...against accidents and sickness. In 1801, an early labor organization announced the purpose of said insurance, and they were called the Society of Mechanics. Society or association was used in place of the word union representing a local organization of journeymen within a single trade. In the 1830’s the term trade union came in use, then later national and international which meant representing members in more than one country. Terms such as trade assemblies and central labor unions came in the 1860’s. The first permanent labor organization was founded when journeymen shoemakers of Philadelphia joined forces in 1792. Unions were organized during and after the war. Some of these were American Miners Association(1861), United Sons of Vulcan(1862), Cigar Makers, Ship Carpenters, Plasters, Tailors, Heaters, Coachmakers(1865), Silk and Fur Hat Finishers(1866), Spinners(1867), and Knights of St. Crispin(1868). In 1869, nine garment cutters in Philadelphia established the first major labor organization...
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...Background Origin ASUSTeK Computer Inc., usually referred to as Asus and trading under that name, is a Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics company headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktops, laptops, net books, LCDs, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, servers, workstations, tablet PCs and video cards. The company's slogan is: "Inspiring Innovation. Persistent Perfection." ASUS takes its name from Pegasus, the winged horse in Greek mythology that symbolises wisdom and knowledge. ASUS embodies the strength, purity, and adventurous spirit of this fantastic creature, and soars to new heights with each new product it creates. The Taiwanese information technology industry has grown enormously over the last few decades and the country is now a dominant player in the global market. ASUS has long been at the forefront of this growth and although the company started life as a humble motherboard manufacturer with a handful of employees, it is now the leading technology company in Taiwan and employs over 12,500 people around the world. ASUS makes products in almost every conceivable category of information technology too, including PC components and peripherals, notebooks, tablets, servers and smartphones. Innovation is key to the success of ASUS. Having unveiled the PadFone to a rapturous audience at Computex 2011, this year ASUS chairman Jonney...
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...Jeff Abbott Director of Operations Exel Americas 1400 Church Street South Pickering ON L1W 4C1 Phone: 905-428-9947 x200 Fax: 905-428-8252 E-mail: Marlene Adams Director of Purchasing Baffinland Iron Mines Corporations #1016 - 120 Adelaide Street West Toronto ON M5H 1T1 Phone: 416-814-3888 Fax: 416-364-0193 E-mail: Jason Adlam Director, Sales and Customer Service CHEP Canada Inc. 7400 East Danbro Crescent Mississauga ON L5N 8C6 Phone: 905-789-4213 Fax: 905-789-4279 E-mail: Stephen Aikman Sr. Manager, Client Strategy RBC Royal Bank 320 Front Street West, 4th Floor Toronto ON M5V 3B6 Phone: Fax: E-mail: Thomas Aldred General Manager Schenker Logistics Inc. 1920 Albion Road Rexdale ON M9W 5T2 Phone: 416-798-8070 x235 Fax: 416-798-4416 E-mail: Desmond Ali Warehouse Manager USANA, Canada Co. 1 & 2 - 361 Rowntree Dairy Road Woodbridge ON L4L 8H1 Phone: 905-264-7549 Fax: 905-264-9873 E-mail: Sabina Ali Customs & Traffic Manager Conair Consumer Products, Inc. 100 Conair Parkway Woodbridge ON L4H 0L2 Phone: 905-265-4533 Fax: 905-265-4595 E-mail: Anthony Allwood President Systems Logic 4 - 62 Plant Farm Blvd. Brantford ON N3S 7W3 Phone: 519-758-5426 Fax: E-mail: Jay Amer VP, Business Development OEEDC - Greater Peterborough 210 Wolfe Street Peterborough ON K9J 2K9 Phone: 705-743-0777 x2125 Fax: 705-743-3093 E-mail: Jill Anderson Senior Managing Consultant IBM Canada 127 Wimbleton Road Etobicoke ON M9A 3S4 Phone:...
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...FLIPKART’S MOU WITH MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND DGET SUBMITTED BY: CHINMAYEE SHARMA-13BSPHH010156 KULJEET KAUR CHHABRA-13BSPHH011068 ANITHA M-13BSPHH010061 DIVYA SREE B-13BSPHH010149 CHETIKA GUPTA-13BSPHH010154 ABHIDHA-13BSPHH010011 ARYAMITA MOHANTY-13BSPHH010121 SUBMITTED TO: Dr. PURNAPRABHAKAR NANDAMURI DATE: 31-8-2014 Background Flipkart is an e-commerce business founded by Sachin and Binny Bansal in 2007 both are not related to each other and alumni of IIT Delhi. It is a Singapore holding based company and the most of investors are from foreigners, the business was incorporated as a company in October 2008 headquarters Bangalore, Karnataka .During its initial years Flipkart focused only on books and soon as it expanded, Today they are present across categories including movies, music, games, mobiles, cameras, computers, healthcare and personal products, home appliances and electronics, stationeries, perfumes, toys, apparels, shoes and eBooks. They both pooled in Rs 2 lakh each and with two computers launched the site from their two-bedroom apartment in Koramangala, a primarily residential locality in Bangalore where the company now has multiple offices. For 10 days, the site did not see a single sale and then a customer VVK Chandra from Andhra Pradesh placed the first order for the book 'Leaving Microsoft to Change the World’. Now the Flipkart has more than 10000 employees. Flipkart initially had spent 4lakhs to set up the business but it has...
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...For the exclusive use of Z. Xu, 2016. 9-701-132 REV. MARCH 8, 2002 GIOVANNI GAVETTI Ducati By the end of 2000, Federico Minoli had won his battle. Over the past five years, the “turnaround i artist” -- as Forbes magazine dubbed him –- had transformed a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world; a mechanical concern into a global brand; a fast motorcycle into a symbol of Italian design and tradition, extreme performance, and technical excellence. Under Minoli, Ducati had enjoyed explosive growth and profitability. Revenues had quadrupled since 1996; EBITDA had grown from 33.4 million Euros in 1997 to around 60.0 million Euros in 2000; the market share had gone from 5.1% in the sport bikes segment in 1997 to 6.7% in 2000 (see Exhibit 1). Despite this success, Minoli was concerned with the future of the company. He knew that Ducati could not grow indefinitely, and was struggling with what strategy might overtake these bounds. Minoli and the rest of Ducati’s top management team were considering different alternatives. One alternative was to attack Harley Davidson’s niche with a Ducati interpretation of a cruiser. Was this broadening of Ducati’s traditional niche the right move to sustain the profitable growth of the company? The Market for Motorcycles in 2001 The roots of the motorcycle industry date back to 1868, when Louis Perraux installed a steam engine on a rudimentary bicycle. In 1894...
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...A SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT REPORT ON BAJAJ AUTO PVT LTD. PREPARED BY Pankaj Sankharva (M.B.A. 1st Year) Chirag Manek (M.B.A. 1st Year) R.K. COLLEGE OF BUISNESS MANAGEMENT RAJKOT. (GUJARAT) MAY – JUNE 2006. I Pankaj Sankharva undersigned the student of M.B.A 1st Year. Of R.K. college of Business Management here by declares that the project work presented in this reports is my own work & has been carried out under supervision of Mr. Kumara Anjaria, Sales Manager of “Automotive Manufacturers Pvt Ltd” at Rajkot. It is a authorize showroom and service station of Bajaj Auto. Date:- Place :- Mr. Pankaj Sankharva I n today’s competitive world the practical study forms an important part in each and every professional course. The MBA is a course in which the theoretical knowledge is backed by the practical study. That study is in the form of project. The Summer Training Project is one of the important parts of the curriculum. And each and every student has to work for the project. The summer project enables the students to know more about the application of theoretical knowledge. The current situation of the market is made known to the students when they undertake the project. The project gives better insides into the application part of the theory. The companies in an industry and their operations can be better known by the students when they analyze the data, and prepare the grand project. This project is on the analysis of Two...
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...9-701-132 REV. MARCH 8, 2002 GIOVANNI GAVETTI Ducati By the end of 2000, Federico Minoli had won his battle. Over the past five years, the “turnaround i artist” -- as Forbes magazine dubbed him –- had transformed a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world; a mechanical concern into a global brand; a fast motorcycle into a symbol of Italian design and tradition, extreme performance, and technical excellence. Under Minoli, Ducati had enjoyed explosive growth and profitability. Revenues had quadrupled since 1996; EBITDA had grown from 33.4 million Euros in 1997 to around 60.0 million Euros in 2000; the market share had gone from 5.1% in the sport bikes segment in 1997 to 6.7% in 2000 (see Exhibit 1). Despite this success, Minoli was concerned with the future of the company. He knew that Ducati could not grow indefinitely, and was struggling with what strategy might overtake these bounds. Minoli and the rest of Ducati’s top management team were considering different alternatives. One alternative was to attack Harley Davidson’s niche with a Ducati interpretation of a cruiser. Was this broadening of Ducati’s traditional niche the right move to sustain the profitable growth of the company? The Market for Motorcycles in 2001 The roots of the motorcycle industry date back to 1868, when Louis Perraux installed a steam engine on a rudimentary bicycle. In 1894, the Hildebrand brothers and Alois Wolfmüller produced...
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...IBS XX 820 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN The product: Dehydrated Dog Food The company: Amore Pet Food The target country: Japan Professor: Colin Raghunanan Students: Awa Oyetayo Galina Kokhan Ankit Chaubey Student numbers: 056-610-124 049-092-133 052-692-134 Due Date: 11th, April TABLE OF CONTENT: 1. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………3 2. Corporate Profile 3.1 Background information on the Company………………………………………..6 3.2 Vision. Mission……………………………………………………………………6 3.3 Competitive Advantage…………………………………………………………..6 3.4 Objectives…………………………………………………………………………7 3.5 Copyrights and Trademark………………………………………………………..9 3.6 Business Structure…………………………………………………………………9 3.7 The strengths of the company…………………………………………………...10 3.8 Insurance………………………………………………………………………...11 3. Management and Human Resources 4.9 Key Positions at Amore Pet Food Company…………………………………….13 4.10 Requirement for Addition Qualifications………………………………………..14 4.11 Future Needs for adding employees………………………………………..……15 4.12 External Sources……………………………………………………………..…..16 4. Market Entry Strategy 4.1 Microenvironment Analysis……………………………………………………..17 4.2 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………..19 4.3 Marketing Strategy………………………………………………………………….20 4.4 Marketing Financial Analysis……………………………………………………….23 5. Financial Overview 5...
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...ABC ABFS ABK ABMD ABT ABV ABX ACAD ACAS ACC ACCL ACE ACGL ACGY ACH ACI ACL ACM ACN ACOM ACOR ADBE ADI ADLR ADM ADP ADS ADSK ADTN ADY AEC AEE AEIS AEM AEO AEP AER Name Agilent Technologies Inc. ALCOA, INC AirTran Holdings, Inc. Aaron's, Inc. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC Apple Inc. Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. Advantage Oil & Gas LTD. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. AllianceBernstein Holding, L.P. Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. Abaxis Inc ABB Ltd. AmerisourceBergen Corp. Arkansas Best Corp AMBAC Financial Group Abiomed Inc Abbott Laboratories AmBev Compamhia De Bebidas Das Ame Barrick Gold Corp. Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. American Capital Ltd American 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...
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...ONE GOOD COOKIE A Final Business Plan Presented to Professor Hal Lefkowitz School of Business and Management National University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for MGT 610C and the Degree Master of Business Administration by Virginia C. Hire Damrauer September 2010 Copyright 2010 Virginia C. Hire Damrauer ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Executive Summary When I was traveling for work, it struck me that the interesting places were *not* the chains I find at home, it was the unique experiences that I was craving. Not a franchise, and not an internet thing, just a face-to-face unique experience kind of place. One Good Cookie is a sole proprietorship business with the vision of providing “One Good Cookie at a Fair Price.” Our slogan is “One Good Cookie Deserves Another! TM” and our mission is “To make unique, creative, high quality cookies and provide them locally at a fair price in a single-store cookie shop.” Our values are community, quality ingredients, and fair prices. Our financial objectives are to achieve an average sales transaction of $4.50 per customer by the end of the first year and to increase the first year profit by 5% in the second year of business. The top local competitors are profitable with revenues of over $500,000 per year (Manta.com, 2010b, 2010d) and are sustainable as most have been in business for 15 years or more (Manta.com, 2010a, 2010b, 2010d). Financial projections show that the business...
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...Page 540 Confirming Pages technology ventures - management dell’imprenditorialità e dell’innovazione Richard C. Dorf, Andrew J. Nelson, Roberto Vona Copyright © 2011 – The McGraw-Hill Companies srl 540 APPENDIX B Cases TREXEL We’ve never met a customer who wasn’t interested in our technology. —David Bernstein, CEO of Trexel David Bernstein hung up the phone with Alex d’Arbeloff, Trexel’s largest investor, and contemplated an upcoming Board of Directors meeting scheduled for June 25, 1998. The meeting was only 10 weeks away and Bernstein, Trexel’s president and chief executive officer, needed to present a coherent vision of the company’s new strategy. Bernstein believed that Trexel’s patented technology for manufacturing foamed plastics had the potential to revolutionize much of the worldwide plastics industry. His innovative process technology, known as MuCell, allowed the Woburn, Massachusetts company to produce foamed plastic utilizing 25% to 50% less material than traditional solid plastics without a significant decrease in the strength of the plastic. Bernstein believed the market for products produced via this technology could be in excess of 50 billion pounds of material per year representing potential worldwide annual revenues of over $100 billion. To date, Trexel had entered into numerous development partnerships with manufacturers, but no commercial products had made it to market. Bernstein was torn between his desire to pursue a variety...
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...Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File No. 000-22513 AMAZON.COM, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 91-1646860 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 410 Terry Avenue North Seattle, Washington 98109-5210 (206) 266-1000 (Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, par value $.01 per share None Nasdaq Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No ¨ No x Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities...
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...Annual Report 2014-15 Infosys Annual Report 2014-15 Narayana Murthy A tribute to our founders Nandan M. Nilekani S. Gopalakrishnan K. Dinesh The year 2014 was a milestone in our Company's history, when we bid farewell to three of our founders who held executive positions in the Company during the year – Narayana Murthy, S. Gopalakrishnan and S. D. Shibulal. Narayana Murthy stepped down as the Chairman of the Board on October 10, 2014. His vision, leadership and guidance have been an inspiration to Infosys, the Indian IT industry and an entire generation of technology entrepreneurs. He propelled the Company into accomplishing many firsts and in setting industry benchmarks on several fronts. He espoused the highest level of corporate governance standards that have defined Infosys over the years and made us a globally respected corporation. Between June 2013 and October 2014, he guided the Company through a period of stabilization and leadership transition. S. Gopalakrishnan stepped down as Vice Chairman of the Board on October 10, 2014. Kris, as he is popularly known, served the Company in several capacities over the last 33 years. As the Chief Executive Officer between 2007 and 2011, he steered the Company at a time when the world was faced with economic crises. Ranked as a global thought leader, Kris has led the technological evolution of the Company. S. D. Shibulal stepped down as the Company's Chief Executive Officer on July...
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...Introduction to Centaur Partners SaaS Market Overview Centaur Partners Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Placement Advisory, and Transaction Consulting May 2015 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION © 2015, Centaur Partners │Confidential | Technology Market Overview IT Storage IT Infrastructure NASDAQ Composite IT Security BigData 160 SaaS Internet Digital Media 150 140 130 120 12% 110 100 90 80 5/7 6/7 7/7 8/7 9/7 10/7 11/7 12/7 1/7 2/7 3/7 4/7 IT Security SaaS Internet/Digital Media NASDAQ Big Data IT Infrastructure 43% 31% 25% 23% 6% 5/7 4% Source: CapIQ 5/4/15 IT Security Index: AVG, SYMC, CHKP, FTNT, PANW, FIRE, IMPV, VDSI, PFPT, FEYE, QLYS SaaS Index: CRM, N, ATHN, ULTI, JCOM, TRAK, BCOV, DWRE, GWRE, LOGM, CTCT, CSOD, LPSN, MKTG, VOCS, IL, TNGO, SPSC, SQI, ZIXI, ELLI, NOW, WDAY, MDSO, LOCK, FLTX, QLYS, RALY, MKTO, MRIN, MODN Big Data Index: EMC, TDC, INFA, MSTR, SPLK, DWCH, ATTUF, NTAP, SPLK, DATA, FIO, FALC Internet & Digital Media: 66 companies IT Infrastructure Index: VMW, CTXS, NTAP, CA, RHT, SWI, INFA, OTEX, CVLT, CPWR, QLIK, PEGA, MVSN, PRGS, JIVE, NTCT, BLOX, GUID, MGIC, FALC, FIO, GIMO, SSNI, CYNI, RALY © 2015, Centaur Partners │Confidential │ 2 Technology M&A Trends Key M&A Statistics Technology M&A – Transactions Since 2006 Number of Transactions 2,400 2,000 $165 1,600 1,441 $166 $150 1,281 1,216 1...
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...Ancient Greece The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena, located on the Acropolis in Athens, is one of the most representative symbols of the culture and sophistication of the ancient Greeks. Part of a series on the | Modern Greece.Septinsular Republic.War of Independence.First Hellenic Republic.Kingdom of Greece.National Schism.Second Hellenic Republic.4th of August Regime.Axis occupation (collaborationist regime).Civil War.Military Junta.Third Hellenic Republic | History by topic.Art.Constitution.Economy.Military.Names | History of Greece | | Neolithic Greece.Neolithic Greece | Greek Bronze Age.Helladic.Cycladic.Minoan.Mycenaean | Ancient Greece.Homeric Greece.Archaic Greece.Classical Greece.Hellenistic Greece.Roman Greece | Medieval Greece.Byzantine Greece.Frankish and Latin states.Ottoman Greece | | Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BCto the end ofantiquity (c. 600 AD). Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in ancient Greece is the period ofClassical Greece, which flourished during the 5th to 4th centuries BC. Classical Greece began with the repelling of a Persian invasion by Athenian leadership. Because of conquests by Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Hellenistic civilization flourished fromCentral Asia to the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. Classical Greek culture...
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