quality – Design, inputs, process and output – Need for Quantity – Function of quality – Philosophy of quality – Old vs new – Quality as a problem and as a challenge – 6 sigma concept. Unit – 2 Quality Management : Fundamentals evolution and objectives – Planning for quality – Quality process – Statistical Process Control – (SPC) and acceptance sampling – Quality assurance – Total quality management. Unit – 3 Quality and Productivity – Quality and cost – Is quality of cost – Benefits of quality
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Download Email International marketing can be defined as the application of marketing strategies, planning and activities to external or foreign markets. International marketing is of consequence to firms which operate in countries and territories other than their home country or the country in which they are registered in and
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Chapter 1 Situation Analysis Due to the fact that Options Weddings & Events has to be built from the ground up on the Indian market, it is essential to research this new environment thoroughly before defining the mission and vision of the company and its strategy. Thus, this chapter will give an overview of the external analysis and will present the information and data about the Indian events market as well as competition and trends in the events branch. 1.1 The market environment and its
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Introduction Business ethics are not as complicated or abstract as one might think. A simple way to evaluate whether or not a practice is ethical is to determine the ultimate effect of that practice. For example, if the manager of a store paid his cleaning employee less than the going rate to clean his store, knowing exactly what the going rate is, several things could happen to damage the business. The employee could suffer serious financial implications or the employee could leave and find another
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Frits Kluytmans MERIT Open University This article is based on a journey through the wilderness of strategic human resource management. Part 1 gives an overview of the recent literature on this topic, particularly pertaining to the two issues which received have most attention until now: the relational aspects and the content aspects. In part 2, we go deeper into the wilderness and explore the least known aspect of strategic human resource management, namely the process aspects. This exploration
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with skills and knowledge in managing risk and insurance practice and its effects. 2.0 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this course, the learner should be able to: 1. explain the meaning of risks in insurance; 2. distinguish between the different
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and generating ideas 2.1 Creativity in the organisation 2.2 Looking outside the organisation for creative ideas 2.3 Supportive and obstructive features for harnessing creativity 2.4 Work processes 2.5 Assessing creativity ‘wealth’ 3. Harnessing innovation: options for implementation 3.1 Innovation in the organisation 3.2 Strategic partnerships or outsourcing 3.3 Takeover of another company for their product/service 4. What can organisations do now? Bibliography 2 3 3 4 5
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Section B: Strategic Management (50 Marks) Objectives: (a) To develop an understanding of the general and competitive business environment, (b) To develop an understanding of strategic management concepts and techniques, (c) To be able to solve simple cases. Contents 1. Business Environment General Environment–Demographic, Socio-cultural, Macro-economic, Legal/political, Technological, and Global; Competitive Environment. 2. Business Policies and Strategic Management Meaning and nature;
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34.Concept of Globalization Why does the concept of GLOBALIZATION excite so much interest? We are beginning to think about the world in new ways. The importance of borders between different countries is reduced, and cross-border structures are strengthened. The power of organizations operating only within the nation state is weakened. Individuals who possess the necessary skills find it easier and faster than before to implement complex interactions. By pushing computer keys a banker can almost
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