an order, so the word "places" defines the relationship between that instance of a customer and the order or orders that they place. A relationship may be represented by a diamond shape, or more simply, by the line connecting the entities. In either case, verbs are used to label the relationships. • The cardinality defines the relationship between the entities in terms of numbers. An entity may be optional: for example, a sales rep could have no customers or could have one or many customers; or mandatory:
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Abstract Enhanced quality control methods are increasingly critical for IT projects, often plagued with failure as performance objectives do not align with traditional measures. This study provides theoretical and practical implications for information technology (IT) project quality control, particularly within the domains of project management and performance measurement. The data provided qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrates the criticality of enhanced project quality control in the
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CASE STUDY ON [pic] Submitted by, Work Sheet 1 1. What is meant by the term positioning? Kotler defines positioning as, “the act of designing the company’s offer so that it occupies a distinct and value place in the mind of the target customers”. A brand can be positioned by associating its name with the desirable benefit. For example: Volvo – Safety Hallmark – Caring Lexus - Quality A firm may choose to target its product at a particular
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Managing the Supply Chain - A Case Study Like many producers of computer peripheral devices, Digitprint Ltd. subcontracted manufacturing of its low-cost, high volume products to firms in China for subsequent shipment to distribution centers in Asia, Europe and North America. Digitprint’s logistics Manager was exploring options to improve both the cost and timeliness of Digitprint’s supply chain for a standard product, a basic laser printer. Moreover, he felt that any improvements for this product
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT BPMN6023 INDIVIDUAL TERM PAPER “DELL INC. : CHANGING THE BUSINESS MODEL (MINI CASE)” PREPARED BY : MOHD NOOR SHARIFFUDDIN AL-MUHARRAM BIN MAT SHUIB @ SHARIF MATRIX NO : 814812 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Description | Page | 1 | Executive Summary................................................................................................. | 3 | 2 | Company Background.....................................
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Question: 1. Locate the annual balance sheets for General Motors (GM), Merk (MRK), and Kellogg (K). For each company calculate the long term debt-equity ratio for the prior two years. Why would these companies use such different capitals structures? 2. Look up a company and download the annual income statements. For the most recent year, calculate the average tax rate and EBIT, and find the total interest expense. From the annual balance sheets calculate the total long-term debts (including
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Case 1-3 Acer Inc 1. Influenced by market conditions, competitivity, economy, the PC industry had to find a way to produce PC components cheaper and faster. Acer, a recognize brand on the market, but not on the top four, found itself in the middle of a market saturation. Acer’s strategy was at this point to expand its operations, selling activities and marketing to another market. The company took the decision to enter the company into the global electronics and personal computer playfield.
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Name: Instructor: Course Name: Date: Transformational Leadership Transformational leadership is the sort of leadership that inspires changes and transforms individual who follow a transformational leader (Gilbert). The concept of transformational leadership date back to 1978 when James McGregor Burns introduced it in his book, Leadership, where he defined it as a process where leaders and their followers heave one another to higher levels of morality and motivation. Such an approach to leadership
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Gateway Computers. Company Background The story of Gateway is an inspiring one. The company, originally called Gateway 2000, was founded in 1985 in an Iowa farmhouse by Ted Waitt, the son of a fourth-generation Iowa cattleman. Armed with a rented computer, a three page business plan, and a $10,000 loan guaranteed by his grandmother, Waitt dropped out of the University of Iowa to pursue his dream. Gateway’s early value proposition was similar to what it is today: offer products directly to the customer
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rewritten in the C programming language. So this made UNIX portable. You don’t have to rewrite the operating system whenever you wanted to port it to a new type of hardware. In 1975 AT&T, because of a court order centering around an anti-trust case, was forbidden from entering the computer software business. Thus, unable to sell the UNIX OS, they gave it away. If you wrote to them and asked for a copy of UNIX-they would give you a free license and send you all the source code. This made it
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