1. Growth of the GDP: The annual growth of the Bulgarians’ GDP was around +2.1% in 2006 (Source: Eurostat) and the Romanian’s GDP’s growth is +4.1% (Source: Eurostat). The trend is an increase of the GDPs’ growth in this country since 2000 until 2006. After a devastating crisis in 1997‚ Bulgarians’ governments did a lot of reforms (trade liberalization‚ social reform‚ divestiture of state-owned companies‚…) in order to improve the productivity‚ the foreign and local investors confidence. Moreover
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Case Study for Information Management 資訊管理個案 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies: Salesforce.com (Chap. 5) 1021CSIM4B05 TLMXB4B (M1824) Tue 2‚ 3‚ 4 (9:10-12:00) B502 Min-Yuh Day 戴敏育 Assistant Professor 專任助理教授 Dept. of Information Management‚ Tamkang University 淡江大學 資訊管理學系 http://mail.tku.edu.tw/myday/ 2013-10-15 1 課程大綱 (Syllabus) 週次 日期 1 102/09/17 2 102/09/24 3 102/10/01 內容（Subject/Topics） Introduction to Case Study for Information Management Information Systems
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Indoor Positioning using Infrastructure Nicolas Constantinou January 8‚ 2013 1 Abstract Outdoor positioning has proved to be very functional during the years‚ recently indoor positioning systems which I will be referred to as IPSs have been designed to provide location information of persons and devices. Numerous IPSs are being developed using different infrastructure so the best solution for every situation can be found. This paper gives information and talks about the different IPSs
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Information Planning stage is when to decide on the IT Infrastructure which encompasses the technology and equipment required from the front end to the backend of the system. In this case‚ that will involve beginning with the customer as they enter a Starbucks store‚ browse the Apple iTunes music store‚ browse‚ and purchase and then download music back to the customers’ device. This will include the technology and equipment required from the customer‚ Starbucks and iTunes to make the transactions all complete
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Infrastructure Practice Building India Accelerating Infrastructure Projects August 2009 McKinsey & Company‚ Inc. 21st Floor‚ Express Towers Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021‚ India Telephone: +91 (22) 2285 5532 Fax: +91 (22) 2285 5531 4‚ Echelon Institutional Area Sector 32 Gurgaon 122001 Telephone: +91 (124) 661 1000 Fax: +91 (124) 661 1400 Design: New Media‚ Sydney Pre-production and printing: Magnum Custom Publishing‚ New Delhi The information contained in this report prepared by McKinsey
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Consulting Report: Starbucks entering Italy Table of Contents 1. Introduction. 2 2. Starbucks Corporation. 2 2.1 History of Starbucks. 2 2.2 Strategy of Starbucks. 3 2.3 Starbucks’ international expansion. 3 3. The Italian Environment. 5 3.1 General information. 5 3.2 Trade barriers. 6 3.3 Political and legal environment. 6 3.4 Social considerations. 8 4. The Italian Culture
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Politics Starbucks is an international company‚ therefore the political factors around the world will have an impact on the company and its profitability. There is a strong correlation between economic and political stability. Consequently‚ the more politically stable a nation is‚ the more stable its economic environment tends to be. There is a strong correlation between political stability‚ economic stability and the supply chain. A disruption in the supply chain will have an influence on the daily
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The Original Store Expansion Strategy: In 1992 and 1993 Starbucks developed a three-year geographic expansion strategy that targeted areas with favorable demographic profiles‚ that could be serviced and supported by the company’s operations infrastructure. A large city was selected to serve as a focal point for each targeted region. Starbucks professional teams were strategically positioned at these focal points to supervise opening of another 20 stores in each city in the first two years. Following
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An Ethical Dilemma Starbucks‚ one of the most well-known coffee shops in the world has experienced dramatic growth since the first store opened in 1971. After rising to dominance in its market Starbucks currently operates in 61 different countries with just under 17‚000 stores worldwide. Recently the management team have been under severe scrutiny as the organisation has been accused of avoiding tax. An investigation conducted by Reuters discovered the company had paid only £8.6 million in corporation
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RESUME INTERNALIZATION AT STARBUCKS ? Index Starbucks Journey Porter’s five forces model for Starbucks Starbucks - SWOT Performance Analysis and Learning Next Steps Starbucks Journey 1996 - 1999 First outlets outside North America‚ in the Far East Japan and other countries in the region Starbucks introduced espresso drinks for the grocery channel in partnership with Pepsi-Cola Starbucks introduced a home espresso machine in 1997 Starbucks signed a licensing agreement
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