PSM 203: STRATEGIC PURCHASING MANAGEMENT UNIT 1 Meaning of Strategy Johnson and Scholes Strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over long term which achieves advantage for the organization through its configuration of resources within a changing environment and to fulfill the stakeholder expectation. Harvard Business School Its is the pattern of objectives‚ purpose and goals stated in such a way as to define what business the organization is in or is to be in and the kind
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Chapter 3: The southern colonies in the seventeenth century -- -Rapid population growth - 1580-1650 -3.5 -5 million Growth strains farming economy Completion drives up process Landless poor beginning wandering the roads Ruling classes sees this as a a threat Social problems Poor population becomes mobile. Influx to Bristol ‚ Liverpool‚ London Crowded unsanitary conditions in England Many die Many migrate to Ireland ‚ Holland Big point people
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Class notes – 4/27/13 1) Management structure – very important to know a) Tactical mgmt. – guide operational mgmt. b) Operational mgmt. (aka middle mgmt.) gets information from non-mgmt. c) I.e. In a bank i) Non-mgmt. = tellers and customer service reps. ii) Operation mgmt. – Mission statement‚ business objectives‚ business government‚ business compliance‚ business‚ function‚ business rules‚ & business process. 2) 80/20 RULE - people who bring 80% of business needs more attention
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Study Notes on Business Environment MIM / MFM / MMM / MHRDM SEMESTER - III Academic Year: 2009-10 Sr. No. Topics 1 Introduction to Business Environment & Strategic Management 2 Economic Environment of Business 3 Industrial Scenario in India 4 Global Environment 5 Corporate Social responsibility 6 Business Ethics 7 Corporate Governance 8 Ecological issues 9 Energy Management 10 Entrepreneurship &Family Business houses 11 Managing Business Resources General References:
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I. The Role of the State and Public Planning: Central Tasks Maintain civilized order law and order provision of publicgoods II. Rationale for Development Planning Market Failure Resource Mobilization Psychological Impact Foreign Aid III Strengths of the Public Sector rep commonweal provision of public goods cap to improve equity III Weaknesses of the Public Sector: public purpose pressure bureacracy IV Failures in State Planning theory vs practice poor history V
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Chapter Seven- Political Institutions: Institutional Arrangements Constitutions and Constitutional Regimes Constitutions Constitution- a set of statements describing the fundamental rules of the political system… declares the existence of the state‚ and expresses three crucial sets of rules: 1. Allocates governmental activities- defining what actions are within the domain of res publica and what political structures will perform these functions 2. Establishes formal power relationships among
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The first soliloquy of Hamlet falls in the Act 1‚ Scene II‚ after the King Claudius and the Queen Gertrude urges Hamlet in the open court to cast off the deep melancholy which‚ as they think‚ has taken possession of his mind as a consequence of his father’s death. In their opinion‚ Hamlet has sufficiently grieved for his father’s death already. Prior to the soliloquy‚ the King Claudius and Queen Gertrude makes announcement to their marriage‚ as according to them‚ the court could not afford excessive
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Lecture Notes by Donna Francis to accompany Life: The Science of Biology‚ Tenth Edition Sadava • Hillis • Heller • Berenbaum Chapter 46: Sensory Systems 46.2 How Do Sensory Systems Detect Chemical Stimuli? Chemoreceptors: receptor proteins that bind to specific molecules‚ their ligands; responsible for taste and smell. Also monitor internal environment‚ such as CO2 levels in blood. Olfaction is the sense of smell. Olfactory sensors are embedded in epithelial tissue at top of nasal cavity (in
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Document Based Question 2. APWH essays 3 essays Doesn’t matter which essay you write first Label the essay so that a reader can figure out which one you are writing ½ or 50% of total test score and each essay is equally weighted Must not spent all of your time on one essay although the DBQ will take a little longer as you must read the documents Every single point count and even if you are running out of time you write whatever you can 3. Document Based Question Know the rubric Quickly tackle the
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How to Write an Outline (Quick and Easy ) Purpose of an outline: Outlines are for your benefit; they will help you organize your ideas concisely. There are many ways to create an outline; however‚ it is recommended to use MLA format. This is demonstrated through the following directions. Step one: type the word “Thesis” at the top of the page followed by a colon and then type your thesis. Step Two: Use Roman numerals (I‚ II‚ III‚ IV‚ V and others) to signal main headings. If you are having
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