TECHNOLOGY Why Cloud Computing Matters to Finance By Ron Gill, CMA, CFM When was the last time you upgraded your ERP system? If the answer is “not in recent memory,” then you aren’t alone. About two-thirds of mid-sized businesses are running old versions of their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system—in some cases, it’s software that’s three or more versions old. This is the legacy of decades of on-premise (in-house) software deployments, incremental releases that never seemed worth the
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DEVELOPMENT FINANCE & ITS ROLE IN RURAL AREAS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY 2010 M. MOBASHAR ALI & RANA RASHID REHMAN STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN-BANKING SERVICES CORPORATION SIALKOT 9/3/2010 Contents INTRODUCTION 4 LITRATURE REVIEW 4 REVIEW OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN 6 SBP INITIATIVES IN TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 8 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GROUP 8 ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURE FINANCE DIVISION 9 PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS 10
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Centralized Planning in Cruise Industry Abstract This paper identifies the conventional supply chain planning system MRP (materials resource planning) and the complexity of global cruise supply chain management and suggests a contemporary centralized ERP (enterprise resource planning) to solve supply chain issues. Introduction and background The ever-expanding cruise ship industry seems to have no end to its own growth. In the 1980s the growth beat every expectation and since then, the sustained
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Chief Executive forum. The monthly one day workshop conducted across the country, is focused on knowledge transfer and building capabilities for the corporates. The sessions are interactive and use a variety of learning methodologies including case studies, lectures, role plays, group activities. The forum also provides a medium for senior executive networking. The response from the industry has been overwhelming and has encouraged us to regularly organize the Chief Executive forum. The high standards
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How roles and functions contribute to organisational performance A Tarmac case study Page 1: Introduction A Nottingham County Surveyor, Edgar Purnell Hooley, discovered tarmac by accident in the early 20th century. He found a barrel of tar had spilled onto the road at a local ironworks. This had mixed with waste slag from the furnaces. The result was a dust-free, strong surface. Hooley created and patented the product that could take the weight of the new automobile. In 1903 the Tarmacadam syndicate
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SL.NO. | TOPIC | PAGE NO. | 1 | CHAPTER – 1INDUSRTY PROFILE ORGANIZATION PROFILE | | 2 | CHAPTER – 2OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDYINTRUDUCTION TO THE STUDY | | 3 | CHAPTER – 3SWOT ANALYSIS | | 4 | CHAPTER – 4CONCLUSIONSUGGESTIONS | | | | | | | | INDUSTRIAL PROFILE SRI MAHALAKSHMI dairy was founded by Mr. R. Ponnuswamy, Chairman and Managing Director of the Aroma Sri Mahalakshmi Group of Food industries
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TAXATION PAPERS WORKING PAPER N.33 - 2012 Serena Fatica Thomas Hemmelgarn Gaëtan Nicodème The Debt-Equity Tax Bias: consequences and solutions Taxation and customs union Taxation Papers are written by the staff of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, or by experts working in association with them. Taxation Papers are intended to increase awareness of the work being done by the staff and to seek comments and suggestions for further analyses
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Ernst & Young “Business Leaders of Tomorrow” Case Contest Bigg Glowbell (BG) Case Study Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Assignment Background .................................................................................................................................. 2 Bigg-Glowbell Overview ..................................................
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Case For Analysis: Covington Corrugated Parts & Services Abstract Covington Corrugated Parts & Services is a Virginia based company providing precision machine parts and services to the domestic corrugated box and paperboard industry. The business is owned by Larisa Harrison and operates from a 50,000 square foot factory in the rural Shenandoah Valley with 150 employees, many of them now nearing retirement. Due to changes in the economy and new competition their dominant 70 percent
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describe emerging markets as hardly uniform that lack in providing the institutions vital for basic business operations. Companies that operate in such environment must adapt their strategies to fit their institutional context. Appendix 1 of the case study clearly shows market failures of Indian economy in mid 1990s compared to the UK and US. Some of the market failures include: information problems (e.g. limited phone lines, TVs, newspapers) capital markets problems (e.g. low bank assets, limited
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