An Introduction to Information Retrieval Draft of April 1‚ 2009 Online edition (c) 2009 Cambridge UP Online edition (c) 2009 Cambridge UP An Introduction to Information Retrieval Christopher D. Manning Prabhakar Raghavan Hinrich Schütze Cambridge University Press Cambridge‚ England Online edition (c) 2009 Cambridge UP DRAFT! DO NOT DISTRIBUTE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION © 2009 Cambridge University Press By Christopher D. Manning‚ Prabhakar Raghavan & Hinrich Schütze Printed
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An Analysis of Current Supply Chain Best Practices in the Retail Industry with Case Studies of Wal-Mart and Amazon.com by Colby Ronald Chiles and Marguarette Thi Dau Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (2001‚ 2004) Georgia Institute of Technology Submitted to the Engineering Systems Division in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Logistics at the MASSACHUSTS IST OF TECHNOLOGY E Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 2005
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5. Describe the competitive environment of the industry and how it relates to LEGO’s strategic choices. LEGO is one of the major players in its industry as it is the world’s largest manufacturer of toys in terms of sales. The environment is highly competitive and recently was largely affected by the financial crises. Since 1958‚ LEGO’s core and original product‚ composed of bricks with interlocking tubes‚ has represented a competitive advantage for the company. However‚ as the company operates
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Beverage World‚ 10/15/1999‚ Vol. 118 (1681)‚ p.50-54 Deogun‚ N.‚ Eig‚ J.‚ McKay‚ B.‚ & Spurgeon‚ D Fisher‚ Richard. (2007). “The last place on earth where no one has tasted Coca-Cola.” New Scientist‚ 6/16/2007‚ Vol. 194 Issue 2608‚ p.21 Foust‚ Dean Ghemawat‚ Pankaj. “Globalization: The strategy of differences.” November 10‚ 2003. Retrieved on November 28‚ 2007 from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3773.html How to make opencola Plasketes‚ George “Keeping Tab: A diet soft drink shelf life.” (2004). Journal
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An Overview of Strategy Development Models and the Ward-Rivani Model corresponding author: Dr. David Ward‚ European School of Economics‚ Via Chiaravalle 9‚ 20100 Milan‚ Italy. All correspondence to Dr David Ward‚ Via Fornari 46‚ 20146 Milan‚ Italy email: daward@tin.it co-author: Elena Rivani‚ Via Orsoni 41‚ 40068‚ San Lazzaro di S. (Bo)‚ Italy. Abstract Numerous models for developing strategy‚ defining and aligning competitive advantage have been proposed over the years (and even centuries if
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HARvARD | "rsrNEss l r"Hoor 9-705-475 REV: APRIL 21‚2O1r PANKAJ GHEMAWAT TI.IOMAS M- HOUT ]OItDAN SIEGEL Haier’s f‚r.S. Refrigerator Strategy The obiectiue of most Chinese enterprises is to export products and earn foreign currency‚ exploing easier markets first like Southeast Asi1. . . Our purpose is to establish a branil reputation Ay ‚ Tirit penitrating dfficult markets such as the United States. . . . All success relies on one thing in werseas iark*s---ereatingi Iocalized U
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Science Quarterly‚ 35: 484-503. Folta‚ T. B. and K. D. Miller (2002). Real Options In Equity Partnerships. Strategic Management Journal‚ 23: 77. Gates‚ S. and P. Very (2003). Measuring Performance During M&A Integration. Long Range Planning. 36: 167. Ghemawat‚ P. and F. Ghadar (2000). The Dubious Logic Of Global Megamergers. Harvard Business Review‚ 78: 65. Goold‚ M. and A. Campbell (1987). Managing Diversity: Strategy and Control In Diversified British Companies. Long Range Planning‚ 20: 42-52. Grant
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Mining Advertiser-specific User Behavior Using Adfactors Nikolay Archak New York University‚ Leonard N. Stern School of Business 44 West 4th Street‚ Suite 8-185 New York‚ NY‚ 10012 Vahab S. Mirrokni Google Research 76 9th Ave New York‚ NY 10011 S. Muthukrishnan Google Research 76 9th Ave New York‚ NY 10011 mirrokni@google.com muthu@google.com narchak@stern.nyu.edu ABSTRACT Consider an online ad campaign run by an advertiser. The ad serving companies that handle such campaigns
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Hill: International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace‚ Sixth Edition V. The Strategy and Structure of International Business 14. Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 229 14 Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances Introduction Basic Entry Decisions Which Foreign Markets? Timing of Entry Scale of Entry and Strategic Commitments Summary Entry Modes Exporting Turnkey Projects Licensing Franchising Joint Ventures Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
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Special Publication 800-146 DRAFT Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Lee Badger Tim Grance Robert Patt-Corner Jeff Voas NIST Special Publication 800-146 DRAFT Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Lee Badger Tim Grance Robert Patt-Corner Jeff Voas C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y Computer Security Division Information Technology
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