...Grant Thornton: Unleashing our potential Mission: to make a difference to our colleagues, our clients, our profession and our communities Vision: to be the leading audit, tax and advisory firm, serving dynamic organizations in our chosen markets Chosen markets: dynamic organizations—the space we want to own Strategic drivers: revenue growth, talent, operational excellence, distinctive client service, brand. Global values: collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect, responsibility. “Without quality we have nothing” – Edward Nusbaum, CEO of Grant Thornton International “Quality is not an act, it is a habit” – Stephen M. Chipman, CEO, Grant Thornton LLP Grant Thornton International—a cohesive global organization Our global brand promise: Unlock your potential for growth Reason says: go with the well-known Instinct says: go with the know-how Factors Shaping the Profession: Globalization—impacts all we do in the professor; impacts all we do at Grant Thornton. Regulatory environment—Intensity and complexity of regulations and standards is unprecedented; accelerated push for greater transparency and accountability. Relevancy—how relevant are financial statements? How relevant is our opinion to these financial statements? Technology—driving great value and great change; adoption of technology increases the expectation for transparency. Generational change—profoundly different than any “generation”; expectation gap with the profession. Broader business...
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...decided to conduct an informational interview with a fellow co-worker. He informed me of the culture, benefits, and where the company stood financially because this information was not made public. In addition I asked about some of the responsibilities he could visibly see facility specialist doing. He informed me that they were in charge of all vendors, office coordination’s, and safety issues but advised me that the pay was on the short end. With this information I decided to research other positions in my field which led me to www.job.com. As I entered the site I noticed there was a registry. It required first and last name along with a created password. Also the site asked for my primary job category which was maintenance/facilities management. As I submitted my information the system stated that I already had an account and directed me to a login page. As I entered the page I was asked about my dream career, salary, educational level, and military status. After directing me to the University of Phoenix advertising page I was now in the site looking for relevant positions of choice. After being directed to various advertisements the system matched me to my field of work. The result was a maintenance/housekeeping job in Caldwell, OH. On the page they gave a synopsis of the company a brief job description however,...
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...FENUGREEK RESEARCH COMPANY LTD. FACILITY MANAGEMENT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This ten-page facility assessment report presents the findings from a three-week period of investigation in Fenugreek Research Company Ltd and relates recommendations both operationally and strategically which the Fenugreek management is advised to take to resolve the issues that surfaced during the period of investigation. Seven most pressing concerns coming from the Fenugreek staff were each dealt with in detail and suggestions for them were subsequently discussed for its feasibility. The findings of the investigation brought this Facility Manager to the conclusion that there is general dissatisfaction with the current working conditions of Fenugreek Research Company, which must be addressed individually in face of a period of uncertainty and change as the company owners look to float the firm and make it a public concern. The recommendations presented were judged for their practicability and immediacy of solution to the pressing concerns of the Fenugreek employees. INTRODUCTION Although facility management has long been practised by military, government and schools, it is a fairly new business and management discipline. As the role of the physical work environment on performance and productivity started to become more and more evident in studies, so has the field become more and more involved in a business context. In a compilation of over 40 studies of productivity improvement, changes in performance...
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...The “M.B.I” Model Professor Joe DiStefano IMD Lausanne Switzerland L A U S A N N E - SW IT Z E R L A N D Joe DiStefano 1 JDS-MBI Model Copyright © IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland Not to be used or reproduced without permission STD – ICE 2003 San Diego, CA - May 20, 2003 Objectives get higher performance and the impact of our differences Test the applicability of the ideas to situations from your experience L A U S A N N E - SW IT Z E R L A N D Provide a framework for using diversity to Increase awareness of ourself and others Joe DiStefano 2 JDS-MBI Model Copyright © IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland Not to be used or reproduced without permission STD – ICE 2003 San Diego, CA - May 20, 2003 Diversity Yields Wide range of perspectives Large variety of potential solutions for problems or opportunities Potential for synergy L A U S A N N E - SW IT Z E R L A N D Joe DiStefano 3 JDS-MBI Model Copyright © IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland Not to be used or reproduced without permission STD – ICE 2003 San Diego, CA - May 20, 2003 Performance of Diverse Teams Homogeneous Number of Teams Diverse Diverse Low Performance High L A U S A N N E - SW IT Z E R L A N D Joe DiStefano 4 JDS-MBI Model Copyright © IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland Not to be used or reproduced without permission STD – ICE 2003 San Diego, CA - May 20, 2003 Fundamental Issues Most diverse work...
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...International commodity agreement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An international commodity agreement is an undertaking by a group of countries to stabilize trade, supplies, and prices of a commodity for the benefit of participating countries. An agreement usually involves a consensus on quantities traded, prices, and stock management. A number of international commodity agreements serve solely as forums for information exchange, analysis, and policy discussion. USTR leads United States participation in two commodity trade agreements: the International Tropical Timber Agreement and the International Coffee Agreement (ICA). Both agreements establish intergovernmental organizations with governing councils . International Coffee Agreement The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is the main intergovernmental organization for coffee. ICO exporting members account for more than 97 percent of world coffee production, and its importing Members, are responsible for around 80 percent of world coffee consumption. The ICO makes a practical contribution to the world coffee economy and to the improvement of living standards in developing countries by facilitating intergovernmental consultation and coordination regarding coffee policies and priorities, by encouraging a sustainable world coffee economy, by initiating coffee development projects to add value and improve marketing, by increasing world coffee consumption through innovative market development activities, by promoting...
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...Campus Communities, Inc. Accelrys, Inc. ACE Limited Arch Capital Group Ltd Acergy S.A. Alum Corp of China Limited Arch Coal, Inc. ALCON Aecom Technology Corporation Accenture PLC Ancestry.com, Inc. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. Adobe Systems Inc Analog Devices, Inc. Adolor Corp Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Automatic Data Processing Alliance Data Systems Autodesk Inc Adtran Inc AMERICAN DAIRY INC Associated Estates Realty Ameren Corporation Advanced Energy Industries Inc Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. American Eagle Outfitters American Electric Power Aercap Holdings N.V. NYSE Arca Lead Market Maker UBS SECURITIES, LLC MORGAN STANLEY & CO CITADEL SECURITIES LLC CITADEL SECURITIES LLC TIMBER HILL LLC GOLDMAN SACHS & CO WOLVERINE TRADING, L.P. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO WOLVERINE TRADING, L.P. CUTLER GROUP, LP CITADEL SECURITIES LLC TIMBER HILL LLC CITIGROUP DERIVATIVES MKTS INC. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO CITADEL SECURITIES LLC WOLVERINE TRADING, L.P. CITADEL SECURITIES LLC MORGAN STANLEY & CO WOLVERINE TRADING, L.P. CITIGROUP DERIVATIVES MKTS INC. CITADEL SECURITIES LLC WOLVERINE TRADING,...
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...Prepared for: Md. Shahin Ahamed Chowdhury Lecturer Department of Business Administration Dhaka International University Prepared by: Md. Ershadul Haque Class Roll No: 11 Registration No: 209181 18th Batch Program RMBA 1Year Major in Marketing Dhaka International University Submission Date: February 26, 2011 Letter of Transmittal February 26, 2011 To Md. Shahin Ahamed Chowdhury Lecturer Department of Business Administration Dhaka International University Dear Sir, It is my pleasure to hand you the Internship Paper for PARTEX Furniture Indus. Ltd. The Subject of my analysis is Partex Furniture, one of the concerns of the Partex Group- a renowned national conglomerate. The study encompassed, a through analysis of Problem and Pattern of Partex Furniture. I have completed my analysis of the current situation with recommendation that is believed to be fruitful for the concern of the conglomerate. I would like to thank you for providing me with the opportunity to conduct a study such as this, which help me to gain a deep insight into the activities of the business in complement with the theoretical knowledge provided by Md. Shahin Ahamed Chowdhury. I hope that you enjoy reviewing this report as much as I have enjoyed doing it. Sincerely Md. Ershadul Haque Roll No: 11 Regn. No: 209181 Major in Marketing Dhaka International University This...
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...of Business Administration Dhaka International University Prepared by: Md. Ershadul Haque Class Roll No: 11 Registration No: 209181 18th Batch Program RMBA 1Year Major in Marketing Dhaka International University Submission Date: February 26, 2011 Letter of Transmittal February 26, 2011 To Md. Shahin Ahamed Chowdhury Lecturer Department of Business Administration Dhaka International University Dear Sir, It is my pleasure to hand you the Internship Paper for PARTEX Furniture Indus. Ltd. The Subject of my analysis is Partex Furniture, one of the concerns of the Partex Group- a renowned national conglomerate. The study encompassed, a through analysis of Problem and Pattern of Partex Furniture. I have completed my analysis of the current situation with recommendation that is believed to be fruitful for the concern of the conglomerate. I would like to thank you for providing me with the opportunity to conduct a study such as this, which help me to gain a deep insight into the activities of the business in complement with the theoretical knowledge provided by Md. Shahin Ahamed Chowdhury. I hope that you enjoy reviewing this report as much as I have enjoyed doing it. Sincerely Md. Ershadul Haque Roll No: 11 Regn. No: 209181 Major in Marketing Dhaka International University This is to certify that Md. Ershadul Haque a student of MBA, Dhaka International University, Class Roll No:11, successfully...
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...(RAAN) is the largest block of tropical forest in Central America and a key source of high value timber for local and international markets. Land classified as suitable for forestry usage occupies about 6.2 million hectares; divided as 1.8 million ha for conservation and 4.4 million ha for sustainable use1. Despite this endowment, Nicaragua’s annual wood exports are only US$15M2, representing 1.75% of Nicaragua’s total export. From these exports, 95% is unprocessed wood and 5% is manufactured goods, indicating a feeble commercialization of value-added wood products. Other neighboring countries with less forest area and potential have much greater export income from wood products. Additionally, private sector investment is limited and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the wood sector have difficulty in accessing legal and certified raw material creating inefficiencies in the wood value chain due to a lack of integration and coordination of the value chain. The LAC Facility identified the wood sector as one of the potential sectors for growth due to the availability of hardwood species and a significant number of firms working in the sector. The Facility conducted a sector analysis that set the ground for a wood intervention. In 2005, IFC and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) implemented a pilot project3 to link Nicaraguan timber producers and SME manufacturers to international buyers, and attract private sector investment. The pilot included two main components: 1. Provide...
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...valued -timber from coniferous->softwood (important to Canadian economy) -timber from deciduous->hardwood -timber harvested in many ways -clear-cutting -new forestry, sloppy way of clear-cutting to leave trees, mimick natural disturbances -selection systems, some left behind -ecologically valued -NA timber industry focus on fast growing tree species in plantations -plantations more as crop agriculture than ecologically functional forests -maximum sustainable yield, argues for cutting trees shortly after they have gone through their fastest stage of growth -trees may be cut long before grown as large as they would in absence of harvesting -some harvesting seek uneven-aged stands, similar to natural forests -growth of NA fuelled by land clearing and logging -agriculture major cause of conversion of forests and grasslands -many parts of developing world uses slash and burn agriculture -agriculture in many countries supported by govt -Brazillian govt give subsidies to farmers clearing rainforest for farmland -livestock graze ¼ earth surface -possible overgrazing, ruin soil -deforestation proceeding rapidly in developing nations Forest Management Principles -harvesting of material should not occur at rate that exceed capability of resource to replenish -National Forest Strategy -many managers practice ecosystem-based management -attempts to manage harvesting to minimize impact on ecosystems -adaptive management - systematically testing diff management approaches ...
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...Study Country Case Study 8 February 2008 Systems for Verification of Legality in the Forest Sector, Malaysia: Domestic Timber Production and Timber Imports Adrian Wells (a.wells@odi.org.uk), Thang Hooi Chiew and Chen Hin Keong Contents 1. 2. Executive summary . . . . . . . pg. 3 . . . . . . . pg. 6 3. Law and policy governing forest management . . . . 3.1 Forests under the Federal Constitution . . . . 3.2 Forest management by the States . . . . . 3.3 Key jurisdictional differences between the Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak . . . . pg. 7 pg. 7 pg. 8 pg. 9 4. Law and policy on wood-based industries and the timber trade . . . pg. 19 5. Responses to illegality in the forest sector . 5.1 Control of domestic timber production . 5.2 Control of timber imports . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 21 pg. 21 pg. 27 6. 7. Institutional structures for legal verification of domestic timber production and imports 6.1 Overview . . . . . . . 6.2 Peninsular Malaysia . . . . . . 6.3 Sabah . . . . . . . . 6.4 Sarawak . . . . . . . . 6.5 Timber imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 30 pg. 30 pg. 30 pg. 42 pg. 55 pg. 67 The strengths...
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...Executive Summary Sustainable forest management is first and foremost a local and national responsibility. Nevertheless, there is much to be gained from international cooperation, and many developing countries continue to rely on foreign assistance, including in supporting the sustainable management of forests and other natural resources. However, forests (and other development objectives) often suffer from competing and overlapping priorities both among donors and between donors and national governments. Ensuring effective collaboration among donors and government agencies in developing countries is a prerequisite for improving the governance, monitoring, assessment and management of forests. Developed countries also face challenges associated with competing domestic policy goals that undermine efforts to achieve sustainable forest management. Therefore, more effective communication and coordination across sectors and countries is needed for a sustainable future. In this project we concludes with four broad strategies for a sustainable future: • Plant trees and invest in ecosystem services. • Promote small and medium forest-based enterprises, and gender equity. • Use wood for energy; reuse and recycle wood products. • Enhance communication, and coordinate development. About half the forest managed by Forestry Tasmania are available for sustainable timber production. A network of formal and informal reserves on State forest protects values such as flora, fauna, soil...
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...for everybody. Obviously, when it come to international platform, it becomes a part of global market, there would be a lot of requirements for a company to meet. The quality of the product has to be sustain, in order to ensure the quality of it, the imported material should be strongly examined. In this paper, the new established manufacturing company would be a sample of procedure in both importing raw material from foreign country to supply for the manufacture, and exporting its product to foreign market, some additional tips for trading would be talked. Contents Executive Summary 2 I. Introduction 4 2. The product and its industry 4 2.1 The Vietnamese Furniture industry 4 2.2 The company’s product 6 III. The procedure of importing raw materials 6 3.1. Choosing a country 6 3.2 Choosing a supplier 7 3.3 Legal platform between Laos and Vietnam 8 IV. Exporting wooden furniture 10 4.1. Market analysis 10 4.2 Choosing an importer 12 4.3 Legal platform notice when import wood product into the USA 13 V. Additional tips to ensure the success 14 VI. Conclusion 16 VII. Recommendation 17 VIII. References 18 IX. Appendix 19 I. Introduction Peace VN is a new established company in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a furniture manufacturing company. With the mission of providing only the premium quality for every product with the most competitive price, Peace VN has put a lot of effort in finding a good timber supplier for its manufacturing. Because of...
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...Proposing a Research Agenda for Swedish Sawmill Distribution Channel Challenges Åsa Gustafsson asa.gustafsson@lnu.se Lars-Olof Rask lars-olof.rask@lnu.se School of Engineering Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden Abstract Purpose; The purpose of this study is to identify distribution channel research needs given the variety of distribution channel challenges among Swedish sawmill companies. Design / methodology / approach; Explorative case study research Findings: The paper proposes a typology of sawmill distribution channel challenges, as well as aligns research needs with distribution channel type. The typology is based on i) number of sawmill units within the firm, in combination with ii) distribution channel heterogeneity. Significant management decisions and research needs are identified for the different types. Research limitations / implications; This research makes tentative statements regarding typology of sawmill distribution channel challenges and potential research needs in the Swedish sawmill industry with regards to the respective typology. However, further research is needed in order to validate these results. What is original/value of paper: This paper focus on the sawmill industry distribution channels, which is a neglected but important area for sawmill’s competitive advantage. The paper also contributes to research by applying contingency theory and typology as an approach to deal with the variety of sawmills distribution channel challenges. Keywords; Typology,...
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...Non-Employment Conflict Management The Wamayo River has three tributaries that make the Pacific Northwest’s river basin. They have built three dams in the last two years that use hydropower, an inexpensive and renewable energy source, irrigation of water to farmers, and they also support a multi-billion dollar timber and paper industry and the home of the Wamayo salmon. The local authorities want hydropower to provide substantial amounts of electricity to the region within the next five years. This is a move that may result in a negative affect upon their huge salmon fishing industry. An industry that is in current decline due to a surge in commercial activities and a shrinking natural habitat. The salmon has become an endangered species and if there are no efforts of conservation, the salmon will cease to exist. The federal authorities have begun to create a policy that will defend the Wamayo salmon, and their habitat against extinction and destruction. Under this policy, they will receive priority and ensure that the region is adequately supplied with hydropower without negatively affecting business. Potential Non-Organizational Conflict Identifications The activities in the region with the development of three dams, impede fish passage that will change migration patterns, has been the primary factors why the salmon’s numbers are down. Federal authorities have declared the Wamayo salmon, the newest member of the endangered...
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