Clusters and the new economics of competition Harvard Business Review; Boston; Nov/Dec 1998; Michael E. Porter; Volume: 76 Issue: 6 Start Page: 77-90 ISSN: 00178012 Abstract: Today’s economic map of the world is dominated by what are called clusters: critical masses - in one place - of unusual competitive success in particular fields. Clusters are not unique‚ however; they are highly typical - and therein lies a paradox: the enduring competitive advantages in a global economy
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Customer Warehouse HQ Supplier Store Customer Warehouse HQ Supplier Mark the main flows of goods and money in the diagram (above) and employ a key or table of descriptive elements to explain your answer. 4 4 0 0 1‚ 3 1‚ 3 8‚ 11 8‚ 11 6‚ 12 6‚ 12 2 2 7 7 10 10 5 5 1. Customer enters store to buy sporting equipment 2. Store sells equipment to customer 3. Customer gives store money 4. Store sends money to HQ 5. Store informs warehouse of sporting
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The new YHB1000 automatic electric hand push battery sweeper have advantage with high productivity and high performance with low noise lever‚ low running cost and low environment impact. Hand Push battery sweeper YHB1000 The new YHB1000 automatic electric hand push battery sweeper have advantage with high productivity and high performance with low noise lever‚ low running cost and low environment impact. It cleans so silently that it can be used even in the most noised sensitive areas; the sweeper
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factors that drive them: (1) Cross-border mergers come in waves that are highly correlated with business cycles. (2) Most mergers occur when both the acquirer and the target economies are booming. (3) Merger booms have an industrylevel component (productivity shocks)‚ a country-level component‚ and a worldwide component (financial shocks). (4) Across one million observations of listed firms‚ acquirers tend to be more productive and targets tend to be less productive‚ compared to their industry peers
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industrial disputes narrowing the performance of this sector. As the paramount proportion of human resources in garment sector are women workers‚ so their attitudes has significant impact on 76 minimizing industrial disputes and increasing the productivity at garment industry in Bangladesh. In this study‚ we have attempted to measure the woman workers attitude on the industrial disputes and its minimization process for sustainable development of this sector. Mixed research methods were used to analyze
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utilize team work to save time‚ money and also to increasing productivity. Utilizing team work helps to saves organizations time and money. By bring more resources to solve problems‚ there more overseers to lessen the risk of poor individual contributions. When fewer mistakes are made the team becomes more efficient as well. And with the increase of efficiency comes the increase in productivity. When productivity increases sales also increase. Organizational members encourage
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Scientific Management is a system that was originated from Fredrick W. Taylor (1911)‚ which composite analysis of worker’s individual workflow and their labour productivity. The main purpose of this theory is to maximize efficiency within organisations to speed up the process of work in the minimum amount of time and cost incurred by the organisation (Ross 2010). Taylor believed that the most efficient way that work could be done was only when workers knew what they were doing and not merely working
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Value adding roles of warehouse Advantage and limitation in warehouse Documentation in goods receiving Add value in warehouse Breaking bulk -taking delivery of bulk consignment and issuing in smaller lots to customers or users -more efficient matching of demand with supply Creating Bulk -goods that produce in different locations can be grouped together into large lots for economic shipment to the users -accumulation and aggregation of these smaller supply quantities Eg: milk‚ vegetables
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FINAL 224 Chapter 3: Economic Crisis & Recovery 1929-1939 Europe in a Depression(1929 till 1932-33) • Origin of the 1929 Downturn - The real origin of the slump had to be located with the US. This does not mean that there were no cyclical weaknesses elsewhere but it is mainly US bcz it had a major influence on the world economy. - The US witnessed 2 major shocks: 1- decrease (Curtailment) of foreign lending 1928-29 which had a deflation impact on
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ideas‚ organizational goals‚ vision‚ etc. very clearly. When the seniors in the organization are unable to create an environment which promotes open and clear communication‚ it can have negative repercussions on the work culture and the employee productivity. An organization where there is no sharing of information between two or more individuals‚ workplace issues such as high employee turnover and wastage of organizational resources‚ often arise. To avoid these‚ effective communication at work
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