ABOUT THE AUTHOR Thomas Loren Friedman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 20, 1953, and grew up in the middle-class Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. He is the son of Harold and Margaret Friedman. From an early age, Friedman, whose father often brought him to the golf course for a round after work, wanted to be a professional golfer. He was captain of the St. Louis Park High golf team; at the 1970 U.S. Open at Hazeltine National Golf Club, he caddied for Chi Chi Rodriquez, who came
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UB School of management | Singapore Airlines | Audit of Corporate Social Responsibility | | Team Greatbatch | 12/6/2012 | Maria Kristic Chaitanya Pavuluri Srutakirti Das Anthony Ilaqcua Mark Rutecki Contents Introduction 2 Environment 3 Engine Efficiency and Alternative Fuels 3 Operations and Infrastructure 5 Evaluating Environmental Initiatives 6 Harapan Rainforest Initiative 7 Social Activities: Philanthropic 8 Social Activities: Strategic……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
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(Chapter 5) ● Wal-Mart’s Global Expansion (Chapter 6) ● WalMart Internally Ventures a New Kind of Retail Store (Chapter 8) ● Sam Walton’s Approach to Implementing Wal-Mart’s Strategy (Chapter 9) Strategy in Action Features A Strategic Shift at Microsoft (Chapter 1) ● The Agency Problem at Tyco (Chapter 2) ● Circumventing Entry Barriers into the Soft Drink Industry (Chapter 3) ● Learning Effects in Cardiac Surgery (Chapter 4) ● How to Make Money in the Vacuum Tube Business (Chapter 5) ● The Evolution
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strategy throughout an organization. Strategic management activities transform the static plan into a system that provides strategic performance feedback to decision making and enables the plan to evolve and grow as requirements and other circumstances change (Dess, Gregory G., G.T. Lumpkin and Marilyn L. Taylor, 2005). Our group decided to work upon Etihad Airways, the flag carrier airline for United Arab Emirates. The name ‘Etihad’ is derived from an Arabic word which means ‘union’. In addition to
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(Chapter 5) ● Wal-Mart’s Global Expansion (Chapter 6) ● WalMart Internally Ventures a New Kind of Retail Store (Chapter 8) ● Sam Walton’s Approach to Implementing Wal-Mart’s Strategy (Chapter 9) Strategy in Action Features A Strategic Shift at Microsoft (Chapter 1) ● The Agency Problem at Tyco (Chapter 2) ● Circumventing Entry Barriers into the Soft Drink Industry (Chapter 3) ● Learning Effects in Cardiac Surgery (Chapter 4) ● How to Make Money in the Vacuum Tube Business (Chapter 5) ● The Evolution
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Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques Practitioners and Experts Evaluate KM Solutions This page intentionally left blank Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques Practitioners and Experts Evaluate KM Solutions Edited by Madanmohan Rao AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Elsevier Butterworth–Heinemann 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803
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list the major types. 6. Describe collaborative planning and collaboration, planning, forecasting, and replenishing (CPFR) and list the benefits of each. 7. Discuss integration along the supply chain. 8. Understand corporate portals and their types and roles. 9. Describe e-collaboration tools such as workflow software and groupware. 10. Describe Collaboration 2.0 technology and tools. Content Opening Case: Boeing’s Global Supply Chain for the Dreamliner 787 6.1 E-Supply Chains
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gain bargaining power, the necessity for big business to improve supply chain management procedures has intensified. The explosive growth of emerging markets like China and India creates both opportunities and challenges in transporting goods and services. The businesses that can leverage technological advances are in a position to garner market share and add value to their shareholders. FedEx has become a world leader in the parcel delivery business. The name FedEx evokes thoughts of getting
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factors in the Micro environment you might need to consider when reviewing new international markets prior to entry. Answer: Political 1. The political system of a country shapes its economic and legal systems. Therefore, we need to understand the nature of different political systems before discussing economic and legal systems. By political system we mean the system of government in a nation. Political systems can be assessed according to two dimensions: 1. The degree to which they emphasize
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REPORT 2014 1. HIGHLIGHTS The financial and operating highlights for Air Canada for the periods indicated are as follows. FOURTH QUARTER CANADIAN DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED 2014 2013 FULL YEAR $ Change 2014 2013 $ Change FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE METRICS Operating revenues 3,104 2,894 210 13,272 12,382 890 106 135 (29) 815 619 196 (206) (141) (65) (710) (617) (93) (100) (6) (94) 105
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