...ACCESS SECRETARIAT Global Analysis Report Market Overview Thailand July 2014 MARKET SNAPSHOT • Thailand had a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$390.2 billion in 2013, which is expected to grow by 4.5% in 2014. The World Bank upgraded Thailand to an upper-middle income economy in 2011 due to significant social and economic growth. CONTENTS Market Snapshot ............................ 1 Production ...................................... 2 Trade .............................................. 3 • Thailand is the nineteenth-most populous country in the world with 68.2 million people. The population is expected to reach 69.3 million by 2017. Consumer Foodservice .................. 4 • Annual consumer expenditure was US$3,243 per capita in 2013, with food and non-alcoholic beverages representing US$908 or 28% of that total. Market Characteristics.................... 7 • The consumer foodservice industry is expanding alongside a rising middle-class population, and is forecast to reach total value sales of US$23.8 billion by 2014. • With growing disposable incomes, Thai consumers are seeking products that offer convenience. Packaged food sales continue to grow steadily, and are expected to reach a value of US$11.9 billion by 2014. • The top packaged food company in the market is currently Nestlé SA with a 7.1% value share, followed by Unilever Group (3.7%) and Ajinomoto Co Inc (3.6%). • Thailand is the world’s largest exporter of canned...
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...TOPIC: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST THE WORLD DRUG PROBLEM I. INTRODUCTION Today it is generally recognized that drugs, along with organized crime that comes with it, jeopardize the development of many resolutions in our world. It is now clear to several organizations that drug control must become an essential element of our joint efforts to achieve peace, security and development. At the same time, we must reinforce our commitment to shared responsibility and the basic principles of health and human rights. The 2011 World Drug Report documents developments in global drug markets and tries to explain the factors that drive them. Its analysis of trends and emerging challenges informs national and international drug and crime priorities and policies, and provides a solid foundation of evidence for counternarcotics interventions. Drug markets and drug use patterns change rapidly, so measures to stop them must also be quick to adapt. Thus the more comprehensive the drug data we collect and the stronger our capacity to analyze the problem, the better prepared the international community will be to respond to new challenges. Drug use affects not only individual users, but also their families, friends, co-workers and communities. Children whose parents take drugs are themselves at greater risk of drug use and other social problems that harm communities. In some regions, illicit drug use is contributing to the rapid spread of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis...
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...geographical divisions are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Friedman himself is a strong advocate of these changes, calling himself a "free-trader" and a "compassionate flatist," and he criticizes societies that resist these changes. He emphasizes the inevitability of a rapid pace of change and the extent to which emerging abilities of individuals and developing countries are creating many pressures on businesses and individuals in the United States; he has special advice for Americans and for the developing world (but says almost nothing about Europe). Friedman's is a popular work based on much personal research, travel, conversation, and reflection. In his characteristic style, he combines in The World Is Flat conceptual analysis accessible to a broad public with personal anecdotes and opinions. Friedman defines ten "flatteners" that he sees as leveling the global playing field: Archie Weller, “Going Home” Going Home deals with the complexities of the Aboriginal identity in Australia. It is set in the 1980s and the protagonist has succeeded at university. He excels at sports, studies art and does paintings that are admired by the white...
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...-2- BRI-1004 the brutal suppression of demonstrators in China in June 1989. The same search on Google.cn provided a much smaller list and included pictures of a smiling couple in the square.2 The decision to develop Google.cn was complicated. In the words of Elliot Schrage, Google’s vice president of Global Communications and Public Affairs: [Google, Inc., faced a choice to] compromise our mission by failing to serve our users in China or compromise our mission by entering China and complying with Chinese laws that require us to censor search results.… Based on what we know today and what we see in China, we believe our decision to launch the Google.cn service in addition to our Google.com service is a reasonable one, better for Chinese users and better for Google.… Self-censorship, like that which we are now required to perform in China, is something that conflicts deeply with our core principles.… This was not something we did enthusiastically or something that we’re proud of at all.3 MacLean knew that he was perfectly prepared for his current position as director of International Business. After earning a computer-science degree, MacLean had traveled extensively, implementing information systems with an IT consulting firm. He was well-versed in the technical and cultural components of this current project. It was his first job after earning an MBA. He had worked very hard as a summer intern to get his foot in the door at Google, Inc., and landed a job offer in his second...
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...solving each of the problems mentioned in second answer. | | Contents Africa is experiencing extraordinary growth 2 Challenges 2 Challenge #1 Education 2 Challenge #2 Unemployment 3 Challenge #3 South Africa's growth path is highly resource intensive and hence unsustainable 4 Solutions 4 Solution # 1 - Improve education form the bottom up 4 Solution # 2 – Address unemployment from a new angle and become More attractive to Global business and entrepreneurship 6 Solution # 3 - Reduce the need for commodities and Invest in technology and entrepreneurship 8 Conclusion 8 Africa is experiencing extraordinary growth, In fact this decade has seen more growth for Africa than any other time in history making it six in the world’s 10 rising economy’s. Life expectancy is improving and HIV rates are down almost 30%. Malaria is also down and despite SA having the highest concentration of HIV in the world, African children born today are increasing their life expectancy one year for every three years over the last a decade. Education rates are increasing 25%, and more young educated man are entering the South African workforce. Yet despite these growth factors South Africa, and the continent of Africa as a whole, is still viewed as an unstable and corrupt environment. While it’s true there is still corruption, poverty and rampant disease throughout the continent current studies demonstrate these inflammatory issues are more pockets rather than vast majority....
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... Felix Knight Wal-Mart was started by Sam Walton in 1962; the first store was in Rogers Arkansas. By the beginning of the 1970’s, Wal-Mart had grown to 1,500 employees and 44.2 million dollars in sales. The company also went public in 1970. The company’s growth continued throughout the decade, with the employee count reaching 21,000 by 1980 with $1.2 billion dollars in sales. Wal-Mart made its first acquisition, buying 16 Mohr-Value stores. In 1983, the first Sam’s Club warehouse opened followed by the first Wal-Mart Supercenter in 1988. By the end of the decade, the company had over 1,402 Wal-Mart and 123 Sam’s Club locations and $26 billion dollars in sales – an increase of 2,600% over the decade. Today, Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer, with $405 billion in sales, over 4,300 stores, and 2.1 million employees (Duke, 2010, p. 0). One hundred shares of Wal-Mart stock purchased for $1,650 when the company went public would have grown to 204,800 shares worth over $10.1 million as of July 9, 2010 for a return of 613,431% (“Dividends & stock splits”, 2010, July 9) (“Wal-Mart (WMT) stock quote” 2010, July 9). Daft (2008) stated “Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the United States” (p. 129). Wal-Mart’s 2010 annual report provides the mission statement of the organization as: “Wal-Mart was built on the foundation of saving people money so they can live better” (p. 0). Wal-Mart’s website and financial statements disclose that the key values and beliefs...
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...UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION EDUCATING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE A TRANSDISCIPLINARY VISION FOR CONCERTED ACTION EPD-97/CONF.401/CLD.1. November 1997. Original: English. Also available in French and Spanish. Other language versions are foreseen. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION I. WHAT IS ‘SUSTAINABILITY’? * BEHIND THE HEADLINES * Population * Poverty * Environmental degradation * Democracy, human rights and peace * Development * Interdependence * NORTH-SOUTH DIFFERENCES * TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY * A dynamic balance * An emerging vision * EDUCATION: THE FORCE OF THE FUTURE II. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING: THE FUEL FOR CHANGE * THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION * CONFRONTING VESTED INTERESTS * COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES * COMPLEX MESSAGES * THE MESSENGERS * REASON FOR OPTIMISM III. REORIENTING EDUCATION TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY * IMPORTANCE OF BASIC EDUCATION * WHAT CHANGES DOES SUSTAINABILITY REQUIRE? * Curriculum reform * Structural reform * EDUCATIONAL REFORM: A CASE STUDY * REFORM AT DIFFERENT SCALES * CONTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION * INTERDISCIPLINARITY IV. SHIFTING TO SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES: CHANGING CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS * INDIVIDUAL CHOICES AND LIFESTYLES * COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING ...
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...MarketLine Case Study Tesco plc Case Study How Tesco Became the UK's Largest Retailer Reference Code: ML00001-041 Publication Date: December 2011 WWW.MARKETLINE.COM MARKETLINE. THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED TESCO PLC CASE STUDY © MARKETLINE THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED ML00001-041/Published 12/2011 Page | 1 OVERVIEW Catalyst Tesco is the largest retailer in the UK and dominates the UK food and grocery market, accounting for almost a third of all grocery sales. This case study examines the factors that have led to the growth of the company as the UK’s number one retailer. Summary In 1995, Tesco overtook Sainsbury’s to become the UK’s largest retailer. Since that time the company has grown from strength to strength, widening its lead year on year. The unrivaled success of the Tesco Clubcard in building customer knowledge and generating loyalty has been fundamental to the rise of Tesco. The company has created a powerful brand and a number of valuable sub-brands including store, product and service brands. Tesco’s grocery product brands tend to center around a three-tier branding system, allowing the company to appeal to a mass market. Tesco has been a forerunner in the price competitive environment of the UK food and grocery market, utilizing its economies of scale to lead price wars with other supermarkets. The company has grown inorganically, buying out various independent grocers...
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...HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2004 Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World Accommodating people’s growing demands for their inclusion in society, for respect of their ethnicity, religion, and language, takes more than democracy and equitable growth. Also needed are multicultural policies that recognize differences, champion diversity and promote cultural freedoms, so that all people can choose to speak their language, practice their religion, and participate in shaping their culture— so that all people can choose to be who they are. 65 108 166 55 34 82 3 14 91 51 40 138 29 62 6 99 161 134 114 66 128 72 33 56 175 173 130 141 4 105 169 167 43 94 73 136 144 168 45 163 48 52 30 32 Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Dem. Rep. of the Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic 17 154 95 98 100 120 103 109 156 36 170 81 13 16 122 155 97 19 131 24 93 121 160 172 104 153 115 23 38 7 127 111 101 10 22 21 79 9 90 78 148 28 44 110 135 50 80 Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea...
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...Internship Report TRAINING FUNCTION OF NESTLÉ BANGLADESH Internship Report TRAINING FUNCTION OF NESTLÉ BANGLADESH Prepared for: Afsana Akhtar Assistant Professor and Coordinator BRAC Business School, BRAC University Prepared by: Syed Mohammad Shihan Sazid ID: 07204036 BRAC Business School, BRAC University Date of Submission: 8th January 2012 Letter of Transmittal January 8, 2012 Afsana Akhtar Associate Professor and Coordinator BRAC Business School BRAC University SUBJECT: SUBMISSION OF INTERNSHIP REPORT Dear Madam, This is to inform you that I am submitting the internship project report “Training function of Nestlé Bangladesh” upon completion of my formal internship attachment with Nestlé Bangladesh Limited. I have tried to discuss all the relevant points of a feasibility study while keeping consistency with Nestlé Bangladesh Limited. I would be glad to clarify any discrepancy that may arise or any clarification that you may require regarding my project and report. Sincerely, _________________________ Syed Mohammad Shihan Sazid ID: 07204036 BRAC Business School BRAC University i Acknowledgement Firstly, I would like to thank Hasibur Rahman, Comapany Security Manager, Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd, and my Internship Supervisor, for entrusting me with such an important project and allowing me scope to work independently, providing all required support. I also thank Sumit Chakraborty, HR Officer – Training, Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd. for providing me with the...
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...A REPORT ON “A STUDY ON HR POLICY OF NESTLE” PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TOWARDS PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (Approved by AICTE, Govt. Of India) (Equivalent to MBA) ACADEMIC SESSION 2010 – 2012 [pic] Submitted to: - Submitted by: - Ms. Anita Singh Aakash Gaur (BM-010001) Associate professor Akash Jain(BM-010013) HRM Ankur Dixit (BM-010026) Deepak Sharm (BM-010046) Dharmesh Kr. Gautam(BM-010048) INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LAL QUAN, GHAZIABAD [pic][pic][pic][pic] Nestle-India-Mulls-To-Invest-Rs-350-Crore-To-Set-Up-New-Production-Facility ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are highly grateful to our project mentor Prof. SANJAY MANGLA and Dr. S.R. Dash for his continuous support, supervision, motivation and guidance through out the tenure of our project in spite of his hectic schedule. he truly remained driving spirit in our project and his experience gave us the light in handling our research project and helped us in clarifying the concepts, requiring knowledge and perception, handling critical situations and in understanding the objective of our work. We will also not forget to thank all our faculty members and our friends who helped us in all the ways they could. Thanks to all. We would also like to express our heartiest thanks to all the respondents who took time for answering our questions INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT...
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...STRATEGY FOLLOWED BY INSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS DIVISION OF NIPPO BATTRIES FOR GROWTH OF THEIR BUSINESS IN INDIAN MARKET Summer Internship Project Report Submitted towards Partial Fulfillment Of Post Graduate Diploma In Management (Approved by AICTE, Govt. of India) Academic Session 2010-2012 [pic] Submitted By: DEEPAK SHARMA BM-010046 Under the Guidance of : Industry Guide Faculty Guide CHANDAN MISHRA Dr. S.R. DASH SALES OFFICER- INSTITUTIONAL SALES GUEST FACULY NIPPO BATTERIES LIMITED IMS GHAZIABAD Nestle-India-Mulls-To-Invest-Rs-350-Crore-To-Set-Up-New-Production-Facility ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are highly grateful to our project mentor Prof. SANJAY MANGLA and Dr. S.R. Dash for his continuous support, supervision, motivation and guidance through out the tenure of our project in spite of his hectic schedule. he truly remained driving spirit in our project and his experience gave us the light in handling our research project and helped us in clarifying the concepts, requiring knowledge and perception, handling critical situations and in understanding the objective...
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...Chapter1 Essay Questions 101. Compare and contrast strategic planning with strategic management. Strategic planning is more often used in the business world, whereas strategic management is often used in academia. Sometimes, strategic management is used to refer to strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation, with strategic planning referring only to strategy formulation. The purpose of strategic management is to exploit and create new and different opportunities for tomorrow; long-range planning, in contrast, tries to optimize for tomorrow the trends of today. Page: 5 102. Which stage in the strategic-management process is most difficult? Explain why. Strategy implementation is the most difficult stage in the strategic-management process because it requires personal discipline, commitment and sacrifice. Successful strategy implementation hinges upon managers’ ability to motivate employees, which is more of an art than a science. Page: 6 103. Explain the relationship between strategic management and competitive advantage for firms. How can a firm achieve sustained competitive advantage? Ans: Strategic management is all about gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Competitive advantage is anything a firm does especially well compared to rival firms. When a firm can do something that rival firms cannot do, or owns something that rival firms desire, that can represent a competitive advantage. Getting...
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...Chapter1 Essay Questions 101. Compare and contrast strategic planning with strategic management. Strategic planning is more often used in the business world, whereas strategic management is often used in academia. Sometimes, strategic management is used to refer to strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation, with strategic planning referring only to strategy formulation. The purpose of strategic management is to exploit and create new and different opportunities for tomorrow; long-range planning, in contrast, tries to optimize for tomorrow the trends of today. Page: 5 102. Which stage in the strategic-management process is most difficult? Explain why. Strategy implementation is the most difficult stage in the strategic-management process because it requires personal discipline, commitment and sacrifice. Successful strategy implementation hinges upon managers’ ability to motivate employees, which is more of an art than a science. Page: 6 103. Explain the relationship between strategic management and competitive advantage for firms. How can a firm achieve sustained competitive advantage? Ans: Strategic management is all about gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Competitive advantage is anything a firm does especially well compared to rival firms. When a firm can do something that rival firms cannot do, or owns something that rival firms desire, that can represent a competitive advantage...
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...Summary 3 1. Introduction 10 2. The Market for IT Enabled Services 13 Market Characteristics 13 Factor Requirements to be Competitive 15 3. Bangladesh Market Advantages and Disadvantages 19 Costs and Efficiency 19 Productive capacity 21 General business environment 25 4. A Bangladesh ITES strategy 28 Potential ITES Market Segments 29 Building Productive Capacity 32 Lowering Costs 37 Building a Competitive Environment 38 Marketing of Bangladesh ITES sector 40 5. Recommended Actions 42 Improving Productive Capacity 42 Lowering Cost, Improving Efficiency 44 Marketing and Business Environment 45 Focus on Growth 47 Annex A: Analysis of Market Segments 49 Annex B: ITES Workshop Report 63 Annex C: The opinion surveys of this study 68 Annex D: Summary of the Philippines Case Study 81 Executive Summary Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) is a large, fast-growing worldwide industry fueled by customers seeking efficiency and cost-savings from outside vendors, as well as rapid advancements in telecommunications and information technology. Offshore outsourcing of these services has become accepted and prevalent. Bangladesh has the potential to obtain a share of this market, which could result in a substantial number of jobs and meaningful export diversification for the country. As a provider of ITES for...
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