I plan to do a research about electric procurement in supply chain management while I have not chosen a more specific topic in this field. As for the reasons why I chose this kind of topic‚ the first one is close to the certification of CIPS (Chartered institute of purchasing and supply) so that the dissertation must be on a purchasing and supply related theme. Also‚ I am interested in how to electively combine procurement management with electric commerce. I will try my best to explain how important
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TO The Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 proposed the creation of an International Trade Organization (ITO) to establish rules and regulations for trade between countries. The ITO charter was agreed at the UN Conference on Trade and Employment in Havana in March 1948‚ but was blocked by the U.S. Senate (WTO‚ 2004b). Some historians have argued that the failure may have resulted from fears within the American business community that the International Trade Organization could be used to regulate
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Problem Wal-Mart was drawing increasing flak from organized labor about the company’s low wages and anti-union posture. It was confronting 6‚000 lawsuits on a variety of issues‚ including one claiming that it discriminated against female employees. H. Lee Scott was understandably concerned about the raft of issues that threatened to mar Wal-Mart’s reputation and raise questions about the company’s efforts to secure the lowest prices for its customers. The problem for Wal-Mart now is how
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Working to better the community of your organization can serve many purposes of establishing a strong future for your company‚ allow your employees to feel closing to reduce turnover‚ and to show customers that you are a company that cares. The key to establishing a future for your company is focused on the education of the next generation. Target has invested $1 billion into school systems for the children within their communities. This social efficacy leads to not only the children becoming more
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Wal-Mart Stores: Every Day Low Prices in China Key Issues Wal-Mart is currently facing a change to their business in China. Over the past few years China’s retail industry and its distribution and logistical infrastructure have opened up significantly with decreased government regulation. For Wal-Mart this will mean a large change in its business strategy and it will now look to profitably expand with China’s booming economy. In order to set a new strategy Wal-Mart will need to identify
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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR OF PURCHASING AND SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT Y3S1 RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT GROUP ASSIGNMENT PRESENTED BY: OGWANG ANTONY OCHIENG REG. NO. HD211-C007-0711/2011 PAULINE AVISA REG. NO. HD211-C007-0714/2011 LOICE WANJIRU REG. NO. HD211-C007-0800/2011 JONATHAN KIPRONO REG. NO. HD211-C007-0715/2011 ROSEMARY MUNDIA REG. NO. HD211-C007-0846/2011 MACHARIA MARTIN NGUGI REG. NO. HD211-C007-0710/2011
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Case：Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Financial Statement Case analysis 1． How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Wal-Mart differ? How does each firm operate their business/attempt to create value? The two companies differs in retailing strategy in two ways. 1. Credit sales boost sales greatly in Sears‚ not in Wal-mart Since 1992 when Arthur C. Martinez was brought on board to head Sears’s retailing operations‚ credit sales‚ especially through the use of the
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Title: Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.: On Becoming the World’s Largest Company (2002) Executive Summary: Objective: This case’s objective is to be able to find out how Wal-Mart Stores positively responded to the time when they encountered a lot of problems and still end up to be the world’s largest company. Problem: Wal-Mart had experienced a very disappointing year. It was when sluggish consumer spending‚ rising unemployment‚ the energy crisis‚ and the terrorist events of September 11‚ 2001 all
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Case 22: "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 2008: Management’s Initiatives to Transform the Company and Curtail Wal-Mart Bashing‚" by Arthur A. Thompson‚ C367–C400. The Wal-Mart case lays out Wal-Mart’s corporate history and phenomenal growth record‚ its strategy to become the largest discount retailer in the world via a low-cost leadership strategy‚ the company’s approaches to strategy execution‚ and the transformative initiatives that CEO Lee Scott launched to curtail media bashing of Wal-Mart. Study the
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e-Governance: Case Studies Chapter 22 Implementation of e-procurement in the Government of Andhra Pradesh: A Case Study K Bikshapathi Project Manager‚ eProcurement and P Raghuveer IFS Addl. Secretary (e-gov) Information Technology & Communications Department Government of Andhra Pradesh‚ Hyderabad AbstrAct Procurement is generally regarded as a sensitive function in the public sector and is rarely transparent . It is for this reason that public procurement is one of the areas in governance that remains
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