...Hot Chile Surfwear has its head office in Cancun and retail offices are spread at 23 locations within Mexico at present. Knowledge Management System would require as a first step to invest in data acquisition mechanism. Currently the practice is that each store sends some data either in spreadsheets or hard papers to be collated at the head office. In order that this data becomes important information can be translated into knowledge, it is essential that some vital statistics and information be captured periodically. Depending upon the source of the information, we would be classifying this into two categories – internal and external. Internal Source: This would refer to all the information which exists within the stores and the head office and can be pulled out without any dependence on an external agency (Christopher, J. 1994). Some of the examples are - Sales figures at each store Customer foot fall at each store Merchandise wise sales Enquiries for product line unavailable Customer Segmentation at each store – by age, gender, personality types Salesperson wise sales or units sold Productivity rate i.e. Number of people who bought something vs. total foot fall Advertising Campaigns/ POS used at each store Sales increase post advertising , in-store marketing External Source: In addition to the above, it would be essential that the company also gathers data from outside agencies, from secondary sources like research firms, market, Television,...
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...of this industry. Nowadays, e-logistics has been discussed as electronic logistics, which uses the web technology as inevitable tool to administer some of the sectors of logistic industry or the whole process (Wang Wei, 2003); according to Prof. Zhai Xuewei, e-logistics is the combination of logistics supporting e-commerce and the electronic technology for logistics (Sun Chao, 2002). In this juncture, e-logistics can be regarded as e-logistic commerce, in which information flow is combined in the form of electronic technology, network technology and automation. Therefore, e-logistics allow to contribute data, facts and knowledge within supply chain by utilising and integrating the electronic technology in the logistics industries (Aldin et.al., 2003 and Rutner et.al., 2003). According to the above mention literature and definitions, utility of electronics or information technologies in logistics become less cost to deliver goods and services. In the...
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...College of Business & Management Department of Management, Marketing and Public Administration Ethics & Islamic Values in Business Section (53) Course number (0302350) Assignment 1 Written by Araam Jamal U00035221 To Dr. Alaa-Aldin Abdul Rahim A. Al Athmay For this assignment, you will carefully read the story below that summarizes the incident, behaviors associated with cheating using technology, and how you can relate this story to your own situation. You should incorporate answers to the following questions into your assignment, as they are related to issues of integrity, ethics, professionalism, and personal reflection: - Why do students cheat? What can be done to address cheating in schools? - What lessons have you learned from the case? Has learning about this case inspired you to make changes in your own life? - How do you relate this behavior to ethics from the Islamic perspective? Assignment Requirements: Length: Minimum 750 words (Approximately 2.5 typed pages, 12 pt font, 1.5-spaced) Style: This paper should be written in an academic style. The tone of your work should be thoughtful and respectful. Be sure to edit your work for grammatical and spelling errors. Papers must be submitted to the instructor by 11:59 pm on the stated due date. Reading Case: Cheating and Technology Cheating in the classroom has been happening since the first schoolhouse was built; however, it has more than doubled in the last decade due to the emergence of new technologies that...
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...11/26/13 Tell me about yourself. - HR Interview Questions and Answers Search Arithmetic Aptitude Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning Verbal Reasoning Non Verbal Reasoning General Knowledge Sudoku Number puzzles Missing letters puzzles Logical puzzles Playing cards puzzles Clock puzzles C Programming C++ Programming C# Programming Java Programming Microbiology Biochemistry Biotechnology Biochemical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Networking Database Questions Computer Science Basic Electronics Digital Electronics Electronic Devices Circuit Simulation Electrical Enigneering Engineering Mechanics Technical Drawing Placement Papers Group Disucssion HR Interview Technical Interview Body Language Aptitude Test Verbal Ability Test Verbal Reasoning Test Logical Reasoning Test C Programming Test Java Programming Test Data Interpretation Test General Knowledge Test Data Structures Operating Systems Networking DATABASE Database Basics SQL Server Basics SQL Server Advanced SQL Server 2008 JAVA Core Java Java Basics Advanced Java UNIX Unix File Management Unix Memory Management Unix Process Managemnt C Interview Questions The C Language Basics .NET Interview Questions .NET Framework ADO.NET ASP.NET Software Testing Home Aptitude Logical Reasoning Verbal Ability GK Puzzles Engineering Interview Online Test Tell me about yourself. @ : Home > HR Interview > HR Interview Room Improve English Speaking Le arn English Spe ak ing O nline to Im prove...
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...The Reflection on Whether Gender Influences Cultural Work Introduction The term culture industry was first put forward by Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno (1944), the philosophers of Frankfurt School. In the book Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944: 94-95), Horkheimer and Adorno argued that the mass culture in capitalist society can be treated as an ideology factory which producing the standardized cultural products, such as magazines, radios, films and so on. Under this assumption, Horkheimer and Adorno supposed that the mass society can be manipulated by these homogenous cultural goods and services, and became more docile and passive (1944: 94-95). About 20 years later, since the 1960s, the business activities and employments in cultural industries – art, music, fashion, graphic design, film, radio, television, advertising, gaming, software production and leisure – have been showing a strong trend of expansion. According to Hesmondhalgh, ‘the cultural industries have moved closer to the centre of the economic action’ (2007:1). Western governments expect that the cultural industries can become a solution of deindustrialization, in order to deal with the systemic crises (Smith, 1998; Seltzer and Bentley, 1999; DCMS 2001; DCITA, 2005). As a consequence, cultural industries arouse concerns from the academic world. However, the definition of cultural industries was still fuzzy until 2007, Mark Banks defined it as: ‘those involved in the production of ‘aesthetic’ or ‘symbolic’ goods...
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...THE CHANGING ROLE OF MIDDLEMEN - STRATEGIC RESPONSES TO DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICS Robert Olsson robert.olsson@chalmers.se Sweden Chalmers University of Technology Lars-Erik Gadde lars-erik.gadde@chalmers.se Sweden Chalmers University of Technology Kajsa Hulthén kajsa.hulthen@chalmers.se Sweden Chalmers University of Technology Competitive Paper ABSTRACT This paper deals with changing roles of so called middlemen. In today’s business reality, there is a clear shift in the orientation of middlemen, from ‘only’facilitating the sale of produced goods, to identifying customer needs and sourcing to create solutions that match these needs.This paper aims to explore the changing roles of middlemen.The analytical framework takes its point of departure in the Industrial Network Approach. The study of roles focuses on operations and skills with regard to the activity and resource layers. For the actor layer significant issues concern the nature of the middleman’s relationship with other actors and its position in the network. These aspects are central for the value-generating capacity of the middleman. The paper relies on a case study of an actor (a middleman), Mobile Inc., involved in providing ‘Wireless equipment’ with a focus on mobile phone solutions.The main conclusion of the empirical study is that numerous opportunities are open for identification of roles for middlemen in the current distribution landscape. From being a typical ‘traditional’ middleman, Mobile...
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...[COURT OF APPEAL] MILLER AND ANOTHER v. JACKSON AND OTHERS [1975 M. No. 173] 1977 March 31, April 1; 6Lord Denning M.R., Geoffrey Lane and Cumming-Bruce L.JJ. * Injunction - Jurisdiction to grant - Nuisance - Houses built adjoining village cricket ground - Damage to property and potential danger to occupants - Action by householder for damages for negligence and nuisance and injunction against playing cricket - Liability established - Whether equitable remedy of injunction appropriate where public interest outweighing interest of private individuals Members of a village club played cricket in the evenings and at week-ends in the summer months on a small ground where cricket had been played since about 1905, when it was surrounded by agricultural fields. The ground was leased to the club by the owners, the National Coal Board, which in, 1965 sold part of the adjacent pasture land to the local council who in 1970 sold it to developers. A line of houses was built so sited that it was inevitable that so long as cricket was played on the ground some balls hit beyond the boundary would fall into the rear gardens or on to or against the houses, despite a six-foot concrete boundary fence. In 1972 the plaintiffs bought one of the houses the rear [1977] Q.B. 966 Page 967 garden of which had a boundary with the cricket ground. Soon after taking possession they began to complain of incidents causing actual damage to their house and apprehension of personal injury which interfered...
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...partex marking systems ab annual report 2010 contents 3 Welcome to Partex 4 The year in brief 5 To our stakeholders 6 Our business Business idea Vision Mission Guiding principles Owners directives 7 Organization 8 Products 9 Environmental work 10 History 11 The Partex group 12 Subsidiaries 14 Director’s report 15 Five year summary Parent Company and Group 17 Group income statement 18 Group balance sheet 21 Parent Company income statement 22 Parent Company balance sheet 24 Cash flow statement 26 Notes to the financial statement 36 Audit report 38 Managing Director, Board of Directors 2 and Owners Partex Marking Systems AB welcome to partex In 2009 we at Partex chose to put together our first ever Annual Report. The initiative was well received and we have therefore decided to continue the concept and this is the result; Partex Annual Report for 2010. For those of you who are not familiar with Partex, we are a family company in the third generation. Our headquarters are in Gullspång, Sweden, in the same location as where it all started over 60 years ago. We at Partex are specialists in industrial marking systems. We produce products for the identification ...
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...International Bulletin of Business Administration ISSN: 1451-243X Issue 9 (2010) © EuroJournals, Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com Dividend Policy: A Review of Theories and Empirical Evidence Husam-Aldin Nizar Al-Malkawi Corresponding Author, Faculty of Business, ALHOSN University P.O. Box 38772 - Abu Dhabi, UAE E-mail: h.almalkawi@alhosnu.ae Michael Rafferty Senior Research Analyst, WRC, University of Sydney, Australia E-mail: m.rafferty@econ.usyd.edu.au Rekha Pillai Faculty of Business, ALHOSN University, Abu Dhabi, UAE E-mail: r.pillai@alhosnu.ae Abstract The literature on dividend policy has produced a large body of theoretical and empirical research, especially following the publication of the dividend irrelevance hypothesis of Miller and Modigliani (1961). No general consensus has yet emerged after several decades of investigation, and scholars can often disagree even about the same empirical evidence. This paper aims at providing the reader with a comprehensive understanding of dividends and dividend policy by reviewing the main theories and explanations of dividend policy including dividend irrelevance hypothesis of Miller and Modigliani, bird-in-the-hand, tax-preference, clientele effects, signalling, and agency costs hypotheses. The paper also attempts to present the main empirical studies on corporate dividend policy. However, due to the enduring nature and extensive range of the debate about dividend policy which has spawned a vast amount of literature that...
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...PROPERTY LAW Introduction -Historically there were two branches of Property Law: • Real property: (Land and interests in land) • Personal property: (Everything besides land and interests in land) -The reason for the two separate branches is that historically land was the most valuable type of property (and arguably still is). -This course predominately focuses on real property. *Note that personal property can become real property by being attached to real property – referred to as ‘fixtures’. (E.g. carpet fixed to a house). SEE LATER FOR FULLER DISCUSSION OF FIXTURES. -General terminology: • Licence: all rights in relation to land, which look like a property rights, but are not actually property rights. ❖ Bare licence: The licence is not coupled with any form of consideration, and therefore can be revoked at will. ❖ Contractual licence: A licence coupled with a contract, and therefore may have remedies in breach of contract (damages, etc.). -Real Property (Common law) rights: • Fee Simple – An unencumbered inherited interest in land. It is almost equal to ownership (the crown actually owns all the land, but people have the right to reside on the land. • Native title – To be distinguished from the common law system. • Life estate – This estate lasts until death, i.e. it is not inheritable. • Lease / tenancy agreement – The right of possession is given (also known as a ‘possessory estate’. (If...
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...THE FATE OF EMPIRES and SEARCH FOR SURVIVAL Sir John Glubb John Bagot Glubb was born in 1897, his father being a regular officer in the Royal Engineers. At the age of four he left England for Mauritius, where his father was posted for a three-year tour of duty. At the age of ten he was sent to school for a year in Switzerland. These youthful travels may have opened his mind to the outside world at an early age. He entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich in September 1914, and was commissioned in the Royal Engineers in April 1915. He served throughout the first World War in France and Belgium, being wounded three times and awarded the Military Cross. In 1920 he volunteered for service in Iraq, as a regular officer, but in 1926 resigned his commission and accepted an administrative post under the Iraq Government. In 1930, however, he signed a contract to serve the Transjordan Government (now Jordan). From 1939 to 1956 he commanded the famous Jordan Arab Legion, which was in reality the Jordan Army. Since his retirement he has published seventeen books, chiefly on the Middle East, and has lectured widely in Britain, the United States and Europe. William Blackwood & Sons Ltd 32 Thistle Street Edinburgh EH1 1HA Scotland © J. B. G. Ltd, 1976, 1977 ISBN 0 85158 127 7 Printed at the Press of the Publisher Introduction As we pass through life, we learn by experience. We look back on our behaviour when we were young and think how foolish we were. In the same way our family...
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...Richard Attias Become a fan Email The Development Factor: The Challenge of Sport in the 21st Century Posted: 10/21/2014 8:39 am EDT Updated: 10/29/2014 9:59 Sport occupies a peculiar place in world dynamics in that it surpasses the limitations of geographical boundaries and social classes. Still, a gap remains between developed and developing nations when it comes to sport. In the industrialized world, sport as an economic sector represents approximately 2% of GDP. For developing economies, though, the challenge remains making sport a factor of economic development, and a driver for social change, so it benefits all citizens in the long term. UNESCO's 1978 International Charter of Physical Education and Sport classified sport as "a fundamental right for all." But the low place sport occupies in the developing world's priorities shows that its importance as an educational and social tool is not yet universal. Everyone agrees that sport contributes to economic development by creating jobs and stimulating business activity. The organization of a major sporting event, for example, is a great opportunity for the local economy. The thousands of people who attend will spend money on food, lodging, transportation and other, related tourist activities. However, in recent years, we see these economic benefits are obvious only the short term. If we take the example of South Africa in 2010, the positive impact of the World Cup was, in terms of job creation and reduced crime...
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...BÖLÜM-3 ATEŞ OLMAYAN YERDEKİ DUMAN 17 Mart Cumartesi Saat 23.15 Kabil şehir dışındaki güvenli bir evde… KİT ekibinden çoğu kişinin bilinmeyen, resmiyette kendilerine ait olmayan, gizli işler için kullandıkları mekanları vardı. Bunlara kendi aralarında güvenli ev diyorlardı. Kabil’in güvenli evi ahşaptandı. Cem’in eğitim için gittiği eve benziyordu ama daha çok eşya vardı. Evdeki kasetçalara bir kaset koydu. Bir opera şarkısı çalmaya başladı. “Habanera” (Müzik linki için yoruma bakınız) Çağıracağı iblis için kullanacağı işkence aletlerini hazırladı. Çağıracağı noktaya bir su çemberi çizdi. Ayrıca iblis gelince hareket edemesin diye farklı bir büyü daha yaptı. Sonra daha önce su çemberine yakalayıp da azat ettiği bir iblis çağırdı. “Yine mi sen .rospu çocuğu!” “Düzgün konuş lan! Seni çağırdığım yere dikkat et. S.kerim belanı kimsenin ruhu duymaz.” “Haklarım var.” “Sokarım hakkına. Burada senden ve benden başka kimse yok. Bizim abidik gubidik siyasetçilerimizle aranız iyi diye seni öldürmem mi sanıyorsun?” “Burası neresi?” “Bülbül yuvası.” “Bülbül yuvası ne?” “Senin gibi kargaların bülbül gibi öttüğü yer. Sana birkaç soru soracağım eğer cevabını vermezsen seni önce s.ker sonra öldürrüm.” “Bedelini ödersin…” Kabil, iblisin bir kolunu kopardı ve açtığı yaraya tuz bastı. İblis acıyla bir çığlık attı. “Bağırma!” “Tamam ne istersen söyleyecem.” “Gözü parlamayanlar ne?” “Nasıl yani?” “Lan oğlum ortalıkta gözü sizinki gibi...
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...Oracle® Trading Community Architecture Reference Guide Release 12.1 Part No. E13569-04 August 2010 Oracle Trading Community Architecture Reference Guide, Release 12.1 Part No. E13569-04 Copyright © 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Primary Author: Ashita Mathur Contributor: Ajai Singh, Amy Wu, Anish Stephen Avinash Jha, Harikrishnan Radhakrishnan, Leela Krishna, Nishant Singhai, Ramanasudhir Gokavarapu, Shankar Bharadwaj Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law, you may not use, copy, reproduce, translate, broadcast, modify, license, transmit, distribute, exhibit, perform, publish or display any part, in any form, or by any means. Reverse engineering, disassembly, or decompilation of this software, unless required by law for interoperability, is prohibited. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error-free. If you find any errors, please report them to us in writing. If this software or related documentation is delivered to the U.S. Government or anyone licensing it on behalf of the U.S. Government, the following notice is applicable: U.S...
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...Dissertations from the International Graduate School of Management and Industrial Engineering, IMIE No.93, Licentiate Thesis Linköping Studies in Science and Technology Thesis No. 1180, LiU-TEK-LIC 2005:35 Logistics Collaboration in Supply Chains – A Survey of Swedish Manufacturing Companies Erik Sandberg Logistics Management Department of Management and Economics Linköpings universitet, SE-581 83 Linköping © Erik Sandberg, 2005 LiU-Tek-Lic-2005:35, Thesis No. 1180 ISBN: 91-85299-80-4 ISSN: 0280-7971 ISSN: 1402-0793 Printed by: UniTryck, Linköping Distributed by: Linköpings universitet Department of Management and Economics SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden Tel: +46 13 281000, fax: +46 13 281873 Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to describe logistics collaboration in supply chains. During the past two decades, a new trend towards integration and collaboration in supply chains has been recognised among researchers as well as among business practitioners. This philosophy is called supply chain management and has received enormous attention in logistics research. Collaboration based on supply chain management is expected to reduce total cost and improve service towards the supply chain’s end customers at the same time. The argumentation in existing literature is however seldom underpinned by more rigorous empirical material and becomes therefore conceptual and superficial. Furthermore, it is incongruous about what actually is done when companies collaborate and...
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