HARVARD CASES Case 14 WESCO Distribution, Inc. Synopsis In June 1997, Jim Piraino, VP of marketing for WESCO Distribution, Inc., is preparing for a yearly review meeting with WESCO CEO Roy Haley. Haley wants the firm to reach annual growth goals of 6% to 8% in revenues and 12% to 16% in profitability over the next five years. The centerpiece of this growth strategy is the National Accounts program, which WESCO has developed to serve its major industrial customers in response to
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Reading (process) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Reading (disambiguation). Miss Auras by John Lavery, depicts a woman reading a book. Youth reading, Persian miniature by Reza Abbasi, 1625-6 Part of a series on Reading Language Language Writing Writing system Orthography Braille Types of Reading Slow reading Speed reading Subvocalization Learning to Read Learning to read Comprehension Spelling Vocabulary Reading disability Dyslexia Reading for special
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Module description studielast: 30 ects studielast: 30 ects Vermeld de naam van de opleiding Vermeld de naam van de opleiding Leading and Managing Supply Chains Module Code: MLMLMS112 Module Supervisor: P Cadovius Date of Publication: 1-09-2014 Academic Year: 2014 - 2015 Study load: 3 EC Master in Logistics Management Program Leading and Managing Supply Chains Module Code: MLMLMS112 Module Supervisor: P Cadovius Date of Publication: 1-09-2014 Academic Year: 2014 - 2015 Study
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Active Learning with Support Vector Machines Kim Steenstrup Pedersen Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark kimstp@di.ku.dk Jan Kremer Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark jan.kremer@di.ku.dk Christian Igel Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark igel@di.ku.dk Abstract In machine learning, active learning refers to algorithms that autonomously select
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Communication Outcome 1: Written Communication (Reading) [HIGHER] Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8: Part 9: Part 10: Part 11: Appendix Appendix Introduction to the section Assessment information for this section Reading complex texts Defining the writer’s purpose Identifying the source of a text Identifying the target audience Summarising texts Identifying the writer’s attitude Evaluating a written communication Summary of this Study Section Answers to SAQs A B 3
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Int. J. Production Economics 106 (2007) 323–345 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijpe Organizational structures and the performance of supply chain management Soo Wook Kimà College of Business Administration, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Sillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Accepted 12 July 2006 Available online 26 September 2006 Abstract The objective of this paper is to suggest a set of best organization structures for efficient supply chain management. For
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Dilapidated, overcrowded public schools in the Philippines By Dante Pastrana 20 June 2014 Public schools across the Philippines began a new school year this month. An estimated 21 million children are enrolled in a public school system that, after decades of deliberate starving of funds by successive governments, is nothing less than atrocious. Newspapers reported that in Metro Manila 82 percent of the 764 public schools in the metropolis were congested, and were conducting classes in two shifts
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History The potential for computer networking to facilitate newly improved forms of computer-mediated social interaction was suggested early on.[8] Efforts to support social networks via computer-mediated communication were made in many early online services, including Usenet[9], ARPANET, LISTSERV, and bulletin board services (BBS). Many prototypical features of social networking sites were also present in online services such as America Online, Prodigy, CompuServe, and The WELL[10]. Early social
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Assignment 1 – ECOM 320 1. What are the main functionalities and features included in an e-commerce server? E-commerce servers some or all of the following system functionalities: * Digital Catalog – used to display goods * Product Database – used to provide product information * Customer on-site tracking – used to personalize and/or customize products and to identify common customer paths and appropriate responses * On-site blog; used to engage customers in conversation and community
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HARVARD CASES Case 14 WESCO Distribution, Inc. Synopsis In June 1997, Jim Piraino, VP of marketing for WESCO Distribution, Inc., is preparing for a yearly review meeting with WESCO CEO Roy Haley. Haley wants the firm to reach annual growth goals of 6% to 8% in revenues and 12% to 16% in profitability over the next five years. The centerpiece of this growth strategy is the National Accounts program, which WESCO has developed to serve its major industrial customers in response to
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