Abstract Development of the Norne Satellite Field comprises the connection of the two oil fields Stær and Svale to the Norne FPSO (see Figure). A unique solution, a common, single pipeline was selected by Statoil for transport of the multiphase well stream from the two oil reservoirs. The Norne field is located at 66° North and subjected to strict environmental requirements. Therefore a Carbon steel pipeline, built with a corrosive resistant alloy layer ( CRA ), had been selected for the resistance
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also changes the focus of management from optimizing separate technologies, assets, and vertical departments to optimizing the flow of products and services through entire value streams that flow horizontally across technologies, assets, and departments to customers. Lean helps to eliminate waste along entire value streams, instead of at isolated points, creates processes that need less human effort, less space, less capital, and less time to make products and services at far less costs and with
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to each Member State, while directives need to be transposed by the responsible officials. Before any decisions are taken consultations are carried out with the industry, the general public and any interested stakeholders. When a legal tool is in place there is always a transition in which the regulation is implemented hence the industry and the public will have ample time to the new regulations. During this time awareness and publicity is necessary so that we reach as many concerned people as possible
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In the wake of such financial disasters such as Orange County, Barings, Daiwa and Showa Shell, banks and financial service firms recognized the need for accurate, clear measures of exposure to market volatility. The risk management tool known as value-at-risk, or VaR, grew out of this daily report. VaR attempted to answer the question of “how much can I lose with a 95% confidence” using simple mathematical concepts of variance and probability. Figure 1 CAR Analysis Mid 90’s Spin-off In
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present a detailed prospective evaluation of EMBERS in forecasting significant societal events in the past 2 years. Introduction Anticipatory intelligence is considered to be one of the next frontiers of ‘‘big data’’ research, wherein myriad data streams are fused together to generate predictions of critical societal events. One of the promising themes in this space is the idea of harnessing open-source datasets to identify threats and support decision making for national security, law enforcement
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national business activities. First the report identifies the purposes of the selected companies and then categorizes based on the differences between organizations. Then it identifies stakeholders and their expectations and applies the stakeholder mapping model to those stakeholders. After that the actions that the organization has taken to meet different responsibilities have been analyzed. Furthermore it investigates the resource allocation of the economic system in which the Bogawanthalawa Tea Estates
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the management team but can also include the Board of Directors and other stakeholders of the organization. It depends on the organizational structure. “Strategic management is an ongoing process that evaluates and controls the business and the industries in which the company is involved; assesses its competitors and sets goals and strategies to meet all existing and potential competitors Strategic management can
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2 [SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICES OF ZARA] August 31, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS SL.NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Acknowledgement Executive summary Zara – Company Profile Fashion Industry – Overview Fashion Industry – Growth Drivers Zara – Customer & Product Mapping Zara’s key factors of success or winning formulae Zara – Logistics & Supply Chain Is Zara’s competitive advantage sustainable? Learning Zara – In Sum Bibliography 2 4 5 5 6 7 10 12 19 22 22 23 3 [SUPPLY
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products returned for repairs, recycling or disposal.(This is called reverse supply chain and is handled by reverse logistics.) Value Chain (Vs) Supply Chain A Value Chain can be any series of activities that increases the value of a product or service as it passes through stages of development and distribution before reaching the end user. Supply Chain is but one part of value Chain. In basic terms, your supply chain consists of your suppliers, your customers and of course, yourself—the producer. Your
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Cafes’Lecturer: Ms. xDate: 20th Dec. 2010Name: Seánpaul WalshStudent No: X 2. Contents:1.0 External Analysis 3 1.1 Competitor Analysis 3 1.2 Specific Competitor: Kicking Horse Strategy 4 1.3 PEST 4 1.4 Porter’s 5 Forces 42.0 Internal Analysis 5 2.1 Value Chain Analysis 5 2.2 BCG Matrix 5 2.3 Revenue Analysis 6 2.4 Geographic Concentration 63.0 SWOT Analysis 74.0 Key Issues 75.0 Strategic Alternative (A) 76.0 Strategic Alternative (B) 87.0 Strategic Alternative (C) 98.0 Bibliography -9.0 Appendices
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