A Summary of the case “BP (Beyond Petroleum) Focuses on Sustainability” Introduction British Petroleum or Beyond Petroleum (BP) is the world’s one of the largest and leading petroleum product manufactures. It has headquarters in London. It operates from 29 countries. Though it has faced safety and environmental controversies in the history of its operations it could overcome all negative images through a concrete focus and consistent efforts towards sustainable developments. BP operates throughout
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Case 9.2 Baseball Card Emporium Baseball Card Emporium (BBE) of Lewistown‚ Pennsylvania‚ is a distributor of baseball cards to sports card retailers. Its market area encompasses most of Pennsylvania‚ eastern Ohio‚ and New Jersey. The cards are printed in Neenah‚ Wisconsin‚ and currently shipped to Lewistown via motor carrier transportation. Kenny Craig‚ vice president of logistics‚ has asked his staff to evaluate using air carrier service to ship the cards. Nick Gingher‚ director of distribution
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Thesis: Three extreme types of penny-pinchers are the frequent couponer‚ the frugal shopper‚ and the freegan. Do you have more the month left after all your money is gone? For most people shopping is an ingrained and unavoidable way of life. We work‚ we spend‚ we trash and we buy again. It’s a cycle that seems all but impossible avoid in today’s society. TS: For decades‚ shoppers clipped coupons from newspaper circulars and magazines Using coupons is one way that the frequent couponer
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Trading a Canadian Way of Life Name Damian Rivera Date March 1‚2013 In this essay we will see how trade has effected the location I have selected in the last assignment this location as you recall is Pierrefonds‚ Quebec. We will look at the positives and or negatives that trade has had on this location and if anything could be changed to improve this situation. How does trade effect Pierrefonds‚ Quebec this is a very good question and if you asked any one person they would say trade has
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Trading Report Strategy Chosen Our strategy is consisted of two parts: when the market is neutral without obvious trends‚ we play like the role of market maker; on the contrary‚ we put our bet on the trend. At first‚ we calculate the weighted average quantity from the order book‚ says 1st to 4th layer‚ for both sides. If bid quantity is larger than 2.5 times of ask‚ we believe that bulls prevail and this trend will be continued in a phase. Thus we place a market order to buy‚ expecting to earn
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Green Logistics. Because the Future Can’t Wait. GOGREEN Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our generation. Increasingly authorities and consumers expect business to calculate‚ account for and reduce their carbon emissions. CO2 accounting is a new science and there is no single way of doing it. This can make calculating your carbon footprint rather complicated. Do you know where you stand? Reporting of carbon emissions is the first step to greening your logistics. We provide
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Over the last 20 or 30 years‚ science and technology have made new headways day and day‚ resulting in the higher standard of living‚ and the Chinese citizens have the aware of environment protection. For instance‚ Low carbon life‚ aims to reduce the carbon emissions and save energy‚ has become a new fashion for city people. The greenhouse gases contribute to the global effect‚ then‚ a series of questions surface with the issue. The global warming causes the global sea-level rise‚ and the submersion
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DEFINITION OF WINDING UP OF A COMPANY Winding up or liquidation of a company is the ending of a company’s life; its property administered for the benefit of its creditors and members. At the end of the winding-up‚ the company will be dissolved. There are two main types of winding up: compulsory‚ under and order of the court; and voluntary‚ under resolution of the company. VOLUNTARY WINDING UP In a voluntary winding-up‚ the members of the company have passed a resolution to wind-up the company
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Debenture - If a company borrows money‚ it will give its creditor a document confirming the existence and terms of the loan. This document is called a debenture. The execution of debentures & creation of charges over land by borrowers in favour of banks to secure banking facilities/loans is a common practice. Typically such debentures empower the banks to appoint receivers & managers to act on behalf of the borrowers to sell charged land by private treaty. (Teo & Khaw) Question: in
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Meaning of Liquidation Liquidation or winding up is a legal term and refers to the procedure through which the affairs of a company are wound up by law. Winding up of a company has been defined in the companies Act‚ 1956 as “the process whereby its life is ended and its property is administered for the benefit of its creditors and its members. An Administrator called Liquidator‚ is appointed and he takes control of the company‚ collects its assets pays its debts and finally distributes any surplus
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