Since 2000 the Stock market valuation of the ‘Big Pharma’ companies has dropped sharply. Discuss the causes of the pharmaceutical industry’s current problems and steps that companies are taking to tackle them. By Ali Asgar Kagzi In 1990s‚ pharmaceutical companies were one of the leading shareholder value creators at the stock market. By 1998 the P/E ratio of the Big Pharma companies was twice that of the global stock market and there was a sudden rush among the investors to have a share of
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SOLUTIONS TO THE NIGER DELTA PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA AN ASSIGNMENT WRITTEN IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE DVS 512: TECHNOLOGY‚ ENERGY‚ NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT BY ISU‚ DORATHY AKWUGO PG/MSC/07/46529 LECTURER: DR. OGAKWU INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES‚ UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ ENUGU CAMPUS. AUGUST 2009 BACKGROUND The Niger Delta produces the oil wealth which accounts for the bulk of Nigeria’s foreign earnings. Paradoxically however‚ these vast revenues
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Water Utilities Privatization‚ Solution or Problem: Jakarta Water Utilities Case Introduction Water composes 76% of the earth. However‚ only 2.5% of total water is consumable as fresh water. Limited fresh water supply and population growth jointly increase water scarcity and price‚ especially at dense area. Particularly‚ Water resources become crucial issue in most developing countries because they do not have well managed water utilities system. Cochabamba Water War (Bolivia) and Dar es Salaam
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pkray@nitrkl.ac.in ’R~prttited irom the journai of the Institution of Bnglneers~)vbt (; ’3‚pt. m 3‚ Novenibert~82 ’ ’ UDC 621-16/-17:621/621.9 Water Jet Machining-A State of Art P K Ray‚ Associate Member With the advent of newer materials and intricate shapes of components‚ unconventional methods ofmatflrial removal have been developed. Water jet machining (WJM) is cne ( ’f such processes of material removal. This paper briefly describes the basicfcatures of WJM‚ such as‚ its mechanism of material
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Sleep deprivation is a major problem‚ especially among us teenagers. We tend to ignore our body’s needs in order to cram for that test tomorrow or to do some other project that we’ve been putting off. I’m guilty of doing this and I am sure some of you are as well. However‚ sleep deprivation affects us more than we know. Sleep deprivation usually results in minor consequences‚ but the has potential to majorly impact your health. Several minor health issues include being more susceptible to cold
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Case Study Autonomous Vehicle Maintenance and Repair System for Cars & Trucks Description: The case in discussion provides an autonomous and remote vehicle maintenance and repair. The system patented employs an on-board diagnosis and prognosis module which monitors one or more vehicle buses to identify codes and other information indicating a vehicle problem. The on-board system causes the ICT or central monitoring unit in latest vehicles (e.g. iDrive in BMW connected to GPS for integrated use
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Custom Snowboards Inc. EXPANSION INTO EUROPE The management of Custom Snowboards‚ Inc. is considering an expansion to Europe. The percentage of the total sales from Europe has grown and the growth is expected to continue. The company could pursue this expansion from a variety of different options. Business Risk Assessment: The CEO is concerned about the risks of expansion into Europe. In particular‚ he wonders about what affects a European expansion will have on the internal operations of
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China’s Oil Security Problems and Solutions ——based on Oil Global Supply and Demand （Sep 3‚ 2011）from Professor Albert Kwong Ma Xiao Abstract: Oil is the most indispensable and important strategic energy in international society nowadays. During the past two decades‚ the problem of oil supply and demand has widely drawn the attention from all over the world. China‚ turning from oil self-sufficiency to the world’s second largest oil consuming countries‚ is now faced with a huge demand gap
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where it is a small island and the demand of water is increasing year by year. Waste water in Bahrain started to occur by human activities of companies‚ agriculture and can include a wide range of pollution. Water is an important thing‚ therefore solutions should be made and to be delivered to the citizens of the importance of water nowadays. There is a limited awareness of Bahraini citizens about water limitations‚ they are using it without any concentrations or thinking. Lots of percentages water
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Assuming that units in inventory are valued (based on COGS) at $1‚000 per unit and are sold for $2‚000 per unit‚ how fast does the company turn its inventory? The company uses a 25 percent per year cost of inventory. That is‚ for the hypothetical case that one unit of $1‚000 would sit exactly one year in inventory‚ the company charges its operations division a $250 inventory cost. B. What—in absolute terms—is the per unit inventory cost for a product that costs $1‚000? Sales $60‚000‚000 (Flow)
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