world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our company is built on a foundation of principles that include responsibility to the communities we serve and where we live and work. In 2008, we launched a Corporate Citizenship Initiative, a global effort to address the environmental, social, economic, and ethical challenges we face in our business. Among the issues we are addressing are carbon impact, paper specifications and procurement, ethical conduct within our business and among our
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The Sustainability Business Case for General Motors April 22, 2014 Master’s Project for the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment Team Rose Buss Heather Croteau Steven Davidson Carole Kerrey Janet Van De Winkle Faculty Advisor Professor Thomas Gladwin Abstract The purpose of this report is to evaluate and articulate the business case for sustainability for General Motors Company (GM). After assessing the company’s exposure to risk and opportunities, the team recommends
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Balance Of Trade Difference in value over a period of time between a nation's imports and exports of goods and services. The balance of trade is part of a larger economic unit, the balance of payments, which includes all economic transactions between residents of one country and those of other countries. If a nation's exports exceed its imports, the nation has a favourable balance of trade, or a trade surplus. If imports exceed exports, an unfavourable balance of trade, or a trade deficit, exists
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approach – system-wide strategy minimizing costs over the entire supply chain Challenge of SCM: 1. Strategies cannot be determined in isolation. 2. Minimize cost while maintaining system-wide service levels. 3. Uncertainty and risk Global optimization is complex because facilities are dispersed over a large area, different facilities have different goals, it’s a dynamic system; changes over time due to changing business and customer environment, seasonal fluctuations, competitors,
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y conmoción social. Dentro de toda esta problemática se destaca el hecho de que el planeta está calentándose cada día más. El cambio climático global consecuencia de la acumulación de dióxido de carbono CO2 en la atmósfera y de los gases invernadero es un hecho con una certitud de más del 95% que no se considera más una teoría. El calentamiento global es un efecto colateral de la era industrial que implica una catástrofe mundial. Los combustibles fósiles depositan exceso de dióxido de carbono en
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Faculty of Management and Tourism ROOM 201 - BUILDING CTEL: 35535728 | HANOI UNIVERSITYKm 9 Nguyen Trai Road, Thanh Xuan Bac, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi - VietnamTelephone:(84 4) 8544338, Facsimile:(84 4) 8544550, E-mail:hufs@netnam.vn, Website: www.hufs.edu.vn-------------------------------------------POM ASSIGNMENT | Statement of authorship Student name: Nguyen Quang Huy, Ta Tuong Phuoc, Trinh Duc Son, Nguyen Thanh Vien. Class: __
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distribution of goods, ideas, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individuals and organizational goals. (www.wikipedia.com) There are two major aspects of marketing which is the recruitment of new customers (acquisition) and the retention and expansion of relationships with existing customers (base management). The four general sets of activities are: 1st Products- Products management aspect of marketing deals with the specifications of the actual good or services, and how it relates to the
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jeweler market, we will continue to maintain strong relationships with our suppliers to keep our supply chain running efficiently. We will also continue to offer premium customer service to ensure the best shopping experience possible. With expansion into global and foreign markets, Blue Nile is constantly seeking ways to expand out market share, creating more value for our shareholders. Mission Statement To build a premier specialty retailer of jewelry by offering consumers high quality products
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rain_c02_034-069hr.qxd 28-09-2009 13:18 Page 34 CHAPTER 2 1. Describe the components of computer-based information systems. 2. Describe the various types of information systems by breadth of support. 3. Identify the major information systems that support each organizational level. 4. Describe strategic information systems (SISs) and explain their advantages. 5. Describe Porter’s competitive forces model and his value chain model and explain how IT helps companies improve their competitive
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in different Industries 17 Volkswagen 17 Supermarket tries out smart tagging 17 Sun Microsystems sets up RFID test centre in Scotland 17 I.B.M. Expands Efforts to Promote Radio Tags to Track Goods 17 Texas Instruments 17 EPC global Network 18 Limitations and Challenges of RFID 18 Future of RFID 20 Future Applications 20 REFERENCES: 22 Introduction Technology is inevitable in every sphere of life today; it has always made things easier. Wal-Mart works on the same strategy
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