seas in an era of interdependent international system. Generally, China is an ancient continental land power with an incomplete oceanic awareness. With the transformation after the Cold War of China’s grand strategy from landward security to seaward security, maritime security interests have gradually become the most essential part of China’s strategic rationale. Undoubtedly, the quest for sea power and sea rights has become Beijing’s main maritime strategic issue. Given China’s escalating maritime politico-economic-military
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“Analysis of charcoal value chains general considerations” Steve Sepp – Eco Consulting Group - Germany On behalf of 1 Table of Content Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 2 Importance of promoting the charcoal value chain ................................................................................ 3 Common issues characterizing the charcoal value chain .....................
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growing. New platforms such as MAC OS of Apple and Microsoft Windows are highly attractive targets to virus and Trojan writers. As technology in the world of networking industries advances, virus writers have plenty of room for growth. Worse thing is security measures such as firewalls and virus scanners i.e. antivirus softwares are not widely used. The future may be even worse. With distributed programming platforms such as .NET, combine with Microsoft’s Windows platform the potential for viruses is
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IT Audit Seminar organized by National Audit Office, China 1 to 4 September 2004 Paper on “Formulation of IT Auditing Standards” By -- Ms.Puja S Mandol and Ms. Monika Verma Supreme Audit Institution of India Introduction The use of computers and computer based information systems have pervaded deep and wide in every modern day organization. An organization must exercise control over these computer based information systems because the cost of errors and irregularities that may
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SC Response to Terrorism Project MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics “Supply Chain Response to Terrorism: Creating Resilient and Secure Supply Chains” Supply Chain Response to Terrorism Project Interim Report of Progress and Learnings August 8, 2003 This report was pre pared by James B. Rice, Jr. of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) and Federico Caniato of Politecnico di Milano for the Supply Chain Response to Terrorism Project team with contributions
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Finding the Right Location: Four Dimensions of Successful Foreign Direct Investment. Airbus Assembly Line – Mobile, Alabama Overview With the announcement earlier this year by Airbus that it plans to invest $600 million to build jetliners in Mobile, Alabama, the Southeast U.S is well positioned to attract foreign direct investment and U.S suppliers to the region. Central to the supply chain discussion are location strategies that optimize the value chain, drive innovation through the involvement
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SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT REPORT ON “CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF WATER PURIFIER” (AQUAGUARD) EUREKA FORBES PVT. LTD. SUBMITTED FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTFOR THE AWARD OF Masters Of Business Administration SUBMITTED BY: UJJAVAL K. JAIN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF: Ms. Anjali Kedawat AMITY UNIVERSITY, RAJASTHAN Acknowledgement I would like to take the opportunity to express my deep gratitude to all those who have been the part of this report in some way or the
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HKU197 06/07/02 Citibank’s e-Business Strategy for Global Corporate Banking Citibank’s Global Cash and Trade division was in the business of managing the flow of money for its corporate customers. It provided the tools and channels for its customers to receive money efficiently and to make payment in a timely fashion. In 2000, intense competition and the dot com boom put pressure on Citibank and its competitors to transform their business in the new economy. In response to these challenges,
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E-SECURITY REVIEW 2008 Submission from Microsoft Australia Introduction Microsoft Australia welcomes the opportunity to participate through this Submission in the Whole-of Government Review of E-Security. A periodic review of the E-Security framework, in light of the quickly evolving threat landscape, is both timely and appropriate. Over the last thirty years there have been dramatic advances in information technology - the development of the microprocessor, the rise of the personal computer, the
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Hire A Literature Review The study investigates the evolution, pros and cons of outsourcing as business function. Many researchers have identified various reasons to outsource an activity following a set process. The review proposed a well defined integrated outsourcing process model for effective outsourcing. Using an example of a global company this study detailed the benefits of externalization process and concluded that outsourcing is successful if activity selected is correct. Hire OUT-Sourcing
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