Reg. No. : Question Paper Code : 66167 B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION‚ NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011. 2 Sixth Semester Computer Science and Engineering 11 CS 2354 — ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE (Regulation 2008) Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. 2 PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 marks) What is instruction level parallelism? 2. What are the advantages of loop unrolling? 3. What are the limitations of VLIW? 4. What is the use of branch-target
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Abrams‚ Watchorn The Globalization of Starbucks 2.) What drove Starbucks to start expanding internationally? How was the company creating value for its shareholders by pursuing an international expansion strategy? A.) The catalyst for the international expansion of Starbucks was the vision and experiences of Marketing Director and future CEO Howard Schultz. In the early 1980s Mr. Schulz went to Italy and experienced the Italian coffee house. Starbucks under the leadership of Mr. Schulz copied
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Starbucks Analysis Driving forces: External: a) Different consumer tastes and preferences b) An already established coffee culture in Europe c) Local competitions d) Price sensitivity of the consumers e) Social concerns regarding caffeine‚ and it addictive properties also need to be considered. Internal (from the organizations’ perspective): a) To reach larger economies of scale by selling to more customers in other countries. b) To reduce the risk of over dependence
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STARBUCK in JAPAN [pic] PLAN - Introduction + Video - Presentation de la Team + Nos objectives - Concept STARBUCKS - Timeline (general + Japon) - PESTEL - Hofstede –Monochronic –comparaison Jap/USA - How STARBUCKS enterred in Japan ? Strategy Joint Venture. - Export/ Supply Process (Map) - 5porter’s Forces - Brand Pyramid - SWOT - Competition + Mapping - Marketing MIX (Product/Price/ Promotion/
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Marketing English 1) Needs to answer to meet to satisfy 2) to create Marketing mix is composed of 4P: product‚ price‚ place‚ promotion. Umbrella brand: when a famous brand commercializes other famous brands. Icon brand: when you use the brand internationally (ex‚ Coca Cola : Coke‚ cola‚ coca..) Generic brand: when the name of the brand is used locally because it is part of your local and daily environment. Store brand: when a store commercializes his own brand because
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The Rise of Starbucks The Starbucks Corporation has enjoyed phenomenal growth since its early days in 1971 as a quaint coffee shop in Seattle‚ Washington. The rise of Starbucks can be directly attributed to the following factors; the emphasis placed on product quality‚ high employee standards‚ and creating the perfect cup of coffee. How a small idea became a huge business. Growing up in Brooklyn Howard Schultz had no aspirations. His only goal was to escape the struggles his working-class parents
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5. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AT STARBUCKS 5.1CURRENT TRAINING Initial Barista 100 Training Currently‚ Starbucks introduces its new baristas to the company through a twenty-four hour‚ nine block-training program. These blocks are broken down into hours needed‚ learning activities and who will assist with the training. According to the Partner Café‚ an online learning source for current Starbucks partners‚ the training module combines “formal learning with on the job practice and individual
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Analysis the operations management of Starbucks Operations management concentrates on managing process. All operations focus on the process of input‚ transformation and output. Operations management will concern about the cost of ingredients‚ labor requirements‚ and customer satisfaction. (Heizer‚ J‚ p‚ 39). So all the operators need to concentrate on some main objects of operations management such as capacity‚ quality‚ variability‚ and queuing. They should treat the task of balancing the supply
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New appraisal pill for Dabur staff Writankar Mukherjee‚ TNN Apr 22‚ 2008‚ 12.00am IST KOLKATA: FMCG major Dabur India is going to revamp its appraisal policy for 2‚600-odd employees across the country. The company has decided to move beyond plain-vanilla annual increments to a system of continuous employee reward. The move has been undertaken based on recommendations from noted HR consultant Hewitt Associates. There will also be spot awards to recognise employees on the spot at any time‚ for
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About the Benefits of a Performance Appraisal System There are a number of benefits to be received from a performance appraisal system. However‚ you have to determine your goals. A system should be in place that helps employees understand their jobs a little better. Typically‚ a performance appraisal is given every six months or once a year. A performance appraisal helps give an employee some direction and education regarding his current position and future growth and development. Goals and Objectives
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