...Reverse Supply Chain Management -explore the feasibility to incorporate forward supply chain strategy into the reverse supply chain in the electronic industry Yin Wei Graduate School Master of Science in Logistics and Transport Management Master Degree Project No. 2011:72 Supervisor: Ove Krafft ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my enormous gratitude and appreciation to all those who supported me and contributed to complete this thesis successfully throughout the entire research process. My special thanks go to the Logistics and Transport Research Group within Graduate School, the University of Gothenburg, for giving me the great opportunity to commence this thesis in the first instance. I am also thankful to my supervisor Ove Krafft, whose stimulating suggestions, guidance and encouragement helped me all the time in the research and writing process of this thesis. Special appreciation is further devoted to all the respondents in the interviews, for their openness and patience in taking time to answer the questions and providing me with relevant and essential information for my study. Without their contribution, it would have been inconceivable to make this thesis a success. Particular appreciation goes to Suning Appliance. In additional I am also grateful to my classmates in Master Programme of Science in Logistics and Transport Management, especially those who opposed on my work and posed their constructive suggestions for further improvements of this thesis...
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...Abandoning Innovation in Emerging Industries* Rajshree Agarwal College of Business University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 350 Wohlers Hall, 1206 S. Sixth Street Champaign, IL 61822 Voice: (217) 265-5513 agarwalr@uiuc.edu Barry L. Bayus Kenan-Flagler Business School University of North Carolina CB 3490 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Voice: (919) 962-3210 Barry_Bayus@UNC.edu Mary Tripsas Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02163 Voice: (617) 495-8407 mtripsas@hbs.edu Preliminary Draft September, 2005 All authors contributed equally and are listed in alphabetical order. The paper has benefited from comments made by seminar participants at the Harvard Business School. All remaining errors are ours. * Abandoning Innovation in Emerging Industries Abstract Existing models of industry evolution describe a smooth pattern of emergence over time in which the number of firms in an industry increases, hits a peak, decreases as a result of a shakeout, and then stabilizes as the industry reaches maturity. Although this model has been well-accepted and the basic empirical finding holds true across a range of industries, we propose that the finding is not as robust as is generally assumed. We introduce an alternative pattern of evolution in which, during the emergent stage, an industry experiences a sharp decrease in the number of firms – a “mini shakeout” – before increasing again, reaching a final peak and undergoing a major shakeout as described in the extant literature...
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...DESIGNING E-LEARNING IN THE BUSINESS SCHOOLS OF KARACHI Research Project 1 Syed Arsalan Ali GR.No: 211018 In partial fulfillment of the requirement of the degree of Bachelors of Business Administration Under the Supervision of Mr. Riaz H. Soomro Presented to Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences HAMDARD UNIVERSITY, KARACHI Spring 2014 ABSTRACT We know that e-learning is very important factor in teaching of the universities, many universities use e-learning methods in their teaching and many not, by using e-learning methods in the teachings the university can satisfy their students and can generate their more and more revenue. For this study the different business schools of Karachi is selected to find out that at what level university is using e-learning methods in their teaching, for that the questionnaire is generated with the help of which the survey is done from different students of different universities of Karachi. In result there are some areas at which the universities of Karachi is not using e-learning methods for that the recommendation is done in order to improve the performance of that universities, that recommendation can be seen in conclusion of this study. CERTIFICATE This is certified that research work contained in this Research Project 1 entitled “DESIGNINGE-LEARNING IN BUSINESS SCHOOLS OF KARACHI” has been carried out and completed by Syed Arsalan Ali under my direct supervision and guidance at the Hamdard Institute...
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...selection for the customer’s within the next year. For Kudler to be able to obtain these objectives the company will need to get a better grip on the changes in technology and to create a better business opportunities for their competitors and the is very interested in giving their company identity of the generic strategy and tactics. The company is interested in finding ways of continuously scanning the fine foods and seeing if there is any updating software that is out there. The answer to the company questions are described in this paper below. Scanning of the fine foods industry The business environment is continuously changing. New competitors, products, services and suppliers enter the markets and others leave the markets. The taste of customers is changing and trends influence the demand. It is important to anticipate time on all these developments. "Firms study the external environment in order to identify opportunities" (Gomes-Mejia & Balkin, 2002, p. 159). There are two important aspects for answering Kudler's question concerning...
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...9-701-017 REV: NOVEMBER 29, 2004 PANKAJ GHEMAWAT The Globalization of CEMEX Geographic diversification enables us to operate in multiple regions with different business cycles. For the long term, we are trying to ensure that no one market accounts for more than one third of our business. Yet we do not diversify simply to balance cyclic downturns and upswings. We do not see volatility as an occasional, random element added to the cost of doing business in an interconnected global marketplace. We plan for volatility. We prepare for it. We have learned how to profit from it. Lorenzo Zambrano, CEO of CEMEX.1 In 1990, Cementos Mexicanos was a Mexican cement company that faced trade sanctions in its major export market, the United States. By the end of 1999, CEMEX operated cement plants in 15 countries, owned production or distribution facilities in a total of 30, and traded cement in more than 60. Non-Mexican operations accounted for nearly 60% of assets, slightly over 50% of revenues and 40% of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) that year. CEMEX’s sales revenues had increased from less than $1 billion in 1989 to nearly $5 billion in 1999, and it had become the third largest cement company in the world in terms of capacity, as well as the largest international trader. Growth had been achieved without compromising profitability: in the late 1990s, its ratio of EBITDA to sales ranged between 30% and 40%—ten to fifteen percentage...
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...Organizational performance management system: exploring the manufacturing sectors Chandan Kumar Sahoo and Sambedna Jena Chandan Kumar Sahoo is an Associate Professor and Sambedna Jena is a Research Scholar, both in the School of Management, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the various performance management systems utilized by the manufacturing units. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the performance management literature to extract the factors that would help to explain the effect of performance management system on manufacturing units. Findings – This research revealed important issues and practices of performance management in manufacturing sectors. Originality/value – The paper improves understanding of the different approaches utilized to manage and measure performance management system in the manufacturing sector. Keywords Performance management, Performance measures, Manufacturing sectors, Organizational performance, Performance criteria Paper type Conceptual paper Introduction The success and sustainability of an organisation depends on performance of the organisation and how their objectives are carried out to its effect. Organisations are trying to manage performance of each employee, team and process to ensure that the goals are met in an efficient and effective manner consistently. Effective utilisation of performance management system is critical to enhance organisational...
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...[Abstract] With the homogenization of color TVs become increasingly serious shortcomings of the traditional marketing channels emerge and accept the challenge, which requires color TV enterprises must begin marketing channel Marketing channel structure and function in areas such as channel improvements and options channel mode. This paper reviews the Marketing channels of China's color TV enterprises the change process, analyze the reasons for change the channel and proposed channel Marketing channel strategy for a Time of Change home appliances. [Keywords:] change color TV industry Marketing channels One of China's color TV industry, the changing course of Marketing channels 1.1 The reform and opening up previously Before the reform and opening up of China's color TV has not yet formed a complete industry, although a few companies able to produce black and white TV, but because of restrictions on people's living standards, only a very small number of urban households and even the 'privilege' home in order to spend household appliances, color TVs for the rural households is going to happen. During this period the basic characteristics of China's household electrical appliance is inadequate supply, color TV manufacturers in the market has the absolute right to speak. At this point, China is still in the planned economy era, the latter part of the planned economy to market economy, the gradual transition period...
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...Project Evaluation Corporate Finance 2013-2014 The 14 essays convey many interesting ideas. I am very impressed by some analysis which gives very technical and detailed description. These works have shown that you have great potential to go further, either to a comprehensive report for practical consultancy or to deepen the knowledge for academic research. However, there are some problems that I must mention for your future work. • Lack of theoretical foundations: Some reports just filled the paper with lots of facts, figures and data. The question follows is often “and so what?” The report will be more scientific based if you provide some explanations linking to the theories and interpretations we learned in the class. Present your shining points first: Many reports just give the introduction as a general description of the background of the selected companies. However, a more important part expected in these reports is your research questions and key points of analysis. If you don’t highlight the shining points from the beginning, you make your report less worthy of further reading. Coordination problem: I found some reports give strongly contradict results. I understand that you just share the task among the team members. But at least you must have something complete and logically right. Avoid using abbreviations for words that are less frequently used (eg. ADS, ROI, OTC…). If you insist to use, please write the full words for the first time you employ them. Reference of...
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...from freeways, the achievable throughput is subject to regulatory constraints such as speeds and societal limitations such as headways between vehicles. Historical traffic volumes indicate that hourly throughputs per lane are generally increasing over time. This reflects a reduction in headways between vehicles as motorists’ acceptable and safe gaps between vehicles become smaller. As a direct consequence, the capacity of freeways has been observed to increase over time. The most recent edition of the US Highway Capacity Manual indicates a ceiling value significantly higher than that applied fifteen years prior. This paper has set out to identify the changing values of capacities over time as applied to freeway traffic conditions. The paper examines capacity in the context of observed volumes to date from both an Australian and International experience. This paper then examines the car following algorithm in the VISSIM microsimulation software to benchmark the similarity of the maximum freeway capacity against these observed volumes. This review of existing literature was initially undertaken when developing a VISSIM microsimulation model to examine the application of forecast...
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...1 TEACHING - LEARNING METHODS IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION - AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIO Prof. Edson Luiz Riccio, Ph.D. - e-mail: elriccio@usp.br BSc. Marici Cristine Gramacho Sakata - e-mail: mcsakata@usp.br Affiliation: University of São Paulo - Brazil Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accountancy Department of Accountancy and Actuary Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto 908 - FEA3 05508-900 – Sao Paulo – Brasil FAX: 55-11- 813 01 20 PHONE: 55-11- 3818 58 20 ABSTRACT The Teaching of Accounting is facing nowadays a significant challenge. Reason is that it aims educating youngster that are going to work in companies that use advanced Information Technologies and endeavor promoting continuous organizational changes. Those changes require constant attention and continuous adaptation from both academics and practitioners. To succeed, a neophyte has to be prepared on how to deal with these changes. It means not only receiving the necessary knowledge but also the abilities to adapt himself. In general, it is accepted that if a Course provides the student with proper knowledge utilization skills, and necessary abilities the student will be able to adapt to the difficulties of a changing environment. It is recognized that the teaching method can influence in the development of several abilities such as: cooperation, leadership, responsibility, self-confidence, independence, and ability to decision making and communication skills. The purpose of this work is to study the...
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...Gina Gomes Professor Brand English 251 12 July 2013 Social-Network Effects on Teenagers Social media is undoubtedly the life blood of most teenagers today. Young adults, especially in the 13-17 age groups are constantly checking messages, updating posts and sharing photos on online media. According to a study by Roiworld’s Teens and Social Networks in 2010, “… teenagers spend an average of 80% of their time on online sites and this figure grows every year” (Gallo 16). With such a huge following it has become necessary for research to be conducted on the overall effect of social media on teenagers everywhere. This paper aims to explore the positive and negative effects of social media on teenagers today. With the natural curiosity that most teenagers hold, they are naturally anxious to meet new people and possibly make new friends and contacts. Online social media provide the perfect setting to do exactly that. Teenagers are able to interact with people from all over the world. This serves to not only increase their general knowledge but it enables this generation to be more tolerant of cultures and beliefs that differ from their own. New technology including smart phones with video and photo capabilities, iPad and other tablets, and portable Wi-Fi docs have made the Internet infinitely more assessable (Wolak, Mitchell & Finkelhor, 2006). Although technology has been associated with many positive effects, cyber bullying, sexting and slut shaming...
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...Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study AnnMarie Bus 520 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Leonardo R Serrano, PhD January 27, 2013 Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study For many people, we have grown up sharing intimate glimpses into the love lives of our favorite television or soap opera characters who found romance within their work environment. At the “Daily Planet”, we observed Clark Kent and Lois Lane navigate the delicate path of working with each other while engaged in a relationship. Jim and Pam Halpert from “The Office” had to walk the fine line of performing effectively at their jobs while working together first as friends and then later, as a married couple. Just as these characters have found love within their workplace, in reality many of us find ourselves observing or even participating in romantic relationships amongst our own colleagues. In contemporary society, many companies are faced with the dilemma of trying to manage the workplace romances that occur on a daily basis. Businesses may exercise Consensual Relationship Agreements (CRAs) (Hellriegel & Slocum, Jr., 2011) as a means to control the inevitable work place dating which occurs within their company; while other businesses may decide to forgo having a CRA as a policy for their employees. There are both positive and negative implications to implementing a Consensual Relationship Agreement within the work place. Ethical principles also can arise from having such...
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...Thesis Statement: Tissue Engineering's recent developments and advancement in technology has benefitted the medicinal needs of 2010 with new age therapies and methods. Outline: 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Definition of Terms 1.1.1 Tissue Engineering 1.1.2 Cloning 1.2 Brief History 1.2.1 Tissue Engineering in the 1980s to 2000s 1.2.2 Effectiveness and Plans of Usage 1.3 Objectives 1.3.1 Medical Advancement 1.3.2 Therapies 1.3.3 Methods 1.4 Scope and Limitations 1.4.1 Discoveries from the 1980 to 2010 2.0 Discussion 2.1 Medical Advancement 2.1.1 Progress and Developments 2.2 Therapies 2.2.1 Autografting 2.2.2 Allografting 2.2.3 Xenografting 2.2.4 Bioartificial Devices 2.3 Methods 2.3.1 In Vitro 2.3.2 In Vivo 3.0 Conclusion Tissue Engineering, a scientific field that is focused on the creation of new tissue in replacement of those deteriorated by age, sickness or injury, thereby enhancing the overall performance of the afflicted area (Johnson, 2010). It is a continuously expanding field, due to being a study that affects proliferation of cells and prolonging the life of a human organ (Vacanti, 2006). Tissue Engineering is not limited to medicine, but also includes several branches of sciences, such as molecular biology, bioengineering, nanotechnology; this is because of the different characteristics of different tissues. For example, recreating a pancreas means a tissue must be constructed to make insulin; this is a special function...
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...CHINA’S NEWEST SHOPPING CRAZE Last month, Fiona Li did what millions of Chinese shoppers do to find a bargain: she went online. A few clicks later, she had a lead on where to buy the consumer goodies her brother wanted for his new apartment. Instead of reaching for her credit card, though, she jotted down a time and a place: 8 p.m. at a downtown electronics store. That evening, Ms. Li and her brother joined 15 strangers at the store to demand a group discount on a new television, refrigerator, and washing machine. Salespeople grumbled at the tactic, but the group refused to buckle. After two hours of haggling, and several walkouts by group members, the store manager agreed to a 10 percent markdown on the three items. Li, a marketing assistant, went home with a smile on her face. "We wanted to save money, and finally we did it," she says. "It's in our nature, whether we're rich or poor, and if we can save money this way, why not?" Welcome to China's newest shopping craze, tuangou, or team buying. By combining the power of the Internet to compare prices with the stealth tactics of the flash mob, team buyers are driving hard bargains in the world's hottest economy. Dozens of team-buying websites have sprung up to catch the trend, which first began in online forums and chat rooms. Typically, shoppers looking for the same items find each other online, then band together offline to negotiate special deals on electronics, home furnishings, and automobiles. Some team buyers approach...
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