...Assignment (Individual) Course: Diploma in Logistics Management Batch: DLM 12/42 Lecturer: Eddie Tan Module: International Shipping Management Submission Date: 20th May 2013 Name of Student: Teh Jin Hock Assignment Question: What risks and perils are present in global transportation? Discuss how exporters and importers can manage these risks. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Potential Threats and Risks of Global Transportation 3. Manage the Risks 4. Conclusion 5. Reference Introduction Thanks to globalization, lean processes, and the geographical concentration of production, among other factors, supply chain and transport networks are more efficient than ever before. This increasing sophistication and complexity, however, is accompanied by increasing risk. Major disruptions in the past five years—including the global financial crisis, the Yemen parcel bomb scare, flooding in Thailand, and the Japanese earthquake and tsunami—have illustrated the vulnerabilities of finely tuned, closely interconnected supply chain and transport networks. Although risks have increased, there are concerns about the ability of organizations to address this new risk profile. As the recent , New Models for Addressing Supply Chain and Transport Risk, points out, most enterprises have logistics and transportation risk management protocols that can address localized...
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...BAC 3684: ACCOUNTING THEORY LECTURER’S NAME: PROF PREM LAL JOSHI GROUP MEMBER’S STUDENT | STUDENT ID | DARREN TEH WE LOON | 1102702654 | CHEE YEN MUN | 1102700429 | CHANDRAPRIYA D/O GOPALACHANDRAN | 1101110492 | GAYATHIRY ULAKANATHAN | 1101110649 | a) In your opinion, why do standard setters require measurement methods other than traditional historical cost accounting? Accounting should be the most straightforward of topics for policymakers to deal with. Accounting is mainly about describing the past to reflect faithfully what has already happened. Yet, over the years, many securities regulators have told me of their surprise upon finding out that accounting policy is one of the most difficult and controversial topics to deal with. It is the same around the world. First of all, I was struck by the multitude of measurement techniques that both IFRSs and US GAAP prescribe, from historic cost, through value-in-use, to fair value and many shades in between.In all, our standards employ about 20 variants based on historic cost or current value. Because the differences between these techniques are often small, the significance of this apparently large number should not be over-dramatised. Still, the multitude of measurement techniques indicates that accounting standard-setters often struggle to find a clear answer to the question of how an asset or liability should be valued.It is also remarkable that...
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...Flint, RN, MN Current nursing literature recognizes the need to honor the concept of ambiguity. Nurses experience uncertainty with handling or honoring complexity and ambiguity when confronted with times of struggle. Traditional models of care fall short as patients and families define their expectations of the healthcare system. Nurses bear witness to the discomfort caused by the unknown in their daily practice. They are challenged to address their feelings, unsure of what to anticipate, what to say, or how to respond to their patients. Uncertainty diminishes the opportunity for meaningful dialogue between nurses and other people. Nurses attempting to ease the discomfort of ambiguity by providing patients or families with reassurance, offering advice on how to fix problems, or avoiding talking about situations often express dissatisfaction. Nurses should be invited to explore ambiguity and seek understanding through dialogue and nursing knowledge. Encouraging nurses to define the meaningfulness in nursing practice that embraces human science theory will help relieve some of the ambiguity that exists in current practice. This article will explore the concept of ambiguity, highlight how nursing theory based on human science can support practice, and propose recommendations for practice. urrent trends in the healthcare system call for nurses to build the capacity to practice in situations that require complex decision making on the part of practitioners, patients,...
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...Penyelidik dari Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat dan Sains Kuantitatif, UiTM Terengganu (kampus Dungun) untuk makluman pihak Prof. Sekian, terima kasih. Yang benar, NOR AZILA AWANG ABU BAKAR Ketua Projek Penyelidikan ii COPYRIGHT © UiTM PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS NOR AZILA AWANG ABU BAKAR Project Leader ................................................: 11 ~ / Sig at t'e . NAZATUL AZLEEN ZAINAL ABIDIN Project Member ~ .............................. . NORLINA MOHD SABRI Project Member ............................................ 1':f?~ Signature iii COPYRIGHT © UiTM . ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost we thank Allah the Almighty for giving us the strength to complete this research and made this humble effort a reality. Second gratitude goes to those who have contributed towards our understanding and thoughts that have guided us throughout this research. Our sincere appreciation also extends to our colleagues who provided help and encouragements in making this research a success. Lastly, we would like to...
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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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...Businesses and government institutions lose billions of dollars every year to computer criminals The majority of crimes is committed by company insiders Typically covered up or not reported to authorities to avoid embarrassment According to a 2001 survey of over 500 companies and government agencies: 85% detected computer security breaches in the preceding 12 months Financial losses due to security breaches topped $377 million 70% reported that Internet connections were frequent points of attack Only 31% said that internal systems were frequent points of attack. Theft by computer Theft is the most common form of computer crime. Computers are used to steal Money Goods Information Computer resources One common type of computer theft today is the actual theft of computers, such as notebook and PDAs Notebook and PDAs are expensive Data stored on a computer can be more valuable Denial o f Service ( DOS) Attacks bombard servers and Web sites with so much bogus traffic that they are effectively shut down networks, denying service to legitimate customers and clients. Computer security Protecting computer systems and the information they contain against unwanted access, damage, modification, or destruction Two inherent characteristics A computer does exactly what it is programmed to do, including reveal sensitive information Can be reprogrammed Any computer can do only with it is programmed to do Cannot protect itself from malfunctions or deliberate attacks Physical access...
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...Brazil versus China: A comparative study of their relative attractiveness as destinations for multinational firm´s Table of Contents Pg. 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 2.0 INTRODUCTION 4 2.1 History of Economy in Brazil 5 2.2 History of Economy in China 6 3.0 COUNTRY RISK 7 3.1China Country Risk 7 3.2 Brazil Country Risk 8 3.2.1. Current Political Issues in Brazil 3.3 Risk factors analysis comparison and Key reasons to consider 9 3.4. Current Issues in China 10 3.4.1. Fiscal policy 10 3.4.2. Monetary policy 10 3.4.3. External sector 10 3.4.4. General Political Environment 11 3.4.5. Investment Environment 11 3.4.6. Political Violence 12 3.4.7. China Political Outlook 12 3.5. Current Issues in Brazil 12 3.5.1. Real Sector 12 3.5.2. Monetary 13 3.5.3. External Sector 13 3.5.4. Fiscal 13 3.5.5. Outlook 13 3.5.6. General Political Environment 14 3.5.7. Investment Environment 14 3.5.8. Political Violence 14 3.5.9. Brazil Political Outlook 15 3.6 China Corporate Governance Law 15 3.7 Brazil Corporate Governance Law 16 4.0 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK 17 4.1 Brazil Foreign Exchange Risk 17 4.2China Foreign Exchange Risk 18 5.0 EXPANDED OPPORTUNITY...
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...CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE AND CONTINUANCE OF ONLINE GROUP BUyING WENG MARC LIM Monash University Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia DING HOOI TING Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to establish and examine the significance of a consumer acceptance and continuance model for online group buying through the integration of entertainment gratification and perceived risk with the Technology Acceptance Model. A quantitative study was conducted and data were obtained through a mall-intercept systematic sampling distribution of questionnaires. The results indicate that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and perceived risk all have a significant relationship with consumer attitudes, which subsequently has a significant effect on intention to use online group buying sites. While entertainment gratification was found to be insignificant, we reveal some possible reasons for this finding. The implications of the findings and future research directions are also discussed. Keywords: online group buying; consumer acceptance and continuance. INTRODUCTION The rapid growth of information technology (IT), the Internet, and the e-commerce boom have created significant opportunities that are characterized by a lack of spatial boundaries [43]. Dawson [9] suggests that three particular types of IT investment have led retailers to become more profitable: (1) knowledgebased investments provide more creative ways to run enterprises; (2) alliance-based investments...
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...Deep Learning more at http://ml.memect.com Contents 1 Artificial neural network 1 1.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2.1 Improvements since 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3.1 Network function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3.2 Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3.3 Learning paradigms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3.4 Learning algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.4 Employing artificial neural networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.5 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.5.1 Real-life applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.5.2 Neural networks and neuroscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.6 Neural network software ...
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...TPM 41 2.9 The Relationship between JIT Production and Manufacturing Strategy and their Impact on JIT Performance 43 3.0 FINDINGS 50 4.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 59 REFERENCES 61 APPENDIXES 64 INTRODUCTION The Importance of Just In Time (JIT) Nowadays, companies used Just In Time (JIT) systems control work flow by bringing in materials and sending out goods on demand which is ideally, just enough to provide what consumers want. JIT also is a production and inventory control system in which materials are purchased and units are produced only as needed to meet actual customer demand. In just in time manufacturing system inventories are reduced to the minimum and in some cases they are zero. Companies typically hold inventory in three locations which are raw materials, work-in-process inventory of partially worked materials or sub-assemblies for workstations to complete, besides finished goods to be shipped out to customers. Mostly, fast food restaurants implement JIT system for instances McDonald, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Marrybrown and etc. these companies can make customer satisfied with their services because of their system. Thus, the JIT system makes the company produced good quality of product by purchasing their inventories on the day they serve to...
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...World-Wide Trading Company: Project Implementation Plan Group 3 Kristine Bird (AD Forest Domain OU, Groups and GPO Implementation) Ryan Bonisch (Contact list and LAN Implementation Tasks) Anthony Campo (Configuration of Routers, Switches, and VLANs) Gerald Casanada (Voice VLAN, Wireless, DHCP and DNS) Jennifer Coleman (AD Implementation and Tasks lists for AD Policies) Billie Jo Derouin (Security Implementation) Raymond Mack (Security Technology and Timeline) University of Maryland University College CMIT 495 Professor Sam Musa February 28, 2016 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Purpose 3 Implementation Requirements 3 Project Contact List 3 Tool List 3 Equipment Installation Plan 5 Project TimeLine 6 Lan Implementation task 7 Security Implementation task 11 Configuration Routers 41 Switches 46 VLAN Configurations 49 Voice VLAN and Wireless 51 DHCP and DNS 54 Active Directory Implementation Task 56 Active Directory Policies 58 AD Forest Domain OU formation/AD Group Formation/AD GPO Implementation 68 Security Technologies 88 Introduction The implementation of the WWTC is crucial to keep the business functioning and growing. To ensure that new office installation goes smooth group 3 will create a functional implementation plan from the design we proposed to WWTC over the last 7 weeks. Purpose The purpose of this plan is to provide a step by step guide on the network designed proposed...
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... 7 Statement of Corporate Governance 11 Statement on Risk Management and Internal Control 15 Directors’ Responsibility Statement and Other Information 17 Chairman’s Statement 19 Directors’ Report 21 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 25 Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 26 Statements of Changes in Equity 27 Statements of Cash Flows 28 Notes to the Financial Statements 31 Supplementary Information on the Breakdown of Realised and Unrealised Profits or Losses 82 Statement by Directors / Statutory Declaration 83 Independent Auditors’ Report 84 Analysis of Shareholdings 86 List of Group Properties 88 Form of Proxy Enclosed 2 Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Hwa Tai Grand Conference Room, Ground Floor, No. 12, Jalan Jorak, Kawasan Perindustrian Tongkang Pecah, 83010 Batu Pahat, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia on Saturday, 20 June 2015 at 11.30 a.m. AGENDA 1. To present the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2014 together with the Directors’ and Auditors’ Reports thereon. 2. To approve payment of Directors’ fee for the financial year ended 31 December 2014. 3. To re-appoint the Director, YBhg. Col. (Rtd.) Dato’ Ir. Cheng Wah, who retires in accordance with Section 129(6) of the Companies Act, 1965. 4. To re-elect the Director, Mr. Soo Chung Yee, who...
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...University is Malaysia’s first private not-for-profit tertiary institution dedicated to adult learners. It is funded by the Wawasan Education Foundation, a tax-exempt entity established by the Malaysian People’s Movement Party (Gerakan) and supported by the Yeap Chor Ee Charitable and Endowment Trusts, other charities, corporations, members of the public and occasional grants from the Government of Malaysia. The course material development of the university is funded by Yeap Chor Ee Charitable and Endowment Trusts. © 2013 Wawasan Open University All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from WOU. Wawasan Open University (KPT/JPT/DFT/US/P01) Wholly owned by Wawasan Open University Sdn. Bhd. (700364-W) 54, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, 10050 Penang. Tel: (604) 2180333 Fax: (604) 2279214 Email: enquiry@wou.edu.my Website: www.wou.edu.my UNIT 1 iii Overview of strategic management Contents Unit 1 Overview of Strategic Management Course overview 1 Unit overview 3 Unit objectives 3 1.1 Strategic...
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...Conte nts Company Information Notice of Annual General Meeting Directors ’ Report Financial Highlights Statement of Compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance Review Report to the Members on Statement of Compliance with Best Practices of Code of Corporate Governance Nis hat (Chunian) Limited - Financial Statements Auditors’ Report Balance Sheet Profit and Loss Account Statement of Comprehensive Income Cash Flow Statement Statement of Changes in Equity Notes to the Financial Statements Pattern of Shareholding Cons olidated Financial Statements Directors’ Report Auditors’ Report Balance Sheet Profit and Loss Account Statement of Comprehensive Income Cash Flow Statement Statement of Changes in Equity Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements Proxy Form 66 67 68-69 70 71 72 73 74-111 113 23 24-25 26 27 28 29 30-62 63 4 5 6-16 17-19 20-21 22 JUNE 2013 3 Nishat (Chunian) Limited Company Information Bo a rd o f Dire c to rs : Mr. Shahzad Saleem Ms . Farhat Saleem Mr. Y ahya Saleem Mr. Manzoor Ahmed Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan Mr. Mus htaq Ahmad (Res igned on July 16, 2013) Mr. Manzar Mus htaq (Res igned on July 16, 2013) Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan Mr. Shahzad Saleem Mr. Manzar Mus htaq (Res igned on July 16, 2013) Mr. Mus htaq Ahmad (Res igned on July 16, 2013) Mr. Shahzad Saleem Mr. Manzar Mus htaq (Res igned on July 16, 2013) Mr. Umar Shahzad Mr. Saqib Riaz Allied Bank Limited As kari Bank Limited Al Barka Bank (Pakis tan) Limited Bank Alfalah Limited Barclays Bank plc...
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...definitions Frank Wood 1926–2000 FRANK WOOD’S business accounting TENTH EDITION 1 FRANK WOOD BSc (Econ), FCA and ALAN SANGSTER BA, MSc, Cert TESOL, CA Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE and Associated Companies throughout the world. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.pearsoned.co.uk First edition published in 1967 Second edition published under the Longman imprint in 1972 Third edition published in 1979 Fourth edition published in 1984 Fifth edition published in 1989 Sixth edition published in 1993 Seventh edition published in 1996 Eighth edition published under the Financial Times Pitman Publishing imprint in 1999 Ninth edition published in 2002 Tenth edition published 2005 © Frank Wood 1967 © Longman Group UK Limited 1972, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1993 © Pearson Professional Limited 1996 © Financial Times Professional Limited 1999 © Pearson Education Limited 2002, 2005 The rights of Frank Wood and Alan Sangster to be identified as authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,...
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