...data or knowledge discovery) is the process of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information – information that can be used to increase revenue, cut costs, or both (1997). There are many benefits of data warehousing. Yes, it will cost large amounts of money from businesses to have a data warehouse but, in the long run it is worth it to have in a corporation. One benefit is that data warehouses stores and presents information in a way that allows management to make important decisions (Prathap, 2014). Management and even executives can look at the business as a whole instead of by each department. According to Prathap, another benefit of data warehouses is their ability to handle server tasks connected to querying which is not used in most transaction systems (2014). Creating queries and reports can take time and with data warehousing, the server can handle the tasks in a timely fashion. Again, according to Prathap, one of the most important benefits of data warehouses is that they set the stage for an environment where a small amount of technical knowledge about databases can be used to write queries and speed of the maintenance of these queries (2014). Someone who is not very technical in writing queries could use the data warehouse to help with ease and queries can be run on a regular basis. Imagine before data warehouses having to extract multiple data and reports from different systems to gather all the information you could. This...
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...share experiences of when they did not succeed and how they turned it around to their advantage to emerge indomitable and stronger than before. This book shows that it is okay to fail as long as you treat failure as a stepping stone for greater things. Review: We've all read various success stories. If not read, heard. Derived inspiration for them. Thought about them much later. Wondered how the achiever did it. Told ourselves, if they can, so can we. I know I have, I am sure most of you have too. But, rarely comes a book where achievers talk about the times when they failed. And, miserably. Abhinav Bindra, Anu Aga, Madhur Bhandarkar, Narayanan Vaghul, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Captain Gopinath, Sabysachi Mukherjee, Narayana Murthy, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Sunil Alagh, Subhash Ghai, Ajit Gulabchand, Sminu Jindal, William Bissekk, Sanjeev Goenka and Shankar Sharma - each an example in him(her)self in being an achiever on the global scene, yet they have failed miserably in what they do, at some point of their lives. Why did they fail? What happened? There is always a reason, and in Why I Failed: Lessons from Leaders, these people talk about the same. India was ecstatic when Bindra won the Olympic medal. And equally bitter when he didn't. The same person who was showered with bouquets was now being thrown brickbats. What no one thought of was, why? Why did he drop out so soon? Bindra analyzes and tells us why - I was not desperate enough to win. Courageous! When Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw...
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...of “Addressing the Petrophysical Challenges Relevant to Middle East Reservoirs”, I am delighted to confirm your registration to participate in this key industry event. Enclosed please find the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. General Information Hotel Booking Form (Attached) Visa Application Form (Attached) Visa Requirements (Attached) Guidelines for SPE Workshop Workshop Tentative Timetable Technical Posters Please take the time to read the enclosed information carefully and do not hesitate to contact me on aprathap@spe.org should you have any questions. Please note that detailed guidelines will be sent to Discussion Leaders, Speakers, Poster Presenters and Committee Members in a separate email. Yours sincerely, Aswathy Prathap Aswathy Prathap Senior Event Assistant SPE Middle East DMCC SPE WORKSHOP “Addressing the Petrophysical Challenges Relevant to Middle East Reservoirs” 28 – 30 October 2013 Amwaj Rotana Hotel Jumeirah Beach Residences | Dubai, UAE GENERAL INFORMATION Hotel Accommodation and Visa: This is a non-residential workshop. Hotel accommodation is not included in your registration fee. However, an SPE rate has been negotiated with Amwaj Rotana Hotel, Dubai for this workshop. All details are attached herewith, along with the hotel booking form. For additional hotel information please visit the following site: www.rotana.com Limited rooms are booked until 15 September 2013, after which rooms and rates shall be subject to availability. Please note only a...
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...financial results according to Indian GAAP for the quarter and financial year ending March 31, 2013. On the annual performance front Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (AHEL) recorded an increase in consolidated revenues by 19.7% at Rs. 37,687 million compared to Rs. 31,475 million in FY12. Profit after Tax (PAT) was recorded at Rs. 3,044 million in FY13 vs. Rs. 2,194 million in FY12. The fourth quarter financials of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (AHEL) recorded improved performance over the fourth quarter of previous year. Consolidated Revenues recorded a 12.9% growth at Rs. 9,445 million compared to Rs. 8,365 million in Q4FY12. Profit after Tax (PAT) was recorded at Rs. 692 million vs. Rs. 453 million in Q4FY12, a growth of 52.9%. 1 Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman said, “Our focus on Patient Service having Clinical outcomes as the nucleus is not only a way of life but a reason for our existence, this is supplemented by our robust DNA of operational excellence thereby enabling us to ensure consistent and Industry leading financial performance for...
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...Adani Adani Group 14 Shashi Ruia Essar Group 15 Cyrus Mistry Tata Sons 16 Sunil Bharti Mittal Bharti Enterprises 17 Naveen Jindal Jindal Steel & Power 18 Nitin Paranjpe Hindustan Unilever 19 Shiv Nadar HCL 20 Venu Srinivasan Sundaram Clayton, TVS Motor Company Rank Name Company 21 SP Hinduja Hinduja Group 22 Sajjan Jindal JSW Steel 23 Anil Agarwal Vedanta Resources 24 KP Singh DLF Group 25 Rajiv Bajaj Bajaj Auto 26 YC Deveshwar ITC 27 HM Nerurkar Tata Steel 28 S D Shibulal Infosys 29 Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon 30 Dr. K Anji Reddy Dr. Reddy's Laboratories 31 Sanjay Lalbhai Arvind 32 Nusli Wadia Wadia Group 33 Subhash Chandra Zee Group 34 Aditya Puri HDFC Bank 35 Pawan Munjal Hero Moto Corp 36 Pratip Chaudhuri State Bank of India 37 Prathap C. Reddy Apollo Hospitals Group 38 Ajay Piramal Piramal Group 39 Kalanidhi Maran Sun Group 40 G M Rao GMR Group Rank Name Company 41 N Srinivasan India Cements 42 Kishore Biyani Future Group 43 Vijay Mallya UB Group 44 TS Vijayan LIC 45 Ratan Jindal Jindal Stainless 46 R Mukundan Tata Chemicals 47 Y K Hamied Cipla 48 Sudhir Vasudeva ONGC 49 Gautam Thapar Avantha Group 50 KR Kamath Punjab National Bank 51 Prakash M Telang Tata Motors 52 Bhaskar Bhat Titan Industries 53 D Shivakumar Nokia India, Middle East & Africa 54 Pankaj Patel Cadila Healthcare 55 Shobhana Bhartia HT Media 56 Arup Roy Choudhury NTPC 57 Ramesh...
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...OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF CLOUD BY LOAD BALANCING (Research Proposal) Literature Review Recent days, cloud computing is an improving area in research and industry, which includes virtualization, distributed computing, internet, and web services. A cloud contains elements such as data centers, clients, distributed servers, internet which includes fault tolerance, high accessibility, efficiency, scalability, flexibility, reduced overhead for users, less cost of ownership, on demand services and etc. The main objectives of cloud are to reduce cost, enhance response time, and provide better performance. There are three types of cloud computing based on the service they provide. 1. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Infrastructure as a service contains the basic building blocks for cloud and typically provide access to networking features, computers and data storage space. 2. Platform as a Service (PaaS) Platforms as a service provides the feature to manage the infrastructure and allow to focus on the deployment and management of applications. 3. Software as a Service (SaaS) Software as a service provides with a completed product that is run and managed by the service provider. Cloud has many benefits all along with some fundamental problems to be resolved in order to improve Performance of cloud environment. These problems are associated with load management, tolerance and different security issues in cloud environment. Load balancing Load balancing is an important...
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...A Grounded Exploration of Sales and Distribution Channel Structures in Thirteen Industries in India Leading to a Classification Scheme Dr Prathap Oburai, Marketing Area, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. Email: prathap@iimahd.ernet.in, prathapoburai@yahoo.co.in Phone: 0091-79- 2632 4942 Professor Michael J Baker. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom This paper is a revised version of a competitive paper reviewed and accepted for presentation at the Academy of Marketing 2004 conference, July 06-09, Cheltenham, University of Gloucestershire Business School, England, United Kingdom 1 A Grounded Exploration of Sales and Distribution Channel Structures in Thirteen Industries in India Leading to a Classification Scheme Abstract Innovation is a fundamental virtue of marketing. In this paper, a case is made to promote the use of innovative and novel combinations of research methodologies to derive new insights of business phenomena. This study is an attempt to understand and explain the sales and distribution channel structures in thirteen different industries in India. The investigation adopted a mix of case research and grounded theoretic research methodologies in exploring the subject under scrutiny. The study offers a classification scheme for grouping marketing channels into homogenous clusters based on similarity/dissimilarity using multivariate multidimensional mapping techniques. This scheme offers to explain the...
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...R E S E A R C H includes research articles that focus on the analysis and resolution of managerial and academic issues based on analytical and empirical or case research International Marketing Strategies in India: An Application of Mixed Method Investigation Prathap Oburai and Michael J Baker Executive Summary KEY WORDS International Marketing Strategy Grounded Theoretic KEY WORDS Approach Privatization Case Research Methodology Indian Banking Internationalization drives and export orientation are prominent in the organizational strategies of a number of leading Indian firms and multinationals located in India. This is a significant indicator of the growing competitiveness of firms, industries, and the nation. This paper examines the sources of competitive advantage in a few selected sectors and firms and explores the internationalization possibilities and potential. International marketing strategies are complex and tend to vary widely across nations, industries, and firms. The elements that form the ingredients of international strategies are numerous and their importance is tightly interwoven to contexts. With a view to enrich the existing body of international marketing theory, the authors investigate the international marketing strategies adopted in 12 different business sectors in India in an attempt to explore and explain the similarities and differences found in this varied set of industries. The examples span the old economy industries such as the assembly...
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...Overview of real estate industry The real estate industry is one of the fastest growing industries in our economy, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of approximately 30%..A US$ 16 billion industry at present, it is expected to touch US$ 60 billion in the next five years. The sustainability of growth in the real estate industry has its roots in strong demand fundamentals: a. Rapid expansion of the IT/ ITES and business outsourcing industry b. Rising demand in the residential sector, encouraged by rapidly increasing income levels; c. Acceptance of shopping malls as “one stop destinations” for consumers; and d. Growing popularity of Special Economics Zones as preferred destinations for both manufacturing and service industries. Ansal api Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Limited (APIL), promoted by the Delhi based Ansal Group, is one of the prominent real estate developers in Northern India. The Group, headed by brothers Sushil and Deepak Ansal, is engaged in developing integrated townships, IT cities and commercial and residential complexes. Ansal Group has been a major player in the real state sector in the country since 1967. It is now regarded as one of the top most real state group in the country. Sobha Developers Ltd. (SDL) formerly Sobha Developers Private Limited It is an Indian multinational real estate developer headquartered in Bangalore, India and engaged in the business of construction, development, sale, management and operation of all or any...
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...2009 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS ON APOLLO HOSPITAL AN ASSIGNMENT ON CORPORATE STRATEGY SUBMITTED BY--- GROUP 2. G-02 SUDEEP SHAURYA SHORABH BHATTACAHRJEE GAGANDEEP SINGH VINAY KUMAR BHARDWAJ VIJAYVARGIA RAJOJYOTI BANIK SUBMITTED TO --- Prf. RAJESH VERMA 12/8/2009 Industry analysis of Apollo hospital Health care Industry in India In India, the Healthcare system is split into a public sector, a private sector and a wide network of informal healthcare providers operating together in a large and unregulated network. This irregularity has caused wide disparities in access, especially in regional and rural distribution of healthcare infrastructure. Currently, the Indian healthcare sector is valued at Rs.1, 360 (US $34) billion roughly 6 per cent of GDP. The healthcare business is projected to grow to over Rs.1, 600 (US $40) billion or 8.5 per cent of GDP by 2012, according to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) report, 'Healthcare in India: Emerging market report 2007'. The Hospital Industry Some Facts • India‟s healthcare industry is currently worth Rs 73,000 crore which is roughly 4 percent of the GDP. The industry is expected to grow at the rate of 13 percent for the next six years which amounts to an addition of Rs 9,000 crores each year. • • • • • The national average of proportion of households in the middle and higher middle income group has The population to bed ratio in India is 1 bed per 1000, in relation to the WHO norm of 1 bed per 300. In India, there exists space for...
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...Apollo hospitals Strategic analysis of corporate social responsibility practices Bhupesh Manoharan (0086/49) DESIGNING CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP INITIATIVES ASSIGNMENT 2 Industry overview – Health care Industry in India In India, the health care industry is split into public sector, private sector and a wide network of informal healthcare providers operating together in a large and unregulated network. This irregularity has caused wide disparities in access, especially in the regional and rural distribution of healthcare infrastructure. The Indian healthcare industry was valued at US$ 79 billion in 2012, and is expected to reach US $160 billion by 2017. The Indian healthcare sector is expected to grow at about 15 percent year-on-year, on account of factors such as rapid growth in infrastructure development, creation of demand for higher levels of healthcare and rising awareness of end users. The growth of the Indian healthcare sector is further driven by the 300 million strong middle class with significant disposable income, which is likely to demand superior healthcare services. According to the World Health Organization rankings, India’s healthcare system ranks 112th in the world .The quality of Indian healthcare are varied. In major urban areas, healthcare is of adequate quality, approaching and occasionally meeting Western standards. However, access to quality medical care is limited or unavailable in most rural areas. Rural India contains over 68% of India's total population...
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...[pic] CONVOCATION – 27TH JUNE 2015 Convocation Protocol GCR – 1 will be used by male faculty, the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour for putting on convocation gowns. GCR - 2 will be used by lady graduating students and lady faculty for putting on convocation gowns. GCR – 3 will be used by graduating male students for putting on convocation gowns. Full length mirrors are provided in washrooms between GCRs 3 & 4. Roll call for graduating students and issue of gowns will commence in GCR 2 & 3 at 13:45 hrs. Issue of gowns will close at 14:15 hrs. Late comers will not be included in the Convocation Procession and will not receive their certificates. Graduands will remain in GCR 2 & 3 till the formation of the Convocation Procession. Convocation procession will form between 14:30 & 14:50 and will start at 14:50 from the corridor in front of GCR 4. Procession route and composition is described below: Down the corridor in front of Placement Office, FoodScapes, etc., and will turn right in front of the Exam Cell into the connecting passage. From the connecting passage the procession will turn left onto the walkway. Dignitaries and faculty will ascend the stage while the graduating students will move to their respective seats and remain standing. Background music commences at 14:45 hrs. Prof. Radhika Ramesh: “Kindly keep your mobile phones in silent mode.” Prof. Radhika Ramesh: “The convocation procession is entering the venue. May I request the audience to rise? Please keep standing...
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...For exclusive use IIM Kozhikode - EPGP Kozhikode Campus, 2015 Harvard Business School 9-396-027 Rev. February 29, 1996 Apollo Hospitals of India (A) Dr. Prathap Reddy's office was filled with flowers. The tags conveyed birthday greetings from employees of Apollo Hospitals Madras and former patients, including the vice president of India. Reddy greeted a steady parade of well-wishers and paused to chat warmly by telephone with a former janitor who had called from the United States. Throughout the day, employees greeted “the Chairman” with smiles, hugs, and gifts. Dr. Reddy had founded Apollo Hospitals Madras in 1983 as the first corporate hospital in India. It offered sophisticated treatment in a comprehensive range of medical specialties. Stateof-the-art medical technology, operated by skilled technicians, complemented superior doctors, many of whom had left lucrative jobs in Europe and North America to come to Apollo. Other entrepreneurs had followed Apollo into the market, building several dozen corporate hospitals to compete with Apollo and its government-run forerunners. Since Apollo’s founding, the quality of medical care in India had improved substantially for those who could pay. Despite competition, though, Apollo Hospitals Madras remained a leader in the provision of top-quality medical care and had made a profit for 10 straight years. Reddy had been joined at Apollo by his four daughters, who took prominent roles in the company. Having introduced...
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...Creating a sense of mission. As we’ve observed, Indian leaders have long been involved in societal issues, preemptively investing in community services and infrastructure. Mallika Srinivasan, the director of Tractors & Farm Equipment, told us that almost everywhere companies operate in India they are encircled by throngs of destitute people, needs are stark, and government intervention is inadequate. Like Infosys and many other big companies, Tractors & Farm Equipment maintains a first-world, campuslike facility within sight of third- world slums. “Corporate social responsibility and good governance are related to the state of the development of the country,” she told us. “We are all seeing these islands of prosperity surrounded by so much poverty.” Echoing a sentiment we heard from many executives, Srinivasan explained that her company feels duty bound to step forward. Some of this CSR is driven by necessity, of course; national well-being and investment in social goals and human capital are essential to companies’ competitiveness. The rapid growth of the Indian market and the inadequate scale of health and education systems have forced companies to develop and help care for their own talent. Social investment pays off in other ways, too. For B. Muthuraman, the managing director of Tata Steel, CSR is a reputational asset. “Our history in corporate social responsibility,” he acknowledges, “has enhanced the group brand.” And for some, acting responsibly in the eyes...
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...American Healthcare Systems-Research Paper-6th Dec 2013 Medical Tourism By: Mrudula Mynampaty and Swathi Damacherla Introduction “Medical tourism” is the term commonly used to describe people traveling outside their home country avail medical services at lower costs1. Medical tourism is fundamentally different from the traditional model of international medical travel where patients generally journey from less developed nations to major medical centers in highly developed countries for medical treatment that is unavailable in their own communities 2. History The concept of medical tourism has been very pervasive all through the history. The first recorded case of medical tourism describes Greek pilgrims who traveled from the Mediterranean Sea to Epidaurus, a small territory in the Sardonic Gulf. It was said that this small territory was the sanctuary of Asclepius, known as the healing god. Since the 1500s India has enjoyed a rich history of providing yoga instruction as well as Ayurveda healing to patients from around the world. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans and Americans flocked to health spas and sanitariums, sometimes in remote places, in the hope that they would obtain relief from their disabling conditions, such as tuberculosis, gout, bronchitis, or liver diseases 3. What led to Medical Tourism today? The market size for medical tourism is USD 24-40 billion, based on approximately eight million cross-border patients worldwide spending an average of USD 3,000-5...
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