J Ind Compet Trade (2011) 11:263–278 DOI 10.1007/s10842-011-0107-4 Who Captures Value in Global Supply Chains? Case Nokia N95 Smartphone Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö & Petri Rouvinen & Timo Seppälä & Pekka Ylä-Anttila Received: 5 September 2010 / Revised: 13 January 2011 Accepted: 29 April 2011 / Published online: 31 May 2011 # The Author(s) 2011. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Available statistics reveal little about the economic consequences of the increasing
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Customer Satisfaction And Profitable Value Chain With E-commerce In Rural India A case based approach Sanjeeve Verma1 ABSTRACT We live in a world increasingly propelled by technological change. The thrust lies in a quest to make our lives better‚ simpler and more productive through electronic commerce (or E-commerce). Agriculture in India has been identified as one of the great promises of e-commerce; the high level of fragmentation present in the supply chain‚ large volumes traded‚ and homogeneous
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Initial idea: Offer affordable sports equipment for children Products: − Used (second-hand) products − Surplus equipment from manufacturers and retailers Current situation (December 2007): − Demand has been growing steadily over the last years − The products are distributed to the U.S. customers through a single (and small) warehouse in St. Louis − The warehouse is leased on a year-to-year basis − The current network design‚ in particular the distribution network and warehouse
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Chapter 4: Multiple Choice Questions 1. Forecasts a. become more accurate with longer time horizons b. are rarely perfect c. are more accurate for individual items than for groups of items d. all of the above e. none of the above One purpose of short-range forecasts is to determine a. production planning b. inventory budgets c. research and development plans d. facility location e. job assignments Forecasts are usually classified by time horizon into three categories a. short-range‚ medium-range
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December 10‚ 2010 Microbiology Chain of Infection Link 1: The Organism (10 pts) Scientific name: Infectious mononucleosis Common name of disease: mono; also‚ the kissing disease Characteristics: [bacteria/virus/parasite‚ toxins‚ anaerobe/aerobe‚ etc] Mononucleosis is a lymphatic system disease‚ usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (first cultured by Michael Epstein and Yvonne Barr). A similar condition is often caused by the
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A Slower Rise for the Renminbi The Chinese government kept its currency from appreciating during the financial crisis but allowed it to rise in 2010‚ to the satisfaction of the Obama administration and American exporters. Recently‚ however‚ China has been holding back on the pace of the appreciation. Related Article » The pace of appreciation of the Chinese currency against the dollar has slowed in the last year‚ ensuring that China’s manipulation of its exchange rate remains a central topic
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From brand values to customer value Martin Christopher Recently there has been a growing tide of articles‚ papers and even conferences devoted to the question of the future of marketing (see‚ for example Brady and Davis‚ 1993; Coopers & Lybrand‚ 1993; Mitchell‚ 1994). Essentially‚ the point at issue is whether “traditional” marketing is appropriate for the conditions that now prevail in the late twentieth century. The basic principle of marketing still applies‚ that is the focus of the business
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as well. With an EFAS analysis‚ the external factors like opportunities and threats are being measured. The purpose of creating an EFAS analysis is the same as with the IFAS analysis. The opportunities and threats will be pointed together with the value or weight of this aspect. For providing a better summary of the aspects‚ comments will be added. Afterwards‚ the weighted score will indicate how well the company is performing to the external factors. (Hunger. D‚ 2000) The NH hotels has to deal
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about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com With over forty years ’ experience‚ Emerald Group Publishing is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business‚ society‚ public policy and education. In total‚ Emerald publishes over 275 journals and more than 130 book series‚ as well as an extensive range of online products
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"The Broken Chain" by M.F.K. Fisher talks about abuse and angry beatings of helpless people. Fisher states that she can only associate herself with these people through empathy. Fisher then goes on to tell her own story about her childhood and the many different forms of abuse she endured. Fisher tells of three specific forms consisting of physical‚ mental‚ and emotional abuse. Fisher describes her childhood as a fair one‚ but she also tells of frequent discipline. She states that her father was
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