This unit introduces Asian Studies and International Relations. Considering both traditional and contemporary times, it seeks to place Asia’s diverse cultures in a global context. It examines issues such as how to define Asia, how Asian states related to each other, and how Western ideas of international relations have transformed these relations. The unit has two strands, each considering a set of ideas. First it examines the great religions/philosophies of Asian societies – Buddhism, Hinduism,
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Pearson Education Canada, Ltd. Pearson Educación de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Pearson Education—Japan Pearson Education Malaysia, Pte. Ltd. Reprinted from The Supply Chain Management Casebook (ISBN: 9780133367232) by Chuck Munson. Cisco Systems, Inc.: Supply Chain Risk Management 1 María Jesús Sáenz† and Elena Revilla‡ “In an increasingly networked world, supply chain risk management is top of mind in global organizations as well as key differentiator for leading value chain organizations.” —John
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Pearson Education Canada, Ltd. Pearson Educación de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Pearson Education—Japan Pearson Education Malaysia, Pte. Ltd. Reprinted from The Supply Chain Management Casebook (ISBN: 9780133367232) by Chuck Munson. Cisco Systems, Inc.: Supply Chain Risk Management 1 María Jesús Sáenz† and Elena Revilla‡ “In an increasingly networked world, supply chain risk management is top of mind in global organizations as well as key differentiator for leading value chain organizations.” —John Chambers
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Instructions: This assessment addresses your skills and knowledge in applying a global perspective in business, critical thinking, and communication. These are College-wide competencies adopted by the faculty for all majors in the College of Business. Please provide the following information at the top of your answer submission: First & Last Name, Panther ID, MAJOR, and Professor’s name. You are encouraged to do your best in this assessment. You do not need to perform web research in answering
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#1 Alaska Sees Asia Driving Annual $20 Billion Via Pipeline This article by Edward Klump on Bloomberg.com discusses the market of natural gas that Alaska’s North Slope has in reserves and the need of this valuable commodity in regards to the countries of Asia, especially China. The state government of Alaska and large natural resource and exploration companies including Exxon Mobile Corp, BP Plc., and ConocoPhillips are currently planning construction of the transportation
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Case: Corporate Level Strategy Hitachi: A Global Strategy for Social Innovation The Challenge In 2006, Japan-based Hitachi Ltd. committed to a new corporate strategy to stabilize business performance and create a foundation for long-term growth based on its vision of contributing to the solution of fundamental global challenges. The company had grown into 900-plus business units, serving diverse sectors, including power systems, appliances, transportation systems, advanced materials, construction
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Japan’s devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident have served as a wake-up call across the world to show just how fragile global supply can be. With almost 9% of the world’s economic output coming from Japan, these events have had a direct impact on many companies that rely on Japan for manufacturing parts, and have caused countless disruptions across the global supply chain. For example, it has been reported that Apple was facing tight supplies on the lithium-ion batteries used in its
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criteria to issue a "report card" for the companies it rates. The rating agencies represent the company's assessment of an insurer's ability to meet its obligations to policyholders. The rating process involves quantitative and qualitative reviews of a company's balance sheet, operating performance and business profile, including comparisons to peers and industry standards and assessments of an insurer's operating plans, philosophy and management. The ratings formulae are proprietary. The ratings
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September 2015) Dr Harald CONRAD (Japan, Module Organizer) Dr ZHANG Zhong (China) MODULE OBJECTIVES: This module will introduce students to key theoretical issues relating to globalization, foreign direct investment and the activities of multinational corporations. The module will then consider in detail foreign direct investment, business culture, employment and human resource management, seen from the perspective of multinationals investing in Japan and China. The module will provide students
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(SaaS) platform, General Electric’s Global Procurement Group had the immense challenge of coordinating the multinational company’s massive supply chain. GE settled upon Aravo, a technology platform that, although relatively small and little-known, provided the functionality and cost savings that GE needed. This eventually became the largest SaaS implementation of all time, with over 100,000 GE procurement users able to access the same information on over 500,000 global suppliers at anytime, anywhere in
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