Y. (AND WHY YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND IT.) In a global economy, logistics is the secret to opening markets, satisfying customers, creating sustainable supply chains and avoiding volcanic eruptions. (Story below.) It wasn’t long ago that the most important rule of business was “location is everything.” If you had location in your favor, you were more or less protected against competitors of every shape and size. Things are different now. Business is global in a way we could only imagine ten years ago
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Global Business Today 6e by Charles W.L. Hill McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 2 National Differences in Political Economy Introduction Question: What is the political economy of a country? A country’s political economy refers to its political, economic, and legal systems These systems are interdependent, and interact and influence each other A country’s political system has major implications for the practice
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IMPACT OF IT ON ORGANIZATIONS "Many of the impacts of Information Technology are straightforward. But they are not necessarily obvious, nor are they trivial" (Jack Nilles, Centre for Future Research) Information technology (IT) is dramatically changing the business landscape. Although organization cultures and business strategies shape the use of IT in organizations, more often the influence is stronger the other way round. IT significantly affects strategic options and creates opportunities and
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The purpose of this policy is to describe the security requirements for Global Distribution, Inc. (GDI). It is important that GDI protects the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information that is essential for day-to-day business operations. This policy will apply to all information that is electronically stored, received, typed, printed, filmed, and generated. Information technology systems are critical for Global Distribution, Inc. interrelationship between data and operations. GDI’s
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I: eBay’s Strategic Process Part I: eBay’s Strategic Process Our Mission eBay's mission is to provide a global trading platform where practically anyone can trade practically anything. Our Marketplace On an average day, there are millions of items listed on eBay. People come to the eBay marketplace to buy and sell items in thousands of categories including antiques and art, books, business & industrial, cars & other vehicles, clothing & accessories, coins, collectibles, crafts, dolls & bears, electronics
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PROCESS INTEGRATION AND A LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE For those for whom integration is not happening, the future is bleak and getting darker.[i] There is a lot of value that is “trapped” between the processes trading partners use to transact business, and when companies work together, they can unlock that value and share its benefits.[ii] LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Discuss and compare internal and external process integration.
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PROCESS INTEGRATION AND A LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE For those for whom integration is not happening, the future is bleak and getting darker.[i] There is a lot of value that is “trapped” between the processes trading partners use to transact business, and when companies work together, they can unlock that value and share its benefits.[ii] LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Discuss and compare internal and external process integration.
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Author: Jessica Cedeno Date: January 2015 Abstract: Rolls Royce’s is a global company with multiple divisions all over the world. It operates in all global markets, civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy. Roll Royce’s outsourced their IT department to a contractor name Electronic Data Services (EDS), they were responsible for overseeing all the existing IT structure for RR. Due to the number of legacy systems that Roll Royce’s had, they decided on SAP/R3 an ERP platform consisting
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McDonalds' CRM system, which can help you decide which Customer Relationship system is best for your business. McDonalds CRM Case Study Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is vitally important for businesses today. Not only can it help you improve your relationship with clients but it can also help to entice new customers and boost your profits. Aided by CRM software, businesses can really get to know their customers’ habits and interactions and McDonalds is a great example of a business who’s done
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SUMMARY “Global Accounting Convergence and the Potential Adoption of IFRS by the United States: An Analysis of Economic and Policy Factors” by Luzi Hail, Christian Leuz and Peter Wysocki: In the world of accounting, abandoning the United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) in favor of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) would represent a seismic shift that would require changing what has been the country’s accounting gold standard for decades. This is what
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