Section A: Short Answers 1) It is difficult to improve service productivity because services cannot be stored on shelves for sale at a later date. Also, in the service sector, it is not always possible to increase output given the same number of input, as the input is usually people and the service experienced by them contains many variables, each of which can lead to a different outcome for the consumer. For example, whenever I visit my hairdresser in Jades Hair Salon, I come back very happy knowing
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INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT With the fall of East European Socialist-Bloc and opening up of the Asian markets, the trade barriers began falling during the 1980’s and continued throughout the 1990’s. This development lead to organizations having a supply chain, that criss-crossed the whole globe. The proliferation of trade agreements has thus changed the global business scenarios. The Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) is now not only a problem
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INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT R.K. Gupta* and Pravin Chandra** ABSTRACT With the fall of East European Socialist-Bloc and opening up of the Asian markets, the trade barriers began falling during the 1980’s and continued throughout the 1990’s. This development lead to organizations having a supply chain, that criss-crossed the whole globe. The proliferation of trade agreements has thus changed the global business scenarios. The Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM)
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INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT R.K. Gupta* and Pravin Chandra** ABSTRACT With the fall of East European Socialist-Bloc and opening up of the Asian markets, the trade barriers began falling during the 1980’s and continued throughout the 1990’s. This development lead to organizations having a supply chain, that criss-crossed the whole globe. The proliferation of trade agreements has thus changed the global business scenarios. The Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM)
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S.W.O.T Analysis in Project Management Md. Mashreki Islam Sami Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering International University of Business Agriculture and Technology Dhaka, Bangladesh Abstract The main objective of this paper is to give an extensive knowledge on SWOT Analysis. In this paper SWOT analysis is discussed in the case of project management. SWOT analysis stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Such analysis can be a part in a project or in a business venture.
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1. What is the primary function or role of purchasing in the supply Chain? Purchasing is the key business function for acquiring materials, services, & equipment in an organization. It means obtaining merchandise, capital equipment; raw materials, services, or maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies in exchange for money or its equivalent. The primary goals of purchasing are to ensure uninterrupted flows of raw materials at the lowest total cost; to improve quality of the finished
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Supply chain management helps organizations effectively satisfy customers. As a series of individual functions, the supply chain follows production from conception to delivering a product to the end consumer. The supply chain is made up of interconnected segments that must cohesively work in conjunction with one another in order to achieve the common goal. The point of a supply chain is to systematically orchestrate all parties, directly or indirectly, associated with turning raw materials into products
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achieved the following goals: * Goal One: Be independent, reflective critical thinkers * Goal Two: Be culturally and ethically aware * Goal Three: Have developed leadership and management capability * Goal Four: Have developed and applied knowledge of international business and management theory * Goal Five: Have developed a range of research skills and project capabilities * Goal Six: (Specialist programmes only) Have developed specialist knowledge about the theory
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refaat2001@yahoo.com http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=234030544&trk=nav responsive tab profile pic PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sep 2011 to Present (2 years and 8 months) Export Specialist at IMG [Group] 6th of October City, Egypt. Industry: Construction - Industrial Facilities and Infrastructure Company Size: 501-1000 employees Prepare complete set of documents pertaining to export/import shipping documentation based on L/C and/or other credit terms. Get all required documents attested from
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available. The company is part of the £700 million turnover Shepherd Group. The Shepherd Group is one of the largest family-owned companies in the European building industry and employs 3,500 people. It focuses on three main areas: • manufacturing • construction • property. The name Portakabin is a registered trade mark. This instantly recognisable sign means that no other company can use the Portakabin name on its products. Donald Shepherd, the founder of Portakabin, came up with the idea of stand-alone
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