9 - 8 0 2- 0 0 3 R EV : OC TO BER 25 , 2004 LYNDA M. AP PLE GATE NEO BOON S IONG NANCY B ARTL ET T DOLLY CH ANG -LEOW PSA: The World’s Port of Call Shakkei is a Japanese landscaping strategy. It means “borrowed scenery.” If you can integrate the distant scenery into the landscape of your garden, a beautiful garden can be created . . . A good landscaper is able to bring about this kind of integration. This same philosophy is true within Singapore today. If we want to realize the full potential
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MEGATRENDS UNDERPINNING TOURISM TO 2020 Analysis of key drivers for change Larry Dwyer, Deborah Edwards, Nina Mistilis, Carolina Roman, Noel Scott and Chris Cooper Analysis of Key Drivers for Change Technical Reports The technical report series present data and its analysis, meta-studies and conceptual studies, and are considered to be of value to industry, government and researchers. Unlike the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre’s Monograph series, these reports have not
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management the measure of systems efficiency is a key issue in order to verify the performances and propose the best countermeasure to achieve the prefixed goals. Many efforts have been made in this field to provide satisfactory answer to this problem. One of the most used methodologies is the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) that has been in many fields. The DEA technique is a useful is non-parametric method that allow to handle many output and input at the same time. In many real world applications
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The management of sporting innovation at Decathlon. Between rationality and chaos (P262) Guillaume Richard*, Yann Abdourazakou* Abstract: The point under study is the first of such a nature. We investigated the management of innovation in the company called Decathlon. In recent years, vertical integration has rarely been so much developed as in the leading company of sporting goods’ distribution in France. Based on the group’s “sporting universe” concept, it now challenges some bigger firms’
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Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management Emerald Article: Chinese HRM in action: an interview with Wayne Chen of Hay Group China Boyi Wang Article information: To cite this document: Boyi Wang, (2011),"Chinese HRM in action: an interview with Wayne Chen of Hay Group China", Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, Vol. 2 Iss: 1 pp. 61 - 68 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20408001111148739 Downloaded on: 04-05-2012 References: This document contains references
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which the model supports integrated decision processes, and (4) globalization considerations. We conclude that although most models resolve a difficult feature associated with globalization, few models address the practical global supply chain design problem in its entirety. We close the paper with recommendations for future research in global supply chain modeling that is both forward-looking and practically oriented. Ó 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Supply chain design; Globalization;
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INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY 2009 PROJECT REPORT ON INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY FOR PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED TO: Ms. Gunjeet Kaur Lect. of SVSM SUBMITTED BY: Rajnish Kumar Roll No. SVPG/07/05 PGDM – 6th Trimester SWAMI VIVEKANAND SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Ramnagar (near Banur), Patiala 1 | Page SVSM RAJNISH THAKUR (PGDM) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MARKETING INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY 2009 Punjab LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT - INTRODUCTION Logistics management
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Executive summary In this report, we will discuss about the capital budgeting of CapitaLand, one of the largest real estate companies in Asia. Business activities and financial background of CapitaLand will be mentioned in this report, also with the evaluation of two potential mutually exclusive capital investments as well as the objective of these investments for this company. This report also contents the analysis of four main different capital budgeting techniques used in the investments for
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the Outline you have drawn. Develop your ideas logically, at the same time marshalling your facts and data in such a manner is the writing you produce is not only convincing but also comprehensive: C SS .C O M .P K i. The Problems of Social. Economic and Political Development in the Third World: ii. Sino-Soviet Differences;
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05341_02_ch02_p021-044.qxd 9/25/07 10:01 AM Page 21 CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS STRATEGY INTRODUCTION An organization’s operations function is concerned with getting things done; producing goods and/or services for customers. Chapter 1 pointed out that operations management is important because it is responsible for managing most of the organization’s resources. However, many people think that operations management is only concerned with short-term, day-to-day,
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