...Oliveira Due date: 12 March, 2015 Contents Traffic Congestion - Problems Faced by Brazil's Largest City 3 Causes and Consequences 4 Likely Solutions 8 Bibliography References 12 Traffic Congestion - Problems Faced by Brazil's Largest City São Paulo is a Brazilian state which has 645 municipalities and more than 40 million habitants. São Paulo city is the capital of São Paulo state and the largest city in South America. According to IBGE, Brazil’s main government research institute, in its last census the population in the city of São Paulo is about 11 million inhabitants, with more than 20 million people living in the greater metropolitan area. This urban concentration shows why it’s more expensive to rent an office in São Paulo city than it is in New York City. As mentioned by Time magazine, the city of São Paulo has the world's worst recurrent traffic jam. According to reports from a Brazilian's traffic management agency, located in São Paulo, the average traffic jams on Friday evenings is 180km (112 miles) and the city’s historical congestion record was set on May 23rd, 2014, with 214 miles (344 km) of congestion around the city during the evening rush hour on that Friday. The previous highest occurrence was on November 14th, 2013, with 192 miles (309 km) of congestion. Aside from facing violence, commuting is definitively one of the biggest challenges of living in São Paulo. Causes and Consequences Traffic congestion is an undesirable condition on road...
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...Alternate Work Schedules: Are They Worth It? Researched and Prepared by Katherine Carter Strategic Human Resource Management, GB 520-05 Kaplan University November 17, 2009 Introduction Organizations today need to stay in the running with competitive businesses. More and more we see the marriage of new age technology making provisions for companies to offer something just a little different than the next business. Computer, cell phones and web cams have made it possible to offer those various types of alternate work schedules. Today, we see more use of flexibility in the work schedules. The flexibility comes in the form of time, place and volume. Alternate work schedules provide a means for employees to balance work-life situations. They afford employers the opportunity to continue to reap the benefits of productivity while assisting an employee. Alternate work schedules consist of part-time work, job sharing, telecommuting, compressed workweeks (full-time work in fewer days each week) and flexible schedules (Long, 2007). They are a balance to managing work/life situations. How Alternate Work Schedules Assist Organizations Organizations all want to maximize work production with as little cost to their budget as possible. Overtime is too expensive so an alternative work schedule helps. This allows the business to expand work hours within the company without kicking out that extra over head in revenue. The alternate work schedule is a great tool used to increase...
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...BIRD’S EYE VIEW SWOT Analysis of Ryanair SWOT TEAM Air Scoop launches a new range of articles called ‘SWOT Team’. Each month, we will publish a SWOT analysis of an European low-cost carrier. In this issue, we start with a global SWOT of the market. The no-frills carriers have created new markets, and opened up air travel. A greater proportion of their passengers are people who previously were using other modes of transport for travel, while a certain proportion are from traditional carriers. Relying as they do on linking region to region and by-passing ex¬pensive big-city hubs, lowcost carriers have caused rise in local employment. There is parallel growth in tourism; a rise in property investment and new businesses credited to good, cheap logistic connections. One of the strongest characteristics of the no-frills business model is the ability to adapt rapidly to circumstances. Cost savings of the no-frills business was achieved by effectively supplying a single standard service on all routes and improving both labor and aircraft productivity. Ryanair’s Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary’s, once claimed that “Low-cost airlines are the new Europe». This seems to have been amply proved by the tremendous impact LCC have had on Europe. Ryanair and easyJet are the leading low cost players owning around 50% of the share in the European LCC market. Ryanair is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin. Its biggest operational base, however, is at London Stansted Airport. It is Europe’s...
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...BIRD’S EYE VIEW SWOT TEAM SWOT Analysis of Ryanair Air Scoop launches a new range of articles called ‘SWOT Team’. Each month, we will publish a SWOT analysis of an European low-cost carrier. In this issue, we start with a global SWOT of the market. The no-frills carriers have created new markets, and ope-ned up air travel. A greater proportion of their passengers are people who previously were using other modes of transport for travel, while a certain proportion are from traditional carriers. Relying as they do on linking region to region and by-passing ex¬pensive big-city hubs, low-cost carriers have caused rise in local employment. There is parallel growth in tourism; a rise in property investment and new businesses credited to good, cheap logistic con-nections. One of the strongest characteristics of the no-frills busi-ness model is the ability to adapt rapidly to circumstances. Cost savings of the no-frills business was achieved by ef-fectively supplying a single standard service on all routes and improving both labor and aircraft productivity. Ryanair’s Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary’s, once claimed that “Low-cost airlines are the new Europe». This seems to have been amply proved by the tremendous im-pact LCC have had on Europe. Ryanair and easyJet are the leading low cost players ow-ning around 50% of the share in the European LCC mar-ket. Ryanair is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin. Its biggest operational base, however, is at London Stansted...
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...BUSINESS AND SOCIETY INTRODUCTON With increasing urgency, market and social forces are rewriting the roles and responsibilities of business as well as its strategies. Though the profit motive of business is understood and accepted, people do not accept it as an excuse for ignoring the basic norms, values, and standards of being a good citizen. Modern businesses are expected to be responsible towards the community resources working toward the growth and success of both their companies and their communities. Business ethics can be examined from various new perspectives, including the perspective of the employee, the commercial enterprise, and society as a whole. Very often, situations arise in which there is conflict between one or more of the parties, such that serving the interest of one party is a detriment to the other(s). For example, a particular outcome might be good for the employee, whereas, it would be bad for the company, society, or vice versa. Social responsibility of business ethics and consumer right are the influential aspects of the business and society relations. The social responsibility of businesses to the society’s interest and resource utilization is determinant to the business success. The Consumer right is the main components of the social responsibility of businesses in addition to other components needs special emphasis. The other general sector in business and society is the idea of consumerism and environmental movement, which is claim...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Many firms are attempting number of ways to enhance their responsiveness and competitiveness by changing their methods and strategy which includes execution of Information Technology (IT) and Supply chain management (SCM). On the other hand, a critical literature review is to be carried out with the insight into the role of Information Technology (IT) and Supply chain management (SCM). This report provides the applications of Information Technology (IT) and E-commerce in general as well as in selected industry. For this report, the selected industry is Volvo. The applications of information technology and changes in supply chain using e-logistics are discussed elaborately in this report. This report also clearly draws about the supply chain strategy used in Volvo. In addition, use of electronic commerce is well discussed followed by the uncertainties faced by the Volvo and the overcoming of uncertainty by Volvo. This report ends up with the conclusion. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 4 BENEFITS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN 5 LITREATURE REVIEW ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 6 CHANGES...
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...London Country Report Table of Contents I. London Country Profile……………………………………..pgs 3 to 10 II. Economic Profile of Rome Q2- 2008………………………pgs 10 to 12 A. Commercial Lease Standards…………………………..pg 12 B. Real Estate Taxation………………………………….....pg 12 and 13 III. Real estate Ownership Laws and Contract Agreements…pgs 13 to 16 IV. Tax Obligations Arising from Real Estate Ownership…...pgs 16 to 18 V. The Real Estate Sales Process……………………………...pgs 19 to 22 VI. Due Diligence Process and Documentation………………..pgs 22 to 24 VII. London Capital Markets Q1 - 2008………………………...pgs 25 to 31 C. Residential Lending and Funding……………………....pg 31 D. Mortgage Regulations……………………………………pg 32 VIII. London Real Estate Investment Funds (REIFs)……………pgs 32 to 35 IX. Conclusion: Invest or Not?.....................................................pg 36 Works Cited …………………………………………………pg 37 London Country Profile Area: 607 Sq. miles (1,572 km²) Population: 8.308 million People: Most population in London is younger than the United Kingdom. There are almost 2/3 of Londoners that are in the age 44 and younger, which would, equivalent to 63%; more than half. Life expectancy: men (79.3), women (83.5) Language(s): London has the most number of community languages that are spoken in Europe. There are 300 languages spoken in London. The most common are as follow: Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Cantonese and Mandarin most common...
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...Traffic Engineering Design This page intentionally left blank Traffic Engineering Design Principles and Practice Second edition Mike Slinn MVA Limited, MVA House, Victoria Way, Woking GU21 1DD, UK Paul Matthews MVA Limited, Third Floor, One Berners Street, London W1T 3LA, UK Peter Guest 8 The Grove, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6QR, UK AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive, Burlington, MA 01803 First published by Arnold, 1998 Reprinted 2003 Second edition 2005 Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a license issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1T 4LP. Applications for the copyright holder’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science and Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (ϩ44) (0) 1865 843830; fax: (ϩ44) (0) 1865 853333;...
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...April 2003 Toyota Prius; Marketing Communications Plan Prepared by ANDiDAS.COM Contents: Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3 The Automobile Market 4 Figure 1: UK new Car Market by Volume and Value, 1997-2001 4 Figure 2: Leading Suppliers of Cars to the UK Market, 2001 5 Figure 3: Main Advertising Expenditure on Car Brands, 2001 5 Prius Target Market 6 Demographic 6 Psychographic 6 Geographic 7 Toyota 8 SWOT Analysis 8 Campaign Objectives 10 Creative Strategy 11 Communications Mix 12 Recommended Campaign 13 Media Strategy 13 Timing and Budgets 14 Figure 4: Communications Schedule Year One 15 Figure 5: Communications Schedule Year Two & Three 15 Post Campaign Testing 17 Summary 17 Appendix 18 Attitudes of Consumers Towards Green Cars (% of respondents),2002 18 Media uses Advantages and Disadvantages 19 Brad: Advertising Costings Bibliography & References 2 20 Toyota Prius •••• •••• •••• Executive Summary Full service agency “Oakly & Oakley” has been asked to prepare a three-year communications plan for the Toyota Prius, which is to be launched in the UK. Market analysis identified the target market, which consists of two groups: private and corporate buyers. Next to the demographic profile, three different psychographic profiles amongst the private buyer and their media usage have been identified. Consequently...
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...GROUP 2 PROJECT PART 1: DESIGNING A NETWORK PART 2: TYPES OF EQUIPMENT PART 3: PROTOCOL CHOICES PART 4: COMPANY PHONE SYSTEM PART 5: SECURITY PROPOSAL Project scenario: ABC Company with worldwide offices in the U.S. (San Francisco, Detroit, Washington, Indianapolis, and Tampa), Europe (Paris, Liverpool), Japan (Tokyo), and South America (Sao Paulo), is engaged in the development of audio and video special effects for the entertainment and advertising industry. The main design centers are in San Francisco, Detroit, Paris, Tokyo, and Sao Paulo. Corporate Headquarters are in San Francisco. The remaining offices are sales offices. Consider the company to operate on a 24x7 basis, because it is global. To meet the goals of this scenario, Group 2, made up of the members below, have been assigned the following tasks in designing a network structure for this project: 1. Sean Dillon: Project Manager, Contributor; Editor Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Submitter. 2. Denzel Chatman: Project Contributor; Section 3. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. 3. Christopher Foster: Project Contributor; Section 1-A. Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5. 4. William Collado Cancel: Project Contributor; Section 1-E. Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Microsoft Project Editor. 5. Alex Graves: Project Contributor; Section 1-B. Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5. 6. Mark Fortune: Project Contributor; Section 1-C. Part 1;...
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...THE CHINESE MARKET FOR CLOTHING THE CHINESE MARKET FOR CLOTHING Abstract for trade information services ID=42692 International Trade Centre (ITC) The Chinese Market for Clothing. Geneva: ITC, 2012. xi, 92 p. (Technical Paper) Doc. No. SC-11-212.E Survey on Chinese market for clothing - describes the structure and characteristics of the domestic Chinese market for clothing; provides an analysis of the tariff structure of imports by product group; outlines special import regulations, customs procedures, transport, as well as requirements relevant to packaging, labelling, standards, and ethical trading; examines the market potential, the consumer preferences and behaviour; provides an overview of the distribution channels, the major brands, the procurement practices including the use of e-commerce and ICT procurement; highlights the key players in China's textiles and garment market, the possibilities for cooperation along the value chain, and the existing national support schemes; appendices include contacts details of sector related companies in China. Descriptors: Clothing, Standards, Packaging, Distribution, Procurement, Electronic Commerce, Consumer Behaviour, Market Surveys, China. For further information on this technical paper, contact Mr Matthias Knappe, (knappe@intracen.org) 2011 SITC-84 CHI English The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. ITC, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland...
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...THE CHINESE MARKET FOR CLOTHING THE CHINESE MARKET FOR CLOTHING Abstract for trade information services ID=42692 International Trade Centre (ITC) The Chinese Market for Clothing. Geneva: ITC, 2012. xi, 92 p. (Technical Paper) Doc. No. SC-11-212.E Survey on Chinese market for clothing - describes the structure and characteristics of the domestic Chinese market for clothing; provides an analysis of the tariff structure of imports by product group; outlines special import regulations, customs procedures, transport, as well as requirements relevant to packaging, labelling, standards, and ethical trading; examines the market potential, the consumer preferences and behaviour; provides an overview of the distribution channels, the major brands, the procurement practices including the use of e-commerce and ICT procurement; highlights the key players in China's textiles and garment market, the possibilities for cooperation along the value chain, and the existing national support schemes; appendices include contacts details of sector related companies in China. Descriptors: Clothing, Standards, Packaging, Distribution, Procurement, Electronic Commerce, Consumer Behaviour, Market Surveys, China. For further information on this technical paper, contact Mr Matthias Knappe, (knappe@intracen.org) 2011 SITC-84 CHI English The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. ITC, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland...
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...Chapter- 1 Introduction and Design of the chapter ▪ Introduction ▪ Scope of the study ▪ Objectives of the study ▪ Methodology ▪ Limitation of the study 1.1 Introduction: A bank is a financial institution, where people secure their money and use this institution as a source of possible finance. Banking in the form in which it exists nowadays is comparatively of recent origin. Before the advent of modern banking, direct finance, where the owner of capital deals directly with the user of capital, was the customary mode of transference of funds from savers to investors. Now, banks are engaged in various functions i.e., receiving, collecting, transferring, paying, lending, investing, dealing, exchanging, and servicing money and claims to money both locally and internationally. Bangladesh is a country suffering from immense social, political, economic and environmental issues and these issues need to be addressed for the overall development of this country. However, we all know that the people of the whole world are concerned about the environmental degradation, especially the rising of global temperature and thereby melting of glaciers and ice-berg in the polar region and consequently rising of sea level, which will directly affect the low lying countries...
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...Sustainable development is appearing with increasing frequency in trade union discussions around the world, as concern mounts over the deteriorating state of our natural and man-made environment. Such threats as global climate change have caught the attention of trade union members, especially with publicity given to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001),1 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2000), the Worldwatch Institute (2001) and other high-profile reports. Trade unionists in unprecedented numbers are joining the search for solutions that go beyond environmental issues to embrace such related social and economic conditions as poverty, dysfunctional subsidies, unfair trade and price structures, corruption and unemployment, all of which reflect longstanding trade union concerns. It is significant that concern over sustainable development should be occurring just as the world’s trade unions are coming to grips with the notion of globalization. For although the nature of this phenomenon has yet to be adequately analysed and clarified, it has taken on its own meaning in trade union discussions and policy papers. What is significant for this paper, however, is the extent to which the trade union perspective on sustainable development incorporates its concerns about globalization. Trade union discussions about sustainable development invariably turn to current social and economic developments, and their implications for workers. Throughout history...
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...Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–2017) Economic Sectors Volume II Copyright © Planning Commission (Government of India) 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. First published in 2013 by SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd B1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044, India www.sagepub.in SAGE Publications Inc 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320, USA SAGE Publications Ltd 1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP, United Kingdom SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd 33 Pekin Street #02-01 Far East Square Singapore 048763 Published by Vivek Mehra for SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, Phototypeset in 11/13pt Minion Pro by RECTO Graphics, Delhi and printed at Saurabh Printers, New Delhi. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available ISBN: 978-81-321-1131-3 (PB) The SAGE Team: Rudra Narayan, Archita Mandal, Rajib Chatterjee and Dally Verghese Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–2017) Economic Sectors Volume II Planning Commission Government of India Thank you for choosing a SAGE product! If you have any comment, observation or feedback, I would like to personally hear from you. Please write to me at contactceo@sagepub.in —Vivek Mehra, Managing Director and CEO, SAGE Publications India Pvt...
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