * Better utilise resources * Respond effectively to changes in market places Not merely coordinating production‚ transportation and inventory‚ but also integrate front
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need micro-credit? Discuss how the availability of credit might be able to help someone move out of poverty. Make sure to discuss empirical evidence as well. Having ‘about one billion people globally live in households with per capita incomes of under one dollar per day’‚ with ‘policymakers and practitioners who have been trying to improve the live of that billion facing an uphill battle.’(Murdoch‚1999‚p.1569); microfinance‚ and in particular micro-credit‚ has been key in the gradual alleviation
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Summary Nike has been able to become a global player in the industry of sports apparel and athlete endorsements because of many different factors that are outlined in the way they manage their company. By analyzing the business plan of Nike we can see how their supply chain is set up as is illustrated above. The supply chain is very important for the transfer of their goods from the supplier of raw materials to a manufacturer‚ then to a distributer‚ then to a retailer‚ to then be available for
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INTM 543 PURCHASING IKEA SUPPLY CHAIN November 2012 1. INTRODUCTION Ikea is a Swedish international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture. It was founded in 1947 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad‚ who currently is one of the richest people in the world. He borrowed some money for his parents and create a small local furniture store‚ 65 years later Ikea is one of the leading home furnishing companies in the world with its vision to ‘’create a better
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assigned to us as a term paper of Business Logistics (413) course. In this paper‚ we have tried our level best to carry out all the requirements of a term paper. We consider ourselves very privileged to prepare this term paper under your guidance. It has provided us with a great scope of applying the gathered classroom knowledge in the practical field. We must mention here that we are extremely thankful to you for your valuable guidance‚ tiresome effort and constant attention whenever required.
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Supply Chain Management transformation is a strategic imperative for any manufacturer. This process is very importance because it sees all suppliers and customers as part of one complex supply chain network and understands that transforming that supply chain into a synchronized chain is the primary goal. Supply chain management transformation provides fast access to relevant and accurate information. This timely supply chain information can pay off handsomely in lower costs‚ less inventory‚ improved
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