...[22]. It is difficult to achieve high query performance using XML data repositories, since queries are answered by traversing many individual element-to-element links requiring multiple index lookups [23] . In the case of XML data, queries are even more complex because they may contain regular path expressions [24]. Thus additional flexibility is needed in order to traverse data whose structure is irregular or partially unknown to the user. Another option for managing semistructured data is to store and query it with a relational database [22]. In the database community many researchers argue that the relational (and objectrelational) model, due to its maturity and widespread usage, is still the best option [25]. XML query processing is much more complicated than traditional query processing methods because of the structure of XML [1]. A path expression specifies patterns of selection predicates on multiple elements related by a tree structure named Query Tree Pattern (QTP). Consequently, In order to process an XML query, all occurrences of its related QTP should be distinguished in the XML document. This is an expensive task when huge XML documents are attended. The well known query processing method termed as Structural Join is described in [2]. In Structural Join, query is decomposed into some binary join operations. Thus, a huge volume of intermediate results are produced in this method. The Holistic twig join approach [3] do not decompose the query into its binary Parent-Child...
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...The relationship between online environments And Customer Satisfaction (Iran Computer Hardware Industry) Mahmoud Manafi (mahmoud_manafi@yahoo.com) Roozbeh Hohabri (rhojabri@gmail.com) Kamran Karimi (kami_harmonica@yahoo.com) Seyed Mehdi Fatemi (mehdi_fatemi_drh@yahoo.com) Seyed Salman Fatemi (salmanfatemi@gmail.com) Kaveh Mehrnia (k_m261156@yahoo.com) Abstract In this quantitative article research first, the main factors in customer satisfaction in online environment of Iran in hardware industry with process based-view are identified. Secondly relationships between identified factors in online environment of Iran and customer satisfaction are investigated. Keywords: Online Environment, Customer satisfaction, and Process Based-View Introduction Experimental studies show that enterprises with high customer satisfaction, has more return on economic in comparison with others (Eugene W. Anderson, 1993). Others implied that firms should try to seek profitable way to differentiate their services and deliver high quality services (A. Parasuraman 1998, Adam Finn 2003, Hsu, 2008). Additionally, quality of the quality of customer interface in online shopping is positively related to intention to buy and consequently future financial performance of the firm (Hsin Hsin Chang, 2009) This is the reason that currently firms using customer satisfaction and loyalty improvement strategies to sustain in current competition environment and create value for all stakeholders and...
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...Running Head: Halliburton - Analysis Halliburton – Analysis Alicia R. Moore Cardinal Stritch University A Capstone Research Product submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Management February 19, 2012 Abstract Halliburton is a multi-million dollar organization, operating in nearly 80 countries worldwide. The roots of Halliburton trace back to the 1900s, with countless mergers and company acquisitions dotting its history. Halliburton is one of world’s leading oilfield services providers. The organization has a strong financial history that continues despite scandals, regulatory requirements and growing litigation. Halliburton continues to lead its market in innovative practices, diversified revenue streams and the breadth of its global footprint within the oilfield services industry. Table of Contents Page Abstract……………………………………………………………………................ 2 Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………. 3 History of Halliburton ……………………. ……………………………………….. 4-5 Corporate Governance………………………………………………………………. 5-7 Holistic Intrapreneurship …………………………………………………………… 7-9 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………….. 10 References…………………………………………………………………………....11 History of Halliburton Halliburton is one of the world's leading oilfield services providers with revenues over $18 billion in 2010. Halliburton was incorporated in 1924 in Delaware. Halliburton has approximately 70,000 employees worldwide, and is in the business...
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...Integration Of The Lean Enterprise System, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma And Related Enterprise Process Improvement Methods Kirkor Bozdogan Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA USA 02139 Tel. 617 253-8540 bozdogan mit.edu ESD-WP-2010-05 August 2010 esd.mit.edu/wps ESD Working Paper Series Towards An Integration Of The Lean Enterprise System, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma And Related Enterprise Process Improvement Methods Kirkor Bozdogan Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA USA 02139 Tel. 617 253-8540 bozdogan mit.edu ESD-WP-2010-05 August 2010 esd.mit.edu/wps TOWARDS AN INTEGRATION OF THE LEAN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM, TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, SIX SIGMA AND RELATED + ENTERPRISE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT METHODS Kirkor Bozdogan # Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA USA 02139 August 5, 2010 Key Words: Lean manufacturing; just-in-time-production (JIT); Toyota Production System (TPS); lean enterprise system; total quality management (TQM); six sigma; lean six sigma; theory of constraints (TOC); agile manufacturing; business process reengineering (BPR); enterprise change and transformation; evidence-based management practices Abstract: The lean enterprise system, total quality management, six sigma, theory of constraints, agile manufacturing...
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...Nike Business Strategy By singkboy | Studymode.com Nike’s Gameplan for Growth that’s Good for All | Management Innovation eXchange Page 1 of 29 M-Prize winner This story is one of ten winning entries in the Long-Term Capitalism Challenge, the third and final leg of the Harvard Business Review / McKinsey M Prize for Management Innovation. Story: Nike’s Gameplan for Growth that’s Good for All by Lorrie Vogel - General Manager of Considered Design at Nike Inc. Co-Authored by Agata Ramallo Garcia October 17, 2012 at 1:29pm 18 36 0 Comments 2 Ratings: Overall 4 Innovative 4 Detail Summary Innovation is a cornerstone of the Nike brand. Our company was founded by two visionaries, Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, who set out to reinvent athletic footwear. Over the past decade, our drive to design and produce better, faster, lighter products has evolved into an even more ambitious agenda – to embed long term sustainability into our business. This broader vision calls for new approaches to design, management, partnership and new tools and metrics to support integration and adoption throughout Nike. Many of Nike’s http://www.managementexchange.com/story/nike%E2%80%99s-gameplan-growth-that%E2%80%99s-good-all 21/02/2013 Nike’s Gameplan for Growth that’s Good for All | Management Innovation eXchange Page 2 of 29 management innovations for sustainable growth started internally, with the Corporate Responsibility and Considered Design...
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...The analysis for the marketing strategies & practices of Infosys Part A Organization information – Infosys Brief Introduction of the Infosys Infosys Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) was started in 1981 by seven people with US$ 250. Today, Infosys are a global leader in the "next generation" of IT and consulting with revenues of US$ 6.35 billion (LTM Q1-FY12). And it is now the largest IT Company in India with its headquarters in Bangalore (although it was started in Pune). And Infosys have several delivery centers all over the world. (Infosys Limited 2011a) Infosys defines designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions for Global 2000 companies. Infosys also provides a complete range of services by leveraging Infosys’ domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers. Infosys operates in a number of business sectors from banking to retail, and its services tend to encompass end-to-end IT solutions which includes a whole bundle of added-value solutions from infrastructure to software engineering. What Infosys do Infosys offerings following main services: (Infosys Limited 2011a) - Business and technology consulting - Application services - Systems integration - Product engineering - Custom software development - Maintenance - Re-engineering - Independent testing - Validation services - IT infrastructure services - Business process outsourcing (BPO) ...
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...Marketing Management 14 PHILIP KOTLER Northwestern University KEVIN LANE KELLER Dartmouth College Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Editor in Chief: Eric Svendsen Executive Editor: Melissa Sabella Development Editor: Elisa Adams Director of Editorial Services: Ashley Santora Editorial Project Manager: Kierra Bloom Editorial Assistant: Elizabeth Scarpa Director of Marketing: Patrice Lumuba Jones Senior Marketing Manager: Anne Fahlgren Senior Managing Editor: Judy Leale Production Project Manager: Ann Pulido Senior Operations Supervisor: Arnold Vila Creative Director: John Christiano Senior Art Director: Blair Brown Text and Cover Designer: Blair Brown Lead Media Project Manager: Lisa Rinaldi Editorial Media Project Manager: Denise Vaughn Full-Service Project Management: Sharon Anderson/BookMasters, Inc. Composition: Integra Printer/Binder: Courier/Kendallville Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Color/Hagerstown Text Font: 9.5/11.5, Minion Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text. Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2006, 2003, 2000 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. All...
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...Running head: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIABETES AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE 1 Relationship between Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease Angela Polk Troy University RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIABETES AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE 2 Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to determine the relationship between uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) and the development of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients who are >60 years old in Macon, Georgia. Problem Statement With the ongoing rise of the diagnosis of diabetes in the American population, the prevalence of PAD is also rising in these same patients. As noted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2012, the prevalence of adults with diagnosed diabetes in Bibb County, Georgia has risen to 11.6% (this percentage is the same in all of the surrounding counties of Bibb). PAD is defined as a gradual reduction or complete occlusion of blood flow, from the arteries, to the legs (Amer, Alsadany, Tolba, and Omar, 2013). Diabetes is a significant risk factor for the development of PAD, in addition to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, tobacco use, obesity, and age greater than 60 years. The development of PAD in patients with diabetes is reported to be as much as 30% of the population. Unfortunately, the majority of patients with poorly controlled diabetes also suffer from diabetic neuropathy, which limits their...
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...IMPLEMENTATION OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT AT ANZ BANK Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Company Background 3 3.0 SWOT Analysis 4 4.0 CRM Project Objectives 4 5.0 Selected CRM Suite and Analytical Capabilities 5 6.0 Infrastructure Requirements 10 7.0 Training 11 8.0 Timeline 12 9.0 Budget 14 10.0 Conclusion 14 References 15 Implementation of Customer Relations Management at ANZ Bank Introduction Customer Relations Management (CRM) is the integration of people, processes, and technology to maximise relationships with its customers (Goldenberg, 2003, p.7). It involves a comprehensive approach that provides seamless coordination between all customer-facing functions through technology, which is used to organize, automate, and synchronize sales, marketing, customer service and technical support. The main aim of the CRM initiative is to facilitate the use of technology and human resources to gain valuable insights into the behaviour and value of its customers (Onut et al., 2002, p.3). This is particularly very instrumental in the banking sector (Yao & Khong, 2012, p.151). CRM programs are associated with improved financial performance, customer loyalty and satisfaction. Company Background The Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ bank) is the third largest bank in Australia and the largest bank in New Zealand in terms of market capitalization. Australian operations...
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...Perceptions: A Cross-National Study of Halo Effects Thomas J. Madden, Martin S. Roth, and William R. Dillon ABSTRACT Attribute ratings often contain a holistic or global impression of the brand, commonly referred to as “halo.” A halo response can occur when perceptions of a brand’s performance on an attribute are influenced by performance percep- tions on another attribute or by a global impression of the brand. Using cross-national survey data from consumers in Argentina, China, Spain, and the United States, the authors examine the extent to which a halo response introduces bias to product quality and corporate social responsibility perceptions of competing brands. The findings show that halo is more pervasive for product quality than for corporate social responsibility associations, varies across brands and markets, and is strongly related to brand recommendations. Examining cross-national brand performance and halo perceptions can help international marketing managers understand key perceptual similarities and differences between and across markets, which can inform strategic considerations such as whether to pursue global, panregional, or national branding, positioning, and advertising strategies. Keywords: constrained components analysis, associative network models, automatic activation theory, branding and brand management, marketing standardization/adaptation, corporate social responsibility The strategic importance of corporate social respon- sibility (CSR) and associated...
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...Achieving customermanagement excellence in emerging markets Consumer Packaged Goods September 2015 Cristina Del Molino Pavlos Exarchos Felipe Ize Achieving customer-management excellence in emerging markets Winners ask four critical questions about market-by-market growth, then tailor their channel-management approaches accordingly. For producers of consumer packaged goods, the road to sustained growth still passes through emerging markets. Despite some softening of enthusiasm for investment in the so-called BRIC markets—Brazil, Russia, India, and China—over the next 15 years nearly three-quarters of the world’s GDP growth will continue to come from emerging-market countries, including Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Vietnam. Growth in these parts of the world is being driven by forces that don’t show any signs of weakening: steady population expansion, rapid urbanization, a proliferation of technology, and gradual opening up of economies and adoption of market-oriented policies. Global packaged-goods producers can gain significant foothold in these markets if they manage talent shortages, infrastructure gaps, and the highly fragmented trade landscape. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to doing this. Our research demonstrates that outperforming consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies use a set of standardized practices or tools across markets to determine their priorities for growth in each country. They clearly define ...
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... 6 Iss 3 pp. 20 - 30 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13683040210441959 Downloaded on: 16 October 2015, At: 16:13 (PT) References: this document contains references to 10 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 1354 times since 2006* Downloaded by Anglia Ruskin University At 16:13 16 October 2015 (PT) Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: Masood Abdulla Badri, Hassan Selim, Khaled Alshare, Elizabeth E. Grandon, Hassan Younis, Mohammed Abdulla, (2006),"The Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence Framework: Empirical test and validation", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 23 Iss 9 pp. 1118-1157 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02656710610704249 Tito A. Conti, (2007),"A history and review of the European Quality Award Model", The TQM Magazine, Vol. 19 Iss 2 pp. 112-128 http:// dx.doi.org/10.1108/09544780710729962 S. Wongrassamee, J.E.L. Simmons, P.D. Gardiner, (2003),"Performance measurement tools: the Balanced Scorecard and the EFQM Excellence Model", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 7 Iss 1 pp. 14-29 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13683040310466690 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emerald-srm:408572 [] For Authors If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information...
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...An Analysis of the Culture of an Organization Student’s Name University Contents 1.0 Background to the Organization...........................................................................................3 2.0 Theoretical Framework.........................................................................................................4 3.0 Discussion of Central Topic..................................................................................................6 4.0 Conclusions..........................................................................................................................13 References..................................................................................................................................15 An Analysis of the Culture of an Organization 1.0 Background to the Organization Every organization has a personality that is unique, that individual character in the society is its culture (Barker, 2010). My company of choice for analysis is The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). I have used this bank to discuss the central topic in my report.As I have found it to have a strong corporate culture that has continued to improve its efficiency, value, performance and ratings over the years. HSBBC is a privately based organization; it was incorporated in 1865 with a primary objective of increasing trade and commerce between Europe and China. The headquarters of HSBC are located in London...
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...Customer Relationship Management at Maruti Suzuki Submitted on 20-Feb-2012 Group#08 (Section B) Basu Agarwal Bikram Satapathy Saloni Goel Shruti Mishra Srinivas Dhenuvukonda (FT12416) (FT12417) (FT12455) (FT12462) (FT12467) Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 1 Index Page 1.0 2.0 Introduction Various Technologies at Maruti Suzuki Level of CRM 3.0 Analytical CRM 3.1 3.2. 3.3 3.4 4.0 Data base Direct marketing-Data analysis Cross-selling of various value added services 5 5 6 6 3 4 Customer Retention for Service at dealers, satisfaction, thereby, sales retention for the future 7 8 10 10 10 Operational CRM 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Campaign management for promoting the special offers SX4 Pre-launch Campaign management on MSD CRM 4.0 Insights for Dealer Development Division (DDD) & used car division (TRUE VALUE) Loyalty card implementation (Auto card) 11 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 Strategic CRM Philosophical CRM Challenges addressed by MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 Future challenges of Maruti’s CRM 11 12 14 14 Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 2 1.0 Introduction Maruti Suzuki is the Indian passenger car market leader for several decades. It has crossed the 10 million cumulative domestic sales mark here today. It is the only automobile company in India to cross this milestone. The Company, which had rolled out its first car in December 1983, attained 5 million domestic sales in February 2006. The next 5 million domestic sales have been achieved in six years...
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...Customer Relationship Management at Maruti Suzuki Submitted on 20-Feb-2012 Group#08 (Section B) Basu Agarwal Bikram Satapathy Saloni Goel Shruti Mishra Srinivas Dhenuvukonda (FT12416) (FT12417) (FT12455) (FT12462) (FT12467) Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 1 Index Page 1.0 2.0 Introduction Various Technologies at Maruti Suzuki Level of CRM 3.0 Analytical CRM 3.1 3.2. 3.3 3.4 4.0 Data base Direct marketing-Data analysis Cross-selling of various value added services 5 5 6 6 3 4 Customer Retention for Service at dealers, satisfaction, thereby, sales retention for the future 7 8 10 10 10 Operational CRM 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Campaign management for promoting the special offers SX4 Pre-launch Campaign management on MSD CRM 4.0 Insights for Dealer Development Division (DDD) & used car division (TRUE VALUE) Loyalty card implementation (Auto card) 11 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 Strategic CRM Philosophical CRM Challenges addressed by MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 Future challenges of Maruti’s CRM 11 12 14 14 Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 2 1.0 Introduction Maruti Suzuki is the Indian passenger car market leader for several decades. It has crossed the 10 million cumulative domestic sales mark here today. It is the only automobile company in India to cross this milestone. The Company, which had rolled out its first car in December 1983, attained 5 million domestic sales in February 2006. The next 5 million domestic sales have been achieved in six years...
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