‘chain’ describes a simpler‚ sequential set of links (Harland et al.‚ 2001). All organizations have or can purchase the components to build a supply chain network‚ it is the collection of physical locations‚ transportation vehicles and supporting systems through which the products and services your firm markets are managed and ultimately delivered. As an example the apple phones production line is situated in china but simply you can buy apple products all over the world. Physical locations included
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REGIONAL BANKING SYSTEM- ACHIEVEMENTS AND HORIZONS TO ACHIEVE Introduction "India lives in its villages" - Mahatma Gandhi. Literally and from the social‚ economic and political perspectives the statement is valid even today. Around 65% of the State’s population is living in rural areas. People in rural areas should have the same quality of life as is enjoyed by people living in sub urban and urban areas. Further there are cascading effects of poverty‚ unemployment‚ poor and inadequate infrastructure
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PROJECT TOPIC A Network Enterprise Management System for Shopping Malls CASE STUDY GICEL Shopping Mall‚ Accra. Background GICEL Shopping Mall is just like an advanced supermarket that sells mostly home products such as home appliances and cosmetics. It provides other services like selling ice creams‚ beverages and most food items used at home. The Mall sells products to customers categorized from children to adults. A Brief study of an Existing System During my decision to present this
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achieving and sustaining advanced levels of development in this globalized‚ competitive‚ fast-changing world‚ as the tiger economies of Asia have proven. Until about thirty years ago the Philippines boasted a well-established higher education system that provided relatively democratized access for over a century‚ enrolling proportionately more students than all but five countries in the world. From the 1980’s to the present‚ however‚ as many other countries witnessed phenomenal higher education
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PRINCE2 Question: I am studying E2 at the moment. Under the topic of PRINCE2‚ both the BPP book and the official Learning System state that there are 8 components and 8 processes. However‚ when I studied for the PRINCE2 exam using the official PRINCE2 Manual‚ there should be 7 components and 7 processes. I am wondering if this is a mistake in the BPP book? If there is a question in the exam on PRINCE2‚ shall I answer 7 processes or 8? Response from tutor: 7 will be more than plenty so do not worry
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large-scale ‘managerial enterprise’ as put forward by the famous business historian Alfred Chandler has not been followed completely by all of the world’s leading economies. This essay will therefore be structured as follows: first I will briefly explain Chandler’s theory of the large-scale managerial enterprise‚ putting it into context of time and place and pointing out the major flaws of his theory. Then‚ I will attempt to justify my opinion by using the Japanese enterprise system‚ paying attention to
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According to American Academic Michael Porter‚ operational effectiveness means performing similar activities better than rivals do. Porter even states in his “What is Strategy?” article “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient.” It is possible to achieve a competitive advantage in this way. However‚ it is not possible to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in this way. This is what Porter is addressing when he states “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient
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3 Achieving Academic Excellence March 10 2013 Why education is important to me Education is important to me because in order to succeed in life you need knowledge and basic life skills. It is important to me to get a college degree because I want to better my life and open more doors for myself so I will be able to get a good job. I also want to get a better education because I want to be a good example for my children. We need education because we need skills to help us succeed in life. Without
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Business Research Paper: Synopsis of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System is a software system that supports and automates the business processes by providing timely and accurate enterprise-wide information for decision making (Vemuri & Palvia‚ 2006). This paper is based on the research article‚ "Improvement in Operational Efficiency Due to ERP Systems Implementation: Truth or Myth?" by the authors Vijay K. Vemuri and Shailendra C. Palvia‚ which
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Evaluating of “In Search of Excellence ” 1. In my opinion research which was made by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman upon which was written book Search of excellence was not objective. Main reasons why I claim this research was not objective is that Peters and Waterman: - Found 72 firms which appeared to be excellent. There is no mention about method which was used in selection of these firms and there are not determined criteria. I would suggest that they should set up some general criteria and
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