Introduction: BP has been operating in Russia since the early 1990s. In 1997‚ it purchased a 10 per cent stake in Sidanco‚ the Russia’s 4th largest oil company. The stake was subsequently increased to 25 per cent plus one share in 2002. In 2003‚ BP merged its interests in Russia with those of TNK to create TNK-BP‚ a hugely successful joint venture employing around 50‚000 people and operating in nearly all of Russia’s major hydrocarbon regions. Since its formation‚ TNK-BP went on to become Russia’s
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Riding the plus-size wave In the past several years‚ Hollywood and advertising media defined a stereotypical image of women as poreless‚ hipless‚ silkenhaired ‚ size 0‚ perfect women. However‚ Lane Bryant‚ a plus-size retailer and a daughter company of Charming Shoppes‚Inc.‚ tried to change this perception and improve self-concept ‚ self-esteem ‚ and self-consciousness of plus-size women. As a result‚ it does work. Currently Lane Bryant generates 74% of Charming Shoppes’ revenue from plus-size clothing
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Supply Chain Management Solution for Hindustan Unilever : Case Study Existing Situation With nearly 1000 products‚ HLL distributes them nationally through a network of four warehouses‚ more than 40 agents‚ 7‚500 wholesalers and a number of large institutional customers. HLL‚ in its endeavor to move from the existing push-based planning system to a pull-based system‚ wanted to build a Supply Chain Management (SCM) solution that would ensure informed decisions are made during procurement‚ manufacturing
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References: Stahl‚ W. (2007). The Fashion Channel. Harvard Business Publishing. Peter‚ J. P. & Donnelly‚ J. H. (2002). A Preface to Marketing Management (9th edition). McGraw-Hill Professional.
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Assignment 3 front sheet | | Learner name | ------------------------------------------------- Assessor name | Sandra Laksa | Matt Jones / Annette Jackson | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | 05/02/2012 | 01/06/2012 | | Qualification | Unit number and title | BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business | Unit 17 Training in the Business Workplace | | | Assignment title | Assignment 3 Evaluating Training | In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide
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Frederick Douglass called the Supreme Court’s decision on the 1883 Civil Rights Cases “a concession to race pride‚ selfishness and meanness that will be received with joy by every upholder of caste in the land”. These cases all involved black patrons denied service at hotels‚ theaters and train cars suing on the grounds that racial discrimination by such institutions was prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1875. In Justice Joseph P. Bradley’s majority opinion‚ he argued that this act‚ which allowed Congress
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Definition of terms Plus-size is defined differently in different regions. This essay would focus on plus-sizes in the apparel industry. A plus-size model‚ according to apparel search.com‚ is one who wears a dress size 14 or higher in North America sizing‚ 14 or higher in Australian sizing‚ and 16 or higher in U.K. sizing. Even though there are specific sizes stated to identify a plus-size. In the apparel industry now‚ there seems to be no accurate definition of a plus-size‚ it varies accordingly
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Solution to Case Problem Specialty Toys 10/24/2012 I. Introduction: The Specialty Toys Company faces a challenge of deciding how many units of a new toy should be purchased to meet anticipated sales demand. If too few are purchased‚ sales will be lost; if too many are purchased‚ profits will be reduced because of low prices realized in clearance sales. Here‚ I will help to analyze an appropriate order quantity for the company. II. Data Analysis: 1. 20‚0 00 .025 10‚0 00 30
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Tracy Backes 1 Tracy Backes STAT 758 (Zaliapin): HW #6 Problem #1 We assume below that Zt ∼ W N (0‚ σ 2 )‚ B is a backshift operator. 6.1 For the model (1 − B)(1 − 0.2B)Xt = (1 − 0.5B)Zt : a) Classify the model as an ARIMA(p‚ d‚ q) process (i.e. find p‚ d‚ q). ARIMA(1‚1‚1) b) Determine whether the process is stationary‚ causal‚ invertible. • The process is stationary if all roots of ϕ(z) are off of the unit circle. ϕ(z) = (1 − z)(1 − 0.2z) = 0 =⇒ z = 1‚ 5 Because ϕ(z) has root z = 1
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