387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors‚ including governments‚ consumers‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe‚ relying
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PROJECT PROPOSAL Rationale Construction Industry is a complex‚ dynamic and multidisciplinary organization that is characterized by uncertainty and very innovative due to the uniqueness of its products. The industry faces a lot of pressure in the areas of improved processes that will encourage efficiency in the project success criteria. This assures its Clients of a timely delivery of a project on budget and to the required quality and standard. (Latham‚ 1994)‚ in his report‚ ‘Rethinking Construction’
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potential subscribers especially on the rural areas where mass market is abundantly present. The birth of the “bucket pricing” during 2004 has flooded the market with affordable pricing schemes and promos‚ which modified mobile industry competition and affected Globe Telecoms earnings. This new trend has signified a new start of a more competitive environment among each player wherein offered services are done step by step and each aspects are being assess in order to make sure that they can be supported
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Value Chain Analysis To determine where Apple developed distinctive capabilities‚ Porter’s generic value chainmodel provides a systematic framework for identifying Apple’s utilization of resources. Primaryactivities for Apple include Technology and Product Design‚ Production‚ Sales and Marketing‚Customer Service‚ and Legal Services. Technology and Product Design Apple was the first platform to run an electronic spreadsheet in VisiCalc on the Apple II Plus and the first to establish a “digital
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200 words on the following‚ describing them: • What is GSM? What is CDMA? • What is ARPU/ AMPU in the Telecom context? • What is CHURN? 2) Who are the top 5 Mobile Operators (by number of subscribers) globally? 3) Name top two mobile operators in the following countries: |UK: |British Telecom |Cable & Wireless Worldwide | |Canada: |Rogers Communication Inc.
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boeing 777 Value Chain Analysis Examining the value creating potential of primary activities of Boeing 777 1) Inbound operation a) Materials New‚ lightweight‚ cost-effective structural materials are used in several 777 applications. (Referred to Appendix 1) Beginning in early 1994‚ The Boeing Company initiated a process improvement activity called Define and Control Airplane Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM). This "breakthrough" initiative will improve the processes
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Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Value Chain and Supply Chain Analysis Global value chain is described as activities companies use to bring out a product and share its conception from the beginning to the end. Design‚ production‚ marketing‚ distribution‚ and customer support are activities included in this process. The production of goods and services are value chain activities that are found in large geographical areas or different locations. The term “global value chain” means that value
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A Project Report On “CHANGES IN TELECOM INDUSTRY IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS (TELECOM)” ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY Submitted to: [pic] BECAUSE BECOMING SUCCESSFUL CAN BE TAUGHT A division of NIS SPARTA LTD‚ Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Company AHMEDABAD In partial fulfillment of academic requirement of the MBA & PGPM Programme‚ year – 2011-2012 DEVELOPED BY: PARSHU H ATTIGUDDA MBA & PGPM APP NO: 271259 INTRODUCTION The research is based on the quality of services that
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Cathay Pacific’s Value Chain Operations Cathay Pacific believes that their business is selling experience to the passengers. The emotional bonding with the passengers is the key to building loyalty and one of the major factors that encourage the customers to repurchase the airline products. The biggest difference of Cathay Pacific to its competitors is its people. The employees at Cathay Pacific are the ones who bridge the gap between product development and customer expectation. The passengers
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Innovation Report Innovation Strategies of Telecom Operators How to retain margins Ref: M12312 – June 2012 Market maturity‚ increased and multi-faceted competition‚ a difficult macroeconomic context and sustained regulatory pressure have an impact on the margins of most operators in advanced economies. This study analyses the initiatives being taken by telecom operators to contain their margins‚ such as: keeping costs under control‚ choosing investments‚ winning over new customers‚ valuation
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