Information Systems (Volume 11‚ 2003)79-93 79 CUSTOM MADE APPAREL AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE AT LANDS’ END Blake Ives Information Systems Research Center University of Houston blake.ives@uh.edu Gabriele Piccoli Cornell University ABSTRACT The case describes a hugely successful example of IT-driven strategy‚ the Lands’ End custom tailored apparel initiative. In less than a year‚ 40% of Lands’ End customers buying chinos and jeans from the firm’s web site were buying tailored products. Over 20% of
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BILL OF LADING (B/L) A B/L is one of the key documents in international trade and mostly in the shipping industry. It is document issued by the agent of a carrier to a shipper‚ signed by the owner of the vessel to provide proof that the goods have been received. In a nutshell the B/L is a contract between the person shipping the goods‚ the carrier and the receiver of the goods. The B/L is a legal document that must be thorough‚ accurate and complete. For example‚ suppose that a logistics company
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After a year of questions about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky‚ Bill Clinton had to sit in front of the American public and admit he had been deceiving them about the affair. Clinton issued his official apology to the citizens of the United States‚ but simultaneously worked to repair his soiled public image. After being closely scrutinized over his affair with Lewinsky and effectively lying about it‚ Clinton worked to take the attention away from him‚ convince the public the investigation
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The author’s main point is that we disregarded Crosby’s wrong doings so long because to acknowledge them would mean to acknowledge that he is corrupt. This presents a serious problem for individuals and society as a whole. If Bill Crosby is a corrupt human being‚ then all the noble things he has accomplished for the world in terms of racism and sexism‚ all of his ideas‚ and everything that he stands for is possibly misguided and built on deceptions. I definitely agree with Traister. Brittney Cooper
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with very useful information and feedback. This is the end report of our project. Table of content 1. Preface 1 2. Table of content 2 3. List of tables 3 4. Comparison project and step by step outline 4 4.1. Action plan 4 4.2. Evaluation action plan 8 4.3. Evaluation of the project 8 4.3.1. What went wrong? 8 4.3.2. What were the critical success factors? 10 4.3.3. What are the results? 10 5. Result analysis 11 5.1. Budget comparison 11 5.2. Evaluation budget
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The way in which a person grows and develops is determined by how we are nurtured throughout our life. The article What Is Nature Versus Nurture by Kendra Cherry said “John Locke believed in what is known as Tabula Rasa‚ which suggests that the mind begins as a blank space.” In plain english this means that when we are born we have the potential to be anyone and it will be determined by our experiences. This means that our environment may turn us into a good samaritan or even an evil killer (couch
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People should respect each other’s personal spaces and shared spaces in movie theatres and concerts‚ it is simply impolite not too. In “Rudeness at the Movies” by Bill Wine‚ he writes about the experiences that he has at the movie theatre while descriptively giving his impressions of people’s looks and behavior. “Is this actually happening or am I dreaming?” (Wine 554). Wine mentions a man who is taller than the “Jolly Green Giant” and his wife at his side with an unbelievable hairdo (Wine 554)
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How does Sheriff introduce the characters of Raleigh‚ Stanhope and Osborne in act 1 of “Journey’s End”? In act one Sheriff presents Raleigh as an enthusiastic newcomer to the army scene. He uses Raleigh to emphasise how much the younger generation of men/boys were being influenced into helping out in the war effort. “Yes‚ rather! We were at school together” this shows the extent of how much Raleigh was oblivious to the effects of war on young boys like him. Raleigh is also seen as what some may
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the accountability and probity in higher judiciary should be ensured‚ but through a separate and powerful mechanism of National Judicial Commission (NJC) along with the accountability framework as provided by the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill (2010). A panel of eminent jurists comprising of Justice MN Venkatachaliah‚ Justice JS Verma and Justice VR Krishna Iyer‚ with Foundation for Democratic Reforms’ initiative has prepared a viable model of National Judicial Commission after detailed
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The End of the Rainbow “Eldorado‚” is a poem by Edgar Allen Poe in which an intrepid knight embarks on a journey to find Eldorado‚ the mythical city of gold. The poem begins in a seemingly upbeat manner‚ describing the initial progress of the daring knight‚ and introducing the idea of an outwardly insignificant shadow following said knight on his quest. As time passes‚ the knight grows old and he becomes increasingly frustrated by his failure to find the legendary city. Eventually‚ his vitality
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