IJFPSS, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 35-38, Dec, 2011 H. Darestani Quality excellence model: A review of researches in Developing countries Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail1, Hassan Darestani2*, Maziar Azimzadeh Irani3 1 2 International Business School (IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 3 International Business School (IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia dhassan2@live
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resources, and providing better conditions for producers and consumers. In parallel, concerns are raising in different countries of the world, notably due to a number of issues such as: the increase in unemployment rates, for example in areas where domestic industry has been affected by excessive imports of goods, and another one is the imbalances in demand and supply of workforce. From the nation states point of view, globalisation leads to a rapid increase in the number of interactions, interdependencies
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Philippines lies in the near lower end of the list. This Study seeks to know the factors that affect this decline in investment in the Philippines and the effects of these factors to local investors and entrepreneurs. According to Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, the most factor for doing business are corruption, inefficient government bureaucracy, inadequate supply of infrastructure, policy instability, tax rates, crime and theft, tax regulations, restrictive labor regulations
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ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE GHANAIAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF KAMA PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the Study According to Hendricks and Singhal (2005), there is increased awareness and recognition among managers, consultants and academicians that supply chain performance is increasingly important to business success. In other words, supply chain plays an important strategic role in the world economy and that firms are
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Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Global Fast-Food Industry Case Analysis 1.0 Source Problem The change in demographic trends in the past two decades has seen an overall increase in costs for KFC and other fast food chains. Due to immense price competition and saturation of the US market, KFC is unable to raise its prices to cover the increased costs. The slower US population growth rate, oversupply of fast food chains and the minuscule 1% growth in the US restaurant industry per year has resulted
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com/locate/tre Global supply chain design: A literature review and critique Mary J. Meixell a a,* , Vidyaranya B. Gargeya b,1 School of Management, Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F4, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, United States b Information Systems and Operations Management Department, 479, Bryan Building, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, United States Abstract In this paper, we review decision support models for the design of global supply
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Exploring Competitive Strategies of China Ceramic Tile Industrial Cluster in Global Economy Mei-Hor Lo, Dechang Han Business School, Nankai University, Tianjin, China Email: matthew@gearex.com.tw Received November 2013 Abstract In this paper, we discuss the competitive paradigm between globalization and local development in the ceramic tile industrial cluster, based on the Porter’s theory in exploring the factors of the global competitiveness. We analysis the theory of cluster and competitive theory
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Tata Motors Global Business Management Case Study October 24, 2012 1. There are many features of the Indian market that made it an attractive domestic market for Tata Motors. India had good economic conditions in the year 2004. They had a growth rate of 8%, their gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.3% in fiscal year 2003, and the GDP was expected to grow 11% in fiscal year 2007. According to Goldman Sachs, India will have the highest growth rate in GDP in comparison with other emerging
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offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.”[i] It is important because the world has become globalised and from a national stand point economic isolationism has become impossible. Failure to participate in the global market assured a nation of declining economic capability and its citizen of decrease in their standard of living.[ii] Marketing has been and will continue to be a function for the survival of any organisation. Most businesses are expanding and getting
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Management and Leadership Paper Charles Lee University of Phoenix United Airlines presently manages nearly 3,000 flights daily on United, and United Express. This includes more than 200 domestic and international flights from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Denver. United is recognized as one of the largest international airlines in the United States, enjoying global air rights in the Asia-Pacific area, in Europe, and in Latin America (United Air Lines, 2009). United’s
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